Description: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy is a form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. It was originally developed to help people with Borderline Personality Disorder and works by teaching skills to manage emotions, decrease conflict in relationships, and improve quality of life. The aim of DBT is to help people tolerate distress without making situations worse. This form of therapy can help folks better cope with stressful situations like breaking up with a partner after an argument and help to reduce destructive or harmful (to self and/or others) behaviors when feeling overwhelmed and upset. The focus of DBT is to help people gain skills that improve their quality of life, particularly emotion regulation skills, interpersonal effectiveness skills, and distress tolerance skills. Although the focus of DBT is on the present moment and on what you can do now to improve your life, this does not mean that the model doesn't acknowledge how past experiences might be affecting you currently. In fact, most research points to disorders such as Borderline Personality (BPD) originating from a past history of trauma. In therapy, your clinician will utilize a mixture of DBT and other trauma-informed therapeutic techniques to help find the best blend of practice and support for you.
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