DBT House / DBH-A14-1
The Repair Workshop — Concept brief
Understand the idea behind the repair workshop and consider whether it fits your context.
8 minutes · Handout · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Riley missed an agreed check-in and wants to acknowledge it.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A repair space can support learning after a mistake.
The idea
A repair space can support learning after a mistake.
An ordinary example
Riley missed an agreed check-in and wants to acknowledge it.
What this can look like
Map an ordinary mistake, its impact, what can be owned, and a possible repair without requiring forgiveness.
Check the fit
What repair can be offered without controlling the response? You may disagree with the framing, use fiction, or decide that this approach is not useful today.
A useful distinction
A house metaphor is an organizing option, not a diagnostic test, safety determination, or required way to represent experience.
Prompts for this resource
- What part of this idea makes sense to me?
- What repair can be offered without controlling the response?
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.