DBT Therapy Castle Rock Colorado

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) with Ashley Jangro, Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPCC). Evidence-based DBT skills training for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.

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✅ Castle Rock Therapist⚖️ DBT Skills Training💻 Online Sessions Available🏥 Medicaid Accepted
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DBT Skills

Balance emotions and improve relationships

What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)?

DBT is an evidence-based therapy that teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and building a life worth living through mindfulness and acceptance.

DBT Helps With

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Emotional Regulation: Managing intense emotions like anger, sadness, fear, and shame
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Relationship Difficulties: Interpersonal conflicts, boundary issues, communication problems
Impulsive Behaviors: Self-harm, substance use, spending, eating, anger outbursts
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Identity Issues: Unstable sense of self, chronic emptiness, fear of abandonment
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Trauma & PTSD: Processing trauma while building distress tolerance skills

Core DBT Principle: Dialectics

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Balance & Both/And Thinking

Dialectical thinking means holding two seemingly opposite truths at the same time:

  • • I can accept myself AND work to change
  • • My feelings are valid AND I can choose my actions
  • • I want support AND I need independence
  • • Life has pain AND I can find meaning
This balance reduces black-and-white thinking and creates space for wise decisions.

Four DBT Skills Modules

DBT teaches four core skill sets that work together to help you build emotional resilience and create lasting positive change in your life.

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Mindfulness

Core foundation skill for staying present and aware without judgment

Key Skills:

Observe without judgment
Describe experiences
Participate fully
Stay in the moment

Benefits:

Reduces anxiety, increases self-awareness, improves focus and decision-making

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Distress Tolerance

Survive crisis situations without making them worse through harmful behaviors

Key Skills:

TIPP (Temperature, Intense Exercise, Paced Breathing, Paired Muscle Relaxation)
Distraction techniques
Self-soothing
Radical acceptance

Benefits:

Prevents impulsive actions, reduces self-harm, manages crisis effectively

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Emotion Regulation

Understand, experience, and manage emotions in healthy ways

Key Skills:

Identify and label emotions
Check the facts
Opposite action
PLEASE skills (treat illness, balance eating, avoid substances, sleep, exercise)

Benefits:

Stable moods, reduced emotional reactivity, increased emotional intelligence

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Interpersonal Effectiveness

Build and maintain healthy relationships while getting your needs met

Key Skills:

DEAR MAN (Describe, Express, Assert, Reinforce, Mindful, Appear confident, Negotiate)
GIVE (Gentle, Interested, Validate, Easy manner)
FAST (Fair, no Apologies, Stick to values, Truthful)

Benefits:

Stronger relationships, better communication, increased self-respect

My DBT Therapy Approach

DBT combines acceptance and change strategies to help you build a life worth living while managing difficult emotions and relationships.

DBT Session Structure

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Diary Card Review: Track emotions, behaviors, and skill use throughout the week
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Target Behavior Focus: Address most life-threatening or therapy-interfering behaviors first
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Skills Teaching: Learn and practice specific DBT skills for current challenges
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Homework Planning: Create specific plans for practicing skills between sessions

DBT Treatment Goals

Reduce Life-Threatening Behaviors

Priority focus on self-harm, suicidal behaviors, and substance use

Decrease Quality-of-Life Interfering Behaviors

Address impulsive actions, relationship conflicts, emotional reactivity

Increase Behavioral Skills

Build mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal skills

Increase Capabilities & Joy

Create a life worth living with meaning, connection, and fulfillment

Individual DBT vs. Full DBT Program

While full DBT includes group skills training and phone coaching, I provide individual DBT therapy that incorporates all four skills modules. We'll work at your pace to build the skills you need most.

What You'll Get:

  • • All four DBT skills modules
  • • Personalized skills coaching
  • • Crisis management strategies
  • • Between-session support as needed

Perfect For:

  • • Emotional regulation challenges
  • • Relationship difficulties
  • • Trauma recovery with skills focus
  • • Building distress tolerance

Ready to Build Your DBT Skills?

Learn practical skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and building healthier relationships.

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Mindfulness Foundation

Learn to stay present and aware, reducing anxiety and increasing clarity

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Emotional Balance

Develop skills to manage intense emotions without being overwhelmed

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Stronger Relationships

Build communication skills and maintain healthy boundaries

Ashley Jangro, Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPCC)
DBT Skills Training • Castle Rock, CO • Online & In-Person Sessions • Medicaid Accepted