What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) was designed to help people manage strong emotions, thinking patterns, and behaviors that cause misery and distress. It works through both individual therapy and group skills training sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy combines both cognitive-behavioral therapy and mindfulness approaches to help people understand and change patterns of living that cause suffering. An evidence-based treatment supported by years of published research, DBT has been shown to be as or more effective than other therapies for the problems mentioned below.
DBT may be for you if you:
- find it challenging to manage strong emotions
- would describe yourself as extremely sensitive
- have difficulties with relationships, intimacy, or fear abandonment
- experience frequent rapid mood changes
- have mixed anxiety and depression
- engage in self-destructive thoughts or actions
DBT has shown in numerous clinical studies to:
- enhance motivation and desire to live more fully in your life
- improve emotion management
- improve interpersonal relating and communicating
- decrease self-destructive behaviors
- enhance your ability to manage crisis
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The DBT program offered in this advertisement is provided soley by Melinda Carlisle Brackett, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, whose business is Silicon Valley Executive Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, A Professional Corporation. Members of her consultation team may include other DBT therapists who are sole practitioners and not affiliated with this orgnaization in any business capacity, or unlicensed Marriage and Family Registered Interns under supervision by a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. The purpose of the affiliation is limited to consultation, clinical feedback, resource sharing, and ongoing training.