Explain a therapeutic approach and a modality you might use to treat a clientpresenting with this disorder. Explain why you selected the approach and modality,justifying their appropriateness

Explain a therapeutic approach and a modality you might use to treat a clientpresenting with this disorder. Explain why you selected the approach and modality,justifying their appropriateness

two main factors that may have contributed to mental illness. Firstly, it views the patients as

emotionally vulnerable because minor stressors cause extreme anxiety. Further, this treatment

approach recognizes that the patient grew up in a setting where their emotions were

disregarded, which makes them feel guilty or worthless for having such emotions.

Consequently, therapy mainly focuses on validation and dialectics. Validation helps

patients appreciate that their emotions are real, valid, and highly acceptable (Avramchuk &

Hlyvanska, 2018). Further, dialectics helps the patients become more open and receptive to

ideas and opinions contradicting norms. In other words, it helps restore the sense of value in

the patients. DBT has four main modules: mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotional

regulation, and distress tolerance. Mindfulness helps the patients become self-aware of their

thoughts and emotions.

Further, in emotional regulation, the clients undertake emotional management

sessions and coping strategies. Finally, the patients also undertake sessions of distress

tolerance. Here, they are taught how to manage overwhelming thoughts and challenging

situations in everyday life (Cai et al., 2022). This therapy is the most effective in the

treatment of BPD. This is because it focuses on helping the clients accept their emotions and

develop coping strategies