Discussion DBT therapy.

[Norest4thewicked]

So I have my first session of DBT therapy this week. Could anyone tell me how this diffrers from the usual talk therapy?

 

[Jen Erik]

DBT is typically skills-based, structured, and follows a specific protocol; it's less about processing whatever things bring someone to therapy and more about learning how to deal with those things.

Talk therapy is unstructured, free-flowing, where the patient chooses what to talk about in the session; talk therapy involves processing.

 

[Jc40]

So I have my first session of DBT therapy this week. Could anyone tell me how this diffrers from the usual talk therapy?

Good luck with it. I'm due to try this but I probably won't.

 

[Jen Erik]

@Norest4thewicked - I hope it goes well for you. I was in three partial hospitalizations where they did a lot of DBT, and I found some of the skills useful, it takes a while to get them to be habit.

@Jc40 - if you do give it a try, I hope it goes well for you, too.

 

[FTL.Wanderer]

So I have my first session of DBT therapy this week. Could anyone tell me how this diffrers from the usual talk therapy?

https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/types/dialectical-behavioral-therapy