Radically-Open DBT (RO-DBT) for Teens in Maryland, Virginia & D.C.
Help Your Teen Thrive with Radically-Open DBT
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What is Radically-Open DBT?
Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO-DBT) is an evidence-based treatment designed to help teens who struggle with overcontrol—characterized by emotional rigidity, perfectionism, social isolation, and difficulty expressing emotions. RO-DBT targets these patterns by promoting emotional openness, flexibility, and social connection. This therapy is particularly helpful for teens dealing with issues such as anxiety, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, chronic depression, and eating disorders, where overcontrol tends to be a dominant feature.
Our RO-DBT for teens program includes individual therapy, skills classes, phone coaching, and consultation support to help teens and their families implement these powerful tools in everyday life. Teens learn to let go of rigid emotional patterns, connect more openly with others, and develop a healthier sense of control. By promoting emotional openness and social connection, RO-DBT supports teens in breaking free from isolation, achieving balance, and building meaningful relationships.
Help Your Teen Find Balance with Radically-Open DBT
Ready to help your teen master overcontrol issues and live a balanced life? Reach out today and let’s talk.
Benefits of Radically-Open DBT
RO-DBT teaches teens how to move away from rigid emotional patterns and embrace more flexible, adaptive responses to life’s challenges. This helps them better handle change, uncertainty, and emotional stress.
Teens learn skills to enhance social engagement, reduce isolation, and build more meaningful relationships. By practicing openness and vulnerability, your teen can develop and maintain deeper connections with others which can help to reduce feelings of loneliness.
RO-DBT addresses the perfectionistic tendencies often seen in overcontrolled teens. Through this therapy, teens learn to let go of the need for constant control and embrace a more balanced, accepting approach to life.
RO-DBT works to promote curiosity and openness to new experiences. This helps teens step out of their comfort zones and engage with life in more dynamic, adventurous ways, and can ultimately lead to a more fulfilling and enriched life.
With RO-DBT as a tool, we can show teens healthier ways to manage stress without resorting to overcontrolled or self-suppressing behaviors. Teens learn how to cope with discomfort, face uncertainty, and tolerate distress while maintaining emotional balance.
Empower Your Teen with RO-DBT
Help your teen embrace emotional flexibility and build meaningful connections with RO-DBT and give them the tools they need to break free from overcontrol, reduce anxiety, and promote openness.
Our Process
STEP 1
When you’re ready to take the first step toward healing, reaching out to us is easy and confidential either by phone or via our contact form.
STEP 2
Take our intake assessment so we can gain a clear understanding of your needs and recommend the appropriate DBT program for you.
STEP 3
Meet your dedicated therapist and begin learning valuable DBT skills that you can use throughout your healing journey, and beyond.
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