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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is a cognitive-behavioural treatment developed by Dr. Marsha Linehan at the University of Washington. Most commonly used for persons with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), DBT is most helpful for people who struggle with difficulties in managing their emotions. DBT normally involves a weekly individual therapy session (usually 50 minutes), a weekly group therapy session (usually 1.5-2 hours) that involves learning important new skills in the areas of managing your attention (mindfulness skills), managing and coping with your emotions (emotion regulation skills), dealing effectively with interpersonal situations (interpersonal effectiveness skills), and tolerating emotional distress (distress tolerance skills). In addition, DBT therapists meet weekly to discuss cases, and to provide the supervision, training, and support required to be effective therapists.