Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills

DBT was originally developed for borderline personality disorder and is now used broadly for the emotion-dysregulation patterns common in depression, trauma, bipolar disorder, and substance use. Its four skill areas — mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness — give people concrete tools for the moments that feel unbearable.

In our programs, DBT skills are taught in structured group sessions and reinforced in individual work. They are foundational for anyone with a trauma history and central to managing anxiety and mood as it rises, before it escalates.