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Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

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.

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

Contact Information

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(716) 884-0888


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