Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a form of cognitive behavioral therapy that combines the two approaches to help people deal with challenging emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. One of the benefits of DBT is that it provides skills that can be used in various situations. As such, many assume that these outcomes are permanent. Yet despite its apparent efficacy, DBT does not work as a one-time fix for some individuals but rather ongoing practice helps maintain successes and skills learned in previous sessions. Therefore, whether or not the outcomes of DBT are permanent depends on the individual’s commitment to using the tools taught to them over time and within different contexts.