Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
DBT teaches four concrete skills: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and getting through hard conversations without falling apart. At Skilton Institute, it anchors many treatment plans. If you or someone you love feels ruled by intense emotions, these are tools you can actually practice and keep.
How Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Works in Treatment
Learning to sit with a strong emotion instead of drinking or using it away is one of the first skills DBT teaches. In a session, you practice concrete tools: naming what you feel, calming your body, and handling a tense conversation without making it worse. It helps with impulsivity, anger, and the emotional swings that often feed addiction or mental health struggles. Licensed clinicians build DBT into your loved one's larger treatment plan, then adjust the focus as new skills stick and confidence grows.
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