Dialectical Behavior (DBT) Treatment Centers in Burlington, MA
Our specialty at CRC is treating individuals who suffer from substance use disorder, with first hand experience we focus on the internal issues that cause addiction and alcoholism. All of our staff are in long term recovery and all know the struggle of asking for help, when that point is reached the healing process can’t start to begin. Partaking in our family focused groups is highly encouraged to all our clients loved ones as we all realize that the family component plays an integral role in an individual getting well.
Our specialty at CRC is treating individuals who suffer from substance use disorder, with first hand experience we focus on the internal issues that cause addiction and alcoholism. All of our staff are in long term recovery and all know the struggle of asking for help, when that point is reached the healing process can’t start to begin. Partaking in our family focused groups is highly encouraged to all our clients loved ones as we all realize that the family component plays an integral role in an individual getting well.
We treat all forms of emotion dysregulation, including: borderline personality disorder, depression, anxiety, and PTSD. We also treat a range of related emotional difficulties including suicidality, self-injury, impulsivity, relationship difficulties, problematic substance use, disordered eating, and unstable sense of self. Our clients are highly sensitive individuals (as are our staff!) who are interested in building skills to manage their sensitive emotions.
We treat all forms of emotion dysregulation, including: borderline personality disorder, depression, anxiety, and PTSD. We also treat a range of related emotional difficulties including suicidality, self-injury, impulsivity, relationship difficulties, problematic substance use, disordered eating, and unstable sense of self. Our clients are highly sensitive individuals (as are our staff!) who are interested in building skills to manage their sensitive emotions.
At Banyan Massachusetts, we offer a host of programs designed to help those struggling with addictions. All of our Massachusetts drug and alcohol treatment programs provide comprehensive care to address the unique needs of each patient in relation to physical, mental, and emotional health. Our certified team at Banyan is comprised of physicians, psychiatrists, registered nurses, clinicians, case managers, and other addiction professionals. Many of our staff have firsthand knowledge of the life-changing challenges and issues that men and women commonly face when beginning a recovery lifestyle.
At Banyan Massachusetts, we offer a host of programs designed to help those struggling with addictions. All of our Massachusetts drug and alcohol treatment programs provide comprehensive care to address the unique needs of each patient in relation to physical, mental, and emotional health. Our certified team at Banyan is comprised of physicians, psychiatrists, registered nurses, clinicians, case managers, and other addiction professionals. Many of our staff have firsthand knowledge of the life-changing challenges and issues that men and women commonly face when beginning a recovery lifestyle.
Psychotherapy Associates of N. Reading & Amesbury
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Burlington, MA 01803 (Online Only)
We have 19 therapists with many different approaches and specialties. We take almost all insurances including Mass Health. We have day, after school, evening and weekend appointments for the convenience of our clients. We have been providing mental health services in North Reading for 23 years. We specialize in child and adolescent issues but also have expertise in family issues and adult problems. To refer yourself or someone else, call our main number and ask for a referral coordinator. They will take some basic information about what you are looking for and match you with a therapist who has experience in your particular problem, has appointments when you need them, and can take your insurance. We are 100% telehealth at this time and don't anticipate in person sessions going forward.
We have 19 therapists with many different approaches and specialties. We take almost all insurances including Mass Health. We have day, after school, evening and weekend appointments for the convenience of our clients. We have been providing mental health services in North Reading for 23 years. We specialize in child and adolescent issues but also have expertise in family issues and adult problems. To refer yourself or someone else, call our main number and ask for a referral coordinator. They will take some basic information about what you are looking for and match you with a therapist who has experience in your particular problem, has appointments when you need them, and can take your insurance. We are 100% telehealth at this time and don't anticipate in person sessions going forward.
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Brighton-Allston Mental Health Association
Treatment Center, LICSW, LMHC, MA
Not Verified Not Verified
Watertown, MA 02472
Brighton-Allston Mental Health Association (BAMHA), a program of Italian Home for Children (IHC) is a diverse community mental health agency that has been servicing the Brighton/Allston community and surrounding Metro Boston area since 1964. BAMHA also has an outpatient satellite office in Jamaica Plain. We offer individual and group therapy treatment, psychopharmacology, as well as family and couples counseling services. BAMHA services clients ages 4-80+. Our BAMHA clinicians are trained in various treatment modalities including: traditional psychotherapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, expressive therapy, and play therapy. We also offer In-Home Therapy, Therapeutic Mentoring, In-Home Behavioral, and ABA services for children ages 4-20 through our partner Community Based Programs (CBP) at Italian Home. Our clinicians speak over a dozen languages, including Spanish. We now have immediate openings in all of our CBP programs, and offer telehealth services for your convenience and safety.
