Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (RO DBT) for Adolescents/Young Adults

This group meets 1 day/week for 1.5 hour

The RO DBT class is a weekly group specifically for individuals suffering from emotional and behavioral overcontrol. Individuals fit for this treatment have a very high level of self-control, which is defined as the ability to inhibit urges, impulses, and desires. This is often a highly valued trait in our society, as it helps us work towards more long term goals. Most of the time self-control is great; however, too much self-control can be problematic and lead to mental health concerns including eating disorders, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, depression, and hyper-perfectionism; to name a few. In RO DBT we call this excessive self-control or overcontrol (OC). Overcontrol has been linked to social isolation, poor interpersonal functioning, hyper-perfectionism, rigidity, risk aversion, lack of emotional expression, and difficult to treat mental health problems. This class offers a setting for clients to learn and practice RO DBT skills in order to increase engagement in social situations, which leads to a more value-centered life.