DialecticalBehaviourTherapy
DBT equips you with practical skills to manage emotions, improve relationships, and navigate life's challenges with resilience and balance.
Founded by
Dr. Marsha Linehan
Evidence-based
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Core Skills
What is DBT?
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is a highly effective, evidence-based therapeutic approach designed to help individuals manage intense emotions, improve relationships, and build a life worth living.
Developed by Dr. Marsha Linehan, DBT combines cognitive-behavioral techniques with mindfulness practices, emphasizing the balance between acceptance and change.
The Dialectical Balance:
Acceptance
Validate your experience
Change
Build new skills
The Four DBT Skill Areas
DBT equips individuals with practical skills in four key areas
How DBT Works
A balanced approach combining acceptance and change
Learn to Accept
DBT is grounded in both acceptance and active problem-solving, helping clients identify and modify unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours.
Build Skills
Clients learn to practice mindfulness to reduce emotional overwhelm while developing practical coping strategies.
Create Change
Therapists foster a collaborative and supportive relationship, emphasizing empowerment and personal growth for lasting change.
Key Features of DBT
Understanding what makes Dialectical Behaviour Therapy effective
Dialectical Approach
DBT focuses on balancing two seemingly opposite strategies—acceptance of emotions and behaviours as they are and commitment to meaningful change.
Mindfulness
Cultivating present-moment awareness and reducing reactivity to difficult thoughts and emotions.
Distress Tolerance
Managing crises and tolerating painful emotions without making them worse.
Emotional Regulation
Identifying, understanding, and managing emotions effectively for better well-being.
Interpersonal Effectiveness
Navigating relationships with assertiveness and respect, while maintaining self-respect.
“DBT empowers individuals to create meaningful and sustainable change.”
Why Choose DBT?
DBT offers a structured, compassionate, and practical approach to managing life's challenges.
By teaching skills for acceptance, emotional balance, and interpersonal connection, DBT empowers individuals to create meaningful and sustainable change.
Our DBT Therapists
Our trained DBT therapists bring expertise and compassion to help you build essential life skills.
Ready to Build Life Skills?
Take the first step toward emotional balance and resilience with Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.
Our Practice
Located in Calgary, Clearview Counselling offers a warm, welcoming environment for your healing journey. We also provide secure online therapy for clients throughout Alberta, Yukon, and Nunavut.