Therapy Insights

Introducing: the skill of validation. The skill we teach in dialectical behavior therapy that helps people move out of conflict cycles and back into connection.

Relationship work is essential to improve intimacy and connection. Keeping the GIVE skill in mind provides you with a strong foundation to tackle relationship issues. It can be difficult work and it can be so rewarding. And like every other DBT skill, regular practice and even professional guidance can help you master this skill. 

It is very understandable that people may have misunderstandings about what this treatment modality is all about- there is so much information out there, and full DBT treatment has several components that can make it feel confusing. Some people may have even had an invalidating or negative treatment experience that was said to utilize DBT. We hope to clear up the misconceptions about DBT and demonstrate how our team at PDBTC, understands & practices this highly effective ther