Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is different from other therapies in that it focuses on balancing acceptance and change, teaches practical skills to manage emotions and relationships, targets specific behaviors like self-harm, and is structured and time-limited. It also incorporates mindfulness and emphasizes the therapist-client relationship

Not necessarily, depending on the severity of the presenting problems and diagnoses you may not need all of the DBT components. During our initial consultation, we will assess your needs and recommend a course for treatment.

A fully adherent DBT program follows all the core principles and components of Dialectical Behavior Therapy, including individual therapy, skills training group, phone coaching, and consultation team meetings.

This can be subjective from person to person. The research done to support DBT is based on completing two full rounds of DBT skills which means doing all of the modules twice, in addition to participating in weekly individual DBT therapy sessions at the same time. In essence, it’s usually a little over one year.

Yes, we have several clients who choose to stay with their individual therapist outside of our practice. With that being said, we do require that each client be in weekly individual therapy with their therapist. Please note that we do not provide dbt phone coaching to clients seeing outside therapists as that is done with each client’s individual therapist.

We absolutely believe in collaboration. We send out emails every module explaining what skills our clients are learning and give an update as well on what we are observing as the group leaders. We welcome updates outside therapists as well and enjoy working in tandem with them.

Sometimes providers will say they offer Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) but only provide certain aspects of this particular treatment. When seeking DBT treatment, be sure to ask which components providers offer. It is important to note that not everyone needs all of these components, but for certain problems and diagnoses, research suggests that a comprehensive approach is essential. As intensively trained DBT therapists we provide a full comprehensive program to our clients and strive to be DBT adherent.

You can participate in our DBT skills classes without doing individual therapy at our practice, but you must be in weekly individual therapy with a therapist in the community. That being said, during our initial consultation we will assess your needs and recommend a course for treatment or help.

No, we ask that each client commit to doing one full round of modules (24 weeks). If you are interested in only some of the DBT skills it is possible that working with our DBT trained therapists for individual therapy and skill instruction would be beneficial.

At this time we offer in person and virtual therapy services in Georgia, and virtual therapy services in Florida. If you are looking for DBT services outside of Georgia or telehealth for Florida please visit https://behavioraltech.org/find-a-therapist-app/ to find an intensively trained DBT therapist near you.

We have therapists that offer individual DBT sessions via telehealth. At this time we do not offer our groups virtually.

Fees vary by clinician and are determined by their experience and education level. See below for more information.

We do not accept insurance. We can provide a superbill for services which you may be able to use to file for Out-of-Network (OON) reimbursement. Please follow up with your insurance company about OON benefits, deductibles, and reimbursement rates.