A structured bridge for people who want DBT skills but cannot realistically attend weekly therapy or a full group right now. You follow a defined workbook path and meet monthly with a therapist to maintain direction and application.
The intake reviews risk, current supports, treatment history, goals, availability, funding, and the amount of structure needed before a service is recommended.
Self-help often fails because people are left to choose what matters, apply it alone, and restart after motivation drops. Guided Self-Help creates a clinical scaffold: a defined sequence, clear goals, monthly review, application to real situations, and an explicit decision about when to stay the course or step up care.
Each cycle converts reading into action so the work does not stay theoretical.
The current public fee structure varies by session length and whether the client is also participating in an STG DBT Skills Group.
Fees and eligibility can change. Confirm the recommended session length and current fee during intake. Insurance reimbursement and public funding remain plan- and approval-dependent.
You do not need to know the diagnosis, program, or clinician before reaching out.
No. Skills Training is a live weekly program with teaching and group repetition. Guided Self-Help is independent study with monthly therapist guidance.
Yes, when intake confirms that self-directed learning is clinically appropriate. The pathway begins with foundational material.
The clinician recommends an appropriate DBT resource and provides clear direction about the learning sequence.
Yes. The pathway is intentionally designed to allow step-up care when more structure becomes useful.
No. It is not an emergency service or a replacement for regular professional care when acute risk is present.
The secure intake gives the clinic enough information to recommend a proportionate and clinically appropriate next step.