Center for Practical Change

Dialectic Method Therapy (DMT)  is an approach closely related to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. The practice of dialectics can be traced back to the Greek philosopher, Socrates. With his sole focus on the practical application of philosophy, Socrates sought to uncover the truth through what is now referred to as the Socratic Method. It involves reducing an argument to a dilemma and logically eliminating one of the two ideas. In doing so, the practitioner achieves a meaningful state of being.

This is similar to the process by which knowledge is obtained through psychoanalysis. At its roots, psychology is very much a philosophical inquiry into the nature of the self, suffering, and purpose. Sigmund Freud considered inner conflict inevitable. Dialectic Method Therapy uses these principles to guide internal conflict to harmony and happiness. It addresses life problems through rational mindfulness that is harmonically ordered through philosophically attained truth and orients life to the good.