DBT Skills Group
DBT was developed by Dr. Marsha Linehan in the late 1980s, initially to treat individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Over time, it’s been proven effective for a variety of challenges, including chronic depression, anxiety, substance use, eating disorders, and emotional dysregulation.
At its core, DBT combines elements of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with mindfulness and acceptance strategies. It’s based on the concept of balancing opposites—learning to accept yourself as you are while working toward meaningful change. As Dr. Linehan puts it, “Radical acceptance rests on letting go of the illusion of control and a willingness to notice and accept things as they are right now.”
Our DBT Group
Group is 26 weeks long (about 7 months). You must commit to the entire length of the program.
Each session is 2 hrs and costs $130 dollars per session
All participants must buy DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets
Group is 4-6 participants plus 2 therapists
Intake and orientation individual sessions are required to sign up. With a cost of $170 dollars.
DBT isn’t just about talking through problems; it’s about equipping you with practical skills to navigate life’s challenges. The therapy is structured around four key modules:
"Mindfulness Practice is the intentionall process of observing, describing, and participating in reality non-judgementally, in the moment and with effectiveness."
Goals
Reduce suffering and increasing happiness
Increase control of your mind
Experience reality as it is
The ability to tolerate and accept distress is an essential part of life and a necessary component to be able to create change in our lives, otherwise our desire to scape pain will always interfere.
Goals
Survive crisis situations
Accept reality as it is
Become free of having to satisfy your own desires, urges, and intense emotion
Understanding and being able to manage our emotions is a necessary life skill. When we don't have these abilities we become slaves to our emotional distress and constant disregulation.
Goals
Understanding and naming your emotions.
Decreasing the frequency of unwanted emotions
Decreasing emotional vulnerability
Decrease emotional suffering
Our ability to engage and mantain healthy relationships is what allows us to be connected to others and engaged in our society, the lack of these skills can make life lonely and terrifying.
Goals
Asking for what you want and need
Building healthy relationships and ending destructive ones
Walking the middle path, creating balance in our relationships
