Therapists in Austin, TX
Njapau Counseling and Consulting
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78731 (Online Only)
My approach utilizes a holistic and eclectic approach using CBT, DBT, SFBT that focuses on fostering resilience and self-efficacy in my clients.
Tired of getting the same outcome over and over again, feeling stuck, emotionally overwhelmed? Are you ready to start your healing journey? Are you looking for a therapist who understands the unique challenges of having an intersectional identity in a corporate environment. Hello, my name is Cheryl, an authentic therapist passionate about helping people become the best versions of themselves.
My approach utilizes a holistic and eclectic approach using CBT, DBT, SFBT that focuses on fostering resilience and self-efficacy in my clients.
Tired of getting the same outcome over and over again, feeling stuck, emotionally overwhelmed? Are you ready to start your healing journey? Are you looking for a therapist who understands the unique challenges of having an intersectional identity in a corporate environment. Hello, my name is Cheryl, an authentic therapist passionate about helping people become the best versions of themselves.
Jennifer Wilhelm
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78756
Welcome to my practice. I'm passionate about validating, challenging and connecting with my clients. I enjoy working with people in life transitions, perhaps you're feeling stuck and wanting to shed old patterns of behavior to use different parts of self. My clients have described me as warm but able to be direct in a safe, non judgmental atmosphere. I am intensively trained in DBT and EMDR weaving in neuroscience and attachment theories. Please note, I am in the office Monday-Friday 9-3. I do not have evening hours. I generally return new client inquiries on Friday.
Welcome to my practice. I'm passionate about validating, challenging and connecting with my clients. I enjoy working with people in life transitions, perhaps you're feeling stuck and wanting to shed old patterns of behavior to use different parts of self. My clients have described me as warm but able to be direct in a safe, non judgmental atmosphere. I am intensively trained in DBT and EMDR weaving in neuroscience and attachment theories. Please note, I am in the office Monday-Friday 9-3. I do not have evening hours. I generally return new client inquiries on Friday.
Linda Wilbourn
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78705
Hi there! My name is Linda Wilbourn, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in the Texas Hill Country and working with clients in the state of Texas via telehealth. I work with adolescents and adults and specialize in anxiety, stress, trauma, and emotional dysregulation using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness to help clients learn strategies and gain tools to propel themselves toward healing and get to where they wish to be with their lives.
Hi there! My name is Linda Wilbourn, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in the Texas Hill Country and working with clients in the state of Texas via telehealth. I work with adolescents and adults and specialize in anxiety, stress, trauma, and emotional dysregulation using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness to help clients learn strategies and gain tools to propel themselves toward healing and get to where they wish to be with their lives.
Ilicia Balaban
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78759
I specialize in using DBT, CBT, and IFS modalities to help adults (and some teens) struggling with substance use, personality disorders, self-harm/suicidal thoughts, emotional outbursts, and other behavioral issues.
We all begin the therapeutic journey with our own set of strengths and needs. Sometimes our uniqueness promotes creativity, new perspectives, and collaboration. Other times our uniqueness can be terminal; leading to emptiness, feeling disconnected from self and others, and beliefs that mental health treatment may work for other people, but it won’t work for you. Therapy is not about “getting over” events and issues; it’s about understanding your triggers and learning how to manage your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors so that you can move forward and continue to build a fulfilling life.
I specialize in using DBT, CBT, and IFS modalities to help adults (and some teens) struggling with substance use, personality disorders, self-harm/suicidal thoughts, emotional outbursts, and other behavioral issues.
We all begin the therapeutic journey with our own set of strengths and needs. Sometimes our uniqueness promotes creativity, new perspectives, and collaboration. Other times our uniqueness can be terminal; leading to emptiness, feeling disconnected from self and others, and beliefs that mental health treatment may work for other people, but it won’t work for you. Therapy is not about “getting over” events and issues; it’s about understanding your triggers and learning how to manage your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors so that you can move forward and continue to build a fulfilling life.
Tamela (Tami) Malone
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78748 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I enjoy using narrative therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy skills, and solutions focused therapy from a collaborative, feminist, and relational approach.
