Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy is a structured, skills-based treatment that helps you tolerate distress, regulate strong emotions, and rebuild relationships strained by addiction. At Merritt Recovery, DBT anchors many treatment plans, giving you and your loved one practical tools to use when feelings run high and old habits pull hard.
How Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Works in Treatment
Dialectical Behavior Therapy is a structured talk therapy that teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions. In a session, you and your clinician review situations that felt overwhelming, then practice specific tools for handling distress, staying grounded, and communicating clearly. It helps with the cravings, mood swings, and self-destructive patterns that often show up alongside addiction, depression, or trauma. At Merritt Recovery, licensed clinicians build DBT into your loved one's wider treatment plan and adjust the focus as skills take hold. What you work on early looks different from what you refine later.
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