The Awesomeness of Philadelphia DBT

/ Sara Weand, LPC/

The Awesomeness of Philadelphia DBT     

Mood Swings.      

                                               Drama.         

                 Empty.                                 

Lost.                                                          Chaos.

                                   Impulsive.        

             Anger.                                

                                                    Regret.              

                        Emotional Pain.

     Intense.                                                       

These are some of the words my clients use to describe their personal experience with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).  If you missed my prior post describing the main characteristics of BPD, you can read more about it here.

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), an evidence-based approach, developed by Marsha Linehan, Ph.D., is a form of cognitive-behavioral treatment, which incorporates individual psychotherapy and group skills training classes. Learning and developing new skills, in addition to, individual counseling, help you create a life worth living.

DBT emphasizes skills for mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance.

Skills training aims to enhance your capability to handle "life's moments" by learning and implementing specific behavioral skills. There are four parts to skills training.

1. Mindfulness:

This is the practice of being fully "present" and in the moment.

2. Interpersonal Effectiveness:

This focuses on how to ask for what you need/want, in addition to, being able to say no, while maintaining healthy relationships and self-respect.

3. Emotion Regulation:

This helps you learn how to change the emotions you want to change.

4. Distress Tolerance:

This focuses on learning how to tolerate emotional pain.

Find a Philadelphia DBT Therapist

My private counseling practice provides online DBT therapy in Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Lancaster, York, and Lebanon, Pennsylvania.

I specialize in anxiety counseling, treatment for BPD, and therapy for trauma, by using the awesomeness of DBT in my sessions with my clients.

If you're struggling to manage your emotions, want to break free from personal drama, and learn how to tolerate life's moments in more healthy, effective ways, I can help. Call me or click here to schedule a free, consultation for DBT therapy.