Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) in Nepal

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) was developed to help people manage intense emotions, impulsive actions, and relationship storms. In Nepal, many clients benefit from DBT-informed skills woven into psychotherapy — even when full multi-hour DBT day programs are not available locally.

Damber Raj Bhatta completed DBT training through the Linehan Institute (USA). We integrate DBT skills with CBT, trauma pacing, and culturally aware care at Anurag Marg and online.

Core DBT skills areas

• Mindfulness — noticing the present without judgment
• Distress tolerance — surviving crises without making things worse
• Emotion regulation — understanding and changing emotional waves
• Interpersonal effectiveness — asking for needs, saying no, keeping relationships

Who may benefit

• Borderline personality traits or emotional instability
• Self-harm urges or suicidal thoughts (with safety planning — crisis: TUTH 1166)
• ADHD with emotional overwhelm and rejection sensitivity
• Trauma survivors with frequent triggers
• Couples stuck in intense pursue–withdraw cycles
• Burnout and professionals with anger or numbness

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Full DBT program vs DBT-informed therapy

Standard DBT in Western countries often includes weekly individual therapy, skills group, and phone coaching. In Nepal, outpatient DBT-informed skills within weekly psychotherapy is the common model — practical, evidence-aligned, and accessible online.

DBT at Bhatta Psychotherapy

Our psychologists integrate DBT-informed skills with CBT, trauma-focused pacing, and culturally aware care. We do not run a separate hospital DBT day program — we offer outpatient therapy in Kathmandu and online in English, Nepali, and Hindi.

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