Our therapists offer DBT / dialectical behavior therapy in Norwalk, CT

My go-to approach for helping people in dialectical behavior therapy is connecting the different modules and skills to real-life examples. I find the best benefit in connecting to real-life applications because it makes it easier for clients to connect the skills to their daily routines.

I teach the following tools in dialectical behavior therapy:

• Core mindfulness: We identify what mindfulness is and how to be mindful.
• Interpersonal effectiveness: We identify how to build healthy relationships through communication.
• Emotional regulation: We identify how to effectively regulate intense emotions while validating the emotions that come up.
• Distress tolerance: We identify better means of making stressful situations more tolerable and easier to get through.

I know a client is making meaningful progress in dialectical behavior therapy when the client actively uses their skills in the moment without thinking about using the skill and can identify better strategies to get through any problems using the different skills.

Clients can supplement their time in dialectical behavior therapy with different worksheets, reviewing each skill individually.

To prepare for their first dialectical behavior therapy session, an individual can expect to explore life goals to work toward a life worth living.