Atlanta DBT Center
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Finding Inspiration in Every Turn
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COMPLETE DBT
Only receiving Stage 1 DBT/RO treatment is like
graduating elementary school but being expected to get into college...
Quieting the noise is a great start....
but you have to learn to make music to bring harmony into your world.
STAGES OF DBT
STAGE 1
DBT
Emotional Dyscontrol:
developing emotional control
RO-DBT
Emotional Loneliness:
developing emotional connection
STAGE 3
Ordinary Living:
Solving Problems & Maintaining Control
Stage I
Behavioral Control
Over Life Threatening Behaviors
3 components:
1. Individual DBT Psychotherapy
2. Skills Coaching In Real Time
3. Skills Classes, which teach:
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Mindfulness
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Interpersonal Effectiveness
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Emotion Regulation
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Distress Tolerance
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Radical Openness
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Walking the Middle Path
Stage II
Quiet Desperation: Dealing with PTSD & Trauma
Prolonged Exposure:
2 components
1. Imaginal Practice
2. In Vivo Practice
Stage III
Ordinary Living: Solving Problems & Maintaining Control
2 Modules
1. My-ndful Mentalization
2. Dialectical Patterns
3. Uncertainty Management
INTERPERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS....to.... MY*NDFUL MENTALIZING
the focus moves from stabalizing to mentalizing in relationships
EMOTION REGULATION....to.... DIALECTICAL PATTERNS
we move from regulating emotions in the moment to identifying and changing long term patterns
Stage IV
Completeness:
Meaning in Purpose
& Work
1 Module:
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Cognitive Resiliency
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Uncertainty Management
DISTRESS TOLERANCE....to.... COGNITIVE RESILIENCY
we move from momentary tolerating of distress to becoming anti-fragile and devloping the choice to experience distress.
RADICAL OPENNESS....to.... UNCERTAINTY MANAGEMENT
we finess the art of thriving in uncertainty after learning the art of being comfortable with uncomfortableness.
Our Clients
