DBT Therapy for Children, Teens & Adults in Long Island & NYC
When nothing seems to be working, it can be hard to know where to turn
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a structured, evidence-based treatment designed to help when emotions feel overwhelming, behaviors feel out of control, or change hasn’t lasted.
At Suffolk DBT, you’ll work with a Long Island DBT therapist or New York City DBT therapist, supported by a connected DBT team providing comprehensive, full-model DBT through individual therapy, DBT skills training groups, phone coaching, and a consultation team. We provide in-person care throughout Suffolk County and Nassau County, including our offices in Mount Sinai, Babylon, Roslyn Heights, and New York City, with telehealth available throughout New York when appropriate
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When emotions Start To feel Out of Control
Children, teens, adults, and families may feel overwhelmed, emotionally drained, stuck in conflicts, shutting down, acting impulsively, or struggling to manage intense thoughts and feelings that don’t seem to let up.
At times, these experiences can be exhausting and confusing, especially when you’re doing everything you can and things still don’t feel better.
Families across Long Island come to Suffolk DBT for structured, compassionate support that helps life begin to feel manageable again.
Who is DBT For?
Life just isn’t the way you expected it to be.
Something feels off. Harder. Heavier.
Maybe your child has big emotions that take over. Your teen may be shutting down or pushing everyone away.
Or perhaps you’re the one trying to stay strong while feeling overwhelmed inside.
Emotional pain doesn’t look the same in every person or every family.
That’s why we offer DBT programs for children, teens, adults, and parents, each designed to meet you where you are and help everyday life feel more manageable and relationships more steady.
You don’t need a diagnosis to begin.
Things just need to feel different than they do right now.
What is DBT Therapy?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy is a structured, skills-based therapy that helps people make meaningful changes in their lives.
It combines practical strategies with real-life skill building to help you handle stress, improve relationships, and respond more effectively in difficult situations.
Rather than focusing on just one symptom, DBT helps people struggling with emotion regulation while learning skills to manage intense emotions, anxiety, depression, borderline personality disorder, impulsive behaviors, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, eating disorders, substance use, social isolation, anger outbursts and relationship instability.
People often come to therapy doing the best they can with the skills they have. The problem isn’t a lack of effort, it’s that the coping strategies they’ve learned may work in the moment but keep them stuck over time. DBT helps replace those patterns with practical skills that create lasting change and move people closer to the life they truly want to live.
These skills are organized into four key areas:
This therapy isn’t about turning you into someone else. Rather, It helps you understand and work with the emotional sensitivity you were born with, so life feels more manageable and less overwhelming.
At Suffolk DBT, we provide comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) throughout Long Island including Nassau County and Suffolk County, with in-person care available at our offices in Babylon, Mount Sinai, and Roslyn Heights .
We also have an in person office in the NOMad neighborhood of Manhattan, conveniently serving clients throughout NYC. Our Telehealth options are offered throughout New York State.
What DBT Therapy Can Help With
Dialectical Behavior Therapy supports people who feel overwhelmed by emotions, stuck in patterns they want to change, or disconnected from themselves or others.
Instead of focusing on just one symptom, DBT helps people improve emotion regulation, build stability, balance, and connection in everyday life. Even though these struggles can look very different from one person to another, they are often deeply connected. This treatment was specifically designed to address these patterns together, not one at a time.
When Your Emotions Feel Intense or Out of Control
You might feel like your emotions hit fast and hard and once they do, it’s hard to calm down. You may find yourself thinking, “I can’t control my emotions” or feeling overwhelmed, flooded, or stuck in emotional reactions that take a long time to calm down.
For some people, this pattern of emotional dysregulation can make everyday situations feel exhausting and hard to manage.
Feeling Lost, Empty, or Like You Don't Know who You Are
You might feel empty, disconnected, or like you’re not fully there. You may find yourself thinking, “I don’t feel like myself anymore” or “I don’t know who I am.”
Some people struggle with a low sense of self-worth or identity confusion that leaves them feeling disconnected from themselves and others
At times, it can feel like you’re just going through the motions without feeling connected to your life.
Overthinking, Racing Thoughts, or Mental Spirals
You might feel like you can’t stop overthinking, replaying conversations, ruminating over situations again and again, or getting stuck in the same thoughts. You may also find yourself being hard on yourself or feeling like you’re not good enough. Even when you try to stop, your mind just keeps going.
Relationships That Feel Chaotic or Painful
When relationships feel chaotic or difficult to manage, you may find yourself stuck in repeating patterns, constant arguing, recurring fights, relationship instability, or even remaining in an abusive relationship despite wanting things to change.
Some people experience emotional, verbal, or physical abuse that leaves them feeling trapped, isolated, or unsafe.
Some people have difficulty keeping friendships, getting along with others at work, or having healthy relationships within their families.
Impulsive Urges, Behaviors , and Actions That Feel Out of Control
You might find yourself reacting quickly in the moment, saying things you don’t mean, making impulsive decisions you later regret, or acting without thinking. Some people struggle with urges, risky behaviors, anger outbursts, self-harm urges, suicidal thoughts, or actions that feel hard to stop once they begin. It can feel like you can’t control your reactions until it’s already happened
When Life Feels Out of Control and you feel Dysregulated
Sometimes it’s more than stress, it’s dysregulation.
You may notice emotions rising quickly, urges and reactions happening before you have time to think, or feeling overwhelmed, shut down, or disconnected. Small situations can feel bigger than they are, and it may be hard to calm your body, think clearly, or regain a sense of control once your system is activated.
These experiences are not personal failures. They are signs that the nervous system is overwhelmed and struggling to return to balance.
