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Crisis

19 techniques · 11 approaches
Bruges
Coping Questions
Coping Questions
Open questions aimed at uncovering how the client is coping with a difficult situation — even when "nothing helps". Especially important for…
DBT
ACCEPTS (Activities, Contributing, Comparisons, Emotions, Pushing away, Thoughts, Sensations)
ACCEPTS (Activities, Contributing, Comparisons, Emotions, Pushing away, Thoughts, Sensations)
A seven-element set of distraction techniques for an acute crisis. It is not a solution to the problem, but a way of getting through the mom…
DBT
Chain Analysis / Behavioral Chain Analysis
Chain Analysis / Behavioral Chain Analysis
A detailed walk-through of a concrete problem behavior along the entire chain: vulnerability → prompting event → thoughts → emotions → sensa…
DBT
TIPP Skill (Temperature, Intense exercise, Paced breathing, Progressive relaxation)
TIPP Skill (Temperature, Intense exercise, Paced breathing, Progressive relaxation)
A four-component protocol for the rapid lowering of arousal and physiological stress. It works through direct activation of the parasympathe…
DBT
Validation (Levels 1–6)
Validation (Levels 1–6)
Six levels of validation — from basic listening to radical genuineness. Validation is the "wing of acceptance" in DBT. Without it, change st…
Deurzen
Boundary Situations Work
Boundary Situations Work
The concept is borrowed from Jaspers and integrated by van Deurzen into the existential approach. Boundary situations (Grenzsituationen) are…
Deurzen
Confronting Existential Givens
Confronting Existential Givens
Van Deurzen follows the existential-philosophical tradition, viewing death, freedom, loneliness, and meaninglessness as irreducible "givens"…
EFT for Couples
Creating a New Relationship Narrative
Creating a New Relationship Narrative
Helping the couple tell the story of their relationship anew — including the crisis and the way through it. The new narrative integrates dif…
EMDR
EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol (IGTP)
EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol (IGTP)
An adaptation of EMDR for group work in conditions of mass trauma: natural disaster, war, catastrophe. Groups of 8–15 people. The emphasis i…
EMDR
Recent Traumatic Event Protocol (R-TEP)
Recent Traumatic Event Protocol (R-TEP)
An adaptation of standard EMDR for acute, recent traumatic events (days–3 months). The aim is rapid treatment in 2–4 sessions, preventing ch…
Längle
Meaning-Finding Method
Meaning-Finding Method
A practical method of finding meaning, published by Längle in 1988. Built on four successive steps: perception of value in the situation, it…
MBT
Crisis Management in MBT
Crisis Management in MBT
A specific protocol for working with crisis situations within MBT. The crisis is seen as the result of a complete collapse of mentalization …
PE
Crisis Management During PE
Crisis Management During PE
A Prolonged Exposure technique for working with PTSD through structured activation of trauma reminders, reduction of avoidance, and careful …
SFBT
Coping Questions
Coping Questions
Instead of looking for a solution we acknowledge the reality of the pain and ask: how do you keep going at all? This shows the resources and…
TF-CBT
Safety Planning / Crisis Safety Plan
Safety Planning / Crisis Safety Plan
A TF-CBT safety technique for strengthening protection, help-seeking, body boundaries, and future-oriented coping after trauma.
Yalom
Authenticity Work (Heidegger / Bugental)
Authenticity Work (Heidegger / Bugental)
Distinguishing one's own voice from the voices absorbed from others (parents, culture, expectations). Heidegger describes inauthentic existe…
Yalom
Death Awareness
Death Awareness
A conscious meeting with the fact of one's own finitude as a resource for reorientation: small grievances lose weight; what really matters b…
Yalom
Logoanalysis (Frankl / Fabry)
Logoanalysis (Frankl / Fabry)
A systematic inquiry into values and meanings through structured questions, writing, and drawing. Logoanalysis helps move from abstract awar…
Yalom
Socratic Dialogue
Socratic Dialogue
A chain of open, deepening questions that helps the client reach their own values, meanings, and choices. Unlike in CBT, the aim is not the …
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