Welcome! I am a believer in living one's life deliberately; however, the day to day commitments, expectations, and challenges sometimes divert us from living the life we want for ourselves and loved ones. Having a fierce advocate to remind you of your strengths, help you navigate challenges, and support you on your journey is why therapists are here. Building a strong healthy relationship with your therapist serves as an incredible catalyst for change in our lives. Building community helps us connect better to ourselves and enrich our everyday existence.
I enjoy using narrative therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy skills, and solutions focused therapy from a collaborative, feminist, and relational approach.
Welcome! I am a believer in living one's life deliberately; however, the day to day commitments, expectations, and challenges sometimes divert us from living the life we want for ourselves and loved ones. Having a fierce advocate to remind you of your strengths, help you navigate challenges, and support you on your journey is why therapists are here. Building a strong healthy relationship with your therapist serves as an incredible catalyst for change in our lives. Building community helps us connect better to ourselves and enrich our everyday existence.
Carl Coccaro
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, LCDC, NCC
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78736
I pull heavily from evidence based approaches such as CBT, DBT, Solution/Strength Based Focus, Existential, Mindfulness, and Narrative therapies.
My focus is on meeting the client from a holistic and integrative approach to therapy. There are many avenues to find motivation to achieve optimal health, as well as maintaining gains through recovery efforts. I find great passion in assisting the client to find their true sense of self (authentic self) through self-actualization, which includes self-image, self-esteem, and the ideal self. There's also a desire for positivity and purpose, healthy balanced thoughts, grounding and breathing through mindfulness, replacement of negative behaviors for positive, identifying strengths/solutions, and rewriting the story of their lives.
I pull heavily from evidence based approaches such as CBT, DBT, Solution/Strength Based Focus, Existential, Mindfulness, and Narrative therapies.
My focus is on meeting the client from a holistic and integrative approach to therapy. There are many avenues to find motivation to achieve optimal health, as well as maintaining gains through recovery efforts. I find great passion in assisting the client to find their true sense of self (authentic self) through self-actualization, which includes self-image, self-esteem, and the ideal self. There's also a desire for positivity and purpose, healthy balanced thoughts, grounding and breathing through mindfulness, replacement of negative behaviors for positive, identifying strengths/solutions, and rewriting the story of their lives.
Joshua Nash
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78759 (Online Only)
I use a wide variety of techniques in therapy including, but not limited to: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, ACT/DBT, mindfulness techniques.
You're wanting to start counseling and here you are, at the first step. So how do you choose a therapist out of a sea of faces? I think the truth is pretty simple: you go with your gut. Lots of evidence shows that it is the counseling relationship-rather than theory or modality used-that is the causal factor of change. It's my firm belief that the overriding factors needed in that relationship are trust, patience, and kindness. You'll get those from me because that's what I give myself. That's what leads to change.
I use a wide variety of techniques in therapy including, but not limited to: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, ACT/DBT, mindfulness techniques.
You're wanting to start counseling and here you are, at the first step. So how do you choose a therapist out of a sea of faces? I think the truth is pretty simple: you go with your gut. Lots of evidence shows that it is the counseling relationship-rather than theory or modality used-that is the causal factor of change. It's my firm belief that the overriding factors needed in that relationship are trust, patience, and kindness. You'll get those from me because that's what I give myself. That's what leads to change.
Shelley Gauntt Moeller
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78705
I believe that a collaborative approach between therapist and client is most effective. My intention is to empower my clients to put the pieces together to help solve the mysteries of their inner world. I truly believe that my clients can find their truth and move towards mental wellness. I use an integrated approach to treatment utilizing Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, Internal Family System, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution Focused Therapy. I also believe in equipping my clients with coping skills to practice between sessions.
I believe that a collaborative approach between therapist and client is most effective. My intention is to empower my clients to put the pieces together to help solve the mysteries of their inner world. I truly believe that my clients can find their truth and move towards mental wellness. I use an integrated approach to treatment utilizing Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, Internal Family System, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution Focused Therapy. I also believe in equipping my clients with coping skills to practice between sessions.
Juliana O'Brien
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MDiv
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78745 (Online Only)
I am trained in somatic and attachment-based therapies, CBT, DBT, gestalt, family systems, sex and mindfulness, and am a certified spiritual director.
