Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

A type of cognitive therapy that combines strategies like mindfulness, acceptance and emotion-regulation.

I've participated in comprehensive DBT training, and have over two years experience co-facilitating and teaching weekly DBT skills group in community mental health. I've used DBT to successfully treat borderline personality, suicidal ideation, PTSD, and other hard-to-treat conditions. Challenging clients to think dialectically, I provide clients a variety of coping skills to better tolerate distress & regulate emotions, which allows clients opportunities to engage in new behaviors.

DBT tackles a range of struggles you might be facing, such as feeling out of control with your emotions, interpersonal conflict, and suicidal ideation. We will work on coping skills, acceptance of yourself, and your ability to adapt and ease distress.

By incorporating DBT strategies in therapy I help teach clients tools to emotionally self-regulate, become more body-aware and mindful, manage interpersonal stress and change unhelpful habits.

I have received an intensive 2 year training in DBT and have led a DBT group. This orientation is incorporated into each session.

As a therapist who utilizes DBT in their practice, I help clients regain control over their emotions by developing skills rooted in mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.

utilizing an electric approach including principles from humanistic or person-centered therapy (PCT), cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical-behavioral therapy (DBT), and mindfulness-based therapy (MBT).

I specialize in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), an evidence-based approach designed to help you manage intense emotions and improve interpersonal relationships. DBT combines cognitive-behavioral techniques with mindfulness practices, focusing on building skills in areas such as emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. My goal is to provide you with practical tools and support to create a more balanced and fulfilling life.

My formal training is in DBT, which has four main parts: Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. DBT was originally created for those in chronic distress, but the skills can easily translate over to helping those struggling with relationships, stress, depression, trauma and life transitions. While I don't exclusively use DBT in my practice, I often utilize different components of DBT to match my client's needs.

Teach important coping skills: mindfulness, acceptance & distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.

DBT is very skillful, so that is definitely right up my alley! I love DBT for many reasons, but two of my favorite skills are mindfulness and wise mind. Reminding ourselves that we can use both the emotional and logical parts of our brain can be a huge game changer in trying to reframe our thought patterns and "un-learn" some of those beliefs mentioned above.

Applying and developing mastery in the principles of DBT allow us space to hold our emotions, relationships and stress without being burnt out or feeling beat down. Together, we learn how to build out these muscles until they become second nature.

I have used Dialectical Behavioral Therapy with clients in reducing unhealthy coping patterns and relieve emotional distress.

I enjoy working with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to help both individuals & couples learn to emotionally regulate. DBT is also beneficial for treating: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Bipolar disorder, Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), Major depressive disorder, Substance use disorders. DBT is effective to help individuals and couples understand & accept difficult/intense feelings. DBT helps clients gain emotional intelligence & learn to manage their emotions.

DbT is the most useful in early counseling. Thinking errors are explained and pain tolerance is taught. It is both eastern and western ideas put together. Studies show that it is highly effective.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a cognitive-behavioral treatment originally developed by Marsha M. Linehan. Diagnosed herself with BPD, Linehan had insight into how to improve treatment services for this population. The goal of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is to help people identify and use their strengths. In addition, this helps clients build self-esteem and positive feelings about life. Thus, DBT combines both cognitive and behavioral therapy techniques to further this goal.

Imagine your emotions as a flame. What do we do with a fire? If your first thought was to put it out, I encourage you to keep reading. The overlooked nature of strong emotions (even negative ones) is that every single one of them comes about for a reason. By casting them aside, we only kick the can down the road until the next time the emotion flares up. Only this time, it will flare up with much more ferocity. This suggests a balance between extinguishing a flame and letting it run wild.