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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT): The Complete Course
Rating: 4.4 out of 5(87 ratings)
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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT): The Complete Course

Counseling clients to master emotions, manage stress, and improve mental health with proven DBT Skills.
Last updated 5/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • DBT Basic Distress Tolerance Skills
  • How to create your own distraction plan
  • DBT Self Soothing Skills
  • How to create your own self soothing plan
  • Using Radical Self Acceptance
  • DBT Advance Distress Tolerance Skills
  • How to create your own emergency distress coping plan
  • DBT Basic Mindfulness Guided Meditations
  • DBT Interpersonal Skills
  • Managing difficult and intense emotions
  • Learn how to use DBT for disorders such as bipolar, depression, BPD, anxiety
  • Use DBT to improve people's mental health

Course content

6 sections72 lectures5h 48m total length
  • Foundational Beliefs of DBT7:35

    DBT Psychotherapy Practitioner - Use DBT in your Counseling

  • Q&A0:17
  • What is DBT Dialectical Behavior Therapy?8:29

    DBT Psychotherapy Practitioner - Use DBT in your Counseling

  • Overview of DBT & Course Flow1:48

    DBT Psychotherapy Practitioner - Use DBT in your Counseling

Requirements

  • Basic Counseling or Talk Therapy Skills

Description

A complete, practical training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) skills designed for therapists, coaches, and mental health professionals who want to help clients manage emotions, tolerate distress, build self-love, and improve relationships. This course teaches the four core DBT modules:

  • Mindfulness

  • Distress Tolerance

  • Emotion Regulation

  • Interpersonal Effectiveness

Here's what it will do for you:

  • Equip you with evidence-based DBT tools to help clients gain emotional control

  • Teach skills to reduce impulsive behavior, self-destructive patterns, and emotional reactivity

  • Help clients develop calmness, focus, and self-awareness through mindfulness practices

  • Improve clients’ ability to cope with crisis situations without worsening the situation

  • Strengthen interpersonal skills so clients can communicate assertively and maintain healthy boundaries

  • Enable clients to foster self-acceptance, self-compassion, and personal growth

Here's how it works:

  • You’ll learn the theory and application of all four DBT modules through structured lessons

  • Each module includes practical tools, real-life examples, and step-by-step strategies

  • Core Mindfulness helps clients focus attention and stay grounded in the present

  • Distress Tolerance provides crisis survival strategies to avoid self-sabotaging behaviors

  • Emotion Regulation teaches how to identify, manage, and shift intense emotions

  • Interpersonal Effectiveness focuses on healthy communication, boundary setting, and conflict resolution

  • The skills are adaptable and useful for clients with BPD, PTSD, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and relationship struggles


Enroll in the course today and start learning how to integrate DBT into your client work. Gain access to powerful tools you can begin using right away.

Clients struggling with emotional dysregulation need your help now. This training gives you tools to make a difference immediately—don’t delay transforming your practice and your clients' lives.


  • Downloadable worksheets and DBT skills handouts for client use

  • Lifetime access to all course materials and future updates

  • Perfect for use in therapy, coaching, or personal development

  • Taught in simple, easy-to-understand language suitable for professionals at any level

This course gives you everything you need to help clients manage distress, regulate emotions, build healthier relationships, and live more mindfully. Based on DBT’s four modules and packed with practical tools, it's an ideal training for mental health professionals who want to deliver impactful, skill-based support.

Who this course is for:

  • NOTE: This course is taught by Aman Varma (Accredited DBT Trainer) for Mental Health Professionals
  • This course is for psychologists, counselors and mental health professionals