DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY

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Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)

Learning to regulate our emotions on demand and addressing overwhelming challenges can be a daunting task. Extreme negative emotions can lead to difficulties in relationships and a sense of being ‘stuck’ in challenging situations or destructive behavior patterns. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is particularly effective in addressing these issues.

At Touyeh Psychology Group, we employ DBT, alongside other talk therapy approaches, to assist you in achieving your personal goals, reframing obstacles, and fostering harmony in your personal relationships. DBT is a potent tool proven to be beneficial for individuals struggling with the following conditions:

  • Borderline Personality Disorder
 
  • Bipolar Disorder
 
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Bulimia
 
  • Binge-Eating
 
  • Suicidal Ideation
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  • Depression
 
  • Substance Abuse
 
  • And More

Balance for Better Mental Health

DBT focuses on helping individuals break free from extreme positions. Throughout your treatment, therapists guide you to avoid all-or-nothing thinking by demonstrating the possibility of holding two opposing perspectives simultaneously, fostering a sense of balance. This is achieved through teaching four distinct skill sets: acceptance-oriented skills (mindfulness and distress tolerance) and change-oriented skills (emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness). As a result, you acquire the ability to recognize, manage, and shift intense emotions and self-destructive behaviors. This proactive, problem-solving approach aims to help you attain a more peaceful and emotionally stable life.

Our trained clinical team is ready to offer the support you need to initiate positive changes in your life—take the first step today.

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(416) 666-6959

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FAQs – Dialectical Behavioural Therapy

 

Individual therapy can help you deal with the overwhelming stress that comes along with unexpected difficulties or challenges. Our therapists can help you develop strategies for coping with stress in
constructive, healthy ways

DBT is an evidence-based practice that has been researched and backed up by science since the 1980’s. It’s been found to be successful at helping clients learn to manage and control emotions, and experience less anger and anxiety.

 

Medication is not a requirement to undergo Dialectical Behavioural Therapy. There may be some cases, such as severe depression, where an individual may benefit from both therapeutic and pharmaceutical support. In these situations, we advise you to speak with your family physician and will arrange a referral for a medication consultation.

 
 

Throughout the course of DBT, we will teach you to monitor your thoughts and behaviours. This self-awareness is one way to check in to see how you are progressing throughout your therapy. We will also assess each individual’s ability to cope using the skills we teach, as well as review any dysfunctional coping mechanisms that may be present.

 

One-on-one sessions with your therapist can address any challenges you are having in your life pertaining to personal relationships, coping skills, and self-destructive patterns.

Your therapist will focus on four different survival strategies: a) self-soothing b) improving the moment c) distracting, and d) thinking of pros and cons of a behaviour or situation. You will also learn acceptance skills such as radical acceptance, turning your mind toward acceptance, and learning how to be willing, as opposed to willful.

Skill-building sessions are designed to incorporate the four following skill modules:

Mindfulness: Helping to focus your attention and live life in the present moment. This helps remove distractions caused by excessive worrying about the future or the past using mindfulness exercises.

Distress Tolerance: Teaching new ways to deal with crisis situations in effective, healthy ways that do not include harming yourself.

Emotional Regulation: Equipping you with skills that will help you to understand your emotions, and gain control over them.

Interpersonal Effectiveness: Teaching assertiveness skills, such as learning how to say no to others, how to ask for what you want and/or need, and maintaining self-respect and important relationships in the process.

Everyone is different — some individuals respond more quickly to treatment than others, while others take a bit longer. The first couple of sessions will be more exploratory and build a foundation for the work that is coming up ahead. Results may not be immediately noticeable, but tend to grow with gradual consistency. The important thing to remember is to have patience with yourself — it is a process and long-lasting change takes time.

 

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT was first started in the 1980’s by Marsha Linehan, and was originally designed to help sufferers of borderline personality disorder (BPD).

 

DBT requires active participation from you and your therapist. The more open and honest you are about your current struggles and the more work you are willing to contribute to your healing process, the greater results you can expect to see.

 

DBT can be an important intervention for creating positive, lasting change. Our clinical team incorporates DBT, along with a variety of evidence-based therapies, to support you on the path to better mental and wellness. Contact us today to find out if DBT is right for you.