DBT stands for Dialectical Behavior Therapy – Therapy that helps you learn skills
that work, develop healthy behaviors, and discover a life worth living. DBT is
can help you untangle your life. The philosophy of dialectics tells us that two usually opposite things can be true at once. For instance: 

• You can accept yourself as you are, AND want to change 

• Someone can have bothersome behaviors AND be worthy of love and respect 

• You can have a traumatic past AND look forward to a bright future

Behavior is how we react to the environment inside and outside of us. We use behaviors to get our needs met. Our behaviors are not always useful and healthy. Therapy is the synthesis (joining) of loving acceptance of ourselves and working to change our behaviors to improve our lives.
DBT was developed in 1993 by Marsha Linehan to treat a challenging diagnosis- borderline personality disorder. It was a widely held belief that the disorder could not be effectively treated or cured. As of 2006, The American Psychiatric Association endorses DBT as an effective treatment for borderline personality disorder. DBT has grown beyond treating BPD and is used to treat a variety of mental health concerns.