Dialectical Behavior Therapy

We provide fully-adherent dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). What does that mean? Well, it means that we work very hard to provide this therapy exactly as it was designed. DBT therapy focuses on helping you regulate your emotions (changing the way you experience your emotions), tolerating distress (accepting the way you experience emotions), interpersonal effectiveness (having better relationships), and mindfulness (just generally chilling out). DBT is empirically supported (there’s research!) to provide relief and recovery from a number of psychological conditions including but not limited to borderline personality disorder. We also use DBT to help you manage and recover from addictive disorders. (There’s lots of letters for that kind of therapy. It’s called DBT for SUD.)

In addition to meeting weekly, you have the opportunity (and are encouraged) to reach out to your therapist via text throughout the week to get support in implementing the therapy. DBT is different from other types of therapy, and has some additional requirements. Weekly DBT Skills group attendance is required while participating in individual DBT therapy, and a minimum commitment of 6 months is requested to begin.