I didn't find either DBT or CBT helpful to me. I came into therapy over controlled and disconnected from my emotions, perhaps that's why. I have had an extraordinarily hard time getting in touch with my core. Without that, techniques are just that, techniques. And I had already developed some myself.. Maybe they weren't as"good" as what DBT and CBT have to offer but those didn't help much because they weren't what I needed, probably.