Dialectical Behavioral Therapy in Montgomery, Bucks & Delaware County, PA
Unlike many forms of therapy that only address a specific issue, dialectical behavioral therapy can empower you to face a wider range of experiences with newfound stability, conscious mindfulness, and effective coping strategies that can enhance your resilience and well-being for a lifetime.
While progressing through dialectical behavioral therapy with our team in Ambler, Wayne, Spring House, or Doylestown, you’ll find that the strategies you learn can be applied in almost any situation. From uncomfortable and overwhelming social situations to distressing family issues and self-harming behavior, DBT can better prepare you for some of the most challenging experiences in life.
No one is immune to stress or uncertainty in life, and even individuals who consider themselves “grounded” or “content” may find that the principles of DBT can be incredibly useful when unexpected stress, doubt, grief, or anger threaten to disrupt their state of equilibrium.
DBT Services in Doylestown, Ambler, & Wayne, PA
Growing up has been a whirlwind these days. Is it tough to feel present and in the moment? Do your emotions tend to feel really big or do you feel completely numb? How do you tend to navigate stress? How about family and friend relationships? Say no more.
Since DBT complements other services like individual counseling, nutrition support, and holistic medication management, our goal is to provide our clients with multi-faceted guidance that goes beyond the temporary fix.
While identifying and navigating your concerns with our supportive therapists, we tailor each DBT plan around your unique goals. For example, a plan that consists of effective stress management and emotion regulation techniques may be a supportive way to help you work through family fights or stressful experiences at school more constructively. By learning how to remain in the present moment, accept things we cannot control, and respond less impulsively, it’s possible to regain control and peace of mind, even in the face of distressing experiences that previously took control of your life.
To learn more about the many benefits of DBT, get in touch with our supportive team and discover the many ways we can help. Alongside our impactful private and group sessions, we also offer our clients informative psychiatric evaluations and autism assessments in Doylestown if you would like to learn more about yourself or your child/teen could benefit from a highly personalized mental health plan.
What is DBT?
DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) is a subset of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy that focuses on feeling more in control of our emotions and ability to feel present, accepting, and balanced. This framework is based on the idea that two contradicting ideas can exist at the same time. For example – we can be fuming mad at our parents and still love them unconditionally. Those two completely differently feelings can happen simultaneously! Sounds super confusing and overwhelming. No wonder it’s been tough to figure it all out!
Teens & DBT
Teens who are looking to learn to be more in the moment, gain more control of their emotions, learn skills to help cope with stress, or want to gain interpersonal skills will benefit from this group. Over a structured set of modules, we will address: mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress, tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. In each module, we will learn skills that support these identified goals and can be practiced in and out of group. From week to week, we will also hold each other accountable in this practice by reviewing and reflecting upon skills with the support of the group facilitator and other groups members.
Why DBT?
Being a teenager is naturally a tumultuous time – all while not yet having had a chance to develop the tools to steer your ship through choppy waters. Sometimes this looks like an explosion of feelings all at once – arguments at home, with friends, or coping in ways that might be risky or unhealthy. Sometimes this looks like complete shut down and checking out. Both of these experiences might indicate emotional overwhelm and difficulty being present
DBT Check-In Calls
Have you been feeling overwhelmed by emotional flooding or feeling completely shut down and numb? Either of these emotional experiences could point to benefiting from support in practice of “emotional regulation”, “distress tolerance” and “mindfulness” - basically the practice of gaining more control over your emotional experiences when living in a world full of stress. Often, these feelings can also impact “interpersonal effectiveness” and relationship fulfillment. All of these areas of your well-being can be bolstered through weekly practice of skills to regain your sense of control over how you experience the world around you with a 30-minute DBT check-in. We typically suggest this as an add-on to your counseling relationship with an established therapy plan.