Navigating Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Explore how dialectics show two opposing truths can coexist, balancing acceptance with change as we accept and love ourselves and others while pursuing growth, guided by the middle path.

Explore dialectical thinking by balancing opposing truths on a seesaw to reach synthesis, or a plaid of perspectives, and apply it to interpersonal tensions and evolving understanding.

Explore how the behavioral component of DBT builds practical mental health skills to replace harmful patterns with healthier actions, boosting resilience, communication, and stress management.

Explore the behavioral model behind DBT, showing how conditioning and environment shape behavior. Identify the behavior to change, practice required skills, and reroute old patterns toward lasting change.

Discover DBT's focus on the present moment and learn practical skills to manage thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, benefiting overall well-being and mental health care.

DBT builds on cognitive behavioral therapy, integrating mindfulness and acceptance to extend change from thoughts, feelings, and actions to emotional and social dimensions for holistic behavior.

Discover how DBT remains time-bound, typically six months to a year, and how its universal life skills help address anxiety, depression, PTSD, trauma, and everyday emotional challenges.

Navigate life challenges by applying DBT skills modules as building blocks: distress tolerance, mindfulness, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness to build resilient relationships and steady decision-making.

Explore the four components of comprehensive DBT—individual DBT therapy or coaching, DBT skills groups, DBT phone coaching, and a DBT consult team—and how they fit together to support personalized treatment.

Explore your DBT learning options, from comprehensive DBT with individual therapy, group skills, phone coaching, and a consult team, to self-study and skill-focused one-on-one coaching.

Explore learning options for dbt, from comprehensive programs with individual therapy, skills groups, phone coaching, and a consultation team, to self-study and guided group or one-on-one formats.