Brighton-Allston Mental Health Association (BAMHA), a program of Italian Home for Children (IHC) is a diverse community mental health agency that has been servicing the Brighton/Allston community and surrounding Metro Boston area since 1964. BAMHA also has an outpatient satellite office in Jamaica Plain. We offer individual and group therapy treatment, psychopharmacology, as well as family and couples counseling services. BAMHA services clients ages 4-80+. Our BAMHA clinicians are trained in various treatment modalities including: traditional psychotherapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, expressive therapy, and play therapy. We also offer In-Home Therapy, Therapeutic Mentoring, In-Home Behavioral, and ABA services for children ages 4-20 through our partner Community Based Programs (CBP) at Italian Home. Our clinicians speak over a dozen languages, including Spanish. We now have immediate openings in all of our CBP programs, and offer telehealth services for your convenience and safety.
Our Comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) residential treatment center in L.A. is perfect for teens and children ages 12-17 who struggle with mental or behavioral health, substance use, and dual diagnosis. Dialectical Behavior Therapy has a high success rate with substance use, depression, anxiety, high emotional sensitivity, self-harm, and/or suicidal behaviors. Our program incorporates all four requirements of a formal Comprehensive-DBT program: individual/family therapy, 24/7 in-the-moment skills coaching, skills training groups, and weekly staff consultation team. For out-of-state families, we conduct family therapy sessions via HIPAA-compliant video conference. In our skills-training groups, teens learn the four core skill-sets of DBT: Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Interpersonal Effectiveness, & Distress Tolerance. Adolescents benefit from psychiatric supervision, academic support, and experiential therapies: equine, surf, drama, music, art, yoga and more. While our primary modality is DBT, we also incorporate CBT, 12-Step, Relapse Prevention, PTSD treatment, and other evidence-based modalities depending on your teen or child’s clinical needs.
Our Comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) residential treatment center in L.A. is perfect for teens and children ages 12-17 who struggle with mental or behavioral health, substance use, and dual diagnosis. Dialectical Behavior Therapy has a high success rate with substance use, depression, anxiety, high emotional sensitivity, self-harm, and/or suicidal behaviors. Our program incorporates all four requirements of a formal Comprehensive-DBT program: individual/family therapy, 24/7 in-the-moment skills coaching, skills training groups, and weekly staff consultation team. For out-of-state families, we conduct family therapy sessions via HIPAA-compliant video conference. In our skills-training groups, teens learn the four core skill-sets of DBT: Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Interpersonal Effectiveness, & Distress Tolerance. Adolescents benefit from psychiatric supervision, academic support, and experiential therapies: equine, surf, drama, music, art, yoga and more. While our primary modality is DBT, we also incorporate CBT, 12-Step, Relapse Prevention, PTSD treatment, and other evidence-based modalities depending on your teen or child’s clinical needs.
At Evolve, we provide the highest caliber of evidence-based treatment for teens aged 12-17 struggling with dual diagnosis, depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use, ADHD, self-harming or high-risk behaviors, suicidality, and other mental health/behavioral issues. Our emphasis on safety and individualized attention are reasons why so many families from all over the country choose Evolve. Our primary therapeutic modalities include Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Teens participate in individual and family therapy at least 5 times a week, weekly psychiatry sessions, and daily groups (on DBT Skills Training, Anger Management, Seeking Safety, and Relapse Prevention), as well as learning coping skills and participating in daily academics. For families from out-of-state, we conduct family therapy remotely. We offer daily experiential activities proven to support recovery (e.g. equine therapy, surf, art, drama, music, yoga, etc.) and 12-Step/SMART Recovery programs for those struggling with dual diagnoses. We offer gender-affirming care for LGBTQ+ and transgender teens.
