Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Use Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) GIVE Skills to Get and Keep Important Relationships
This post is the second of a three-part series about Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills, adapted from Marsha M. Linehan’s book, Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder (1993, The Guilford Press, New York, NY). A few weeks ago in anticipation of the holiday season, we took a closer look at DEARMAN skills . DEARMAN is…
Read MoreBring DBT DEAR MAN Skills Home for the Holidays
This post is the first of a three-part series about DEAR Skills, adapted from Marsha M. Linehan’s book, Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder (1993, The Guilford Press, New York, NY). The holidays can present challenges to anyone, but for OPI Living and OPI Intensive participants who have been diagnosed with Borderline Personality…
Read MoreReflections on “Reviving Plain Old Therapy” – a recent article featured in Psychiatric News
Today, psychotherapy researchers are hard pressed to demonstrate differences in effectiveness among various therapy brands. “We are blessed with a spate of evidence-based therapies for specific psychiatric disorders and cursed with all their acronyms—CBT, DBT, TFP, ERP…to name a few,” says Jon G. Allen, Ph.D., senior staff psychologist at the Menninger Clinic and professor of…
Read MoreMindfulness: What Does This Mean And How Do We Engage In It?
The practice of mindfulness can come in all sorts of “shapes” yet the core of its purpose remains constant. Letting our mind explore our thoughts, feelings and sensations without judgment and noticing what we observe. This process extends itself to everyone with no discrimination as to who can benefit from it. To a person dealing…
Read MoreDBT in a Nutshell
DBT in a Nutshell by Dr. Marsha Linehan, Ph.D Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based proven therapy for disorders of behavior and emotional regulation. Developed by world-renown psychologist Marsha Linehan, Ph.D, it combines practical behavior science with mindfulness and contemplative practices. OPI Intensive treatment center staff have been intensively trained by Behavioral Tech LLC,…
Read MoreArticle: DBT in a Nutshell
DBT in a Nutshell by Dr. Marsha Linehan, Ph.D Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based proven therapy for disorders of behavior and emotional regulation. Developed by world-renown psychologist Marsha Linehan, Ph.D, it combines practical behavior science with mindfulness and contemplative practices. OPI Intensive treatment center staff have been intensively trained by Behavioral Tech LLC,…
Read MoreOPI Therapist to Get DBT Certification
WOODLAND HILLS, CA—- Dialectical Behavior Therapy is one of many therapeutic services offered at The Optimum Performance Institute and now OPI is expanding this focus. Misty Furbush, MFT, OPI therapist, will attend specialized training for DBT certification to enable her to train other OPI therapists in this technique. DBT is a research-supported treatment which combines…
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