Mindful Words: DBT for Communication
with Jennifer Leydecker, LMFT
Episode 9, Season 5 | December 18, 2024
Show Notes
Effective communication can be tricky. In today’s episode, we talk with Jennifer Leydecker, LMFT, Clinical Program Manager at CHC and expert on DBT strategies. You will learn how Dialectical Behavior Therapy (or DBT) strategies can transform the way we communicate. We’ll discuss practical tools like mindfulness, validation, and dialectics to express your needs, set boundaries, and build stronger, more authentic connections. Whether it’s navigating conflict or deepening relationships, these evidence-based techniques will help you communicate with clarity, compassion, and confidence.
Guest Info
Jennifer Leydecker, LMFT
Clinical Program Manager at CHC
As a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Jennifer joins us with over 10 years of experience working with youth and families in both school and outpatient settings in the Bay Area. She has training in supporting LGBTQ youth, managing difficult behaviors of tweens and teens, depression, anxiety, self-harm, crisis intervention, substance abuse and trauma focused therapy. Jennifer works to build a collaborative, compassionate and client-centered relationship and believes in the capacity for change and growth. She enjoys supporting youth and their families as they navigate this important and sometimes curvy road of development.
Resources
Learn more about CHC’s Clinical Services
Learn more about Evaluations
Dialectical Behavior Therapy: What Is It and Who Can It Help?
What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)?
DBT Skills: The Go-To Treatment for ADD?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Fact Sheet
DBT-Informed Treatment and Comprehensive DBT: A Comparison
Digital Tools for Mental Health [downloadable]
How Does Dialectical Behavior Therapy Work?
What is DBT? Infographic [downloadable]
DBT: Acceptance and Change – Voices of Compassion Episode
DBT: One Parent’s Journey – Voices of Compassion Episode
