The Center for Behavioral Medicine (CBM) in Brookfield, Wisconsin, is an outpatient mental health clinic specializing in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) for adolescents and adults. CBM treats conditions like borderline personality disorder, depression, anxiety, trauma-related symptoms, and emotional dysregulation. Notably, it offers the only DBT-Linehan Board of Certification programs in Wisconsin. Strengthen Emotional Skills with Supportive Guidance CBM’s comprehensive DBT programs include individual therapy, weekly skills training groups, phone coaching, and therapist consultation teams. Clients learn mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills. The clinic also provides specialized services for LGBTQ+ clients and offers DBT-PE (prolonged exposure) for PTSD treatment. Expand Skills with Community and School Partnerships In addition to therapy, CBM offers a 17-week ACCESS group for adults seeking DBT skills without full program enrollment. It collaborates with schools to implement DBT STEPS-A, a social-emotional learning program for students. CBM also provides training and consultation to other clinicians and organizations aiming to establish DBT programs.
