Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is effective if you struggle with intense emotions, self-harm urges, or patterns of impulsive behaviour. Unlike traditional Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), which focuses primarily on identifying and restructuring distorted thoughts, DBT adds a strong emphasis on emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and real-world coping skills. This makes it particularly useful for you if you become overwhelmed by your feelings and need strategies to survive emotional crises in the moment, not just reframe your thinking afterwards.

DBT’s practical tools such as mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness help you stabilise before diving into deeper cognitive work. Mindfulness and grounding techniques also help you to regain clarity and stay away from destructive behaviours. DBT offers a system for you if your problems involve emotional dysregulation and self-destructive behaviours.