Providence Psychiatric Dialectical Behavior Outpatient Therapy Program

Providence Psychiatric Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers an effective, evidence-based approach to helping people better manage their behavior and emotions. Blending Eastern and Western methods, DBT teaches important life skills: mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation and distress tolerance.

• DBT begins with 60-minute individual evaluation sessions, which are typically held weekly from one to four weeks. 
• Following the initial evaluation, a patient will attend 50-minute individual therapy sessions and DBT Skills Training Group weekly. 
• A 90-minute DBT Skills Training Group is available only at Providence Portland Medical Center. 
• DBT patients are usually in the program from six to 12 months.