DBT UK

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“We provide evidence-based Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) for people who feel overwhelmed by their emotions, relationships, or behaviours. Our structured programme helps you build practical skills to create lasting change and a life that feels more stable, meaningful, and manageable.”

About Us

DBT UK is a specialist service offering comprehensive Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) for adults and adolescents. We support people experiencing intense emotions, difficulties in relationships, impulsive or self-destructive behaviours, and challenges often associated with conditions such as Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), ADHD, and trauma. Our approach is structured, practical, and grounded in evidence-based. We offer a full DBT programme, including weekly skills groups, individual therapy, and 7-day-a-week crisis phone coaching. The programme is designed to help you not just understand your difficulties, but actively learn how to navigate them. The skills we teach focus on regulating emotions, managing distress, improving relationships, and developing mindfulness. Working with us is both supportive and purposeful. We balance acceptance and change, helping you feel understood while also supporting and challenging you to move forward. Our therapists are intensively trained in DBT, and we work collaboratively with you to build a treatment plan that is clear, consistent, guided by your personal goals, and focused on meaningful outcomes. Many of the people who come to us have tried other forms of therapy and intervention without finding lasting change. DBT offers something different: a structured, skills-based approach that delivers real change and equips you with tools you can use in everyday life.

Approach

Our approach combines structure with flexibility. DBT is a collaborative, goal-oriented therapy that balances acceptance and change, helping you feel understood while also building the skills needed to create meaningful change. We focus on teaching practical tools that can be applied in everyday life, with a strong emphasis on consistency, accountability, and support. Therapy is active and engaging, and we work alongside you to help you make steady, sustainable progress.

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Basic Information

Lisbon, Portugal

Services

We offer a comprehensive DBT programme for adults and adolescents, including skills groups, individual therapy, and phone coaching. We specialise in supporting people with emotional dysregulation, relationship difficulties, self-harm and suicidal behaviours, as well as those with diagnoses such as Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD/EUPD), ADHD, ASD, and trauma-related difficulties.

Works With:

•Adolescents
•Adults
•Communities
•Families
•Groups
•Couples
•Individuals
•Organisations
•Parents

Staff Employed:

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CBT Psychotherapists
A psychotherapist specialising in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, an evidence-based approach that changes unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns.
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Chartered Psychologists
A psychologist who has achieved chartered status from a professional body, confirming advanced training and competence.
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Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists
A psychotherapist trained to work specifically with children and teenagers, using age-appropriate methods to address emotional and developmental difficulties.
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EMDR Therapists
A therapist trained in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, a therapy that helps the brain process and integrate traumatic memories.
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Group Therapists
A therapist who facilitates therapeutic groups, using the dynamics between members to support emotional growth and healing.
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Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors
A counselor licensed at the clinical level to independently diagnose and treat mental health conditions.
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Licensed Clinical Psychologists
A psychologist licensed to independently assess, diagnose, and treat mental health conditions.
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Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisors
A licensed professional counselor approved to supervise counselors-in-training and associate-level practitioners.

Area of Expertise

Organisation Focus Areas:

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ADHD / Attention Difficulties
A neurodevelopmental condition involving persistent difficulty with attention, impulsivity, and/or hyperactivity that interferes with daily functioning.
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Anxiety
Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.
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Autism (ASD)
A neurodevelopmental condition affecting social communication, sensory processing, and behaviour patterns, with a wide range of presentations and strengths.
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Bipolar
A mood disorder involving episodes of mania (abnormally elevated mood and energy) alternating with episodes of depression, affecting judgement, sleep, and daily functioning.
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Depression
A mood disorder marked by persistent low mood, loss of interest or pleasure, and changes in energy, sleep, or appetite that impair daily functioning.
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Eating Disorders
A group of conditions, including anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating, involving disturbed eating behaviours and a distorted relationship with food and body image.
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Mood Disorder
A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.
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Self-Harm
The deliberate act of hurting oneself, such as cutting or burning, as a way to cope with overwhelming emotional pain or distress.
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Suicidal Thoughts
Thoughts about ending one's own life, ranging from passive wishes to active plans. This is a sign of severe emotional distress that requires professional support.
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Trauma
The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.
Learn more about Trauma

Service Area

Online Only

Lisbon

Portugal