Our therapists offer DBT / dialectical behavior therapy in Cypress, TX

My go-to approach for helping people in dialectical behavior therapy is focusing on emotional regulation. I find the best benefit in focusing on this core component initially because it helps clients identify their feelings while finding adaptive ways to support and effectively manage specific emotional needs.

I teach the following tools in dialectical behavior therapy:

• Distress tolerance- Helps people cope with uncomfortable emotions by helping them distract themselves or giving them time to fade away.
• Mindfulness- Helps people become more aware of their thoughts, feelings, and experiences without judgment, and can help reduce negative thinking patterns.
• Emotional regulation- Helps people manage intense changes in emotions and decrease the distress emotions can cause.
• Interpersonal effectiveness- Helps people navigate relationships more effectively, set boundaries, and express their needs and feelings.

I know a client is making meaningful progress in dialectical behavior therapy when they become self-aware and are able to effectively manage their emotions in high-stress situations.

Clients can supplement their time in dialectical behavior therapy with journaling, exercising, and practicing deep breathing strategies.

To prepare for their first dialectical behavior therapy session, an individual can start a thought journal or write down any questions they have for their therapist to answer.