Referrals and New Patients

If you are interested in participating in our DBT Program, please call our call center at 215-746-7277.

At the time of the call, it is important that you do the following:

1. Verify your current health insurance with our staff
2. Activate MyChart by My Penn Medicine
3. Identify which program you are interested in: DBT Skills Group Only OR Comprehensive DBT

Insurance:

We will not be able to process your referral without updated insurance status, an active MyChart account, and knowledge of which program you are interested in. Once your referral is received, we will use MyChart to deliver the initial screening survey that will activate you on our wait list.

What to expect after referral:

Please note, the initial screening survey will provide you with the details of the date/time/format for our various DBT skills groups as well as the estimated group wait list time frame. Once your survey is completed, you can expect to be contacted directly for your DBT Commitment Interview after the estimated wait time detailed on the screening.

Telemedicine Restrictions:

We are only delivering DBT via telemedicine in the state of Pennsylvania. Out-of-state patients are always welcome to participate in in-person programming at 3535 Market Street, Philadelphia.

Please note, it is difficult for our clinicians to take inquiry calls and you may have an extended wait for information if you are requesting a return call. Our preferred method of communication is through our program email: PennDBT@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu .