Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

Marsha Linehan created DBT, a relational skills therapy technique. DBT was first developed expressly for coping with borderline personality disorder BPD, with an emphasis on difficulties of emotional and affect dysregulation that accompanies this condition. DBT or specific DBT components may help support adult trauma survivors’ recovery since many clients who suffer from emotion dysregulation, relational issues, or who thrive on crises have substantial trauma histories.

I think every therapist should have some basic training in DBT. I believe just about every client I encounter could use some mindfulness, radical acceptance, emotional regulation, or distress tolerance skills. I have never encountered a negative experience from using DBT (other than the usual BPD issues). The only drawback I can think of is that the list of acronyms and skills is extensive; therefore, it requires a lot of memorization.

Reference

Briere, J. N., & Scott, C. (2014). Principles of Trauma Therapy: A Guide to Symptoms, Evaluation, and Treatment ( DSM-5 Update), 2nd Edition. [VitalSource Bookshelf 10.1.0]. Retrieved from vbk://9781483351230