Dialectical behavior therapy / DBT-A05-2
One Thing with Flexibility — Practice worksheet
Choose a tiny task, define a short focus interval, and plan how to return after interruption.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Taylor reads one paragraph while allowing a needed movement break.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Focused attention can be adapted to capacity and interruptions.
1. Choose a workable example
Use the fictional example below or an ordinary situation of your choosing. Keep identifying details out of shared copies.
2. Try the practice
Choose a tiny task, define a short focus interval, and plan how to return after interruption.
3. Compare possibilities
Generate at least two interpretations or options. Mark what you know, what you are guessing, and what remains outside your control.
4. Decide together
What amount of focus is realistic today? Choose one small action, a support request, or no action. Review the fit with your clinician when relevant.
Prompts for this resource
- My chosen or fictional situation, and what I know about it:
- My response to the practice task above:
- What amount of focus is realistic today?
- An optional next step, support, adaptation, or reason to stop:
Conceptual background
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training: Fundamentals — Behavioral Tech Institute
Background on the approach only. Original exercises and wording are by More Than Therapy with AI assistance; the source does not validate or endorse these materials.