Hanging by a Moment: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

As I mentioned before, the foundation of DBT is really this concept of “mindfulness,” which has really made its way to the forefront of popular psychology. Because of this, there are a lot of different definitions and views surrounding the concept. For many, the word is likely associated with the idea of meditation. And for […]

Step by Step: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

In my previous post, I mentioned a type of therapeutic style called Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (affectionately called DBT for short, so let’s go with that). But what exactly is it? Well, brevity isn’t exactly my strong suit, so let’s start at the beginning. DBT was first brought into the realm of mainstream therapy in the […]