this was one of my biggest problems with my DBT groups. Validity of any emotions were never acknowledged. Everything was seen as over-the-top and needing change. I think some of the programs fall into the trap of generalizing all clients to be the same. I know I find that to be true in congregate care settings where clinicians and treaters have become burnt-out. They forget that clients are individuals... They also get so mired in dispensing skills they forget that they are dealing with people, not robots...

even when I was able to ask if we could explore why I felt the way I did, I was told that I needed to moderate my reactions, and that my emotions were over-blown for the situation (even when I knew they were not as out-of-proportion as the T's made them out to be).

Insurance standards ruin a lot of standards of care...