Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based model of therapy that helps individuals accept their experiences and behaviours and to make positive changes to manage emotions and move forward in their lives.
DBT is intended to help people who struggle with too little emotion or too much emotion, often referred to as emotion regulation challenges. If a person notices that their emotions interfere with their relationships, work, school, or life goals, DBT may be a beneficial therapy, as it is intended to help people accept their behaviours at the same time change unhelpful behaviours. Emotion regulation difficulties often emerge when people have had to survive adverse experiences in their lives, and/or suffer from depression, anxiety, Borderline Personality Disorder, PTSD, eating disorders, or grief symptoms that do not get better with other interventions.
Every Mental Health Team Clinician at the STAR Family Health Team has done various training in DBT, however, DBT is best delivered on a weekly basis for approximately 30 -32 weeks.
With this in mind, we are pleased to be partnering with Dr. L. Cleto, a psychiatrist in Stratford, Ontario and his team of skilled facilitators to offer this program to the patients of this team.
The DBT skills program runs weekly in the Fall from October to June, for 31 weeks. It provides the learner with key information to understand themselves and to learn skills to achieve better emotion regulation. If you are a patient of the STAR Family Health Team and you feel this program can assist you to better manage your emotions and make positive changes in your life, please inquire about a referral from your family doctor or nurse practitioner to one of our team’s mental health clinicians to determine if this program is suited for you.
Consult with one of the STAR Family Health Team Mental Health Clinicians for more information.
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