The Business of Practice

Mindfulness in Police Psychology: DBT Strategies for On-Duty Emotional Regulation

Written by Owen Poindexter | Jul 9, 2025 8:53:33 PM

Police psychology, a specialized practice focused on law enforcement officers and agencies, provides crucial services, the impact of which goes beyond its clients to the communities they live and work in. Police work creates unique challenges in emotion regulation and long-term mental health. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) offers an effective set of tools to approach many of the core issues in police psychology.