DBT
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a type of therapy that focuses on skills acquisition and skills generalization as well as individual therapy in order to help you move towards the life you want to lead. DBT treats emotion regulation and focuses on developing or strengthening skills to improve emotional, behavioral and cognitive stability. Sometimes, we behave in ways to reduce or escape emotional discomfort because it’s the only way we know how. These behaviors can serve to make things worse even when we’re not trying to do so. DBT provides the opportunity to incorporate new skills in order to find freedom and do what works to have a “Life Worth Living.”
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What is DBT?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) helps people find the difficult balance between accepting the things in life that cannot be changed and learning the skills to be able to change life patterns.
What to Expect
DBT clients usually meet individually with their therapist once a week for 45-minute sessions. Therapists work with you to analyze behaviors and emotions that you want to change. Clients also participate in weekly DBT Skills Group.
Get Started with DBT
When you contact us about one of our DBT programs, we’ll schedule a “Meet & Greet” appointment with you to answer your questions about DBT treatment and discuss whether it’s right for you.
DBT Skills Group
Skills groups are made up of 4-12 group members who meet together once a week for 90-120 minutes with DBT Skills Trainers. The DBT skills group is actually more of a class or seminar than a therapeutic group.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness is considered the core skill in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, the one thing that makes a person better able to use any of the other skills they will learn in DBT.
DBT Checklist
A DBT checklist of questions to ask your provider before entering into a DBT Program. We’ve also included a link to a printable PDF that you can take with you.
