DBT House / DBH-A19-2
A Shared House by Consent — Practice worksheet
Build a fictional shared structure with optional contributions, permission before interpretation, and no requirement to display private work.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: A group adds support ideas to a shared drawing while keeping personal notes private.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A group house can represent shared resources without requiring personal disclosure.
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
Build a fictional shared structure with optional contributions, permission before interpretation, and no requirement to display private work.
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 the shared design leave room for different needs? 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 the shared design leave room for different needs?
- 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.