Dialectical Behavior Therapy
DBT is an effective treatment for high-risk, complex emotional and behavioral concerns. This can include everything from yelling and screaming at loved ones to cutting, burning, or poisoning the self. Individuals exhibiting symptoms of borderline personality disorder, self-injury, suicidality, addiction, eating disorders, or other severe mood or anxiety concerns may benefit from DBT. It provides a robust set of healthy coping skills to replace destructive behaviors and tame out-of-control emotions. Click HERE to learn more about what DBT is and watch the video below made by a DBT team at UCSF.
It is important to highlight that if you desire to build the life you want and experience the benefits of DBT, it will require an investment of time. Comprehensive DBT requires the following:
Weekly Individual Therapy |
To motive clients to use skills, stay with the treatment, and structure their environment to work for them. |
Weekly DBT Skills Group Training |
To teach clients Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and Mindfulness skills. **For clients eligible for our adolescent program, this mode is replaced with the DBT Multifamily Skills Group which would include a caregiver as a member in the group as well. Click HERE for a more information on this group.** |
24/7 Phone Coaching |
To assist clients in using skills in their everyday life. |
Weekly Consultation Team for Clinicians |
For clinicians to support each other, increase skillfulness, and maintain motivation to provide high quality therapy. |
DBT Case Management |
Assist with structuring a client's environment (referrals, resources, etc.) |
To help make more sense of these four modes of DBT, check out this video provided by Behavioral Tech, LLC:
Because we've seen such dramatic changes in so many people, we believe your investment is worth it. So does the American Psychological Association (APA), The Cochrane Collaboration, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and others. If you need more evidence, read the stories of many who have greatly suffered, found DBT, and built lives worth living at The Linehan Institute.
