Dialectical Behavioral Therapy creates space for new options where impulses used to reign unchallenged.
Existing in the in-between space of the “Both &,” DBT blends Eastern Philosophy and Western Behavioral Psychology into a thorough and versatile skillset for every emotional occasion
IE: Skills designed for becoming more effective in asking for what we need (and saying no) in ways that make it more likely that others will want to respect our preferences.
The Mindfulness module is about training our attention so that we can notice more and make more of an impact on our lived experience with less effort
ER is what we do to change our emotions when they don't fit the facts of a situation or feel more intense than the present moment warrants. Learning about why emotions happen (and why they're faster than thoughts) helps us to change how we feel when the current emotion isn't our preference
DT is about recognizing times where we are at an emotional level from which we might make things worse if we act on our impulses...and then finding ways to reduce our emotional level to a tolerable level before going back to solve the issue itself.