Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) - Adult Program

The Stanford Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Adult Program offers evidence-based care to adults (ages 18-75) with suicidal behavior and self-harm, as well as those with a range of diagnostic presentations underpinned by emotion dysregulation, impulsivity, difficulty with interpersonal relationships, and reduced quality of life.

Conditions Treated

• Suicidality
• Self-harm
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Ineffective coping behaviors directly related to core emotion dysregulation and/or chronic trauma sequela
  (e.g., substance abuse, binge eating, high risk behavior)

This Program Provides

• Comprehensive DBT (including Individual DBT, Skills Group, Telephone Coaching, and the Provider Consultation Team)
• DBT Skills Group Only Track for Emotion Dysregulation
• DBT Skills Group for Functional Neurological Disorder (Conversion Disorder)
• DBT Skills Groups for Friends and Family of loved ones who are enrolled in or who would benefit from DBT