DBT Counseling at Dayspring
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a comprehensive toolkit equipped with diverse tools to manage intense emotions and transform stressors.
During sessions with clients at Dayspring, the counselor, if using DBT therapy, will guide you on a journey of mindfulness, enabling you to navigate the complexities of thoughts without giving in to emotional overwhelm. Mindfulness exercises help individuals become more aware of their emotions and thoughts, reducing rumination and negative thought patterns often associated with emotional disregulation.
Your therapist will teach you the art of distress tolerance, allowing you to gracefully navigate challenging situations, without experiencing significant distress. Distress tolerance skills, like splashing cold water on your face or doing intense exercise, can quickly calm intense anxiety and often stop panic attacks.
DBT also encourages doing comforting activities, like taking a warm bath or using relaxation techniques, which can help your nervous system relax during tough times.
Checking the facts is a powerful tool for managing emotions. Evaluating the truthfulness of anxious thoughts and challenging negative thought patterns can help you see things more clearly.
Your counselor will use the techniques in DBT to prepare you for the unexpected by planning and practicing coping strategies for future anxiety-provoking situations.
Emotional regulation is a powerful skill that empowers you to overcome emotional turmoil and embrace a state of profound tranquility. Through interpersonal effectiveness, you will learn to navigate intricate conversations that would be admired by even the most skilled social individuals.
This therapy is a highly effective treatment for depression, especially when combined with other evidence-based therapies your counselor at Dayspring will use during sessions with you. While DBT as a comprehensive protocol offers significant benefits, certain tools within DBT are particularly instrumental in managing depression symptoms.
Counselors at Dayspring frequently employ behavioral activation techniques to motivate individuals with depression to engage in activities that bring pleasure and a sense of achievement. By participating in positive experiences, you can counteract the withdrawal and inactivity commonly associated with depression.
Furthermore, fostering radical acceptance of one’s current circumstances and emotions can be beneficial in managing depressive symptoms. Acceptance promotes a more compassionate attitude toward oneself and reduces self-criticism, which is prevalent in depression.
DBT is also used by Dayspring therapists in managing anxiety in clients. People with anxious symptoms might find DBT particularly helpful, especially with tools like emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorders (BPD) tend to have two-sided thinking (black & white), self-harm, and trouble building healthy relationships. Dayspring counselors use the tools in DBT to help with these patterns include mindfulness, coping with distress, and managing emotions. Each of these parts has specific practices that help clients stop thinking and acting in harmful ways. This leads to closer and more stable relationships, and a happier life.
You may be curious about what to expect from Dayspring Center for Christian Counseling. Established in February 2002, we are a community mental health provider that began as a nonprofit group of local counselors. Our mission has remained unchanged throughout our journey.
Unlike some popular online counseling companies that adopt an “industrialized” approach, Dayspring remains a local organization prioritizing the well-being of our clients over profit. While our reach has expanded from Marshall County to throughout Alabama, we continue to be dedicated to providing affordable, personalized counseling services that have a hometown feel.
