As part of the DBT-Linehan Board of Certification™ Certified DBT Program evaluation, ROCDBT patients were interviewed about their experience in the program. Here is some of what they said:

“I don’t know where we would be without this treatment”

“I made more progress in DBT in 8 months than I made in 6 years with another therapist and the other therapist wasn’t a bad therapist– it just wasn’t what I needed”

“This is the first treatment that made a difference and stuck”

“I was skeptical at first but my therapist made me feel comfortable and this is the first therapist I’ve seen consistently; it’s really helped me, I've never had anything like this before.”

“My dad is an incredibly stubborn man and this program got him to change; I mean, he is not perfect but 1,000 times better than where he started... no one else could have done that. He actually likes coming here too!!”

The program reviewers also provided feedback about the program and highlighted areas of strength and innovation. Here is some of what they said: 

"Clinicians interact with one another with camaraderie, support, and openness to

feedback. Consultation team, while small, was used incredibly effectively to

consistently look for what was being left out; to search for the dialectics. It is

evident that the small team is incredibly well trained to the point where size does

not deter from delivering some of the highest quality treatment we have

witnessed as reviewers."

"Clients feel supported and valued within the program and see this as a distinct

difference from other programs they have participated in."

"Clients clearly understand their goals, the skills, and the treatment protocols, and

use DBT language in their interviews (validation, check the facts, behavior

chains, missing links). This was a distinct and standout strength of this program.

Every single client interviewed had a thorough understanding, from lived

experience, of how and why DBT is the correct fit/intervention for them."

"The orientation, commitment, pre-treatment, and lead into active treatment was

well designed, cohesive, and by the book. All clients interviewed were able to

describe what they experienced and how all the components worked together to

prepare them for the treatment they were receiving– their expectations were very

well managed, and they knew what they were committing to"

What to hear from a DBT patient from a DBT-Linehan Board of Certification™ Certified DBT Program and DBT-Linehan Board of Certification™ Certified Clincian?