Do you often feel like your emotions are in complete control? Have you found ways of coping with intense emotions or difficult situations that have consequences that you don't like? Are emotions like anger, anxiety, and depression taking over your life? Have you tried therapy over and over and feel like it never helps? If this rings true for you DBT may be the right fit for you.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, created by Marsha Linehan, was originally created as a treatment for individuals with borderline personality disorder.  Through research DBT has been found to be effective for a host of issues including: difficulty regulating emotions, eating disorder behavior, self-injury, treatment dropout, substance abuse, anger, interpersonal issues, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, etc.  DBT balances acceptance and change throughout treatment.  The four core components of DBT are mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance.

I have been practicing DBT for 8 years and have received extensive supervision in providing DBT. I currently offer DBT treatment in individual therapy sessions.  If we work together we will apply the DBT skills in session and outside of therapy to help decrease unwanted behaviors and reach your goals.  

For more information please visit: http://behavioraltech.org/resources/whatisdbt.cfm 
AND http://behavioraltech.org/downloads/dbtFaq_Cons.pdf