Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), founded by Marsha Linehan, is a modified type of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), originally intended to treat the previously "untreatable" Borderline Personality Disorder.

It has since been shown to help people who have difficulty with emotional regulation, disordered eating, anxiety, depression, and those have a history of trauma, suicidal ideation, or urges to self-harm. Through its continued practice in the field, DBT has shown to be effective in helping individuals of all ages regulate their emotions and maintain healthy relationships.

DBT skills groups provide a learning environment where skills from the four modules are taught and implemented. These modules are Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and Mindfulness.

A dialectical worldview considers reality as continuous, dynamic, and holistic. It recognizes the tension that is often present between positive & negative, and good and bad. Understanding that contradictory truths do not always cancel one another out. Acceptance & change, flexibility & stability, nurturing & challenging, and strengths & deficits can all coexist.