What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy?

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Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a structured, short-term approach to therapy to treat individuals with various mental health concerns, such as self-destructive behaviors, emotional regulation difficulties, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and other trauma-related disorders.

DBT helps you accept yourself as you are, despite negative patterns of thinking you may have due to various life experiences. This acceptance makes more room for you to change negative thinking that may harm your mental health.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches you tolerance to more adequately cope with negative or difficult emotions and strategies to change behavior and reduce negative thoughts.

Your therapist will help you recognize and name your feelings as they arise without judging them or shaming yourself for experiencing them. You will also practice distress tolerance by finding ways to cope with destructive urges more positively. Your therapist might also include mindfulness techniques, which teach you to be present in the moment.

DBT can be used individually or in a group setting. Group settings for DBT help practice skills and work on interpersonal communication, as another goal of DBT is to improve relationship skills.

Therapists Who Specialize in Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy 

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Seattle CBT

Seattle

Washington

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Sarah E. Zimmer

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma

I believe my therapeutic strengths are radical genuineness and transparent communication. My education stems from a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Social Work from the University of Oklahoma. Before starting my Master's work, I gained valuable experience in Community Mental Health, supporting adolescents, adults, and families in crisis situations. I help my clients utilize mindful acceptance...

Megan Krueger

Dallas

Texas

As a Licensed Professional Counselor, my job is to hold hope, especially when it's hard to find. I work to create a collaborative, nonjudgmental space where individuals can explore their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. I'm here to support you in identifying and processing past hurts that continue to influence relationships and self-confidence, as well as offer encouragement through difficult...
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I specialize in treating Mood Disorders, Eating Disorders, Anxiety, Trauma, Self-Harm, Personality Disorders, and OCD. I am intensively trained in both DBT and RO-DBT. I help individuals find emotional balance by changing the self-destructive patterns that are getting in the way of their happiness. I teach my clients how to understand and better manage their emotions and, as a result, make choi...
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Juliana Collins

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

Juliana Collins is a Licensed Social Worker providing services in the Philadelphia area. Juliana obtained her Bachelor of Social Work from Temple University and her Master of Social Work with a clinical concentration from the University of Pennsylvania. Juliana has worked with clients on a large range of presenting issues, including substance use disorders, anxiety disorders, major depression,...

Joshua Kaplan

Chicago

Illinois

I am a licensed clinical professional counselor who specializes in working with individuals struggling with eating disorders, OCD, PTSD, anxiety disorders, and depression. While I tailor my specific approach to each individual client, I primarily use cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and exposure and response prevent...
Hello! If you are here then you have taken the first step in self care and healing! I graduated with a Master's of Rehabilitation Counseling from Bowling Green State University in 2009. My focus is providing individual and family therapy for adults, adolescents and children. It is my goal to help others improve their emotional well-being, manage stress, improve self image and interpersonal...

Megan Hughes

New York

New York

My goal is to help children, adolescents, adults, and their families get back on track after anxiety has interfered with their lives. I specialize in evidence-based treatments for anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and related conditions. I was an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology at Weill Cornell Medicine from 2011 to 2019, during which I split my time between providing...