Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Service

The multi-disciplinary service consists of Clinical Psychologists, Mental Health Nurses, and a Psychiatrist. DBT is an evidence-based therapy, recommended in the NICE guidelines for both Self-Harm and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). DBT is effective with clients with self-harm and suicidal behaviours and symptoms associated with BPD (e.g. impulsive behaviours, drug and alcohol abuse, marked reactivity of mood, excessive fears of abandonment) even though young people may not be formally diagnosed with BPD. 

The treatment targets selfdestructive behaviours and helps people to manage their emotions, improve their relationships with others and to cope with difficult thoughts and feelings. Treatment can also help young people with comorbid difficulties, such as PTSD, once they have established and are maintaining their safety. Open to referrals from Getting More Help and Getting Risk Support CAMHS Services from 5 Boroughs 
of SWLSTG (Merton, Sutton, Wandsworth, Kingston & Richmond).