Texas and Vermont teletherapy clients only. If you are feeling afraid, confused and isolated, you are not alone. How do we stay mentally resilient, manage fear and have hope? If you are an individual or in a relationship struggling with connection, satisfaction or cyclical unhealthy patterns, reach out. I see individuals and couples who are willing to look at themselves and practice new ways of being in their mind and body. Together we will find your way to a healthy and meaningful life. It has been a tough year with an overload of stressors.
I am trained in somatic and attachment-based therapies, CBT, DBT, gestalt, family systems, sex and mindfulness, and am a certified spiritual director.
Texas and Vermont teletherapy clients only. If you are feeling afraid, confused and isolated, you are not alone. How do we stay mentally resilient, manage fear and have hope? If you are an individual or in a relationship struggling with connection, satisfaction or cyclical unhealthy patterns, reach out. I see individuals and couples who are willing to look at themselves and practice new ways of being in their mind and body. Together we will find your way to a healthy and meaningful life. It has been a tough year with an overload of stressors.
Marianne Nemri
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LCDC
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78759 (Online Only)
I apply a range of therapeutic approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, dialectical behavioral therapy, and humanistic therapy.
Welcome! I specialize in providing a safe and confidential space where clients can process and talk about issues that they are facing. I also support first responders and veterans through their transition to civilian life, addressing issues related to PTSD, addictions, anxiety, depression, and more. My ultimate goal is to foster resilience and empower my clients to overcome obstacles to improve their overall well-being. I take pleasure in collaborating with individuals from diverse backgrounds and professions, particularly witnessing the remarkable personal growth that therapy can facilitate.
I apply a range of therapeutic approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, dialectical behavioral therapy, and humanistic therapy.
Welcome! I specialize in providing a safe and confidential space where clients can process and talk about issues that they are facing. I also support first responders and veterans through their transition to civilian life, addressing issues related to PTSD, addictions, anxiety, depression, and more. My ultimate goal is to foster resilience and empower my clients to overcome obstacles to improve their overall well-being. I take pleasure in collaborating with individuals from diverse backgrounds and professions, particularly witnessing the remarkable personal growth that therapy can facilitate.
Christopher DeFranco
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCC-S
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78705 (Online Only)
He uses a combination of CBT, DBT, Gestalt, Mindfulness, and Reality-based therapy approaches in his work.
Christopher specializes in working with adolescents and adults struggling with a variety of life's stressors that include, but are not limited to: LGBTQ+ issues, trauma, grief, anger management, impulsivity, chemical dependency, depression, anxiety, and eating disorders. He has over 10 years of clinical experience from a wide variety of settings that includes schools, research clinics, inpatient and residential treatment, and outpatient private practice. He also has extensive experience working with PTSD, gender dysphoria, and individuals on the autism spectrum.
He uses a combination of CBT, DBT, Gestalt, Mindfulness, and Reality-based therapy approaches in his work.
Christopher specializes in working with adolescents and adults struggling with a variety of life's stressors that include, but are not limited to: LGBTQ+ issues, trauma, grief, anger management, impulsivity, chemical dependency, depression, anxiety, and eating disorders. He has over 10 years of clinical experience from a wide variety of settings that includes schools, research clinics, inpatient and residential treatment, and outpatient private practice. He also has extensive experience working with PTSD, gender dysphoria, and individuals on the autism spectrum.
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Akuji Counseling, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-S, CEDS
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78759 (Online Only)
I am a licensed professional counselor with a specialty in helping those struggling with all types of disordered eating. I earned my master’s degree in psychology from Midwestern State University. My background includes working with teenagers and adults in psychiatric hospitals and state correctional institutions. In these settings, I provided individual counseling services, therapeutic crisis management, and mental health groups focused on grief and loss, stress management, dialectical behavior techniques, and eating disorders.
I am a licensed professional counselor with a specialty in helping those struggling with all types of disordered eating. I earned my master’s degree in psychology from Midwestern State University. My background includes working with teenagers and adults in psychiatric hospitals and state correctional institutions. In these settings, I provided individual counseling services, therapeutic crisis management, and mental health groups focused on grief and loss, stress management, dialectical behavior techniques, and eating disorders.
Ginger Isenberg
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78758
I use a variety of treatment techniques, such as cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavioral, expressive arts, mindfulness, and strengths-based therapy, to help clients gain skills that they can use throughout their life.
