Posted by emmanuel98 on November 9, 2011, at 18:27:11
In reply to DBT, posted by Raisinb on November 8, 2011, at 22:56:32
My p-doc wanted me to do DBT and I found a group that worked well for a while, then started to fall apart as people kept leaving, then a new member would take their place, then not show up regularly. Still, the year it worked was worthwhile. I then started working individually with a DBT therapist. I have found this very helpful. This summer, I met with her and my p-doc together and they agreed that she would be my primary therapist and take responsibility for me if I became suicidal. I have worked hard with her on my obsessive suicidality, which, by the way, is what DBT was developed for. I have seen a lot of improvement. I feel more in control than I have been in a long time.
So I'm a big DBT booster. But it's hard to find DBT therapists or groups. I found my current therapist by doing a search on my insurance company website for therapists who listed DBT as a specialty. Even then, I called about 30 people before I found someone who really did only or mostly DBT.
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