Welcome to Chicago DBT Institute
“The healing is not the fixing of the broken but the rediscovering of the unbroken.”
— Jeff Foster
The comprehensive adult and comprehensive adolescent programs at the Chicago DBT Institute® were both the first programs in Chicagoland to be recognized as DBT-Linehan Board of Certification Certified Programs, demonstrating the ability and intent to deliver comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) with complete fidelity to the treatment model.
CDBTI: Chicago’s Premier DBT Center
Our Philosophy
What is DBT?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based therapy that can help you to learn to control your behaviors, fully experience emotions, solve ordinary life problems, and feel a sense of connection to the world and people around you.
Who We Treat
DBT is the treatment of choice for disorders of emotion regulation. Emotional dysregulation can lead to ineffective behaviors or skills deficits which may be maladaptive methods of coping with constant emotional pain or an attempt to deal with out of control emotions.
How We Treat
DBT consists of individual weekly therapy, skills training group, 24/7 phone coaching access, and Consultation Team for all staff.