It can be hard to admit that you need help, and even harder to find a therapist you really connect with. Thank you for giving me the chance to fill that role! I am passionate about helping clients reach their goals and improve their life. I specialize in treating problematic sexual behaviors and sexual disorders, post-traumatic symptoms, victim/survivors of relationship, domestic, and interpersonal abuse, victim/survivors of stalking, victim/survivors of human trafficking, psychotic symptoms, anxiety disorders, and mood disorders. I love working with kids, teens, and adults!
I use a variety of treatment techniques, such as cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavioral, expressive arts, mindfulness, and strengths-based therapy, to help clients gain skills that they can use throughout their life.
It can be hard to admit that you need help, and even harder to find a therapist you really connect with. Thank you for giving me the chance to fill that role! I am passionate about helping clients reach their goals and improve their life. I specialize in treating problematic sexual behaviors and sexual disorders, post-traumatic symptoms, victim/survivors of relationship, domestic, and interpersonal abuse, victim/survivors of stalking, victim/survivors of human trafficking, psychotic symptoms, anxiety disorders, and mood disorders. I love working with kids, teens, and adults!
Matthew Wood
LPC-Associate
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78712 (Online Only)
I work with individuals, couples, and groups utilizing an effective and evidence-based approach, incorporating Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT), Dialect Behavior Therapy-Informed (DBT-I), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) together to meet the unique needs of clients.
Supervised by Dr. Angelica Barrera, PhD., LPC-S., (Lic: 67547) . Each of us bears some degree of suffering and distress, which impacts our ability and/or desire to connect and relate to others and the world around us. It can often have us feeling isolated, angry, hopeless, and searching for a way out. Reaching out for professional help is an empowering step towards learning healthy and positive ways of working through and overcoming past traumas and negative experiences.
I work with individuals, couples, and groups utilizing an effective and evidence-based approach, incorporating Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT), Dialect Behavior Therapy-Informed (DBT-I), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) together to meet the unique needs of clients.
Supervised by Dr. Angelica Barrera, PhD., LPC-S., (Lic: 67547) . Each of us bears some degree of suffering and distress, which impacts our ability and/or desire to connect and relate to others and the world around us. It can often have us feeling isolated, angry, hopeless, and searching for a way out. Reaching out for professional help is an empowering step towards learning healthy and positive ways of working through and overcoming past traumas and negative experiences.
Love & Guidance Counseling Center, PLLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, LCDC
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 73301
Welcome, you have taken the first step to a healthier, happier you! I can assist you or a loved one through the various challenges of life. Leslie Gonzalez is experienced working with all ages and utilizes various individualized techniques, such as: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Play-Therapy, Solution-Focused, Client-Centered, Motivational Interviewing, EMDR, and Trauma Focused Behavioral Therapy. Through these techniques and many more, Leslie Gonzalez will assist you or a loved one with the guidance and tools to live a meaningful, healthy life.
Welcome, you have taken the first step to a healthier, happier you! I can assist you or a loved one through the various challenges of life. Leslie Gonzalez is experienced working with all ages and utilizes various individualized techniques, such as: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Play-Therapy, Solution-Focused, Client-Centered, Motivational Interviewing, EMDR, and Trauma Focused Behavioral Therapy. Through these techniques and many more, Leslie Gonzalez will assist you or a loved one with the guidance and tools to live a meaningful, healthy life.
Antoinette D Winters
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 73301 (Online Only)
In Dialectical Behavioral Therapy I use skills building techniques and EMDR therapy to help change maladaptive memories to adaptive memories also learn healthier way to live a fulfilling life.
I am very gifted in making authentic connections with any population I work with. I have worked with a diverse group of clientele such as work with foster children suffering from mental health issues. Including bipolar, reactive attachment, anxiety and depression. I also have an extensive history working with adults who suffer from PTSD, complex childhood trauma, and severe anxiety and depression. Furthermore, I love working with the LGBTQ community in addressing issues sensitive to their needs such as increasing gender identity issues, body dysmorphia, and eating disorders.
In Dialectical Behavioral Therapy I use skills building techniques and EMDR therapy to help change maladaptive memories to adaptive memories also learn healthier way to live a fulfilling life.
