Recovery Skills

Join Michael Fayne, Ph.D., clinical psychologist at Freedom Institute for a complimentary sessions of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), a widely used and clinically proven set of tools to help maintain one's sense of calm, balance and well-being amid stressful times.

Freedom Institute's Ryan Murphy, MS, CASAC, and DBT Therapist, demonstrates how to use the DBT TIPP Skill P for Paired Muscle Relaxation to help reduce anxiety during times of stress.

There are several DBT skills to reduce your anxiety and stress levels. JoJo Little, LMSW, teaches DBT TIPP Skill P = Paced Breathing which goes straight to the central nervous system to calm you down.

There are simple things you can do at home to reduce feelings of distress during challenging and stressful times.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is at the core of Freedom Institute's evidence-based clinical services. The DBT Skill TIPP stands for Temperature, Intense Exercise, Paced breathing, and Paired muscle relaxation. Caroline Hill, LMHC, our Admissions Manager teaches us the TIPP skill I for Intense Exercise.

Coping Skills to Manage Stress and Anxiety: Tessa Kleeman, LMHC, Director, Dialectical Behavior Therapy Programs at Freedom Institute educates us on how beneficial DBT Skills are during periods of high stress and anxiety. Crisis Survival Strategies are at the heart of DBT Skills Training. Here are some simple things you can do at home to support yourself through feelings of distress. These skills go straight to the body to lower the activity of the central nervous system and bring relief.