Dialectical Behavior (DBT) Psychiatrists in South Dakota

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Brian Brandt
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP
Online Only
With a value and foundation of a Person-centered approach, I utilize Acceptance and Commitment (ACT), Christian Counseling, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Dialectical ( DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Person-Centered, Strength-Based, Client-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness-Based, and Supportive.
My name is Brian Brandt I am a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. I offer over 25 years of experience in behavioral health. I have completed my Master's of Science in Nursing from Walden University. I have worked as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with both inpatient and outpatient clients that have a variety of mental health diagnoses. I am seeing you as to how you are and individualized your plan of care. I work with all patient ages and treat all mental health conditions.
With a value and foundation of a Person-centered approach, I utilize Acceptance and Commitment (ACT), Christian Counseling, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Dialectical ( DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Person-Centered, Strength-Based, Client-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness-Based, and Supportive.
My name is Brian Brandt I am a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. I offer over 25 years of experience in behavioral health. I have completed my Master's of Science in Nursing from Walden University. I have worked as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with both inpatient and outpatient clients that have a variety of mental health diagnoses. I am seeing you as to how you are and individualized your plan of care. I work with all patient ages and treat all mental health conditions.
(605) 667-4502 View (605) 667-4502
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MWI Health
Psychiatrist, MD
Sioux Falls, SD 57106
Now offering services, with convenient locations in Sioux Falls, Rapid City, West Des Moines, IA and Fargo, ND. Founded by Dr. Clay Pavlis in 2012, MWI Health is an organization built on connection, with a dedicated team of providers to help people live their lives to the fullest. Our expert staff is dedicated and compassionate about supporting our patients through individualized treatment plans, innovative solutions and a passion to improve their lives.
Now offering services, with convenient locations in Sioux Falls, Rapid City, West Des Moines, IA and Fargo, ND. Founded by Dr. Clay Pavlis in 2012, MWI Health is an organization built on connection, with a dedicated team of providers to help people live their lives to the fullest. Our expert staff is dedicated and compassionate about supporting our patients through individualized treatment plans, innovative solutions and a passion to improve their lives.
(605) 307-3310 View (605) 307-3310
Photo of Paula Zuccaro - Brightside Health, Psychiatric Nurse, PMHNP
Brightside Health
Psychiatric Nurse, PMHNP
Online Only
It gets much better from here. No matter what you're going through, our expert providers are here to help with online mental health care tailored to you. Brightside Health offers personalized psychiatry, proven therapy, or both to help you feel better. Get started right from home, with appointments in as little as 2 days.
It gets much better from here. No matter what you're going through, our expert providers are here to help with online mental health care tailored to you. Brightside Health offers personalized psychiatry, proven therapy, or both to help you feel better. Get started right from home, with appointments in as little as 2 days.
(605) 309-8731 View (605) 309-8731

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Dialectical Behavior (DBT) Psychiatrists
Who is DBT for?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is designed for people who experience extreme emotional suffering because they lack the skills of emotion regulation and distress tolerance. The basic affliction can underlie a wide range of conditions, from borderline and other personality disorders to PTSD and treatment-resistant anxiety and depression. The therapy is helpful to those whose emotional reactivity is so intense it is disruptive to everyday functioning and leads to frequent crises.

Why do people need DBT?
The ability to regulate emotions is a core psychological skill that enables people to function in life and pay attention to the world outside themselves; it is consistently associated with well-being. DBT is designed to help people learn how to manage and regulate their emotions. Originally developed to treat people with borderline personality disorder whose extreme emotional suffering led to self-harming behavior and suicide attempts, the therapy is now applied to other conditions involving emotion dysregulation, particularly when other treatments have failed.

What happens in DBT?
Individuals meet weekly with their therapist to discuss their experiences relating to moods, behavior, and skills. Using checklists they maintain, they review emotional experiences and positive practices they engage in. The diaries help individuals discern what led up to a specific problem encountered, this is followed by discussion of the consequences of their actions. In addition, individuals may meet in class-like small groups to learn skills such as mindfulness, emotion regulation and distress tolerance.

How long does DBT last?
Because it is intended to establish long-lasting behavioral change among those with persistent problems, DBT is designed to last six months to a year. DBT includes both weekly sessions of individual therapy and weekly skills-training sessions conducted in small groups. Studies of DBT have documented improvement within a year of treatment, particularly in controlling self-harmful behavior; nevertheless, individuals may require therapy for several years.