DBT for Couples in Los Angeles
DBT Couples Therapy
What to Expect in DBT Couples Therapy
Even strong relationships can get caught in painful, repetitive cycles. You may love each other deeply, yet find that conversations quickly escalate, leaving both of you feeling misunderstood, criticized, or alone. Our work focuses on understanding and shifting the pattern between you so that conflict becomes something you can move through rather than something that erodes connection.
❋ Emotional ClarityWe slow down moments of conflict in real time to identify what is happening beneath the surface. Often, reactivity is protecting something more vulnerable. When that vulnerability becomes visible, the tone of the conversation can change.
❋ Intentional StructureOur sessions are guided and focused. I help you identify escalation patterns, practice new responses, and build skills that reduce invalidation and defensiveness. The work is active and purposeful rather than circular.
❋ Mutual AccountabilityDBT couples therapy is not about identifying a “problem partner.” We look at how both nervous systems interact and how each of you can contribute to creating more stability, safety, and repair. You will learn how to validate one another (without giving up your own needs), communicate more accurately, and repair quickly.
❋ Depth with Practical Change SpaceThis approach integrates relational insight with concrete Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills. You will leave sessions with greater understanding of the prompting events that fuel repeated conflict and clearer strategies to regulate and respond in those moments.
