6 Levels of Validation

6 Levels of Validation

To reiterate, validation is a skill that can be used for a variety of reasons—to deescalate emotions, to improve relationships, to increase trust and confidence, and to be the spoonful of sugar that helps the medicine of change go down. According to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), there are 6 levels of validation. The higher the level, the deeper the validation. That being said, it’s important to validate from all 6 levels or you just come off as weird. Here’s an explanation and example of each:

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