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Debbie Corso
Hi Dianna - thank you for your question! I don't believe that someone in their 50s is so set in their ways that they couldn't potentially benefit from DBT skills unless other variables are present that would have a clinician believe the modality is not a good fit.
There are many students in my online DBT psychoeducational skills training course (that I co-facilitate with a licensed therapist) that are well over 50 and who have provided feedback that learning the skills has changed their lives. (You can see some of their testimonials of how learning dbt skills helped them at my website.)
Also, in the DBT program I attended in person at a psychiatric clinic, there were many attendees over 50 who had been referred by their therapists to the group.
I am not a therapist, so I would suggest having a more in-depth conversation with yours about why he believes DBT wouldn't be helpful and perhaps even getting a second opinion.
Hope this helps!
There are many students in my online DBT psychoeducational skills training course (that I co-facilitate with a licensed therapist) that are well over 50 and who have provided feedback that learning the skills has changed their lives. (You can see some of their testimonials of how learning dbt skills helped them at my website.)
Also, in the DBT program I attended in person at a psychiatric clinic, there were many attendees over 50 who had been referred by their therapists to the group.
I am not a therapist, so I would suggest having a more in-depth conversation with yours about why he believes DBT wouldn't be helpful and perhaps even getting a second opinion.
Hope this helps!
Debbie Corso
My favorite fictional couple is actually from a TV show, not a book. It's Mulder and Skully from the X-files. Watch them throughout the seasons of the show, and you'll witness a dialectic personified. They so beautifully balance each other out -- Skully with her skepticism and Mulder with his almost unwavering faith -- and over time, they influence and help each other move to a view that embraces and synthesizes both skepticism and faith.
Debbie Corso
Hello, and thanks for your question! I learned DBT skills through an intensive outpatient program (IOP) and then attended an in-person clinic in the psychiatry department on a weekly basis for years. The program was based on Dr. Linehan's profound work, and I was fortunate enough to also have an individual DBT therapist (the same woman who ran the group) who helped me reinforce my studies. Thank you so much for your question!
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Feb 23, 2017 04:48PM · flag