A specialized, comprehensive form of cognitive-behavioral therapy designed to help adults, adolescents and their families better manage their emotions, behaviors, and relationships.
DBT includes both individual therapy and weekly skills training sessions. DBT balances a validating and change-oriented approach, and through ongoing assessment, problem solving, and skills training, helps clients improve the following problems:
• Emotional dysregulation • Impulsivity • Anxiety, depression, anger • Intentional self-injury • Struggles with identity and sense of self • Suicidal thoughts • Borderline personality features • Difficult relationships and family conflicts
DBT now has overwhelming research support demonstrating its success with clients struggling with multiple problems.
DBT fosters enhancing quality of life, building a life worth living, and reaching valued goals.
Dr. Jill Rathus and colleagues developed the adolescent/family version of DBT.
LEADING THE FIELD
Drs. DeRosa and Rathus are expertly skilled clinicians, who have been providing DBT & CBT for over 20 years. They have published widely & train & lecture on DBT & related topics around the globe.
