DBT therapist, online worldwide
When emotions hit like waves, big, fast and overwhelming, DBT gives you something solid to hold. I'm Shagoon Maurya, a registered counsellor and psychotherapist (ACA Level 2, PACFA) trained in DBT, and I teach these skills one-to-one, online.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy was built for people whose emotions run stronger and faster than most, and whose relationships and self-image get pulled along in the surge. Its genius is the 'dialectic': you are doing your best and you can learn to do differently. Both true at once.
In our individual sessions I teach and personalise the four DBT skill families, then we apply them to the real situations in your week. (Worth knowing: comprehensive DBT programs also include skills groups and phone coaching, if your needs call for that full structure, I'll say so honestly and help you find it.)
The four DBT skill families
Mindfulness
The foundation: noticing what's happening inside without immediately acting on it.
Emotion regulation
Understanding what fuels emotional intensity and reducing your vulnerability to the spikes.
Distress tolerance
Crisis-surviving skills for the moments you'd usually do the thing you regret.
Interpersonal effectiveness
Asking, refusing and holding boundaries without blowing up the relationship or abandoning yourself.
Who DBT helps
People who feel emotions intensely, who swing between suppressing and exploding, who self-sabotage under stress, or who keep losing relationships to conflict they didn't want. DBT skills are also gold for anyone healing from a chaotic or invalidating childhood.
DBT's promise isn't fewer feelings. It's that no feeling gets to run your life unsupervised.
DBT sits inside my integrative practice, so we can blend it with CBT, IFS or trauma work as your needs shift. Start with a free 15-minute consultation.
DBT therapy FAQs
I'm Shagoon Maurya, a registered counsellor and psychotherapist (ACA Level 2, PACFA), trained in DBT, and I teach DBT skills in individual online sessions within an integrative practice. For clients needing a comprehensive DBT program with skills groups and phone coaching, I'll help you find the right fit.
No. DBT was developed there, but its skills help anyone with intense emotions, impulsive patterns or stormy relationships.
CBT focuses on changing thought content. DBT adds acceptance, mindfulness and emotion-regulation skills, built for feelings that arrive too fast for pure logic. I'm trained in both.
Yes, skills teaching translates extremely well to video sessions, and you practise them in your daily life between sessions.
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