The group is designed as a process/support group for those individuals contemplating, preparing, or actively pursuing a divorce. The group is also for those who have recently divorced. The goal of the group is to share stories in a safe ...
Hosted by Anthony Meixner
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Walnut Creek, CA 94597
The group is designed as a process/support group for those individuals contemplating, preparing, or actively pursuing a divorce. The group is also for those who have recently divorced. The goal of the group is to share stories in a safe ...
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Group (DBT) is a skills based program which helps clients learn effective ways of coping with extreme and sometimes overwhelming emotions. We teach the 4 modules of DBT: Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Interpersonal Effectiveness and Emotion Regulation.
Hosted by Katherine H Schulz
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Group (DBT) is a skills based program which helps clients learn effective ways of coping with extreme and sometimes overwhelming emotions. We teach the 4 modules of DBT: Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Interpersonal Effectiveness and Emotion Regulation.
DBT skills group for CA residents opens every 6-8 weeks for two weeks to enroll new members on a rolling basis. Client must have an individual provider who agrees to provide ongoing treatment during the group with a ROI or ...
Hosted by Caitlin E Billings
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Walnut Creek, CA 94596
DBT skills group for CA residents opens every 6-8 weeks for two weeks to enroll new members on a rolling basis. Client must have an individual provider who agrees to provide ongoing treatment during the group with a ROI or ...
Adolescents appear to be struggling more and more with how to manage powerful and often negative emotions. If your teen is choosing unhealthy ways to cope with feelings, they may benefit from my supportive and directive group that encourages active ...
Hosted by Christina R Sinclair
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Adolescents appear to be struggling more and more with how to manage powerful and often negative emotions. If your teen is choosing unhealthy ways to cope with feelings, they may benefit from my supportive and directive group that encourages active ...
Hosted by Gertrudes Aquino Hernandez
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Walnut Creek, CA 94598
A safe haven for high-school girls age 14-17 to vibe, expand and elevate their experience in a fun and supportive environment with other kids their own age.
Hosted by Institute of Mindful Therapy Group Practice
LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Walnut Creek, CA 94596
A safe haven for high-school girls age 14-17 to vibe, expand and elevate their experience in a fun and supportive environment with other kids their own age.
Through a Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills group, I'll guide you in developing mindfulness, emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and problem-solving skills. Research has shown that by learning and practicing DBT skills, clients can experience reduced emotional suffering, increased resilience, and ...
Hosted by Frances Mulcahy
Associate Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Through a Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills group, I'll guide you in developing mindfulness, emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and problem-solving skills. Research has shown that by learning and practicing DBT skills, clients can experience reduced emotional suffering, increased resilience, and ...
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A basic introduction to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). DBT is a form of psychotherapy that was originally conceptualized by Marsha M. Linehan. DBT combines standard cognitive-behavioral techniques for emotion regulation and reality-testing with concepts of distress tolerance, acceptance, and mindful ...
Hosted by Ojuri Psychology Practices
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Lafayette, CA 94549
A basic introduction to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). DBT is a form of psychotherapy that was originally conceptualized by Marsha M. Linehan. DBT combines standard cognitive-behavioral techniques for emotion regulation and reality-testing with concepts of distress tolerance, acceptance, and mindful ...
Feeling angry and cannot understand why? Feeling misunderstood? Unheard? Are others telling you that you get angry easily? Unable to fit in or make friends? Unable to talk with others about how you feel? Perhaps you could benefit from participating ...
Hosted by Ojuri Psychology Practices
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Lafayette, CA 94549
Feeling angry and cannot understand why? Feeling misunderstood? Unheard? Are others telling you that you get angry easily? Unable to fit in or make friends? Unable to talk with others about how you feel? Perhaps you could benefit from participating ...
Pls note, groups are resuming in 2024! Virtual, 10-session DBT skills group for adults. This is a skills group, not a process group. There will be a somatic or mindfulness experiential at the beginning of each group, a brief check-in, ...
Hosted by Haley Woodside (Hewitt)
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, E-RYT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Lafayette, CA 94549
Pls note, groups are resuming in 2024! Virtual, 10-session DBT skills group for adults. This is a skills group, not a process group. There will be a somatic or mindfulness experiential at the beginning of each group, a brief check-in, ...
Starting June 2024: 1 hour / week for 8 weeks. Boys 7yo - 9yo Tuesdays 4:00PM - 5:00PM Small group of participants in a structured supportive environment for children to have the opportunity to focus on building and further developing ...
