Online therapy is way easier to fit in than traditional therapy. No commute to appointments means you can do a session over lunch, before work, after work without adding two hours of travel time. Some people do therapy at 7am before logging on, others do it at 7pm after work. You can even do it from your office if you have privacy. The flexibility is the whole point, you're already stretched thin with work demands, so eliminating the commute to therapy makes it actually manageable.

Anger is the emotion. Aggression is the behavior. You can feel angry without being aggressive. Therapy helps separate the two so you can have a level headed response to intense emotions as anger arises.

Childhood trauma requires specialized treatment because it affected your development and identity formation. Childhood trauma can be particularly challenging because it becomes your normal and may be hard to recognize as abnormal since that’s what you were always accustomed to. Treatment helps and many childhood trauma survivors find tremendous relief from trauma therapy even decades later. It can take time but healing happens.

Therapy adds tools medication can't provide. Many people benefit more from therapy plus medication than medication alone. This is why many people who experience depression solely do therapy, and others combine therapy with medication management. Research does show combined therapy plus medication prevents relapse for depression better than medication alone.

Standard therapy often inadequately treats BPD because it doesn't teach needed skills and unstructured therapy allows avoidance of difficulties. DBT differs in that it's targeted through skills teaching concrete tools like mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT provides both support and skills while maintaining clear boundaries. For BPD specifically, seeking a therapist who has extensive training in DBT is important. Many people see life changing results when doing DBT for BPD.

Yeah, definitely. Mindfulness helps you observe anxious thoughts without getting swept up in them. Distress tolerance teaches you to sit with anxiety without avoiding or escaping which just reinforces anxiety long-term. Emotion regulation helps you understand what triggers your anxiety and reduces vulnerability to it through self-care. Interpersonal effectiveness reduces anxiety in social situations or helps you control anger or mistrust in relationships. Specific DBT skills for anxiety include opposite action by approaching what you're afraid of instead of avoiding, check the facts by reality-testing your anxious thoughts, and self-soothing by calming your nervous system. DBT wasn't designed specifically for anxiety, but the skills address it effectively.

First, are you actually practicing them? Knowing about skills intellectually isn't the same as using them consistently. Skills work with practice, not by reading about them once. Second, are you using the right skill for the situation? Using mindfulness when you need crisis survival skills won't help. Third, are you practicing when you're calm or only trying to use skills in crisis? Skills are easier to learn when you're not emotional. Fourth, give it time, skills that don't work immediately might work after weeks of practice. If you've genuinely practiced skills consistently and they're not helping, discuss with your therapist, maybe DBT isn't the right approach for you, or maybe you need to adjust how you're using skills. Not every therapy works for every person.

It’s recommended to go sequentially. The modules, videos, and lessons build on each other. But if you want to jump around, nobody's stopping you. We do suggest to go through it sequentially, and then as you go through everything you can always come back to certain videos or materials that you want to reference that specific topic again and re-enforce those skills. Lifetime access means you can always return to any content for a refresher or deeper practice.

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.

DBT skills help with the emotional dysregulation that often accompanies depression. It teaches skills for managing depressive episodes, providing structure and practice activities, and building general coping capacity. You’ll learn to manage distress better, feel more present, manage fluctuations in mood, and improve interpersonal skills. The skills are useful for managing depressive symptoms.

DBT skill difficulty can vary. Some skills are straightforward and others are more complex requiring consistent practice. ​​Many of the concepts aren't necessarily complex. Actually applying them consistently when you're emotionally activated, that's definitely the hard part. Understanding is easier but implementation takes consistent practice.

Sometimes. If your medical expenses (including therapy) exceed 7.5% of your adjusted gross income, you might be able to deduct the excess on your taxes. Most people don't hit that threshold. Using HSA/FSA gives you tax savings another way through pre-tax dollars. Consult a tax professional about your specific situation.