At Evolve, we provide the highest caliber of evidence-based treatment for teens aged 12-17 struggling with dual diagnosis, depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use, ADHD, self-harming or high-risk behaviors, suicidality, and other mental health/behavioral issues. Our emphasis on safety and individualized attention are reasons why so many families from all over the country choose Evolve. Our primary therapeutic modalities include Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Teens participate in individual and family therapy at least 5 times a week, weekly psychiatry sessions, and daily groups (on DBT Skills Training, Anger Management, Seeking Safety, and Relapse Prevention), as well as learning coping skills and participating in daily academics. For families from out-of-state, we conduct family therapy remotely. We offer daily experiential activities proven to support recovery (e.g. equine therapy, surf, art, drama, music, yoga, etc.) and 12-Step/SMART Recovery programs for those struggling with dual diagnoses. We offer gender-affirming care for LGBTQ+ and transgender teens.
Triad Adolescent Services
Treatment Center, PsyD
Verified Verified
Lexington, MA 02420 (Online Only)
We offer didactic and process oriented Parent Skills and Support groups designed to work with parents and families who have children, adolescents and young adults who are struggling with depression and anxiety, self injury and self worth. Our expert-led parent skills and support groups to provide an understanding, compassionate place for parents to learn and practice parenting effectiveness and self care. Triad's group-based practice was founded upon the fundamental belief that family systems work best in a positive, strength-based approach. We utilize DBT and CBT principles and our clinicians share 50+ years of experience working directly with parents and famlies. All groups are virtual and co-led, providing group-specific curriculum treating no more than 12 parents in each group. Homework is provided to reinforce learning between sessions.
We offer didactic and process oriented Parent Skills and Support groups designed to work with parents and families who have children, adolescents and young adults who are struggling with depression and anxiety, self injury and self worth. Our expert-led parent skills and support groups to provide an understanding, compassionate place for parents to learn and practice parenting effectiveness and self care. Triad's group-based practice was founded upon the fundamental belief that family systems work best in a positive, strength-based approach. We utilize DBT and CBT principles and our clinicians share 50+ years of experience working directly with parents and famlies. All groups are virtual and co-led, providing group-specific curriculum treating no more than 12 parents in each group. Homework is provided to reinforce learning between sessions.
Cambridge Psychology Group is a multispecialty center providing evidence-based treatment for a diverse range of mental health and life challenges. Most of our clinical team have trained at or have current appointments at McLean Hospital or Harvard Medical School. We are experts in anxiety, OCD, depression, trauma, substance use, ADHD, personality, mood disorders, and many other conditions. Our work is flexibly grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), executive functioning coaching, and many more techniques that lead to positive changes in our clients’ lives. These approaches are backed by decades of research demonstrating their effectiveness. Our therapists are passionate about helping clients and tailoring treatment to each person's unique needs. Cambridge Psychology Group strives to create an environment where all clients feel safe, affirmed, and empowered.
Cambridge Psychology Group is a multispecialty center providing evidence-based treatment for a diverse range of mental health and life challenges. Most of our clinical team have trained at or have current appointments at McLean Hospital or Harvard Medical School. We are experts in anxiety, OCD, depression, trauma, substance use, ADHD, personality, mood disorders, and many other conditions. Our work is flexibly grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), executive functioning coaching, and many more techniques that lead to positive changes in our clients’ lives. These approaches are backed by decades of research demonstrating their effectiveness. Our therapists are passionate about helping clients and tailoring treatment to each person's unique needs. Cambridge Psychology Group strives to create an environment where all clients feel safe, affirmed, and empowered.
Located in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, Southcoast Behavioral Health is a premier provider of inpatient treatment for children and adolescents ages 5-17. Our expert staff provides care for young people who are struggling with mental health concerns like depression, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), psychosis, suicidal ideation, and self-harm. In our adolescent inpatient program, we can help young people who are experiencing mental health crises stabilize so that they can step down to a lower level of care or return home. While in our inpatient unit, children and adolescents can receive focused care in a safe setting so that they can regain a sense of security and well-being. Our multidisciplinary staff provides evidence-based, patient-centered treatments such as motivational interviewing, dialectical behavior therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy. The typical length of stay in our adolescent inpatient program is around five to seven days, though the actual time each person spends in our care depends on their needs.
