DBT House / DBH-A02-2
Foundation of Supports — Practice worksheet
List reliable supports and access gaps under an imagined structure, distinguishing available help from hoped-for help.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Riley has a trusted friend but limited access to quiet space.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A foundation can represent people, resources, and routines that offer support.
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
List reliable supports and access gaps under an imagined structure, distinguishing available help from hoped-for help.
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
Which support is solid, and which needs strengthening? 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:
- Which support is solid, and which needs strengthening?
- 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.