DBT Therapy in Texas, Florida, and Michigan

At Emerge Mental Health, the DBT program is designed to provide comprehensive support for individuals with depression. Clients can expect the following:  

• 1:1 Online Sessions: Weekly video therapy, private and built for you, via a secure platform perfect for Michigan’s busy lives or frozen roads.
• Skills Training: Optional virtual group to master emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and more
• 24/7 Support: Quick check-ins to keep you on track, because life doesn’t wait.
• Homework Assignments: Regular practice of skills between sessions to ensure consistent application and progress.
• Therapy Duration: Typically lasts 6 months to 1 year, though many clients notice gradual improvements within the first 12 weeks.
• No travel, no excuses—just virtual counseling Florida and Michigan individuals can count on.  

The program is personalized, ensuring clients receive the tools and support necessary to manage their depression effectively, with a focus on empowerment and skill-building.

Mindfulness – Find Your Calm Center

What You’ll Learn: Stay present, reduce overwhelm, and observe your thoughts without judgment.
Skills Covered:
- "What" Skills: Observe, Describe, Participate
- "How" Skills: Nonjudgmentally, One-Mindfully, Effectively
- Mindful breathing and grounding techniques

- Wise Mind and walking the middle path

Distress Tolerance – Survive Tough Moments

What You’ll Learn: Handle crises without making things worse and accept what you can’t change.
Skills Covered:
- STOP Skill (Stop, Take a step back, Observe, Proceed mindfully)
- TIPP (Temperature, Intense exercise, Paced breathing, Paired muscle relaxation)
- Radical Acceptance and self-soothing strategies

Emotion Regulation – Master Your Feelings

What You’ll Learn: Understand, reduce, and shift intense emotions to live more fully.
Skills Covered:
- ABC PLEASE (Accumulate positives, Build mastery, Cope ahead; Physical health, Eating, Avoid mood-altering substances, Sleep, Exercise)
- Opposite Action to change emotional responses
- Identifying and labeling emotions accurately

Interpersonal Effectiveness – Build Stronger Connections

What You’ll Learn: Communicate clearly, set boundaries, and nurture relationships.
Skills Covered:
- DEAR MAN (Describe, Express, Assert, Reinforce, Mindful, Appear confident, Negotiate)
- GIVE (Gentle, Interested, Validate, Easy manner)
- FAST (Fair, Apologies minimal, Stick to values, Truthful)

At Emerge Mental Health, our Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) phone coaching provides 24/7 support to help you navigate life’s challenges in real-time. Designed to reinforce the skills learned in DBT therapy, our phone coaching offers immediate guidance when you need it most—whether you're managing intense emotions, facing a crisis, or seeking to apply DBT skills effectively.

Our compassionate, trained therapist is available around the clock to provide personalized strategies, helping you stay grounded and make mindful choices. This service is a vital tool for building resilience and fostering long-term emotional well-being, ensuring you’re never alone on your mental health journey.

Research consistently supports the effectiveness of DBT for MDD. A study referenced by Talkspace ([DBT for Depression](https://www.talkspace.com/mental-health/conditions/articles/dbt-for-depression/)) showed significant reductions in depressive symptoms through enhanced emotional regulation and mindfulness, with another study from PubMed ([Study on DBT for MDD](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19232571/)) supporting its use for MDD specifically. 

Yale Medicine highlights that DBT has shown significant improvements including reduced self-harm behaviors, decreased suicidal ideation and behavior, lower hospitalization rates, and improved social functioning ([Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)](https://www.yalemedicine.org/conditions/dialectical-behavior-therapy-dbt)).

The therapy addresses MDD by teaching skills to manage intense emotions, cope with distress, and improve relationships, breaking the cycle of negative thinking and behavior. For instance, mindfulness helps reduce rumination, a common symptom of depression, while distress tolerance provides tools to handle crises without resorting to harmful behaviors, as noted by Choosing Therapy ([DBT for Depression](https://www.choosingtherapy.com/dbt-for-depression/)).

The benefits of DBT for individuals with Major Depressive Disorder are well-documented across multiple sources. According to Talkspace, DBT enhances quality of life, improves social skills, self-image, and concentration, while decreasing physical symptoms like body aches and headaches ([DBT for Depression](https://www.talkspace.com/mental-health/conditions/articles/dbt-for-depression/)). 

Specific benefits include:  

- Improved Emotional Regulation: Learning to manage and regulate emotions can reduce the intensity and duration of depressive episodes, as supported by Clearview Treatment ([DBT for Depression Treatment](http://clearviewtreatment.com/resources/blog/dbt-depression-treatment/)).

- Reduced Suicidal Ideation and Self-Harm: DBT has been shown to decrease suicidal behaviors and self-harm, crucial for those with severe MDD, as noted by Cleveland Clinic ([Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)](https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/22838-dialectical-behavior-therapy-dbt)). 

- Better Interpersonal Relationships: Improved communication and relationship skills can help reduce feelings of isolation and improve social support, enhancing overall well-being.

- Increased Mindfulness and Presence: Being more present can help individuals engage more fully in life, reducing the impact of depressive symptoms, as highlighted by High Focus Centers ([Benefits of DBT Skills Training for People with Depression](https://www.highfocuscenters.com/benefits-of-dbt-skills-training-for-people-with-depression/)).

Unlike antidepressants, DBT does not have physical side effects, making it a safer option for many.

Therapy is tailored to the individual's specific needs, ensuring relevance and effectiveness.

Patients take an active role in their recovery, learning to manage symptoms and improve quality of life through their own efforts.

DBT, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, is a psychotherapy that helps individuals manage intense emotions, improve relationships, and develop coping skills, as explained by Cleveland Clinic ([Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)](https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/22838-dialectical-behavior-therapy-dbt)).

DBT helps by teaching skills in mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can alleviate symptoms of depression, as detailed by Choosing Therapy ([DBT for Depression](https://www.choosingtherapy.com/dbt-for-depression/)).

No, while originally developed for borderline personality disorder, DBT is effective for other conditions like depression, as noted by Yale Medicine ([Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)](https://www.yalemedicine.org/conditions/dialectical-behavior-therapy-dbt)).

Typically, DBT programs last from 6 months to a year, with many noticing improvements within the first few months, as per Talkspace ([DBT for Depression](https://www.talkspace.com/mental-health/conditions/articles/dbt-for-depression/)).

Yes, DBT can be adapted for online therapy, making it accessible to more people. At Emerge Mental Health we offer online DBT therapy.