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Whoever Said “Old Habits Die Hard” Didn’t Know About DBT

Do you ever find yourself completely keyed up in the moment—you’ve just been cut off in traffic, your boss just dropped a major assignment the night of a big party, your partner/parent/co-worker/kid just did that thing you hate—and wonder why you can’t just take things in stride?

We’ve all been there: staring down the face of that deeply ingrained stress response we’re desperate to change, but when push comes to shove, our emotions are doing the pushing, and our fear-based behaviors are doing the shoving. The second that things become stressful or intense, all bets are off, and suddenly our emotions take over—shoving us from the driver’s seat into the back (or even hogtying us in the trunk).

If any of this sounds familiar, then Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, may be able to help you break the cycle. Through an evidence-based, skills-oriented framework, DBT can help you handle stress and overwhelming emotions in healthier ways that don’t leave you feeling depleted and like you keep letting yourself down.

Interested in DBT therapy? Send us a message!

What Is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)?

Dialectical Behavior Therapy is a highly effective, practical tool that can be used in everyday situations to help manage intense feelings and emotions. It’s a great approach for those who struggle internally with:

Mood swings
Anger
Anxiety
Shame
Feelings of emptiness
Self-harm
Binge behaviors
Any other form of emotional avoidance

In many cases, clients seek DBT when conventional talk therapy methods have fallen short. With its focus on concrete skills, DBT can change your in-the-moment stress response. And due to its highly structured nature, DBT gives you an opportunity to fundamentally change how you deal with life’s stressors.

This is not the kind of therapy where you’re getting little feedback and a few sympathetic nods; sessions are all about collaborating with your therapist on actionable skills that you can practice both in and out of session. As much of DBT happens inside the therapy space as outside of it.

What To Expect

The four main skill areas of DBT are:

Distress tolerance – getting your coping skills in place so you can get through crisis without making things worse
Emotional regulation – understanding and managing the power of your emotions so they don’t control you
Mindfulness – learning to notice your thoughts, feelings, and surroundings without getting swept up in them
Interpersonal effectiveness – communicating clearly and assertively in service of healthy relationships

Sessions are a mix of talk therapy and DBT skills training. Talk therapy will explore the why behind your responses through a deepened understanding of your specific struggles. In skills training, you’ll practice techniques for calming the mind and navigating conflict. Along the way, you’ll practice DBT skills in real time and get feedback from your therapist in a supportive, hands-on way.

DBT Looks Good On Our Clients

We’re big fans of acceptance and change at Therapie, and we really do believe that you can teach an old dog new tricks. We work with a lot of high-functioning, high-achieving clients who value insight-driven approaches but don’t have all the time in the world to go to therapy—they’ve already done a lot of the work, and now they’re looking for skills for change.

DBT stands out to us because it offers practical, actionable solutions for implementing new responses and behaviors that will make you feel way better than doing the thing you always do. It also aligns with our three guiding principles: What is happening and why? Where do you want to go? and How do we get there?

We know that high stress situations are inevitable, but DBT can transform your life—and coping toolkit—for the better. Confidence, stability, and resilience are within reach, and you can achieve these and more by implementing DBT skills into counseling. Through this process, you are in control of your emotions.

You Can Change

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is one of the main tools we use at Therapie to help clients build skills for being in the driver’s seat of their emotions instead of at the mercy of them. For more information or to schedule a session with one of our DBT therapists, contact us.

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210 25th Ave N suite 601, Nashville, TN 37203

DBT Therapy in Nashville

Whoever Said “Old Habits Die Hard” Didn’t Know About DBT

Interested in DBT therapy? Send us a message!

What Is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)?

What To Expect

DBT Looks Good On Our Clients

You Can Change

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