DBT Bridge Program

Identify the cycle. Develop effective strategies. Plan the path forward.

What is the Bridge Program?

A six-session, DBT-informed program for children and adolescents age 6 to 18. The program is designed to stabilize, assess, and build foundational skills while identifying the most appropriate next level of care.

Through targeted skill-building and individualized recommendations, children and teens develop practical skills to manage emotions, slow reactive behaviors, build confidence, and strengthen relationships at home, school, and in their communities.

Who is it for?

The bridge program may be appropriate for children and adolescents ages 6 to 18 who:

  • Would benefit from targeted skill-building

  • Experience emotion dysregulation

  • Struggle with impulsive or reactive behaviors

  • Experience mild to moderate anxiety or depression

  • Would benefit from further diagnostic clarification

Areas of Focus

  • Managing Emotions

    • Understand and manage emotions

  • Behavior Regulation

    • Manage impulses and choices

  • Healthy Thinking

    • Shift unhelpful thoughts

  • Relationships

    • Communicate and connect

  • Self-Management

    • Build independence and skills

A clear path forward

When a child or teen needs support, knowing what comes next can feel overwhelming.

The Bridges Program provides a structured process for assessment, skill-building, progress review, and individualized recommendations.

Our goal is to help children and families build foundational skills and leave the program with clear next steps for continued support.

 FAQs

  • The Bridge program focuses only on 1-2 target goals rather than attempting to address every issue simultaneously. Having a time frame allows us to review progress and make necessary adjustments to treatment.

  • Six sessions do not automatically mark the end of treatment. We review progress and outline appropriate recommendations for next steps.

  • Bridge offers brief, DBT-informed intervention, whereas Comprehensive DBT involves a multi-component, higher intensity treatment program.

  • Next steps may involve ongoing skill practice, outpatient therapy, target refocusing, psychiatric consultation, comprehensive DBT, or outside referrals.

  • For teens, participation is determined by developmental age, clinical goals, and treatment needs.

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