Located in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, Southcoast Behavioral Health is a premier provider of inpatient treatment for children and adolescents ages 5-17. Our expert staff provides care for young people who are struggling with mental health concerns like depression, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), psychosis, suicidal ideation, and self-harm. In our adolescent inpatient program, we can help young people who are experiencing mental health crises stabilize so that they can step down to a lower level of care or return home. While in our inpatient unit, children and adolescents can receive focused care in a safe setting so that they can regain a sense of security and well-being. Our multidisciplinary staff provides evidence-based, patient-centered treatments such as motivational interviewing, dialectical behavior therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy. The typical length of stay in our adolescent inpatient program is around five to seven days, though the actual time each person spends in our care depends on their needs.
Clearbrook Massachusetts is located in Baldwinville spanning 17 acres in a private, rural setting. The facility is about 1.5 hours from Boston and offers adult inpatient treatment for alcohol, substance abuse, and mental health disorders. Patients have access to around-the-clock care, group and family therapy, amenities, recreational activities, and more. The property includes a 31,000-square-foot main administrative and clinical building, and six residential buildings of 12 bedrooms each, along with other smaller buildings and outdoor recreational space. Nearby attractions include the Baldwinville Village Historic District, Otter River State Forest Campgrounds and beautiful ponds and lakes intertwined within the town.
Clearbrook Massachusetts is located in Baldwinville spanning 17 acres in a private, rural setting. The facility is about 1.5 hours from Boston and offers adult inpatient treatment for alcohol, substance abuse, and mental health disorders. Patients have access to around-the-clock care, group and family therapy, amenities, recreational activities, and more. The property includes a 31,000-square-foot main administrative and clinical building, and six residential buildings of 12 bedrooms each, along with other smaller buildings and outdoor recreational space. Nearby attractions include the Baldwinville Village Historic District, Otter River State Forest Campgrounds and beautiful ponds and lakes intertwined within the town.
Greater Boston Addiction Centers - GBAC
Treatment Center
Not Verified Not Verified
Lexington, MA 02420
Anyone struggling with addiction to drugs or alcohol needs professional support to heal and recover. Greater Boston Addiction Centers is here to help. Our substance abuse rehab programs provide daytime outpatient and evening intensive outpatient drug treatment programs to help you or your loved one rebuild and restore hope.
Anyone struggling with addiction to drugs or alcohol needs professional support to heal and recover. Greater Boston Addiction Centers is here to help. Our substance abuse rehab programs provide daytime outpatient and evening intensive outpatient drug treatment programs to help you or your loved one rebuild and restore hope.
At Keys Behavioral Health, we serve a diverse range of clients, each with unique mental health challenges. Our primary clients include individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, and other emotional or behavioral disorders. We also offer specialized care for adolescents, adults, and families dealing with mental health issues, substance use, or a combination of both. Our clients often seek help for managing symptoms of mood disorders, anxiety, trauma recovery, and co-occurring substance use. Their needs include personalized therapy, coping strategies, and support in a safe, compassionate environment to help them regain stability and improve their mental well-being. We provide outpatient services designed to meet the unique needs of each client, offering tailored treatment plans that focus on individual therapy, group support, and holistic approaches to healing.
At Keys Behavioral Health, we serve a diverse range of clients, each with unique mental health challenges. Our primary clients include individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, and other emotional or behavioral disorders. We also offer specialized care for adolescents, adults, and families dealing with mental health issues, substance use, or a combination of both. Our clients often seek help for managing symptoms of mood disorders, anxiety, trauma recovery, and co-occurring substance use. Their needs include personalized therapy, coping strategies, and support in a safe, compassionate environment to help them regain stability and improve their mental well-being. We provide outpatient services designed to meet the unique needs of each client, offering tailored treatment plans that focus on individual therapy, group support, and holistic approaches to healing.
Strattus is your local community mental health clinic, offering a variety of outpatient services. Our clinical team is experienced in working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families, with and without specialized needs. In addition to counseling, we also provide medication assessment, management and monitoring to adults ages 18 or older.
Strattus is your local community mental health clinic, offering a variety of outpatient services. Our clinical team is experienced in working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families, with and without specialized needs. In addition to counseling, we also provide medication assessment, management and monitoring to adults ages 18 or older.
