Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

I was trained in DBT in late 2018.

DBT provides effective tools for managing emotions, improving communication, and increasing stress tolerance. Yams has experience facilitating a number of DBT groups imparting these skills and helping clients integrate them in real time outside of sessions.

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a modified type of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Its main goals are to teach people how to live in the moment, develop healthy ways to cope with stress, regulate their emotions, and improve their relationships with others. DBT was originally intended to treat borderline personality disorder (BPD), but it has been adapted to treat other mental health conditions.

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 have been trained in DBT since 2018 and have experience using it in both group and individual settings. I deeply understand the concepts and enjoy teaching skills that improve mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and self-concept. One of the things I like about DBT is that it builds on an individual's existing skills and helps them to find space between stimulus and response, reducing reactivity and improving impulse control.

I use DBT as a framework to support clients, particularly those dealing with intense emotions and challenges related to emotion regulation, interpersonal relationships, and self-identity. I combine cognitive-behavioral techniques with mindfulness practices. I help clients develop greater awareness of their thoughts and feelings and teach interpersonal effectiveness skills to enhance clients’ ability to communicate their needs, set boundaries, and build healthier relationships.

We are passionate about the heart behind Dialectical Behavioral Therapy: radical acceptance of who you are and where you are in the moment, while making the changes necessary to be more aligned with your values. PSYCHe is led by a DBT Linehan Board of Certification, Certified clinician. We believe wholeheartedly in the efficacy of mindfulness-based practices in order to become more aware of our thoughts and emotions and to be fully present in our lives.

I am trained in DBT and have been using it for the past 3 years to improve communication skills, ability to build meaningful connections, and understand one's own emotions.

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

DBT was initially designed to treat people with suicidal behavior and borderline personality disorder. It has been adapted for other mental health problems that threaten a person's safety, relationships, work, and emotional well-being. DBT is helpful for clients who may have intense bursts of anger and aggression, moods that shift rapidly, and extreme sensitivity to rejection.

We will use DBT to develop new, healthy behaviors that will improve how you manage stress and improve communication to create a positive life worth living.

Through my PhD training, I have gained extensive experience integrating DBT into therapy with my clients. DBT is a skills-based therapy that is applicable (I believe!) to all humans, as its goals are truly universal in nature. DBT skills can help us to learn how to be more self-aware and mindful, to more effectively tolerate distress in our lives and manage challenging emotions, and to communicate with others more constructively. It can also help us understand our triggers and vulnerabilities.

DBT provides skills to manage conflicting feelings that can lead to undesired maladaptive behavior, while helping to understand problematic emotions that are causing unwanted issues.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a type of therapy that helps people manage strong emotions and improve their relationships. It combines practical skills with mindfulness, focusing on accepting feelings and making positive changes. In my practice, I teach clients how to regulate their emotions, cope with stress, communicate effectively, and stay present. I help clients build healthier connections and increase self-awareness and emotional balance by providing valuable skills.

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a type of talk therapy (psychotherapy). It’s based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), but it’s specially adapted for people who experience emotions very intensely. “Dialectical” means combining opposite ideas. DBT focuses on helping people accept the reality of their lives and their behaviors, as well as helping them change their lives, including their unhelpful behaviors.

Why ruminate when you can free your mind and soul to be in the moment? Can you tell I have a thing for mindfulness. DBT is where mindfulness and CBT meet. The main goals of DBT are to teach people how to live in the moment, develop healthy ways to cope with stress, regulate their emotions, and improve their relationships with self and others.

A very close relative of Cognitive Behavorial Therapy (CBT), DBT helps people learn acceptance and to live in the moment (mindfulness skills). By using mindfulness and other coping strategies, DBT also helps individuals increase their tolerance to things that cause them distress. In turn, this enables individuals to better regulate their emotions and improve the interpersonal relationships they have with others. This type of modality can be used to treat a number of mental health issues.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy is a skills-based approach to psychotherapy that includes aspects of mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy. The word “dialectical” refers to this therapy’s focus on learning to balance and tolerate opposites, with the goal of releasing attachment to black-and-white thinking. The philosophical foundation of dialectics underlies DBT therapy, which strives to help individuals accept present realities while also working toward change.