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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

What is Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)?

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is a type of psychotherapy that focuses on behavioural change developed by Marsha Linehan PhD for individuals with maladaptive under controlled presentations. We can transform your life with Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in NSW, Australia DBT is a trans-diagnostic treatment indicated for individuals with diagnoses of borderline personality disorder (BPD), bipolar, binge eating disorders and ADHD.

Key features of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in NSW include:

1

Emotion Regulation:

Become more aware of emotions, express them effectively, and find a healthier balance between emotional control and emotional expression. 

2

Social Signaling:

Teaching individuals how to improve their social signalling skills, which involve non-verbal cues, expressions, and body language, to foster better interpersonal relationships. 

3

Mindfulness:

Enhances self-awareness, emotional regulation, and present-moment awareness, helping individuals stay grounded and more in touch with their emotions. 

4

Validation and Acceptance:

Validation and acceptance strategies to create a non-judgmental and empathetic therapeutic environment where clients feel understood and supported. 

5

Individual Therapy and Skills Classes:

Kelly offers both individual therapy sessions, where clients work one-on-one, where clients learn and practice specific skills alongside others experiencing similar challenges. 

Radically Open DBT

RO DBT is a new evidence-based treatment for patients with emotional over-control.  ‘Self-control’ is usually seen as a good thing, however too much self-control can cause difficulties.  Excessive self-control is associated with social isolation and poor interpersonal relations and it contributes to conditions like anorexia nervosa, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, chronic depression and autistic spectrum disorders.

Over- control is seen as a problem of emotional loneliness - not necessarily lacking contact with others…...but lack of social connectedness with others.

We are social beings and we know that 3 core components of emotional well-being are:
1

Openness

Openness to feedback, even when this is challenging.

2

Flexibility 

Flexibility in our responses, to ever changing demands.

3

Communication of our Emotions

Recognising that expressing emotion is crucial when forming close interpersonal bonds.
RO-DBT treatment strategies aim to build:
  1. Flexible responding to the demands of the moment
  2. Emphasis on the importance of authentic emotional expression to build positive interpersonal relationships
  3. Self enquiry into our usual responses
  4. Ability to manage unexpected or challenging feedback

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Kelly is supported by Radically Open Ltd which is the international training and development organisation of the RO DBT treatment developer Professor Thomas Lynch. 

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