DBT House / DBH-A09-2
The Mindfulness Corner — Practice worksheet
Choose a visual detail, sound, or neutral task to notice for a short interval without requiring calm.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Riley notices three shapes in the room rather than focusing on breathing.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Mindfulness practice can be brief, external, and adapted.
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 visual detail, sound, or neutral task to notice for a short interval without requiring calm.
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 form of attention fits your needs 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 form of attention fits your needs 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.