LightWork Therapy and Recovery
Treatment Center, LICSW, MSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Woburn, MA 01801
LightWork Therapy & Recovery is a place for hope, healing, and recovery for women. Our mission is to help our clients gain confidence and independence in learning and utilizing healthy and effective coping strategies in their day to day lives. We strive to make LightWork a safe and supportive space, combining compassion and understanding with our highly-trained clinicians’ expertise in cutting edge mental health treatments and therapies to bring our clients the very best services the field has to offer. Through individual sessions, group therapy modalities, and holistic approaches to wellness, we aim to provide women the help, hope, and healing they deserve, whether they may be struggling with anxiety, depression, OCD, or beyond. We are passionate about helping clients discover their inner strength, and assisting women in creating tangible strategies to manage stress, anxiety, and triggers in life’s more difficult moments. We help women learn the tools to step into their power and become the best version of themselves possible.
LightWork Therapy & Recovery is a place for hope, healing, and recovery for women. Our mission is to help our clients gain confidence and independence in learning and utilizing healthy and effective coping strategies in their day to day lives. We strive to make LightWork a safe and supportive space, combining compassion and understanding with our highly-trained clinicians’ expertise in cutting edge mental health treatments and therapies to bring our clients the very best services the field has to offer. Through individual sessions, group therapy modalities, and holistic approaches to wellness, we aim to provide women the help, hope, and healing they deserve, whether they may be struggling with anxiety, depression, OCD, or beyond. We are passionate about helping clients discover their inner strength, and assisting women in creating tangible strategies to manage stress, anxiety, and triggers in life’s more difficult moments. We help women learn the tools to step into their power and become the best version of themselves possible.
Drug & Alcohol Rehab at Brook Recovery Center
Treatment Center
Not Verified Not Verified
Stoneham, MA 02180
Brook Recovery Center works to offer the highest quality treatment. We believe in looking deep within and treating the underlying causes of our clients substance use. We look at each clients case on a personalized level. Our program is centered around clinical treatment delivered by our masters level clinicians but is not limited to it. We offer a full continuum of care and a wholistic approach including nutritional counseling, employment counseling, yoga, mindfulness therapy, 12 step immersion and more. Conveniently located outside of Boston, MA.
Brook Recovery Center works to offer the highest quality treatment. We believe in looking deep within and treating the underlying causes of our clients substance use. We look at each clients case on a personalized level. Our program is centered around clinical treatment delivered by our masters level clinicians but is not limited to it. We offer a full continuum of care and a wholistic approach including nutritional counseling, employment counseling, yoga, mindfulness therapy, 12 step immersion and more. Conveniently located outside of Boston, MA.
Advocates Community Behavioral Health Center
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Waltham, MA 02452
We support adults, children, and families coping with life’s ups and downs. For more than 30 years, Advocates counseling services have served as a safety net for people experiencing difficulties in life. Whether it's support during a difficult time, help coping with the stresses of everyday life, or treatment for addiction and mental health issues, our counselors, clinical nurses, and psychiatrists are here for you.
We support adults, children, and families coping with life’s ups and downs. For more than 30 years, Advocates counseling services have served as a safety net for people experiencing difficulties in life. Whether it's support during a difficult time, help coping with the stresses of everyday life, or treatment for addiction and mental health issues, our counselors, clinical nurses, and psychiatrists are here for you.
We support adults, children, and families coping with life’s ups and downs. For more than 30 years, Advocates Community Counseling has served as a safety net for people experiencing difficulties in life. Whether it's support during a difficult time, help coping with the stresses of everyday life, or treatment for addiction and mental health issues, our counselors, clinical nurses, and psychiatrists are here for you.
We support adults, children, and families coping with life’s ups and downs. For more than 30 years, Advocates Community Counseling has served as a safety net for people experiencing difficulties in life. Whether it's support during a difficult time, help coping with the stresses of everyday life, or treatment for addiction and mental health issues, our counselors, clinical nurses, and psychiatrists are here for you.
