Dear DBT

Erin Sparapani
  • 5.0 (3)
  • Mental Health

Dear DBT is a Dialectical Behavior Therapy-based advice podcast with two co-hosts each week, Dr. Erin Sparapani and one guest, who take listener questions on problems that they might run into with other people. For each listener's question, they give the DBT Five Ways of responding to all of life's problems (solve the problem, change how you feel about the problem, accept/tolerate the problem, stay miserable, or make it worse!). Anyone is welcome to submit questions, which you can do through our website at www.deardbt.com.

Episodes

  1. 2d ago

    Episode 3: Erin and Tali

    On Episode 3 of Dear DBT, Drs. Erin Sparapani and Tali Wigod tackle your questions on problems that you might be having with other people and provide the DBT Five ways that you might respond to those problems! Today's listener questions include a wife who isn't sure how to approach her husband about their division of family roles, and a woman in her 20s who faces an unexpected problem with her boyfriend's mother. See our website (www.deardbt.com) for a further description of the DBT Five, or to submit your own question! For more information about the co-hosts, please see their websites at https://www.mp-psychology.com/ and https://www.erinsparapaniphd.com/. Please rate, review, subscribe, and tell a friend!

  2. Jul 22

    Episode 2: Erin and Evvie

    Welcome Back to Dear DBT! In Episode 2, Dr. Erin Sparapani is joined by her long-time colleague and friend, Dr. Evelyn (Evvie) Meier Lynch. Erin and Evvie rattle off some of their DBT Five responses to listener questions, and share a little about themselves along the way in Skills and Spills and Doorknob Confessions. This week's listener questions include a woman in her 60's wanting her friend to seek some therapy, and a hesitant joint birthday party host who wants a drama-free birthday. To learn more about the DBT Five or to submit your own question, please visit https://www.deardbt.com/ or email submissions@deardbt.com. To learn more about either of your co-hosts, see their websites at https://gviproc.org/ or https://www.erinsparapaniphd.com/. Please rate, review, subscribe, and tell your friends!

  3. Jul 17

    Episode 1: Erin and Lauren

    Drs. Erin Sparapani and Lauren Bonavitacola, DBT therapists, former teammates, forever friends, take on your questions in Episode 1 of Dear DBT! Dear DBT is a DBT-based advice podcast in which 2 DBT therapists (show creator, Dr. Erin Sparapani, and a rotating group of fabulous guests) go over listener questions about what to do with problems that you might run into with other people. Instead of coming up with 1 recommendation, you get the DBT Five! Tune in to figure out what those are! To learn more about the podcast OR to submit a question, visit https://www.deardbt.com/. For more about the co-hosts, you can look at their websites: https://www.drlaurenbonavitacola.com/ and https://www.erinsparapaniphd.com/, or check out Lauren's instagram: @drlaurenbonavitacola. Like, review, subscribe, tell a friend, stay tuned!

  4. Jul 14

    Dear DBT Trailer

    Coming July 2026: a new Dialectical Behavior Therapy-based advice podcast! Listen to the trailer to hear more about this DBT twist on classic advice columns. Hosted by Dr. Erin Sparapani, with different guests featured every week. To submit a question to the podcast, please visit https://www.deardbt.com/.

  • 4 Episodes

Ratings & Reviews

5
out of 5
3 Ratings

About

Dear DBT is a Dialectical Behavior Therapy-based advice podcast with two co-hosts each week, Dr. Erin Sparapani and one guest, who take listener questions on problems that they might run into with other people. For each listener's question, they give the DBT Five Ways of responding to all of life's problems (solve the problem, change how you feel about the problem, accept/tolerate the problem, stay miserable, or make it worse!). Anyone is welcome to submit questions, which you can do through our website at www.deardbt.com.

Information

  • Creator
    Erin Sparapani
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean