Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

I am intensively trained in DBT and currently facilitate Adult and Teen/Parent skills training groups. I completed my training through Behavioral Tech.

Feeling overwhelmed, out of control, or like your feelings are too much? Find yourself shutting down, lashing out, or doing whatever you can to distract yourself from negative thoughts? Through DBT, you'll build personalized strategies for distress tolerance, emotion regulation, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness. You'll develop a stronger sense of your values and preferences, practice setting healthier boundaries, and design a life worth living.

Throughout my career, DBT has been a useful technique utilized within crisis intervention and treatment. I specialize in incorporating DBT skills, such as mindfulness and emotional regulation, to reduce self-destructive thoughts and behaviors. DBT has been an essential treatment orientation with my experience as a clinician for at risk teens over the years. Within my practice, DBT skills continually enhance client resilience by increasing stress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness.

At our practice, we implement Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for meaningful healing. Informed by LGBTQIAP+ sensitivity, our therapists cultivate a nurturing atmosphere. DBT equips clients with actionable strategies for emotion regulation, mindfulness, and communication, facilitating their journey to surmount challenges, foster inner strength, and achieve personal development.

"The term "dialectical" comes from the idea that bringing together two opposites in therapy -- acceptance and change -- brings better results than either one alone. A unique aspect of DBT is its focus on acceptance of a patient's experience as a way for therapists to reassure them -- and balance the work needed to change negative behaviors." (Taylor, 2022)

Specialized DBT training through Marsha Linehan's Behavioral Tech Institute (2020-2022), including DBT Skills Training, DBT Foundations Training, and DBT for Adolescents & Families.

DBT is amazing for learning how to use mindfulness and values to approach making it through really painful, distressing times; learning how to name your emotions and what they help and hinder; upping your people skills at asking directly for what you want and need. DBT also helps us view ourselves and others with compassion and acceptance, helping us navigate life's pain effectively and with less suffering. It packages lots of helpful skills in a way that's easy to follow and practice.

I utilize Dialectical Behavioral Therapy in my work with children and adolescence to support them with developing resiliency. I utilize elements of Radically Open DBT to support my clients struggling with restrictive disordered eating.

I have extensive training and experience with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). I originally led an inpatient DBT-informed program. Since transitioning to private practice, I have been specializing in DBT applications for anxiety and panic disorders.

I have extensive training and experience in using Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to help people build skills to manage emotion regulation, improve relationships, and improve a positive sense of self. This treatment offers practical skill building to improve mindfulness of the experience of emotions, and tools to change emotional reactivity. DBT is useful in reducing suicidal thoughts, reducing substance use, improving mood and decreasing anxiety.

DBT provides skills to manage conflicting feelings that can lead to undesired maladaptive behavior, while helping to understand problematic emotions that are causing unwanted issues.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches skills in four specific areas. These are practical skills for everyday use that will help you manage your emotions, behaviors, and stressors more effectively. These skill areas include Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, & Interpersonal Effectiveness. I am passionate about Dialectical Behavior Therapy and proud to be intensively trained in this treatment. You can always expect high-quality DBT treatment delivered with enthusiasm & expertise.

DBT aims to help people create lives worth living. For treatment with DBT to be considered comprehensive, it needs to include all four of these modes of treatment, including: • Individual therapy to enhance motivation • Skills groups to enhance capabilities • Phone coaching to generalize skills to natural environment • Consultation team meetings to enhance therapist motivation and capability

"The term "dialectical" comes from the idea that bringing together two opposites in therapy -- acceptance and change -- brings better results than either one alone. A unique aspect of DBT is its focus on acceptance of a patient's experience as a way for therapists to reassure them -- and balance the work needed to change negative behaviors." (Rebecca Buffum Taylor, 2022)

Dialectical behavioral therapy focuses on high-risk, tough-to-treat patients. These patients often have multiple diagnoses.DBT was initially designed to treat people with suicidal behavior and borderline personality disorder. But it has been adapted for other mental health problems that threaten a person's safety, relationships, work, and emotional well-being.Borderline personality disorder is a disorder that leads to acute emotional distress. Patients may have intense bursts of anger.

Step into healing with Nick Worstell, a seasoned professional with a background in residential care and a specialty in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). With a wealth of experience in addressing complex issues, he bring expertise to those seeking transformation. Utilizing DBT's powerful tools, we create a nurturing space for growth, combining empathy with evidence-based techniques. Whether it's emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, or distress tolerance, our therapeutic jou