Mayflower Recovery is the premiere detox and residential addiction treatment program in Massachusetts and all of New England. Mayflower offers both detox and residential levels of care. If you or your loved one is looking for the best facilities and staff, Mayflower is your destination. We treat alcohol addiction and all drug addictions including opioid, cocaine, benzodiazepine (Ativan, Valium, etc.), fentanyl, methamphetamines, etc. We are equipped to develop and provide robust aftercare recommendations and accommodations to all of our clients. We also help provide family system counseling and advice.
Mayflower Recovery is the premiere detox and residential addiction treatment program in Massachusetts and all of New England. Mayflower offers both detox and residential levels of care. If you or your loved one is looking for the best facilities and staff, Mayflower is your destination. We treat alcohol addiction and all drug addictions including opioid, cocaine, benzodiazepine (Ativan, Valium, etc.), fentanyl, methamphetamines, etc. We are equipped to develop and provide robust aftercare recommendations and accommodations to all of our clients. We also help provide family system counseling and advice.
GateHouse is a private rehab facility providing intervention and treatment services to chemically dependent persons and individuals with co-occurring mental health issues. We offer treatment in a serene and luxurious setting. Our staff at GateHouse has decades of experience treating substance abuse and dual diagnosis clients. We provide individualized treatment in a small, gender-specific environment that promotes personal responsibility. GateHouse offers one of the only comprehensive vocational program in New England, which allows our clients to enroll or re-enroll in college or trade school. It will enable them to obtain a job in the career of their choice, and manage debt and legal problems. At GateHouse, evidence-based therapies are applied along with creative and innovative intervention methods. We provide extraordinary care and enable our clients to gain insight into the underlying factors that drive addictive and co-dependent behaviors. GateHouse helps clients learn how to set realistic goals, and achieve them while maintaining long-term sobriety. We want you to live a fulfilling productive and fruitful life. Your sobriety begins today. Call us to find your path to recovery.
GateHouse is a private rehab facility providing intervention and treatment services to chemically dependent persons and individuals with co-occurring mental health issues. We offer treatment in a serene and luxurious setting. Our staff at GateHouse has decades of experience treating substance abuse and dual diagnosis clients. We provide individualized treatment in a small, gender-specific environment that promotes personal responsibility. GateHouse offers one of the only comprehensive vocational program in New England, which allows our clients to enroll or re-enroll in college or trade school. It will enable them to obtain a job in the career of their choice, and manage debt and legal problems. At GateHouse, evidence-based therapies are applied along with creative and innovative intervention methods. We provide extraordinary care and enable our clients to gain insight into the underlying factors that drive addictive and co-dependent behaviors. GateHouse helps clients learn how to set realistic goals, and achieve them while maintaining long-term sobriety. We want you to live a fulfilling productive and fruitful life. Your sobriety begins today. Call us to find your path to recovery.
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Dialectical Behavior (DBT) Treatment Centers
Who is DBT for?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is designed for people who experience extreme emotional suffering because they lack the skills of emotion regulation and distress tolerance. The basic affliction can underlie a wide range of conditions, from borderline and other personality disorders to PTSD and treatment-resistant anxiety and depression. The therapy is helpful to those whose emotional reactivity is so intense it is disruptive to everyday functioning and leads to frequent crises.
Why do people need DBT?
The ability to regulate emotions is a core psychological skill that enables people to function in life and pay attention to the world outside themselves; it is consistently associated with well-being. DBT is designed to help people learn how to manage and regulate their emotions. Originally developed to treat people with borderline personality disorder whose extreme emotional suffering led to self-harming behavior and suicide attempts, the therapy is now applied to other conditions involving emotion dysregulation, particularly when other treatments have failed.
What happens in DBT?
Individuals meet weekly with their therapist to discuss their experiences relating to moods, behavior, and skills. Using checklists they maintain, they review emotional experiences and positive practices they engage in. The diaries help individuals discern what led up to a specific problem encountered, this is followed by discussion of the consequences of their actions. In addition, individuals may meet in class-like small groups to learn skills such as mindfulness, emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
How long does DBT last?
Because it is intended to establish long-lasting behavioral change among those with persistent problems, DBT is designed to last six months to a year. DBT includes both weekly sessions of individual therapy and weekly skills-training sessions conducted in small groups. Studies of DBT have documented improvement within a year of treatment, particularly in controlling self-harmful behavior; nevertheless, individuals may require therapy for several years.