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[quote=Anonymous]DBT was life changing for us. It really changed a long-standing pattern of dysregulation and aggression in times of distress. My DD continues with her individual DBT therapist post program and they work on things that come up in a normal teenage life, but in the context of DBT, so it can be used for continued regular therapy. I’m not sure it would be as helpful without having done the full program of DBT mentioned above first.

There are a lot of therapists who say they are “DBT informed.” What that means varies by person, but it does not follow the specific DBT model. If you go that route, I would ask a lot of questions about how many clients they have with emotional regulation issues and maybe some examples of how severe and then what they do to work on those (see if those align with DBT skills). And also how do they incorporate parents learning DBT because that part is as important as the adolescent part.

Another thing that a true DBT program offers is phone coaching which enables the client to text the therapist for coaching in a dysregulated moment. We also found that very impactful when my DD knew the skills but was still learning to apply them in the moment.[/quote]

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