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Breaking the Cycle: A Practical Guide to Changing Your Patterns with DBT

Break the cycle of repeating patterns using real DBT skills. When you keep doing something you can't quite explain, whether it's snapping at someone you love or reaching for a habit you'd rather not, it can feel like nothing will ever change. Those patterns aren't a failure of willpower; they're something that can be understood and interrupted.

Created by TheraHive Co-Founders Dr. Alicia Smart, PsyD and Dr. Jesse Finkelstein, PsyD (both DBT-Linehan Board of Certification Certified Clinicians), this mini course teaches chain analysis, a DBT tool for tracing exactly how a behavior happened, moment by moment. Whether you're trying to understand one specific moment or a pattern that keeps repeating, a clearer way to see it is closer than you think.

Mini Course Overview

  • Expert-Designed Curriculum: Created by TheraHive co-founders Dr. Alicia Smart, PsyD and Dr. Jesse Finkelstein, PsyD, both DBT-Linehan Board of Certification Certified Clinicians with deep expertise in helping people build lives worth living.
  • Practical Worksheets: Includes resources such as our downloadable Chain Analysis Worksheet, guided reflection exercises, and more.
  • 2 Hours of On-Demand Content: Get full access to 2 hours of video, written, and interactive content that you can work through at your own pace and revisit anytime.
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Course Creators

Dr. Alicia Smart

Psy.D. / DBT-Linehan Board of Certification certified therapist

Dr. Jesse Finkelstein

Psy.D. / DBT-Linehan Board of Certification certified therapist

Our unique
approach to
learning DBT Skills

Dr. Smart

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Featured Contributors

TheraHive Featured Contributor Dr. Shireen Rizvi

Dr. Shireen Rizvi

PhD, ABPP, Clinical Psychologist
TheraHive Featured Contributor Dr. Alan Fruzzetti

Dr. Alan Fruzzetti

PhD, Clinical Psychologist
TheraHive Featured Contributor Dr. Andrea Gold

Dr. Andrea Gold

PhD, Clinical Psychologist
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Get this mini course for FREE* when you enroll in a TheraHive Group program.

$25

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*If you enroll in a TheraHive Group program after purchasing this mini course, we'll apply the cost of the mini course towards the tuition of the Group program.