Intensive Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents (IDBT-A) is a 12-month skills-based program for adolescents age 13-17 who struggle with complex and pervasive emotion-based problems such as self-harm, chronic suicidal ideation, and interpersonal difficulties.
Traditional comprehensive IDBT is based on a skills-training model that balances acceptance vs. change. In IDBT-A, adolescents learn skills to help them stay in the present moment, get through a crisis without making a situation worse, regulate emotions, and ask for what they want and need while maintaining and improving relationships.
IDBT-A is similar to traditional comprehensive IDBT but is adapted to include parents or guardians who can attend their own skills group in order to support their teen.
Services provided:
- Weekly individual therapy
- Weekly multi-family skills training groups
- Time-limited phone coaching
- Family therapy as needed
- IDBT consultation team
For information call 509.838.4651.