Therapy for the Philadelphia DBT Therapist

As you search for Philadelphia DBT, you may wonder what experience they have “on the other side of the couch”. As I’ve mentioned before, mental health stigma is still a “thing” and seeking mental health treatment, while gaining increased acceptance, continues to also be a “thing”. So, I feel that as a therapist who provides Dialectical Behavior Therapy, I have a responsibility to advocate for the importance of therapists having their own therapists.  

Why do Philadelphia DBT therapists need their own therapist?

I think it’s completely presumptuous to assume that therapists don’t need their own support. Needing support doesn’t make you’re weak or “crazy”. Going to therapy shows that you are able to prioritize your own self-care.

I fully believe that the more open we are as therapists to our own therapy, the more it will translate into more of a societal acceptance. So, yep, I have my own therapist.

I believe that when you’re searching for your own DBT therapist in Philadelphia, you need to make sure that your therapist has their own therapist.

This leads me to my final blog post in this series on Dialectical Behavior Therapy assumptions.

DBT Assumption #8

“Therapists treating borderline patients need support.”

As I finish this blog series on the 8 basic assumptions that DBT therapists hold about therapy and their clients, I wanted to make sure to highlight this final one. If you missed any of my prior posts about DBT beliefs that DBT therapists hold about therapy and their patients, you can check out the 1st assumption here, the 2nd and 3rd assumptions here, the 4th and 5th ones here, the 6th DBT assumption here, and the 7th one here.

As a Philadelphia DBT therapist, I offer comprehensive DBT. As I’ve written about previously, a comprehensive, outpatient Dialectical Behavior Therapy program must provide individual psychotherapy sessions; DBT Skills Training; in-between session phone coaching for in-the-moment crisis problem-solving, and the DBT therapist must be a member of a DBT consultation team.

It’s not a surprise to most mental health therapists, that borderline clients are some of the most difficult of populations to provide psychotherapy. It’s hard providing treatment to individuals who have emotion dysregulation as one of the most prominent defining characteristics, in addition to, who often have a history of chronic suicidal ideation. With that being said, I’m passionate about my work.

To put it dialectically, it’s hard AND so worth it.

This particular assumption notes the importance that DBT therapists who provide borderline personality disorder (BPD) treatment need support.

It’s like, therapy for the DBT therapist.

A DBT consultation team provides the support necessary to help DBT therapists provide the best possible treatment to their clients. The way a DBT therapist needs support from a DBT consultation team can be related to how borderline clients need the same support from their therapist.

Again, the importance of therapy for the therapist cannot be underestimated. As such, the DBT Consultation Team is an integral and necessary part of providing effective DBT to both the borderline client and to the therapist providing the therapy.

Looking for Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment in Philadelphia?

If you’ve been told that you need to have Dialectical Behavior Therapy, reach out today. You can find relief from your debilitating anxiety, find more effective and skillful ways to manage your powerful emotions and maintain relationships with the people you love the most.

BPD is treatable with DBT, and you are not doomed to be “borderline” forever.

Philadelphia DBT Therapy

As a DBT therapist, providing comprehensive DBT in Philadelphia, I specialize in borderline personality disorder treatment, anxiety therapy, and trauma counseling. I offer free video consultations for DBT therapy in Philadelphia. Book your own consultation HERE.