STEPS and DBT

[farawayfairy]

Hi. I just wondered whether anyone had heard of the program STEPS? It's basically the skills part of DBT (not the psychotherapy part). In my area they're going to be running a pilot program for 20 weeks and the facilitator at the group I attend is going to try and get me on it. I don't really know much about DBT and so wondered what to expect. I'm going to do some research on it on the web but I wanted to hear others experiences, either of the skills part of DBT or STEPS - apparently it's popular in America and has been done in Sussex/Surrey.

[Ami]

I've not heard of STEPS but ive heard of DBT and have a vague idea about what it is.

Good luck with it and sorry i cant be of help :)
xx

[Elmer]

Hey :) I've done both DBT and STEPPS. DBT I did for a long time whilst in hospital and it helped a lot and had I been in a better place in myself at the time, I think a lot more of it would have stuck. I started STEPPS in July this year but unfortunately had to stop, which I was annoyed about as it looked set to help me a lot. It's a group which basically focuses on managing your emotions more effectively and looking at how you can utilise certain skills that you may or may not already have in order to help yourself. It's difficult, but worth it.