Ep. 307/ Dr. Greg Chasson/ Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

Beyond Well with Sheila Hamilton

Dr. Greg Chasson talks about Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, or DBT.
DBT is a type of talk therapy (psychotherapy). It’s based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), but it’s specially adapted for people who experience emotions very intensely.

“Dialectical” means combining opposite ideas. DBT focuses on helping people accept the reality of their lives and their behaviors, as well as helping them learn to change their lives, including their unhelpful behaviors.

Dialectical behavior therapy was developed in the 1970s by Marsha Linehan, an American psychologist.