Welcome to DBT Tokyo

DBT Tokyo provides comprehensive DBT program by a

DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified DBT Clinician™.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Tokyo

Currently not accepting new clients for non-program therapy

Please note that DBT Tokyo is temporarily suspending the acceptance of new clients for non-program therapy until further notice due to increased demand.

Applications for the standard DBT program remain open.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.

July, 2026

Now in store

Read Japanese translation of the memoir by Dr. Marsha Linehan, the developer of DBT done by Mie Takaki. Dr. Linehan talks about how DBT understands self-harm and suicidal ideation as well as severe emotional dysregulation and impulsive behaviors through her personal stories. It also demystifies dialectical philosophy, mindfulness, acceptance, and radical behaviorism through her journey of developing DBT.

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About

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a one-year program that was developed by Dr. Marsha Linehan to treat individuals with intense emotional experience that would result in impulsive behaviors and highly conflictual relationships.

DBT Tokyo opened its door in February, 2020 to offer DBT in earnest to multicultural individuals who live in Tokyo and wider Japan. Learn more about who is using DBT Tokyo, etc.

Mie Takaki is a DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician™. This means, Mie reliably offers Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in a way that conforms to the evidence-based research for the treatment.　Learn more about Mie

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How DBT understands Borderline Personality Disorder, invalidating environment, and its significance in Japan in social transition.

Services and fees

DBT Tokyo's primary purpose is to offer standard DBT program in English and Japanese, and we understand that the program may not be an ideal option for some individuals. Let us find the ways to work together.

Standard DBT

(1 year program, in-person only)

DBT skills training sessions (Individual option, online possible)

non-DBT

(Individual and family therapy, online possible)

Access Information

DBT Tokyo is in Ichigaya,　Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

Opening Hours

DBT Tokyo is open on　Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

Please contact us using the form here.