Self-directed anger often involves shame, perfectionism, or harsh inner criticism. Therapy helps through challenging harsh self-beliefs, developing self-compassion, addressing perfectionism, and sometimes trauma work. Self-anger is particularly painful because it maintains depression and low self-worth, and relationships suffer if you have a poor perception of yourself. Developing self-compassion and self-understanding helps improve things tremendously.

Those traumas are valid. The right therapist and treatment plan helps you heal even from harmful past treatment experiences.

This describes most anxiety to worry about potential future events or outcomes. This is anxiety’s specialty. Worry gives the illusion of control that if you think about it enough you can prevent it, but that actually backfires and only maintains anxiety. Therapy helps you develop problem solving when possible and acceptance when not rather than trying to control the future through worry. Learning to stay present despite not knowing what will happen is a core skill to address anxiety that with consistent practice you can learn over time. Therapy helps you manage uncertainty so the anxiety can subside.

Anger regulation is taught in DBT. Anger in BPD is intense and triggered easily, often disproportionate to the situation. As DBT progresses anger frequency and intensity typically decrease, and you catch anger earlier and use the skills to identify anger triggers and prepare to express anger more effectively without destruction.

Look for therapists who are specifically trained in DBT and have extensive background in DBT. Comprehensive DBT programs that include individual therapy + DBT skills group at different levels of intensiveness depending on your needs are helpful. Grouport offers DBT skills groups and DBT individual therapy online as well as IOP programs that are focused on DBT. DBT is our #1 specialty so you’ll be in good hands in our DBT groups, DBT individual therapy or a combo of both, or through more intensive support like IOP. We also offer a DBT self guided program which is helpful for people who prefer a self paced format or want additional accountability in between sessions.

DBT is pretty structured, which honestly works great for many people and feels stifling for some. If you're someone who needs flexibility and doesn't do well with worksheets and acronyms, full traditional DBT might not fit. But you can still use individual skills that help without doing the whole program. Or try DBT-informed therapy which incorporates the principles more flexibly. Some people need structure when they're in crisis but find it too rigid once they've stabilized. That's fine, take what works and leave the rest. DBT isn't the only effective therapy, it's one approach among many.

It's a one-time purchase that gives you lifetime access, not a subscription. No cancellation is needed as you get permanent access to it once you buy it.

It's designed for individual skill-building. Some couples find working through the material together strengthens their relationship while others prefer learning independently then discussing applications.Couples therapy would be better for relationship work specifically, though learning these skills individually could certainly help your relationship. DBT skills support healthy relationships and improved communication.

No. This is an educational program, not crisis services. For emergencies, call 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), text "HELLO" to 741741 (Crisis Text Line), or go to the nearest emergency room. If you frequently experience crises, you need ongoing therapy with crisis access, not just the DBT self-guided program. So if you find yourself having frequent crises it means that you need more intensive care that consists of some degree of both individual therapy and group therapy that is focused on DBT.

Phone, tablet, or computer with internet access. That's it. You can also print and download the worksheets to review offline at your convenience as well.

Yes. Rural loneliness is real, you might be surrounded by land but far from people, or in a small community where you don't really fit in. Therapy addresses the isolation, helps you find ways to connect even in limited social environments, and works on the depression or anxiety that comes with chronic loneliness. Online group therapy can be especially good because you're connecting with other people even if they're not physically near you. You're less alone just by being in regular contact with your therapist and potentially a therapy group.

Yes! You can use your HSA (Health Savings Account) or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) debit card to pay for Grouport services. This gives you tax savings, you're paying with pre-tax dollars. Most online therapy platforms, including Grouport, are set up to accept HSA/FSA cards at checkout.