DBT is a treatment designed to help people change unhelpful patterns of behaviour, such as self-harm, suicidal thoughts, substance abuse, binge-eating, and difficult relationships. DBT was originally used to treat Borderline Personality Disorder. However, DBT is now used for many other mental health difficulties including eating disorders, depression, bipolar, post-traumatic stress disorder, drug and alcohol problems, and anxiety. The main aim of DBT is to help you foster a meaningful and fulfilling life. DBT encompasses mindfulness, distress tolerance (acceptance-oriented skills), emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness (change-orientated skills) that can be applied to everyday life.

Schema Therapy was developed for people diagnosed with a personality disorder (particularly Borderline Personality Disorder). It is also used to treat chronic issues, such as longstanding depression and anxiety, emotion regulation difficulties, interpersonal problems, and trauma. Schema Therapy is often used when other styles of therapy have not worked or have not been effective. Schema Therapy aims to improve people’s ability to cope with difficult feelings, to change unhelpful thinking patterns, and to develop more adaptive ways of coping. Schema Therapy explores early experiences in life and their impact on current functioning and coping to increase self-awareness and understanding.

ACT uses evidence-based techniques of acceptance, mindfulness, and self-compassion to help people develop psychological flexibility to build a meaningful and fulfilling life. ACT helps develop strategies to deal with painful thoughts and feelings effectively, to reduce the impact these experiences have on people’s lives. ACT helps people to clarify their personal values and goals.

CBT is an approach aimed at helping people resolve their emotional problems by changing their negative and unhelpful thinking patterns, in order to change their emotional and behavioural responses. CBT aims to help people overcome symptoms and develop new skills and strategies to apply to situations in life. CBT explores beliefs and triggers, to increase self-awareness.

CBT-E is a transdiagnostic treatment, which addresses the underlying mechanisms that maintain various types of eating disorders. CBT-E is the leading evidence-based treatment for adults experiencing bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. CBT-E has also been found to be effective with anorexia nervosa. The goals of CBT-E include reducing disordered eating patterns (cognitions and behaviours), normalising eating, and improving body image.

Emotionally Focused Therapy is a short-term form of therapy that focuses on adult relationships and attachment. It focuses on understanding and increasing awareness of patterns in the relationship, helping people to take steps to create a more secure attachment. This approach helps people who are struggling with anger, fear, and loss of trust in their relationship. Individuals experiencing relationship distress can benefit from EFT and learn to improve their relationships. EFT can help reduce symptoms of depression and trauma.