I'm currently 3/4's of the way through a DBT program & it's some of the most useful therapy I've done, in terms of learning to regulate my moods, and cope with emotions in healthy as opposed to self destructive ways. But I think a lot depends on the facilitator - my group has 2 facilitators, both of whom are really good and who I feel comfortable with. That seems key to me.

I do find it intense and it's a lot of work to practice the skills each week, but I don't find that it talks down to me or is patronizing in any way. Sure some of the stuff we learn is kind of obvious in hindsight, but if we were doing it already - we probably wouldn't need DBT.

I do kind of dread going to sessions, because they are intense and can be triggering, but I'm always glad I've gone by the time it's over.

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