Hosted by Janelle K Brady
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, CCTP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Starting June 2024: 1 hour / week for 8 weeks. Boys 7yo - 9yo Tuesdays 4:00PM - 5:00PM Small group of participants in a structured supportive environment for children to have the opportunity to focus on building and further developing ...
Issues we address include anxiety, depression, relationships, grief, loss, anger, bullying, self-esteem, academic stress, problems at home, personal accountability, peer pressure, and topics that organically arise. Skill-building includes mindfulness, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, distress tolerance, and strategies to reduce negative ...
Hosted by Alamo Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MS, AMFT, PsyD, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Alamo, CA 94507
Issues we address include anxiety, depression, relationships, grief, loss, anger, bullying, self-esteem, academic stress, problems at home, personal accountability, peer pressure, and topics that organically arise. Skill-building includes mindfulness, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, distress tolerance, and strategies to reduce negative ...
Teen Talk is a therapy group to help teens who are feeling sad, withdrawn, anxious, stressed, experiencing academic problems, are dealing with life changes like a new school or divorce, or struggling with risky behaviors like drinking, drugs, and self-harm. ...
Hosted by Alamo Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MS, AMFT, PsyD, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Alamo, CA 94507
Teen Talk is a therapy group to help teens who are feeling sad, withdrawn, anxious, stressed, experiencing academic problems, are dealing with life changes like a new school or divorce, or struggling with risky behaviors like drinking, drugs, and self-harm. ...
This group is designed to help teens enhance skills essential to managing life stressors. Topics addressed include peers, anxiety, depression, pressures, grief, loss, anger, bullying, self-esteem, academic stress, parents, siblings, expectations, resentments, self-harm, accountability, and substance abuse. Skill-building includes mindfulness, ...
Hosted by Shalini Mongia
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, MFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Alamo, CA 94507
This group is designed to help teens enhance skills essential to managing life stressors. Topics addressed include peers, anxiety, depression, pressures, grief, loss, anger, bullying, self-esteem, academic stress, parents, siblings, expectations, resentments, self-harm, accountability, and substance abuse. Skill-building includes mindfulness, ...
Starting June 2024: 1 hour / week for 8 weeks. Girls 8yo - 10yo Saturdays 10:00AM-11:00AM Small group of participants in a structured supportive environment for children to have the opportunity to focus on building and further developing their social ...
Hosted by Janelle K Brady
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, CCTP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Starting June 2024: 1 hour / week for 8 weeks. Girls 8yo - 10yo Saturdays 10:00AM-11:00AM Small group of participants in a structured supportive environment for children to have the opportunity to focus on building and further developing their social ...
Virtual 10-session DBT skills group for adolescents, using The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook by McKay, starting Fall 2022. This is a skills group, not a process group. There will be a somatic or mindfulness experiential at the beginning of ...
Hosted by Haley Woodside (Hewitt)
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, E-RYT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Lafayette, CA 94549
Virtual 10-session DBT skills group for adolescents, using The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook by McKay, starting Fall 2022. This is a skills group, not a process group. There will be a somatic or mindfulness experiential at the beginning of ...
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Dialectical Behavior (DBT) Support Groups
Who is DBT for?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is designed for people who experience extreme emotional suffering because they lack the skills of emotion regulation and distress tolerance. The basic affliction can underlie a wide range of conditions, from borderline and other personality disorders to PTSD and treatment-resistant anxiety and depression. The therapy is helpful to those whose emotional reactivity is so intense it is disruptive to everyday functioning and leads to frequent crises.
Why do people need DBT?
The ability to regulate emotions is a core psychological skill that enables people to function in life and pay attention to the world outside themselves; it is consistently associated with well-being. DBT is designed to help people learn how to manage and regulate their emotions. Originally developed to treat people with borderline personality disorder whose extreme emotional suffering led to self-harming behavior and suicide attempts, the therapy is now applied to other conditions involving emotion dysregulation, particularly when other treatments have failed.
What happens in DBT?
Individuals meet weekly with their therapist to discuss their experiences relating to moods, behavior, and skills. Using checklists they maintain, they review emotional experiences and positive practices they engage in. The diaries help individuals discern what led up to a specific problem encountered, this is followed by discussion of the consequences of their actions. In addition, individuals may meet in class-like small groups to learn skills such as mindfulness, emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
How long does DBT last?
Because it is intended to establish long-lasting behavioral change among those with persistent problems, DBT is designed to last six months to a year. DBT includes both weekly sessions of individual therapy and weekly skills-training sessions conducted in small groups. Studies of DBT have documented improvement within a year of treatment, particularly in controlling self-harmful behavior; nevertheless, individuals may require therapy for several years.