DBT House / DBH-A20-2
Renovating My House — Practice worksheet
Review one area that helps, one that no longer fits, and a small redesign to discuss with support.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Riley's old routine needs adjustment after a schedule change.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A house plan can be revised when circumstances change.
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
Review one area that helps, one that no longer fits, and a small redesign to discuss with support.
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 would you keep, remodel, or leave unfinished for now? 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 would you keep, remodel, or leave unfinished for now?
- 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.