Conditions We Treat with DBT Therapy at the Center for Acceptance and Change
Explore effective anxiety therapy options to address mental health struggles and enhance your overall well-being.
These are some of the issues we help you address:
- Self-injury
- Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
- Impulsive behaviors
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Grief and loss
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Bipolar Disorder
- Substance abuse/dependence
- Eating disorders or related problems
- Health / medical problems
- Relationship problems
- Parenting issues
How to Get Started With Individual or Group Therapy
EXPLORE
The first step to getting started is to browse through our website. Think about whether this program feels like it could be helpful in terms
of what you’re struggling with and what you need.
REQUEST AN APPOINTMENT
Review the bios, locations, and specialities of our therapists and determine your best fit. Request an intake via phone or email. All of our therapists conduct intakes for our DBT program.
COMPLETE PAPERWORK
Next, if you’re interested in individual DBT or group DBT skills training, fill out our assessment paperwork that will be emailed to you upon request. After the initial intake, a therapist will recommend a treatment plan.
WAIT FOR A START DATE
The wait time for getting started in our DBT program may vary. There may be a waiting period or you may be able to start right away
RECOMMENDATION
If our program is not an appropriate fit, your intake provider will suggest an appropriate referral.
Join one of our DBT Skills Training Groups at the Center for Acceptance and Change
Current DBT Skills Training Groups:
Monday: 7:00-9:00 pm (All Genders)
Tuesday: Noon to 2:00 pm and 7:00 – 9:00 pm (Female Identifying)
Clients interested in joining our DBT groups are welcome to continue working with their current individual therapist,
whether they are part of our practice or from outside the Center for Acceptance and Change.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), is a modification of standard cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). In the development of DBT, Marsha Linehan, Ph.D. found that using standard CBT was ineffective in helping many individuals with intense emotion dysregulation to make changes in their lives.
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one of the most studied types of talk therapy. Dr. Aaron T. Beck created it in the 1960s to help people with depression. Since then, research has shown CBT works well for many issues, such as depression, social anxiety, general anxiety, PTSD, and insomnia. Unlike some other therapies, CBT usually has a set number of sessions and focuses on problems happening right now. The main goal is to help you handle real-life challenges in a step-by-step way, so you can find solutions that fit your values.
CBT is based on the idea that how we think about events affects how we feel and act. Sometimes, our thoughts are influenced by past experiences, strong emotions, or our surroundings, and this can lead to negative patterns. CBT helps you notice these thinking habits and learn to see things in a more balanced and useful way. This can help reduce intense emotions. Sometimes, it is also helpful to learn how to accept tough thoughts rather than fight them. Another goal of CBT is to recognize unhelpful behaviors that keep negative feelings going and to teach new, better ways to cope.
Prolonged Exposure (PE)
After a traumatic event, some people develop Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Common symptoms include having flashbacks or nightmares about the event, trouble sleeping, avoiding things that remind you of the trauma, losing interest in activities, feeling numb, anger, and irritability.
One helpful treatment for PTSD is Prolonged Exposure therapy (PE), which is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy. Over the past twenty years, many studies have shown that PE can greatly reduce PTSD symptoms, as well as related issues like depression, anger, and anxiety. In PE, you learn to face trauma-related thoughts, feelings, and situations you have been avoiding, but in a safe way. At the Center for Acceptance and Change, one approach we take is to gradually expose you to these triggers, so that you can process the trauma and feel less emotional distress over time. Usually, PE therapy involves eight to fifteen sessions, once or twice a week, with each session lasting about ninety minutes.