What is Radically Open DBT (RO-DBT) ?
Radically Open (RO)-DBT is an evidence-based treatment developed by Dr. Thomas Lynch designed for those who struggle with overcontrol of emotions. Individuals who are emotionally over-controlled often experience:
- Social isolation
- Difficulty responding to change
- Risk avoidant behaviors and
- Painful interpersonal relationships
For many individuals, feeling governed by rules, a need for excessive structure in your life, and the tendency to negatively compare yourself to others, can make the experience of “life” overwhelming. Attempts to live in a world that is ever-changing and rarely allows for you to be in full “control” of your life can inadvertently cause immense distress, treatment-resistant depression and anxiety, anorexia nervosa, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, and autism spectrum diagnoses. These groups will teach participants skills to increase receptivity and openness, flexibility, and social connectedness.
The skills class focuses on developing and strengthening 3 core components of emotional well-being:
1: Openness to interpersonal Interaction and feedback from others
2: Flexibility in your responses to your world’s ever-changing demands
3: Authentic communication of emotions to help build positive interpersonal relationships
About The Joy Now Company
Is DBT or RO-DBT the right fit for ME?
Do you suffer from any of the following?
Undercontrolled:
Emotionally Dysregulated and Impulsive
- Suicidal behavior or self-injury
- Chronic problems with depression, anxiety and anger
- Self-destructive behaviors
- Intense and volatile emotional reactivity and difficulty returning to stable mood
- Unstable self image and sense of emptiness
- Stress-related paranoia or loss of contact with reality
- Feelings of paranoia and victimization
- Fear of abandonment
- Unstable or changing relationship
RECOMMENDED TREATMENT:
Overcontrolled:
Emotionally Constrictive and Risk Averse
- Suicidal behavior or self-injury
- Chronic problems with depression and anxiety
- Restrictive eating patterns
- Are overly cautious, careful and dutiful
- Avoidance of uncertainty or unplanned risk
- Compulsive rehearsal, premeditation and planning
- Rigid rule-governed behavior
- Smiling when distressed
- Perfectionist tendencies
- Struggle with loneliness
RECOMMENDED TREATMENT:
