Who benefits from DBT?

Research shows DBT is effective for individuals across all walks of life. DBT Institute of Central Illinois accepts clients ages 12 and older into Comprehensive DBT programs. 

DBT is a good fit for anybody who experiences:

• Self-harm behaviors
• Impulsive behaviors
• Suicidal ideation
• Suicide attempts
• Recurrent hospitalizations
• Extensive history of treatment or treatment failures
• Chaotic relationships
• Fears of abandonment
• Difficulties with sense of self
• Frequently changing up-and-down extreme emotions
• Feeling empty
• Problems with anger or physical aggression
• Disordered eating behaviors
• Substance use
• Trauma