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Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) was developed by Marsha Linehan in the 1980s for the treatment of borderline personality disorder and chronic suicidality. Over the following decades, the structured skill-based components of DBT were adapted for substance use disorder, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress, and other conditions where the central problem is dysregulated emotion driving destructive behavior. In addiction treatment, DBT is the right primary framework for clients whose use is heavily driven by emotional dysregulation, impulsivity, or self-harm patterns.
DBT integrates four skill modules with individual therapy and (in the full standard model) a phone consultation function:
The foundation. Skills for paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgmentally. Specific skills include observing, describing, and participating; and a "wise mind" balance between emotional and rational thinking.
What to do when the moment is unbearable and you cannot fix it right now. Skills include TIPP (temperature, intense exercise, paced breathing, paired muscle relaxation), STOP (stop, take a step back, observe, proceed mindfully), self-soothing through the five senses, and radical acceptance.
Identifying and naming emotions, reducing vulnerability to emotional mind (sleep, food, exercise, mood medication if appropriate), increasing positive emotions, and opposite-action skills for emotions whose action urge is making things worse.
Asking for what you need, saying no, and maintaining self-respect, in specific structured forms (DEAR MAN, GIVE, FAST). For clients whose use is partly maintained by interpersonal conflict or by the absence of needed support, this module does heavy lifting.
The "dialectical" in DBT names the central tension the work holds: full acceptance of where the client is now, *and* commitment to change. Both at once. The work happens in the space between them.
The clinical evidence shows DBT is particularly effective when:
For these clinical pictures, DBT-informed treatment is associated with substantial reductions in self-harm, hospitalization, and substance use, with effects that often persist after treatment.
Group rooms, private therapy offices, the medical office, family programming rooms, and the wellness space, designed for clinical depth and nervous-system regulation.
Linehan and colleagues developed a specific adaptation for substance use disorders (DBT-S) that includes:
DBT-S is the framework that informs DBT-influenced work at The Archangel Centers.
DBT-informed work at The Archangel Centers is delivered through:
The depth of DBT work varies by level of care. The full DBT skill curriculum is most fully delivered in our Partial Care and PHP at Charlotte programs, with skill maintenance continuing through IOP and OP.
DBT integrates with:
Treatment integrates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), motivational interviewing, narrative therapy, and trauma-informed care with EMDR available in individual therapy. The medical provider manages MAT (Suboxone, Vivitrol, Sublocade) and psychiatric medications when indicated.
Intake uses the full evidence-based battery: ASAM Criteria, LOCUS for mental health acuity, PHQ-9, GAD-7, the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale, plus biopsychosocial, nutrition, and pain screens. The assessment drives the treatment plan from day one.
See Our ModalitiesDBT is a high-investment treatment. It works best when the client is willing to engage in the skill practice and homework. For clients whose primary issue is habitual substance use without significant emotion dysregulation, CBT or contingency management may be the more efficient primary modality. The treatment team makes the call at intake and revisits it as the clinical picture clarifies.
DBT has strong evidence for:
See PTSD and addiction and the broader dual diagnosis cluster for how DBT fits the co-occurring picture.
“I came back from rock bottom. I'm here because I want to show others they can too. This isn't just a business. It's my mission.”- Mike Sorrentino, Founder
Mike and Lauren Sorrentino did not set out to build a generic treatment center. They wanted a recovery-grounded program that mixes lived experience, licensed clinical expertise, and family programming that actually moves the needle for the people who love someone in active addiction.
The clinic that resulted is small enough that each client knows their primary therapist by name, but resourced enough to deliver the full ASAM continuum from Partial Care through outpatient continuing care, with MAT and EMDR available when clinically indicated.
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