Our Adult DBT Program at Behavioral Psych Studio is designed for individuals 18 years and older, offering all components of comprehensive DBT. It typically takes between 6-12 months to complete the full program (a “cycle” of DBT takes six months to complete, although clients often opt for a second cycle to further solidify their skills and knowledge). We are aware that not everyone needs to or can commit to comprehensive DBT. Some people may benefit from the skills group alone or just individual therapy. After your initial evaluation, we will recommend which kind of treatment will best suit your needs and goals.
During our Adult DBT program, clients will learn:
Mindfulness Skills:
• Increase ability to control attention
• Enhance focus
• Feel more connected to reality
• Reduce emotional and psychological suffering
Distress Tolerance Skills:
• Better tolerate intense emotions or crises
• Avoid acting on maladaptive or ineffective,
self-destructive urges
Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills:
• Practice asking for what they want more effectively
• Learn how to say "no" without alienating themselves or others
Emotion Regulation Skills:
• Turn negative emotions into positive or neutral ones
• Reduce the occurrence of intense emotional crises
• Build lives worth living
Individual DBT therapy
(one or more times per week)
Weekly DBT Skills Training Group
Brief between-session coaching with your therapist
Therapist Consultation Team for the therapist
Family meetings as needed
(or other significant others)
Support or interventions for people in the client’s environment as needed
Welcome to the L.I.V.E. Program at Behavioral Psych Studio! The L.I.V.E. Program is a DBT Intensive Outpatient Program open to adults 18+ who are residents of NY or CA. The program lasts 8 weeks, with sessions held 3 times a week, each lasting 2 hours. Additionally, clients meet with their individual therapist 2x weekly on a schedule that works for them. While groups are currently held virtually, individual therapy can be either virtual or in person.
Clients who attend the L.I.V.E. Program will experience a more “intimate” DBT experience and receive support from a variety of clinicians over a more condensed period of time. DBT Skills Groups are held in the first hour, with other specialty groups to support their work in treatment during the second hour of each day’s program.
As with standard DBT described above, clients will learn skills from all four DBT Skills Training Modules: Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and Emotion Regulation, all as part of the work to build their “Life Worth Living.” Clients will similarly have access to between-session skills coaching with their individual therapist to further generalize the skills learned in group.
Admission to the L.I.V.E. Program is on a rolling basis, and new clients can join every Tuesday after completing the intake before that start date.
Have been doing standard outpatient treatment (DBT or otherwise) and do not feel it is enough support
Are being discharged from a higher level of care (inpatient, residential, or partial hospitalization) and would like more support as they transition back to the community
Would like a condensed experience to “jumpstart” their outpatient treatment
3x Weekly DBT Skills Training Group
2x Weekly Individual DBT therapy sessions
Brief between-session skills coaching with your therapist
1x Weekly Rotating Specialty Topic Groups on each treatment day, such as CBT/Psychoeducation, Mindful Movement & Art, Cope Ahead for the Weekend
Family & Friends Support Group
Family meetings as needed (or other significant others)
Support or interventions for people in the client’s environment as needed
Prior to admission to the L.I.V.E. Program, we will conduct a brief (15-minute) phone screening to determine whether the program will meet your needs.
For more information or to be screened, please contact the Client Services Coordinator at: 917.497.2760 or info@behavioralpsychstudio.com