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

My go-to approach for helping people in dialectical behavior therapy is a DBT workbook and daily mindfulness-based practices. I find the best benefit in structured DBT efforts because it helps increase personal awareness and understanding of complex disorders, allowing for increased distress tolerance and emotional regulation.

I teach the following tools in dialectical behavior therapy: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.

I know a client is making meaningful progress in dialectical behavior therapy when they begin to better manage their reactions to triggers and are able to increase levels of self-control. Ultimately, a client's relationships and environment will begin to reflect their increased levels of self-control.

Clients can supplement their time in dialectical behavior therapy with daily self-care practices such as exercise, journaling, and meditation.

To prepare for their first dialectical behavior therapy session, an individual can research the method and understand that a more structured approach may be introduced for DBT. Preparing for a more interactive relationship than traditional talk therapy is useful, as DBT often requires timely completion of homework practices to impress DBT skills upon the mind.