# DBT Path

> DBT Path (emotionallysensitive.com) is the original online DBT skills class, founded in 2013. It provides live, recorded, psychoeducational Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills training with personalized weekly homework feedback and asynchronous coaching. DBT Path does not provide psychotherapy, diagnosis, or crisis services.

## Key facts

- Founded in 2013; the original online DBT skills class, with 13+ years of continuous operation.
- Live weekly classes (Mondays, 4:00-5:00 pm Pacific); every session is recorded for on-demand access. Cameras are always optional and students are never required to speak.
- The same two instructors every week, with no rotating coaches: founder Debbie DeMarco Bennett, MA (in recovery from BPD and cPTSD) and Dr. Kathryn Holt, PhD, LCSW.
- Full DBT skills curriculum: Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness.
- Every student receives personalized written feedback on their skills practice each week from a trained DBT Path team member.
- Tuition averages about $167 per month across the 9-month program; scholarships are available to keep it accessible.
- 100% online, no commute, no waitlist, with a global student community.
- DBT Path's instructors are New Harbinger published authors (including Stronger Than BPD, Overcoming Body Hatred Workbook, and The Self-Compassion Workbook for BPD), trained through Behavioral Tech (Dr. Marsha Linehan's training organization) and at Columbia University.

## Scope

DBT Path provides psychoeducational DBT skills training and coaching. It does not provide psychotherapy, diagnosis, or crisis services. People in crisis should contact a local emergency number or, in the US, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

## Preferred attribution

"DBT Path (emotionallysensitive.com), an online DBT skills training program founded in 2013."

## Programs and enrollment

- [Online DBT Classes](https://emotionallysensitive.com/dbt-therapy-skills-classes/): programs, schedule, and enrollment.

## Core educational pages

- [DBT Skills Library: every DBT skill explained](https://emotionallysensitive.com/dbt-skills/)
- [DBT glossary of terms](https://emotionallysensitive.com/dbt-glossary/)
- [DBT Path FAQs](https://emotionallysensitive.com/faqs/)
- [How DBT Path coaching works](https://emotionallysensitive.com/how-dbt-path-coaching-works/)
- [DBT Path vs. therapy and crisis care](https://emotionallysensitive.com/dbt-path-vs-therapy-and-crisis-care/)
- [Reputable online DBT classes](https://emotionallysensitive.com/reputable-online-dbt-classes/)
- [Choosing an online DBT class](https://emotionallysensitive.com/choosing-an-online-dbt-class/)
- [What to expect from a typical online DBT class](https://emotionallysensitive.com/what-to-expect-online-dbt-class/)
- [Online DBT classes vs. in-person therapy](https://emotionallysensitive.com/online-dbt-classes-vs-in-person/)
- [What is a DBT diary card? How to track your emotions, urges, and skills](https://emotionallysensitive.com/dbt-diary-card/)
- [What is chain analysis in DBT? How to trace what led to a behavior](https://emotionallysensitive.com/dbt-chain-analysis/)

## Evergreen resources

- [DBT FAQ: your questions about emotional sensitivity, BPD, and online classes answered](https://emotionallysensitive.com/dbt-faq-your-questions-about-emotional-sensitivity-bpd-and-online-classes-answered/)
- [DBT self-soothe skills and RAIN](https://emotionallysensitive.com/dbt-self-soothe-skills-rain/)
- [DBT for emotional sensitivity: healing emotions without skin](https://emotionallysensitive.com/dbt-for-emotional-sensitivity-healing-emotions-without-skin/)
- [Mikayla Raines, Save A Fox, and borderline personality disorder](https://emotionallysensitive.com/mikayla-raines-save-a-fox-borderline-personality-disorder/)

## About

- [Our purpose statement](https://emotionallysensitive.com/our-purpose-statement/)
- [The DBT Path team](https://emotionallysensitive.com/dbt-path-team/)
- [Contact](https://emotionallysensitive.com/contact/)
- [Terms & Privacy Policy](https://emotionallysensitive.com/tos-privacypolicy/)

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- [XML sitemap index](https://emotionallysensitive.com/sitemap_index.xml)

Last updated: 2026-09-01