When your system is overwhelmed, it can affect emotions, behaviors, thoughts, relationships, and your sense of self.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) helps you understand how emotions, behaviors, thoughts, relationships, and your sense of self are connected and teaches skills to help you regain stability and respond more intentionally in everyday life.
How DBT Skills Help Regulate Emotions, Thoughts, Behaviors and Relationships
DBT was designed with structured skills modules that directly target these patterns. When woven together, they create a more balanced path toward lasting change.
- Strong emotions Emotion Regulation Skills
- Impulsive, reactive, crisis Distress Tolerance Skills
- Conflict with family, friends, school, work Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills
- Thoughts are quick, critical, rumination Mindfulness Skills
- Not knowing yourself, dissociation, empty Mindfulness + Emotion Regulation Skills
Eventually, you learn to take a middle path in your thinking, feeling, and being. Seeing the world dialectically rather than in Black and white terms.
Learning to Live in the Grey
All together, these DBT Skills build stability, confidence, and stronger connections in everyday life.
DBT Programs for Children, Teens, Adults & Families
Whether you’re looking for DBT therapy for children, teens, adults, or families, our specialized DBT clinicians provide compassionate, evidence-based treatment tailored to every stage of life.
No matter how challenges show up on the outside, many people are carrying powerful emotions on the inside.
DBT helps them learn new ways to respond with greater stability, confidence, and connection.
How Our Comprehensive DBT Program Works AT Suffolk DBT
One-on-one sessions where you work closely with your therapist to understand patterns, build DBT skills, and apply them to real-life situations as they happen.
Structured DBT skills training in a group setting, where you learn and apply skills to real-life situations each week.
DBT phone coaching offers real-time support to help you use skills in the moment—when challenges and emotions arise.
See How The Diary Card Works
A daily tool for tracking emotions, urges, behaviors, and DBT skills, the DBT diary card helps you and your therapist identify patterns and focus each session on what matters most.
Rather than relying on memory alone, the diary card provides a clear picture of your week. You complete it each day between sessions and review it together with your therapist during your session to identify patterns, celebrate progress, understand what led to difficult moments, reinforce effective skill use, and decide which skills will help you move closer to your goals.
Over time, the diary card becomes a roadmap that helps you and your therapist recognize patterns, measure progress, and make each session more focused and effective.
At Suffolk DBT, we believe in the hope and possibilities ahead for every person who walks through our doors.
When the path forward feels unclear, our team is here to guide you with compassion and steadiness.
We are Long Island therapists who care deeply and genuinely want to help, creating an environment of acceptance where clients feel understood and supported.
Respect for this treatment guides our work and inspires us to practice these principles and skills in our own lives.
Meet Our
Long Island
DBT Therapists
Our DBT Consultation Team
Our clinicians collaborate as a DBT consultation team, an essential component of comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
This ensures that treatment stays consistent, adheres to the DBT model, and provides a higher level of care than individual therapy alone.
Behind every client is a full team of DBT-trained clinicians—offering support, perspective, and expertise throughout the process.
Specialized Trauma Therapy & Evidence based Therapies
While Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is at the core of our work, some clients benefit from additional specialized treatment approaches depending on their needs.
Our team is trained in several evidence-based therapies that support trauma recovery, emotional overcontrol, Transgender & gender-diversity, anxiety, and patterns that may not fully respond to standard DBT alone.
- Radically Open DBT (RO-DBT) for people who struggle with emotional overcontrol, perfectionism, and social withdrawal
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors contributing to anxiety, depression, and stress
- EMDR to help process and reduce the impact of traumatic memories
- DBT Prolonged Exposure (DBT-PE) for clients ready to address trauma within the structure of DBT
- Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), a gentle, eye-movement based therapy that helps the brain reprocess distressing experiences
Testimonies : Stories of Growth and Change
Comprehensive DBT Support Throughout
Upstate New York
Many families throughout Long Island and New York City worry about what happens when a child leaves home for college while still struggling with emotional dysregulation, anxiety, impulsivity, depression, self-harm urges, or relationship difficulties.
Through secure telehealth, Suffolk DBT helps students, teens, adults, and families throughout Upstate New York remain connected to comprehensive DBT treatment and support.
DBT Therapy Locations on Long Island & NYC
We provide in-person DBT therapy across Long Island, including Mount Sinai, Babylon, and Roslyn Heights, as well as NYC, with Telehealth available statewide.
Suffolk County
Mt. Sinai
5505 Nesconset Hwy #222
Mount Sinai, NY 11766
5505 Nesconset Hwy #222 Mount Sinai, NY 11766
Suffolk County
Babylon
400 W Main St #340
Babylon, NY
11702
400 W Main St #340 Babylon, NY 11702
Nassau County
Roslyn Heights
97 Powerhouse Road #104
Roslyn Heights, NY 11577
97 Powerhouse Road #104 Roslyn Heights, NY 11577
How DBT Theray Works Through Telehealth
Available online therapy statewide for children, teens, adults, and families across Long Island and New York when in-person care isn’t possible or preferred.
Start Comprehensive DBT Therapy That Creates Real, Lasting Change
Dialectical Behavior Therapy at Suffolk DBT is a structured program it is not something you simply show up for once a week and then try to carry on your own.
You’ll work with a clinician who lives and practices in New York, supported by a full DBT team, in an office setting where you’re welcomed, and can begin to feel more at ease as you build a real therapeutic relationship over time.
Our program includes individual therapy, skills training, and support between sessions, so you’re not left trying to figure things out on your own when emotions run high.
This is the kind of treatment that helps you not just get through the week, but actually start to feel more stable, more in control, and more confident in your life.
Starting DBT can feel like a big step. We will help you figure out if it’s the right fit
Completely confidential. Takes about 10-15 minutes.
