Embracing Setbacks: Strategies for Coping with Failure
Failing at something that is important to you can trigger some of the most difficult and painful emotions a person can experience....
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Monika La Nuez, LCSW
Jan 245 min read
Building a Healthy Relationship Foundation by Using the DBT GIVE Skill
When people in relationships decide to embark on couples therapy, they are often looking for tangible tips and tools to help improve...
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Monika La Nuez, LCSW
Jan 1812 min read
Managing Anxiety: Effective Physiological, Cognitive, and Behavioral Techniques
If you experience anxiety, then you know the all-consuming and debilitating impact it can have on every aspect of your life, whether it’s...
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Monika La Nuez, LCSW
Jan 85 min read
The DBT DEARMAN Skill: How to Get Your Needs Met Effectively
Do you often find it difficult to ask for what you want or to assert your needs to others? Do you find that as a result, you often feel...
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Monika La Nuez, LCSW
Jan 46 min read
A Few Ways to Better Understand Your Partner
Perhaps this is a familiar scenario to you: you and your partner can’t see eye to eye. You’re arguing all the time and feel like you’re...
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Monika La Nuez, LCSW
Dec 14, 20235 min read
Mastering the Cope Ahead Skill in DBT Therapy: Strategies and Tips
Have there been times when you’ve nervously anticipated a difficult event, situation, or conversation? Have you noticed yourself...
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Monika La Nuez, LCSW
Dec 11, 20236 min read
Revolutionizing Your Self-Worth: Overcoming Self-Betrayal
Self-betrayal is a theme that comes up regularly within the therapy space, and I believe, is also a concept most of us are not aware may...
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Monika La Nuez, LCSW
Aug 11, 20235 min read
Ways to Cope with Social Anxiety as a Mom
When you are planning your family and imagining your future with your child, one thing you may not consider is the stress and anxiety...
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Monika La Nuez, LCSW
May 5, 20236 min read
DBT Corner: Creating a Life Worth Living
Creating a life worth living can mean many things. It can symbolize feeling increased peace, joy, and contentment. It can represent not...
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Monika La Nuez, LCSW
Apr 29, 20235 min read
Prioritizing Self-Care for Postpartum Moms
One of the most difficult aspects of postpartum life and new motherhood is the ability to engage in your own self-care. Having a new baby...
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Monika La Nuez, LCSW
Apr 24, 20234 min read
5 Ways to Cope With Anxiety
Do you notice yourself in a constant state of fear and worry, imagining negative outcomes, or avoiding situations due to a sense that...
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Monika La Nuez, LCSW
Jan 18, 20233 min read
DBT Corner: Learning to Pause with the STOP Skill
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and...
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Monika La Nuez, LCSW
Jan 11, 20234 min read
What is DBT and How Does it Work?
Perhaps you are looking into therapy and wondering what kind of therapy you would like to try. You’ve possibly heard about DBT here and...
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Monika La Nuez, LCSW
Jan 3, 20234 min read
Six Ways to Practice Self-Compassion
Something I commonly witness is how hard people tend to be on themselves. Often, people offer themselves minimal self-compassion or do...
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Monika La Nuez, LCSW
Aug 25, 20224 min read
Let the Tears Flow: It's Okay to Cry
Do you judge yourself when you cry? Have you found yourself apologizing or expressing disappointment in yourself for crying? When this...
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Monika La Nuez, LCSW
Dec 10, 20214 min read
Coping with Grief and Loss
The loss of a beloved friend, partner, pet, or family member can be one of the most devastating experiences a person can go through. The...
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Monika La Nuez, LCSW
Dec 10, 20214 min read
The Benefits of Dialectical Thinking
Clients often wonder what the “D” in DBT stands for. When clients and I begin discussing the concept of dialectics and dialectical...
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Monika La Nuez, LCSW
Feb 4, 20214 min read
How to Become More Accountable to Yourself
Do you find you sometimes struggle with being accountable to yourself? Have you noticed whether you only accomplish tasks or goals...
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Monika La Nuez, LCSW
Feb 2, 20213 min read
Creative Ways to be Mindful
Mindfulness is a fundamental part of DBT and is one of the four modules in which skills are offered, along with distress tolerance,...
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Monika La Nuez, LCSW
Apr 6, 20203 min read
Validating Your Emotions Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
As the Coronavirus Pandemic wears on, many of my clients have shared about emotions they are struggling with and ways they are judging...
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