“Radical acceptance rests on letting go of the illusion of control and a willingness to notice and accept things as they are right now, without judging.”
- Dr. Marsha Linehan (Creator of DBT)
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, popularly known as DBT is a type of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) that helps individuals who experience very intense emotions and find it difficult to come back to a state of neutrality.
In today’s fast-paced world, people are prone to experience numerous issues that may range from mild to severe problems in mental health. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in Mumbai is one of the most sought-after as it helps people manage their work while learning to be mindful and calm.
Who can Dialectical Behaviour Therapy help?
DBT was introduced to treat patients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) who showed chronic suicidal ideation and self-harming behaviours, however, over time has proven its successful implications in treating a plethora of other mental health issues such as –
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Anxiety issues
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Substance Use Disorders
- Boplar Disorder
- Anger Management
- Emotional regulation and so on.
Dialectical behaviour therapy in Mumbai has been treating clients very effectively due to the common causes faced by many people stemming from overwork, burnout, and stress. Many life experiences can be the cause of trauma for many while taking the form of other disorders as mentioned above. Studies suggest that over 40% of students in Mumbai suffer from anxiety and depression-related disorders, hence implying the importance of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in Mumbai.
4 Core Aspects of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
Dialectical behaviour therapy works on the major four core aspects or pillars that lay the foundation for the therapy. These include methods that would enhance emotional regulation, mindfulness, and acceptance to what may seem negative while changing how one chooses to respond to that negative state.
- Mindfulness: mindfulness refers to being fully aware and present in the moment. The moment may include positive or negative thoughts, feelings, or emotions, but being able to observe them without judgment helps the client separate themselves from the problem. It is one of the major steps in laying a foundation and helping the client learn how to stay grounded without being overwhelmed by heavy emotions.
- Distress Tolerance: this aspect involves helping the client attain skills that would help them tolerate and survive the overwhelming emotions. This set of skills allows the client to be resilient towards the overwhelming experience and teaches them how not to make the situation worse. Some techniques involved in distraction tolerance include self-soothing, distraction, and improving the moment.
- Emotion Regulation: emotion regulation revolves around accepting what one is feeling while being able to change the way one interacts with it. Some techniques include ways to understand and name emotions, reduce vulnerability to emotional intensity, and change unwanted emotions.
- Interpersonal Effectiveness: When one goes through intense emotions and is unable to get back to a state of normalcy, interpersonal relations are bound to get affected due to preoccupation of the mind, irritation, and miscommunication. Interpersonal effectiveness helps the clients maintain and strengthen their relationships as a part of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. This allows them to heal themselves while understanding the importance of relationships and how to handle them. This aspect includes methods to learn how to correctly and easily articulate what you need, saying no, and coping with conflict.
Benefits of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in Mumbai
In dynamic urban cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, and other places where being a workaholic is the new norm, people hardly get time to slow down and relax. This has caused an upsurge in the number of mental health issues in the past couple of years. The sustenance of day-to-day living has become contaminated with competition, promotions, and the need to be better than the other. Mumbai – the hub of some major business, science, and creative opportunities – is also witnessing people suffer from workload.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in Mumbai has many benefits that include –
- Increasing Resilience – DBT enables the client to increase their resilience to negative emotions and helps them prepare to overcome the situation.
- Fostering Acceptance – Accepting that both negative and positive emotions are a part of life helps the clients to have an open mindset towards any challenges they face. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in Mumbai has enabled many to accept all sides of the situation and make the best out of what they have.
- Improving Interpersonal Skills – DBT is effective in helping clients maintain and improve relationships. Techniques to improve communication, self-talk regulation, and understanding the content vs action of communicating are used. Dialectical behaviour therapy in Mumbai has allowed many to understand how to boundaries, how to say no, and other communication modalities to enhance and establish healthy, strong, and meaningful relationships.
- Cultivating Awareness and Mindfulness – Mindfulness is one of the biggest strengths of DBT. Cultivating mindfulness in a life of constant work and no breaks has helped clients become more aware and identify problems more easily. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in Mumbai is hence, one of the most effective ways to deal with common issues such as anxiety and depression, where becoming more mindful in one’s actions can prevent people from developing related issues.
Why CoachForMind?
- Experienced Psychologists: We are a team of licensed RCI-registered clinical psychologists. Our team is well-experienced in various forms of therapies such as CBT, DBT, Narrative Therapy, and other therapeutic techniques.
- Personalized Approach: We are dedicated to treating our clients in the best-suited way, carefully curated as per the client’s needs, and adhering to one-on-one, client-centered therapy.
- Scientific Techniques: Our treatment plans and therapeutic methods are based on highly researched scientific findings such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in Mumbai and all over India. These help us treat our clients, making them the authors of their own stories.
- Quality service: We at CoachForMind ensure quality services in our treatment regime and therapeutic approaches. Our clients hold most value to us, so we ground our techniques in empathy while maintaining professionalism.
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