Dialectical Behavior Therapy

DBT combines traditional cognitive-behavioral strategies with mindfulness and acceptance practices. It is especially helpful for emotional regulation and building healthier relationships.

What DBT can help with:

  • Intense emotions or mood swings

  • Impulsive behaviors

  • Relationship struggles

  • Self-harm urges or suicidal thoughts

  • Difficulty tolerating distress

Our approach:
We integrate DBT skills training into therapy, helping you strengthen four core skill areas: mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. These skills can bring more balance and stability to your daily life.

  • DBT can be used to help patients living with borderline personality disorder. Most often it is used to treat:

    • Suicidal thoughts

    • Self-harm

    • Intense emotions

  • In DBT, you will develop everyday skills that help you cope in stressful situations.

    • Mindfulness: This skill will help you learn to focus on the present moment without judgement or attachment.

    • Interpersonal Effectiveness: This skill will help you learn to assert your boundaries and ask for change in a respectful way.

    • Distress Tolerance: This skill will help you learn quick and effective ways to decrease intense emotions.

    • Emotion Regulation: This skill will help you develop effective behavioral patterns to reduce the rollercoaster of emotions you may be experiencing.