DBT-LBC™

We hope that understanding what to expect from DBT will help you be an informed consumer. While not all treatment delivery will include every element listed below depending on the Stage of treatment needed, what follows is a description of the elements of evidence-based DBT delivery for clients in need of the most intensive form of DBT to begin with... 1. Individual Therapy (where you work one-on-one with your DBT therapist to identify and work on your goals and targets and how to apply new skills and strategies... DBT individual therapy sessions are organized by a target hierarchy. The first focus is to assess and problem-solve any suicidal or non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors (including urges, fantasies and thoughts). The second target is to address any behaviors that get in the way of actually doing the therapy - like arriving late, cancelling appointments or other "therapy interfering behaviors". (Therapy interfering behaviors of the therapist are included in this target.)..