Dialectical Behavior Therapy
DBT Therapy in Columbus, OH
Learn to regulate emotions, build boundaries, and respond instead of react.
When emotions feel too big or numb, when relationships feel hard to navigate, or when you’re stuck in patterns that don’t reflect your values, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers tools to help you slow down, respond with intention, and build a more stable inner world.
At The Purple Tree, we offer individual DBT therapy and DBT skills groups for adults seeking practical tools for emotional regulation, relationship balance, and behavioral change. Our approach is trauma-informed, relational, and personalized to your goals.
What Is DBT?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) blends mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.
It helps you hold two truths at once: you can accept yourself as you are and still create change where it matters.
We offer:
Individual DBT-based therapy with a certified DBT therapist
DBT skills groups (not a full Linehan-style comprehensive program)
Integration with trauma-informed care, somatic work, and EMDR when appropriate
DBT Can Help With:
Feeling emotionally overwhelmed, reactive, or shut down
Shame, people-pleasing, or difficulty setting boundaries
Intense relationship dynamics or communication struggles
Compulsive behaviors and impulsivity
Navigating trauma, emotional sensitivity, or identity confusion
What Healing Can Begin to Look Like
Feeling more emotionally steady and less reactive
Building boundaries and communicating more clearly
Responding to stress with awareness instead of automatic patterns
Increased self-trust, emotional insight, and intention
Living in alignment with your values, not just your survival responses
Sessions and groups are led by Jessica Murff, LPCC-S, NCC, CSAT, CMAT, a certified DBT therapist with over 15 years of experience working with adults navigating trauma, emotional dysregulation, and patterned behaviors.
Therapy is available in-person in Columbus, OH.
Whether you’re looking to build emotional skills, stabilize after trauma, or break painful cycles, DBT offers structure, insight, and space to grow.
Schedule your first appointment or inquire about upcoming DBT skills groups below.