Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Evidence-based DBT in Brantford, Toronto, Simcoe, and virtually across Ontario
FIND EMOTIONAL BALANCE
BUILD
RESILIENCE
LIVE A LIFE YOU VALUE
When intense emotions feel like they are taking over,
it’s easy to feel out of control, isolated, or even hopeless. But you don’t have to navigate these feelings alone. You deserve practical tools and skills rooted in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) to help you manage intense emotions, build balance, and connect more meaningfully with others.
DBT combines skill-building, emotional awareness, and mindfulness to help you stay grounded even when life feels chaotic.
At Mindful Path Counselling, we offer compassionate, non-judgmental DBT to help you take control of your overall well-being.
Who Can Benefit from DBT?
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) can help individuals who struggle to regulate their emotions, experience mood swings and explosive anger, engage in impulsive behaviours, struggle with relationships, fear abandonment, experience chronic emptiness, lack self-identity, and experience dissociative behaviours.
DBT is often recommended to treat:
- Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
- Cluster B Personality Traits
- Substance Use Disorders
- Pervasive Emotional Dysregulation
- Depression
- Eating Disorder
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Self-Destructive/Life Threatening Behaviours
Through developing mindfulness, distress tolerance, interpersonal, emotional regulation, and problem-solving skills, DBT empowers you to make thoughtful choices instead of reacting impulsively in challenging situations. At Mindful Path Counselling, we’re here to support you in regaining control and creating a life that aligns with your values.
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What Can Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Help With?
If you are:
- Managing intense emotions that feel overwhelming or out of control
- Learning to set and maintain healthy boundaries in relationships
- Coping with the effects of trauma or chronic invalidation
- Reducing impulsive behaviours like self-harm or substance use
- Navigating difficult life transitions with greater resilience
- Improving relationship skills—communicating needs, building trust, and handling conflict
- Building a stable sense of identity and self-worth
- Managing feelings of emptiness, shame, or chronic loneliness
- Learning to tolerate distress without turning to harmful coping strategies
- Addressing mood swings or intense anger that disrupts daily life
- Understanding and managing vulnerability factors like sleep, physical health, and self-care
We can help you develop the skills and strategies to build a life you value.
How Can Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Help?
Build Healthy Coping Mechanisms
Feel Supported and Understood
With DBT, you’ll have a compassionate, trained DBT therapist to guide you through difficult emotions and experiences so you don’t have to face them alone.
Heal From Past Pain
Improve Relationships
Develop a Stronger Sense of Self
Transform Harmful Patterns
About Us
Why Mindful Path Counselling
We believe in treating you as a whole person.
At Mindful Path Counselling, we take a wholistic and evidence-based approach on your path to well-being, including therapies such as Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and trauma-informed care.
Whether you need someone to talk to alone, with your partner, or with your family, we offer a range of counselling services to fit your needs and budget. We provide in-person therapy sessions in Brantford and surrounding areas, as well as online therapy across Ontario. Our services include phone appointments, in-home support in select regions, and psychiatric mental health assessments. Our diverse therapy team includes skilled psychotherapists, social workers, life coaches, hypnotherapists, a nurse practitioner, and more.
If you are struggling with general anxiety, intense emotions, or a complex mental health challenge, we help people aged 5 and up find a welcoming and understanding place to land.
We’re more than just therapists, we’re a safe place to help you rediscover yourself.
Our approach
How DBT-Informed Therapy Works
- We get to know you
- We create a plan
- We help you apply skills and grow
We invite you to stay as long as you need on your path to well-being.
Our Team
Match With A Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Practitioner
We have a DBT therapist to meet your unique needs and support style.
Get Matched
We believe the right therapist is crucial to the therapeutic process. Browse our team profiles or request to get matched. We’ll help you find the best therapist for your needs, goals, and preferences.
Questions About Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
How long is DBT treatment?
What does DBT treat?
How does Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) develop?
What can DBT accomplish?
Who benefits from DBT?
Originally developed for individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy has expanded to benefit anyone experiencing chronic emotion dysregulation. DBT therapy is effective for people struggling with:
- Over-control or under-control of emotions
- Mood instability or extreme emotional reactions
- Intense anger, shame, guilt, or sadness
- Suicidal thoughts, threats, or attempts
- Self-injurious behaviours (e.g., cutting, burning)
- Substance or alcohol dependence
- Disordered eating behaviours (e.g., bingeing, purging, restricting)
- Impulsive behaviours like gambling, shoplifting, or overspending
- Difficulties maintaining healthy relationships
DBT is also widely used for anxiety, helping individuals gain control over intrusive thoughts, reduce stress, and improve their ability to navigate challenging emotions.
Is DBT therapy helpful for teens?
Yes, DBT for teens is specifically designed to address the unique challenges adolescents face, such as intense mood swings, risky behaviours, self-harm, and difficulties with relationships. DBT treatment equips teens with skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, empowering them to handle life’s challenges more effectively. Teen-focused dialectical therapy often includes family involvement, ensuring parents or caregivers are also equipped to provide support.
Can DBT therapy help with anxiety?
Yes, DBT for anxiety is highly effective in helping individuals manage overwhelming emotions, reduce worry, and cope with stress. By focusing on mindfulness and distress tolerance, dialectical therapy teaches clients to stay grounded in the present moment, break free from unhelpful thought patterns, and regulate their emotional responses. DBT treatment can help individuals with anxiety feel more in control of their emotions and better equipped to face life’s challenges.
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How Life Can Feel with DBT
Your journey with DBT is unique and tailored to you. Because of this, results and timelines can vary. With consistency and commitment, you may begin to notice that you:
- Feel more balanced and in control of your emotions day-to-day
- Experience deeper and more fulfilling connections with others
- Have fewer physical symptoms linked to stress, like fatigue or tension
- Gain a clearer understanding of yourself and your emotional patterns
- Find relief from emotional distress, including anxiety or intense mood swings
- Feel more confident in social situations and open to trying new things
- Develop practical skills to effectively manage challenges as they arise
- Reconnect with the present moment, letting go of past or future worries
- Sleep better and experience higher energy levels day-to-day
Mindful Path Counselling
How You Get Started
If you’re ready to get started, we’d love to hear from you! You can send us a message or call us. We will answer any questions you have and book you in for an appointment or free consultation.
You can also book online using the button below. Please note that not all of our therapists can be booked online.
Call Us (General)
226-208-2722
Email Us
info@mindfulpathcounselling.ca
If you have questions about therapy, our services, or anything else, send us a message! We’d love to hear from you.
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Our therapists offer online therapy across Ontario.
