DBT emphasises the following Five Functions of Treatment:

Function 1

Enhanced Capabilities 

Core Mindfulness

is a set of skills that help you focus your attention and live your life in the present, rather than being distracted by worries  about the past or the future. The mindfulness module may be repeated between modules and sessions may often start with a short mindfulness exercise.

Interpersonal Effectivenes

teaches you how to ask for things and say no to other people, while maintaining your self-respect and important relationships.

Emotion Modulation

is a set of skills you can use to understand, be more aware and have more control over your emotions.

Distress Tolerance

teaches you how you can deal with crises in a more effective way, without having to resort to harmful behaviours such as self-harm.

Function 2

General Capabilities

The second function is generalising treatment gains into the client's life and natural environment. This is acheived through homeworok assignments and learning to improve upon skills practiced.

Function 3

Improving, motivation and reducing client's dysfunctional behaviours

Each week the therapist will ask the client to complete a self monitoring form called a 'diary card', on which they track various treatment targets such as self harm, suicide attempts, emotional misery. 

Function 4

Enhancing and maintaining Therapist capabilities and motivation

The Therapist needs to maintain their motivation and skill to treat client with BPD. BPD clients can be stimulating but challenging too. Therapist will undertake regular clinical supervion and good support.

Function 5

Structuring The Environment

In DBT, the Therapist is the primary Therapist and incharge of the treatment team. Structuring the environment also involve helping the client to find ways to modify their environemnt.

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) / Emotional Unstable Personality Disorder  (EUPD)

Borderline Personality Disorder / Emotional Unstable Personality Disorder is a serious disorder with many consequences for those who suffer from it. People with BPD/EUPD suffer from wide range of volatility. Such volatility and instability occur in their emotions, inter-personal relationships, self-view and in the ability to regulate their behavaviors.

How we will work

Individual Therapy

We offer 12, 6 and 4 individual therapy treatment plans which typically involves weekly one-to-one sessions. Each treatment session lasts 50 minutes. The individual sessions have a hierarchy of goals:

• To help keep you safe – by reducing suicidal and self-harming behaviours.

• To reduce behaviours that interfere with therapy – by addressing any issues that might come in the way of you getting treatment.

• To help you reach your goals and improve your quality of life – by addressing anything that interferes with this, such as other mental health problems like depression or hearing voices, or problems in your personal life such as employment or relationship problems.

• To help you learn new skills to replace unhelpful behaviours and help you achieve your goals.

Group Therapy

In these sessions your DBT therapists will teach you skills in a group setting. There are usually two therapists in a group and the sessions typically occur every week for either 6 or 12 weeks depending on which plan you choose. The room is sometimes arranged like a classroom where your Therapist (skills trainers) will be sat at the front. The aim of these sessions is to teach you skills that you apply to your day-to-day life.

In these group sessions you may be asked to do group exercises and use role-play to help you learn the new skills. You are also given homework each week to help you practise these skills in your day-to-day life. By completing the homework weekly, you might find that these skills gradually become second nature and you become better at dealing with difficult situations.