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Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a highly effective modality for treating various mental health disorders in outpatient settings. Developed by Marsha Linehan, DBT combines cognitive-behavioral techniques with mindfulness practices to help individuals manage emotional dysregulation, distress, and interpersonal conflicts.

In outpatient practice, DBT typically involves individual therapy sessions where patients work one-on-one with a therapist to address specific issues and apply DBT techniques to their daily lives. The core DBT skills taught include:

 

  1. Mindfulness: Enhancing awareness and acceptance of the present moment.
  2. Distress Tolerance: Building the ability to tolerate and survive crises without making them worse.
  3. Emotion Regulation: Learning to understand and manage intense emotions.
  4. Interpersonal Effectiveness: Developing skills to communicate more effectively and maintain healthy relationships.

DBT is particularly effective for individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD), but it has also been adapted for and shown efficacy in treating a range of other conditions, including disorder eating patterns, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and mood disorders.

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What Kind of Treatment Plan is Best for Me?

We have found that patients navigating treatment on their own can take a lot of time and consume a lot of money. The process for getting help can be overwhelming. NCCR has developed a Lifestyle & Treatment Consultation service that can cut to the chase. Our goal is to offer assistance in the process of figuring out best fit and program for your mental and physical health care needs.

If you are needing us to travel to your home or office, we are willing to do that. Depending on where you are needing help and support in your life, we can be very flexible with the assessment. The Lifestyle & Treatment Consultation can be as short as 2 hours or as much as a week long intensive assessment of family or lifestyle dynamics. Due to the nature of this evaluation, we need ultimate flexibility to travel and assess which means this service is not covered by insurance companies.

Consider investing in yourself! If you have been in treatment for a long time and are needing to switch gears, just starting the therapeutic process but needing to “cut to the chase,” if you want a professional opinion on your mental/physical health treatment plan, you should consider investing in a Lifestyle & Treatment plan. You will leave the evaluation with recommendations for how best to move forward in your treatment and life!