Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO-DBT) -

Evidence based treatment that targets disorders characterized by overcontrol:

• chronic depression,

• chronic anxiety,

• autism spectrum disorders,

• anorexia and

• personality disorders like avoidant, paranoid, and obsessive compulsive).

 

RO-DBT focuses on targeting biotemperment. 

 

People with overcontrol challenges are “threat sensitive” meaning their bodies sense the negative rather than the positive first.  I appreciate that RO-DBT views the person holistically, working with this biology as part of the treatment.

. 

This model defines psychological health as having three major features:

• Receptivity and Openness to new experiences and feedback.

• Flexible Control in order to adapt to changing environmental conditions.

• Intimacy and social connectedness- with at least one other person. 

 

The human species depends on each other for survival.

 

People that engage in RO-DBT therapy focus growth in the following areas:

• Genuine emotional expression

• Increasing the ability to see the big picture, not getting lost in detail

• Exploring and loosening of rules that may not serve you any longer

• Increasing comfort with developing and maintaining close relationships

• Letting go of unhelpful social comparisons, envy and bitterness