Under the guidance of Shawna Bethel, LMFT, a licensed family and marriage therapist with over 17 years of experience in the field of Behavioral Health, the team of highly trained clinicians at Bethel Family Counseling are among a select group of therapists in San Diego County that are trained in providing the comprehensive DBT - Dialectical Behavioral Therapy model. As an evidence based treatment, research has shown that adherence to the comprehensive DBT program, as opposed to DBT skills training alone, is more effective in treating severe behavioral disorders such as Borderline Personality Disorder, Mood Disorders, Substance Abuse and Addiction Disorders and Eating Disorders.