alternatjve therapies to CBT

DBT

This is most useful for people experiencing very intense emotions

So helpful for people with BPD

helps benefit people with emotional disregulation

Helps people who are self harming

Helps improve people’s interpersonal relationships

Helps deal with people who have mood intolerance

What methods does DBT incorporate

Mindfulness

Identification of emotions and acceptance of them

Understand in the causes and consequences of feelings

Interpersonal effectiveness

Distress tolerance

what does IPT focus on

Theorises that mental deficits are gained and maintained through interpersonal difficulties

The sessions are limited and aim to improve interpersonal functioning

Within that it focuses on attempting to help communication, support systems build, resolve interpersonal crisis

What things does IPT focus on

Grief

Role transition

Attachment

Disputes maybe at home or within oneself