What a session looks like
Sessions move between two things that sound contradictory and are not: accepting where you are, and working to change it. Practically that means some time on what happened this week and some on a concrete skill — a way to get through a moment without making it worse, or to name what you need in a conversation.
Skills get practised, not just described. Many people keep some record of what they tried and what it did, though how formal that is depends on you.
Who it tends to help
DBT was built for emotions that arrive fast and large, and for the things people do to survive them. It suits anyone who describes going from nought to overwhelmed with nothing in between, or whose relationships swing between too close and cut off.
It is also useful where self-harm urges, impulsivity, or chronic emptiness are part of the picture.
How we use it here
Full DBT is an intensive programme with groups, phone coaching and a team. What we offer is individual therapy that draws on DBT skills — which is the right fit for many people and not for everyone.
If you need the full programme, we will tell you that in the consultation and help you find it rather than offer you an approximation of it.
Our approach
We draw on DBT skills to help you steady intense emotions and navigate relationships, integrated into individual, trauma-informed therapy rather than delivered as a rigid programme.
Why connect with us
If emotions often feel too big or too fast, DBT skills can give you footing. We teach them inside individual, trauma-informed therapy rather than as a rigid programme, so the skills fit your life rather than the other way round.