• Contact Now | Request an Appointment

    960 Turnpike St Suite 1D | Canton, MA 02021
    m.newman@anewapproach-counseling.com | 781-767-7737

  • Maryellen Newman | A New Approach

    • Home
    • Our Team
      • About Maryellen
      • About Rachel
      • About Cody
      • About Meg
      • About Megan
      • About Kristin
    • Services Provided
      • Open Groups
      • Telehealth (Video Sessions)
      • Clinical Supervision
    • Specialties
    • Getting Started
      • FAQs
      • Rates and Insurance
      • Client Forms
      • Appointment Request
      • Patient Portal
    • Careers
    • Resources
      • Recent News
    • Contact
    • Blog

    Dialectical Behavior Therapy

    Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is evidence based treatment for individuals who struggle to control intense emotions. DBT helps individuals build a life worth living by teaching mindfulness, crisis survival skills (also known as distress tolerance skills), emotion regulation, and interpersonal skills. Treatment is typically a combination of individual work and group work, as well as phone coaching outside of session. It involves not only changing problematic behavior and negative coping skills, but also changing thinking patterns and the environment around us.

    DBT may be right for you if you:

    • Struggle to control intense and often painful emotions
    • Engage in self harm
    • Explode or cry often
    • Take longer to feel like yourself again after an intense emotion
    • Destroy relationships or have trouble building them
    • Have been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder
    • Do not have the skills to effectively navigate triggering situations


    960 Turnpike St Suite 1D
    Canton, MA 02021

    781-767-7737
    Click to Email Me

    • Facebook
    Sign up for our email list!
    Receive updates on happenings at A New Approach, tips for managing mental health issues, and information you may find useful or intriguing. Upon signing up you will receive a PDF only accessible here: A Starting Point When Growing Concerned About a Child's Behavior.

    Contact Today

    By submitting this form via this web portal, you acknowledge and accept the risks of communicating your health information via this unencrypted email and electronic messaging and wish to continue despite those risks. By clicking "Yes, I want to submit this form" you agree to hold Brighter Vision harmless for unauthorized use, disclosure, or access of your protected health information sent via this electronic means.

    A New Approach
    m.newman@anewapproach-counseling.com | 781-767-7737

    • Facebook

    A Website by Brighter Vision | Privacy Policy

    Copyright © 2023 - Brighter Vision