Episode 102 - The Good and Bad of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (with Fred Kutnick, LMSW)

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is considered the front-line treatment for borderline personality disorder. What exactly is DBT, and why is it nothing like the invalidating experience that Amy describes in today’s episode? To accept and change the reality of bad DBT, we speak with Fred Kutnick, LMSW about the propositions of good DBT.

Introduction: 0:00 – 7:17

Part One: 7:17 – 44:17

Part Two: 44:17 – 1:23:33

Part Three: 1:23:33 – 1:26:01

Show Notes:

• Donate to Dallas Dog – Rescue. Rehab. Reform.

• Fred Kutnick, LMSW: Website / Email

• Persuasiveness: An underappreciated characteristic of effective therapists.

• Expanding Systems Thinking: Incorporating Tools from Medical Sociology into MFT Education and Research