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Originally Posted by zoiecat
I know I push this concept as well and feel free to ignore me but if you are not ready to try a different T or add an EMDR T, a DBT class would allow you to keep seeing your T while still learning some helpful skills. Plus you will be required to email the DBT teacher when you are in distress. I took DBT classes for about 2 years and they helped me so much. My T pushed it pretty hard because he knew I needed the distress tolerance and mindfulness skills which ties in with distress tolerance. I think DBT sometimes get a bad wrap because people feel it is only for BPD but it is helpful for so many other issues. Classes usually run for about 2 and a half hours every 2 weeks. My T continues to reinforce DBT skills almost every session. I still have a long way to go but I have seen a lot of improvement in the level of distress I feel now versus 5 years ago when I started with him.
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Thanks. So this is the case, that I can do both DBT classes and my regular T? I got the sense when I looked into it years ago that it was like, do the DBT class plus have a DBT and that's all you can do in that time. Which is what kept me from doing that before, that I didn't want to switch from ex-T at the time. Maybe it was just the one particular program I saw? I suppose I'll see what's offered around me.