Hi Chuva,

I am sorry that you have had a negative experience with a therapist. It is incredibly hard to get back on your feet and I hope you can find someone more fitting.

I am still dealing with multi-traumas and PTSD as a result of terrible therapists and unethical behavior and in fact: a cover-up, where a large number of healthcare professionals protected one another instead of me because they were friends and colleagues. You are not alone my friend.

The DBT skills are quite helpful if you utilize them when needed. However, I don't swear by the DBT modality in and of itself. Some of the skills are extremely helpful in practice but are hard to utilize when you confronted with really difficult circumstances. I think there are many other styles of therapy that may better suit your needs. DBT isn't always effective and in some cases can make things worse, it all depends on the patient. Similarly, for you CBT wasn't effective. Ultimately it comes down to finding a therapist you can trust; the therapy modality can be alternated and frequently changed throughout the course of treatment. My best therapist was by far the least experienced and I would do anything to get her back.

I wish I could help you more but I don't know too much about the different styles of therapy.

Thanks,
HD