I am very gifted in making authentic connections with any population I work with. I have worked with a diverse group of clientele such as work with foster children suffering from mental health issues. Including bipolar, reactive attachment, anxiety and depression. I also have an extensive history working with adults who suffer from PTSD, complex childhood trauma, and severe anxiety and depression. Furthermore, I love working with the LGBTQ community in addressing issues sensitive to their needs such as increasing gender identity issues, body dysmorphia, and eating disorders.
Murriel A Schulte
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78745 (Online Only)
Now seeing BCBS Medicare Advantage! I am here to work with you to develop resilience against anxiety, depression---and any other painful or distressing issue. I am hoping for you to have a happy, creative, and productive life in a world full of challenges. Many patients need to verbalize their fears to be able to look at their situation from multiple perspectives. You can face the irrational aspects of worrisome thoughts. We can consider your prior coping mechanisms, to be replaced by more adaptive coping tools. Let's think of your life today and forward, accepting yourself more, and understanding how to deal with others.
Now seeing BCBS Medicare Advantage! I am here to work with you to develop resilience against anxiety, depression---and any other painful or distressing issue. I am hoping for you to have a happy, creative, and productive life in a world full of challenges. Many patients need to verbalize their fears to be able to look at their situation from multiple perspectives. You can face the irrational aspects of worrisome thoughts. We can consider your prior coping mechanisms, to be replaced by more adaptive coping tools. Let's think of your life today and forward, accepting yourself more, and understanding how to deal with others.
Jessica Rose Guajardo
LPC-Associate, LPC-A
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78731
There are times where life can feel overwhelming, uncertain, and hopeless. No matter what you believe about yourself or your life at this moment, change is possible. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relational issues, or immense stress, change and growth can occur. My hope is that you and I can work together to help relieve whatever it is that is burdening you. To free you of whatever may be standing in the way of creating your most rich, full, and meaningful life.
There are times where life can feel overwhelming, uncertain, and hopeless. No matter what you believe about yourself or your life at this moment, change is possible. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relational issues, or immense stress, change and growth can occur. My hope is that you and I can work together to help relieve whatever it is that is burdening you. To free you of whatever may be standing in the way of creating your most rich, full, and meaningful life.
Emily Sousa
LPC, CEC
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78738
Many of us are taught to disregard the messages our bodies and emotions carry, initiating a distrusting and confusing relationship with ourselves and others. My work often focuses on giving you the tools and felt experience to release trauma from your nervous system, create inner safety, connect to agency, establish healthy boundaries, and re-connect to your intuition. Together we’ll work to (re)discover your relationship with your true inner voice. Through this connection and awareness, you can learn to trust yourselves and navigate through life’s obstacles and challenges with flexibility and resilience.
Many of us are taught to disregard the messages our bodies and emotions carry, initiating a distrusting and confusing relationship with ourselves and others. My work often focuses on giving you the tools and felt experience to release trauma from your nervous system, create inner safety, connect to agency, establish healthy boundaries, and re-connect to your intuition. Together we’ll work to (re)discover your relationship with your true inner voice. Through this connection and awareness, you can learn to trust yourselves and navigate through life’s obstacles and challenges with flexibility and resilience.
Inner Warrior Counseling, PLLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78750
Feelings of hopelessness and anxiety can become paralyzing, leaving us feeling overwhelmed and stuck. It’s easy to resort to unhealthy thoughts and behaviors to cope with life’s endless challenges. Are you using drugs, alcohol, shopping or food to avoid your fears and emotions? Are you drowning in the should haves and what if’s? I work with clients pre-teen and up who are looking for help with anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, codependency, stress, relationships, sleep disorders, work/life balance and life transitions. I also specialize in working with military-connected clients, first responders and their family members.
Feelings of hopelessness and anxiety can become paralyzing, leaving us feeling overwhelmed and stuck. It’s easy to resort to unhealthy thoughts and behaviors to cope with life’s endless challenges. Are you using drugs, alcohol, shopping or food to avoid your fears and emotions? Are you drowning in the should haves and what if’s? I work with clients pre-teen and up who are looking for help with anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, codependency, stress, relationships, sleep disorders, work/life balance and life transitions. I also specialize in working with military-connected clients, first responders and their family members.
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Dialectical Behavior (DBT) Therapists
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.