DBT House / DBH-A14-2
The Repair Workshop — Practice worksheet
Map an ordinary mistake, its impact, what can be owned, and a possible repair without requiring forgiveness.
15 minutes · Worksheet · 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.
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
Map an ordinary mistake, its impact, what can be owned, and a possible repair without requiring forgiveness.
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 repair can be offered without controlling the response? 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 repair can be offered without controlling the response?
- 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.