Dialectical behavior therapy may help trauma survivors, particularly Black women. DBT teaches personality disorder patients coping and living skills to promote self-awareness and self-fulfillment.

It’s one of many skills learned during Dialectical Behavior Therapy or DBT — which teaches techniques to help people with emotional regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness and interpersonal ...

It’s accessible—it can be taught in group settings. And it’s practical—it offers tangible tools,” says Alec Miller, PysD, author of DBT Skills Training with Adolescents and codirector of Cognitive and ...