DBT Group Skills Training is focused on building four core sets of DBT skills (Mindfulness, Distress

Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, & Interpersonal Effectiveness) with an emphasis on decreasing any

self-

injurious or life-threatening behavior, therapy interfering behavior, and quality-of-life interfering  behavior. 

DECREASE:

• Difficulties with Identity and Sense of Self

• Difficulties Tolerating Distressful Emotions and Situations

• Difficulties Regulating or Managing Intense Changes in Emotions

• Difficulties with Interpersonal Chaos
   

INCREASE:

• Core Mindfulness Skills

• Distress Tolerance Skills

• Emotion Regulation Skills

• Interpersonal Effectiveness skills

DBT therapy has also been determined through research by The Behavioral Technology Transfer LLC  to be an effective treament for the symptoms  of co occuring Substance Use Disorder and Eating Disorders.