Why DBTBrisbane?
At DBTBrisbane, our therapists are skilled, friendly, compassionate and amongst the most highly trained in Australia. All of our clinicians have completed the DBT Intensive Training conducted by Dr Marsha Linehan’s (DBT treatment developer) company Behavioral Tech and have post-graduate qualifications in their respective professions. A number of our team members have travelled to the USA to complete the DBT Advanced Intensive Training conducted by Dr Linehan herself, or otherwise completed training with Dr Linehan on her rare visits to Australia.
Collectively our clinical team bring over 85 years of DBT experience to our program.
All of our therapists have extensive experience in the clinical application of DBT and have been Skills Group Trainers and Individual Therapists for many years in the public and private sectors.
Our Vision
We care about people struggling and want to alleviate suffering. We do this through teaching skills that help people to make the changes they want. We run a fully-adherent, comprehensive DBT program and offer a suite of other DBT-related services with some of the most highly trained clinicians in Australia. We are DBTBrisbane.
What We Do
Research on the benefits of DBT has emphasised the need to provide DBT as a comprehensive program incorporating Individual Therapy, Group Skills Training, Phone Coaching and Therapist Consultation Groups.
DBTBrisbane’s Program complies with the research program design and ensures that clinicians are highly trained in DBT.
DBTBrisbane offers an Intensive Therapy Package comprised of:
Individual DBT Therapy
Weekly individual DBT session with a trained DBT therapist. These sessions typically last 50 minutes each.
DBT Skills Groups
Participation in weekly groups teaching mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation skills.
DBT Phone Coaching
Out of session phone coaching with a DBT therapist to help you when you’re in a crisis, when you need to practice skills or when you are feeling isolated.
During your treatment program at DBTBrisbane, you will work with one key therapist who will provide you with weekly individual therapy. You will also work with SkillsTrainers who will be responsible for teaching DBT skills in groups.
DBTBrisbane can help you to:
Develop healthier relationships
End the ‘roller-coaster’ of emotions
Stop punishing yourself
Cope better with criticism, stress, or your past
Determine who you are and what you want
