DBT House / DBH-A10-2
The Relationship Room — Practice worksheet
Draft a small request and a listening response for an ordinary interaction, then identify a negotiation limit.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Riley asks a housemate for clearer notice about visitors.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Connection skills include clear requests, listening, and consent.
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
Draft a small request and a listening response for an ordinary interaction, then identify a negotiation limit.
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
How can clarity and respect for both people's choices coexist? 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:
- How can clarity and respect for both people's choices coexist?
- 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.