DBT House / DBH-A07-2
Room for Emotions — Practice worksheet
Assign rooms or colors to mixed emotions and note what each may be signaling; the maker defines all meanings.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Riley feels relief and sadness after a change.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Different feelings can have space without requiring immediate action.
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
Assign rooms or colors to mixed emotions and note what each may be signaling; the maker defines all meanings.
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 does each feeling need you to notice? 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 does each feeling need you to notice?
- 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.