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Demystifying DBT: A Deep Dive into Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Demystifying DBT: A Deep Dive into Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Update: 2025-11-25
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LifeStance therapist Threasa Kluever offers helpful insights on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)—an evidence-based approach that helps individuals build skills for managing emotions, navigating relationships, and improving overall well-being.


Tee shares her professional journey and how she came to specialize in DBT, offering accessible explanations of its core components: mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance. She breaks down foundational DBT skills—like Wise Mind, DEAR MAN, and radical acceptance—and highlights how these tools can support people facing challenges such as borderline personality disorder, eating disorders, trauma, anxiety, and depression.


The conversation also touches on what patients can expect from the typical DBT treatment timeline and why this approach can be especially meaningful for those who are just beginning their mental health journey.

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Demystifying DBT: A Deep Dive into Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Demystifying DBT: A Deep Dive into Dialectical Behavior Therapy

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