DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (DBT)

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a research-based therapy stemming from traditional cognitive behavioral therapy that helps people develop the necessary skills to better control emotions and emotional reactions.

Difficulties coping with emotions in a healthy way is sometimes called emotional dysregulation. Emotional dysregulation happens when you have a hard time  identifying or regulating your emotions or emotional responses to stressful external and internal stimuli, such as traumatic life experiences or troubling thoughts.

Emotional dysregulation is linked to many mental health concerns, including unstable or volatile emotional experiences, challenges with impulse control, struggles in interpersonal relationships, poor self-image and identity formation.