TW: Discussion of Suicide and Self Harm.
In addition to medication, talk therapy is essential in helping those living with BPD. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, also known as DBT, is a form of psychotherapy that has been proven to help with the management and reduction of BPD symptoms. This VeryWellHealth.com article by Aubrey Bailey, PT, DPT, CHT, is a great primer or refresher about all things DBT:
“DBT treatment is often broken down into four stages, as well as a “pretreatment” stage.4 Clients can work through stages in order, or they may need to return to previous stages to work through specific issues that come up during treatment.”
To learn about the four stages, and all others things DBT, click this link for the full artilce
