Dialectical behavior therapy can be transformative for anyone dealing with intense emotions. Extensive research has proven its effectiveness for all kinds of mental health issues. DBT was originally ...

Marsha Linehan as a faculty member at The Catholic University of America in the 1970s. Dr. Marsha Linehan, used with permission I have done many hard things in my life. But the most devastating was ...

Source: Priscilla Du Preez/Unsplash As I emerged from therapy into the bustling chaos of Manhattan’s East Village, cheeks wet with tears, I thought to myself, “How will things ever change?” Arriving ...

While some emotional issues and disorders can be treated with a variety of approaches and practices, certain mental health symptoms may benefit most from a highly specialized type of treatment.

In over 30 years of practice with teens and families, I have found no treatment as transformative as Comprehensive DBT for adolescents. I have seen DBT take teens from feeling hopeless and suicidal to ...

As a psychologist who specializes in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), it hasn't been an uncommon experience for new clients to tell me that they hate DBT. Usually, the person explains that they ...