DBT focuses on:

• Mindfulness: improving your ability to be present in the moment

• Distress tolerance: increasing your tolerance for difficult emotion(s), rather than trying to escape or avoid it

• Emotional regulation: skills used to manage and shift emotion(s) that are intense and creating difficulties for you

• Interpersonal effectiveness: skills that help you communicate with others in an assertive way that's assertive and strengthens relationships.

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DBT may be helpful if you experience:

• Struggle with setting boundaries in your relationships, such as with family, in-laws, partners, and/or friends

• Feel your emotions deeply and intensely. You may struggle to come down from intense emotions, or find yourself reactive and impulsive

• Often find yourself in an emotional crisis requiring professional support