Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a treatment that was developed for individuals who struggle with intense emotions that can get out of control. DBT may be right for you if you experience some of the following:

Dr. Harari offers comprehensive DBT which involves individual therapy, skills training groups, and telephone consultation when needed. Dr. Harari is also part of a DBT consultation team to ensure that he is providing the best care possible to his DBT clients. The typical course of treatment is 6-12 months.

Individual sessions in DBT balance accepting that ineffective patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors serve a valid purpose while simultaneously working on changing these ineffective patterns to help clients live more satisfying lives. The DBT Skills Group teaches skills including Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance, and Interpersonal Effectiveness.

During your initial session, Dr. Harari will work with you to assess your goals for treatment and determine if DBT is right for you.

Gay Men’s DBT Groups

Dr. Harari understands that for many gay men struggling with the issues listed above, general DBT group settings may feel unsafe or reinforce the chronic forms of invalidation that gay men face in their day-to-day lives. Therefore, Dr. Harari also offers DBT groups specifically for gay men where group members can speak freely and safely about issues related to their sexual identity while being offered the structure and skills of a standard DBT group.

If you are interested in the gay men's DBT group, please specify this in your initial contact.

DBT Skills Group for Substance Use Disorders (DBT-SUD)

Individuals who struggle with problematic drug or alcohol use also frequently struggle with symptoms that DBT was developed to address including difficulty controlling emotions, unstable sense of identity, feelings of emptiness, impulsive behaviors, and interpersonal conflicts. Special DBT skills have been developed for individuals who struggle with substance use in addition to the other symptoms DBT was intended to treat. The DBT-SUD group is run the same way as the traditional DBT group, though it emphasizes strategies and skills specifically designed to manage substance use in addition to teaching the standard DBT skills.

If you are interested in the DBT-SUD group, please specify this in your initial contact.