Quick Tip for Therapists by Sasha T. Loring, MEd, LCSW, author of Eating with Fierce Kindness .

In dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), individual sessions are structured so that the ongoing crises do not become the sole focus of therapy, with the most important material discussed first and the less important material left until later in the session. But how can you differentiate between "most important" and "less important,"and what if our opinion of this is different from our clients'? Here's the structure that DBT follows:

Quick Tip for Therapists by Robyn Walser, PhD, co-author of Learning ACT, ACT for PTSD and The Mindful Couple

There are times in therapy when you can feel the "Yes, but..." coming right after you and your client have just explored a way to take valued action. You can almost hear the brakes being set before any attempt at change has been made. This "brake-setting" can show up in a number of forms: "I can't because..." or "I could if only..." Sometimes this is because the action needs to be re-evaluated and there truly is a practical issue at hand. At other times, however, the brake-setting is about experiential avoidance.

Quick Tip for Therapists by Thomas Bien, Ph.D., author of The Buddha's Way of Happiness .

To facilitate the transition from daily life to therapy, practice a few moments of mindful breathing with your clients as a regular part of the work.

Begin by offering a brief rationale, indicating that this practice eases the transition to and deepens the nature of the work. Then provide these instructions, pausing a few seconds between statements:

Quick Tip for Therapists by Sasha T. Loring, M.Ed., LCSW, author of Eating with Fierce Kindness .

I try to put myself in my clients' shoes as often as I can. When I think about "the first session" from a client's perspective, I usually think about how scary and intimidating it is to come into a session with a stranger and be asked all sorts of questions about your personal life. So when I first meet with a client, my first question is usually "What brings you to therapy now?"

Quick Tip for Therapists by Susan Albers, Psy.D., author of Eat, Drink, and Be Mindful, 50 Ways to Soothe Yourself Without Food and Eating Mindfully .

Clients with eating problems often develop a number of mindless eating routines. Eating in the car on the way to work, snacking at their computer, or munching during their favorite TV show each night are a few common examples. Help your clients identify the mindless eating behaviors that have simply become habitual. These behaviors are often much easier to tackle than emotional eating behaviors.

Quick Tip for Therapists by Pavel Somov, Ph.D., author of Eating the Moment,Present Perfect and The Lotus Effect .

To help with habit modification and problem-solving challenges, encourage your client to cultivate a baseline of choice awareness, which is a habit of noticing available options, through process-mindfulness.

by Susan Albers, Psy.D.

Clients with eating problems often develop a number of mindless eating routines. Eating in the car on the way to work, snacking at their computer, or munching during their favorite TV show each night are a few common examples. Help your clients identify the mindless eating behaviors that have simply become habitual. These behaviors are often much easier to tackle than emotional eating behaviors.

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