DBT Coach teaches skills for education. It isn't therapy, treatment, or a crisis service.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy — free
Skills for getting through hard moments.
Free, private, from your phone. No waitlist. No clinic. No app store.
Start the course — free
Distress skills that work.
Nine evidence-based techniques for getting through an intense moment — each explained in plain language, with a real example of how to use it.
A daily practice that sticks.
A short diary card each day — not a mood tracker, but a real DBT reflection on which skills you used and how they landed, building the habit that makes the skills instinct.
Support, always on.
When it's 2 a.m. and the skills aren't cutting through, 988 and the Crisis Text Line are one tap away — even without a signal.
Distress Tolerance Course
Ten lessons for getting through hard moments without making them worse.
A structured 10-lesson course that teaches every major distress tolerance skill in plain language — what it is, when to reach for it, and how to actually do it.
Short lessons, real examples, no jargon. Takes about 20 minutes per lesson, at whatever pace works for you.
Start lesson 1
988 and the Crisis Text Line. One tap away, even offline.
The support section is precached so it loads with no signal. When the skills aren't enough, you can always get through.
Open crisis supportAdd it to your home screen.
DBT Coach works as a Progressive Web App — no app store, no download, no account required to start.
On iPhone
Open in Safari. Tap the Share button, then tap “Add to Home Screen.” It opens instantly from your home screen like any app.
On Android
Open in Chrome. Tap the menu (⋮), then tap “Add to Home Screen.” Android may also show an install banner automatically.
Questions
Is this real DBT?
The skills here are derived from Dialectical Behavior Therapy as developed by Marsha Linehan. The content is original — not copied from any copyrighted manual — and written to teach the same evidence-based techniques in plain language. DBT Coach is skills education, not therapy.
Do I need to be diagnosed with BPD to use this?
No. DBT skills are useful for anyone who experiences intense emotions, impulsive urges, or difficulty getting through hard moments. The app doesn't ask about your diagnosis and doesn't require one.
Is it really free?
The course and the full skills library are free, with no paywall. A future premium tier will fund the AI coach feature. The core educational content will always be free.
Does it work offline?
Add DBT Coach to your home screen (iOS: tap Share → Add to Home Screen). Once installed, the app and crisis resources load without a network connection.
Is my information private?
Your diary entries are stored on your device. If you create an account, entries sync to an encrypted database under your account only. We don't sell data or use it for advertising.
Can this replace therapy?
No. DBT Coach is a skills-practice tool, not a substitute for working with a trained therapist. If you can access a DBT program, you should. This app is for people who can't — yet.