Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for Adolescents in the Twin Cities

Kids these days are complicated, facing pressures and need more than love

Some things are too big, too heavy, too hard and too much for all of us, including our kids and teens. There’s nothing simple or automatic about growing up and understanding one’s self—most of us work at it our entire lives. At MHS, we tailor DBT to fit young people and your young person. It’s not DBT-lite, it’s DBT-appropriate.

We separate our adolescent Twin Cities DBT programs by two age groups:


Parenting and teen-ing aren’t easy, we can help.

Resources for caregivers

Caregiver Newsletter Sign-Up

Subscribe to receive the Caregiver Newsletter from MHS. Designed to support anyone parenting a teen with mental illness, not just our client families. Our goal is to share information about DBT, upcoming events in the Twin Cities area, and general parenting tips. If you would like to receive the newsletter, sign-up below:

Caregiver Newsletter Sign-up

Caregiver Education Series

MHS offers monthly webinars for families parenting teens with mental illness. Each month participants will learn about a topic and ways to apply and generalize skills to enhance their experience as the caregiver. Caregiver Education webinars are generally held the third Wednesday of every month and are open to the public in the Twin Cities area.

Upcoming events

DBT brings relief

For those experiencing intense emotions, unmanagable distress, and relationship difficulties. DBT is an evidence-based treatment that provides effective coping skills to manage depression, anxiety, and other emotion-based difficulties.

Early Adolescent DBT in the Twin Cities

We provide Dialectical Behavior Therapy for children as young as 12 years old. Taking action early can make a positive impact on development.

Adolescent DBT

Our adolescent Dialectical Behavior Therapy is for young people 14-18 years old. When typical teenage difficulties become too much, we can help.

Minneapolis Locations Offering DBT for Adolescents:

Utilize Our Virtu-Clinic if Your Not Local to the Twin Cities

If you have trouble making it to one of our locations here in the Twin Cities area but still need assistance and therapy for teens and kids, we offer an online virtu-clinic as well. Learn more and get in touch with us to answer any of your questions.

Change their story in the early chapters

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