The DBT program at BestSelf Behavioral Health is the only outpatient treatment program in Western New York to provide adolescents and their families with a comprehensive, evidence-based treatment plan that includes individual and group therapy as well as on-call support during the course of treatment.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Helping Adolescents Decrease Negative Thoughts and Behaviors
The mental health professionals at BBH have received intensive training in DBT by Behavioral Tech LLC, which is world-renowned for its state-of-the-art professional training program. Our therapists offer compassionate, adolescent-friendly treatment to help youth and their families learn skills to reduce self-destructive behaviors and live more positively. The DBT program is highly regarded by local professionals, adolescents and families for its quality and effectiveness.
The DBT program is dedicated to treating adolescents who have trouble controlling their moods, thoughts, or relationships; or exhibit self-destructive behaviors. The program helps teens and young adults (ages 13–17) identify difficult beliefs and assumptions, then provides them with effective tools to shape a more positive response.
Program Features
Evidence-based practice
Utilizes a specific set of strategies that have been shown to effectively treat adolescents who self-harm, experience suicidal thoughts, or display other severe behaviors or feelings
Emphasis is placed on validation
Accepting uncomfortable thoughts, feelings & behaviors
Developing coping skills
Practicing mindfulness & relaxation
Enhancing family skills & environment to improve successful outcomes
DBT Can Produce Lasting Positive Change
Through weekly individual and group therapy and phone support adolescents and their families are taught a variety of skills to improve positive responses to negative thoughts and behaviors
Eliminate life-threatening behaviors
Reduce patterns of self-destructive behaviors
Increase motivation to change
Improve adolescent’s use of positive skills
Decrease counterproductive behaviors (such as substance abuse)
Decrease environmental obstacles to change (such as family communication)
Qualifications
Ages 13-17
Suicidal thoughts or attempts
Self-harming behaviors
Borderline Personality Disorder symptoms
Intense emotional instability & mood swings
Confusion about identity & feelings
Ongoing patterns of interpersonal problems
Extreme difficulties with family/family conflict
Depression
Anxiety
Lasting impact of traumatic events
Our Highly Qualified Team have received intensive training in PCIT & TCIT