Services

DBT Skills Group Only

Services:  We offer 5 standard DBT Skills Groups, 1 LGBTQ+ DBT Skills Group, and 1 DBT Skills Graduate Group. All groups are 2-hours and held weekly.

Time commitment: 6 months

Who we treat: Adults looking to build skills pertaining to mindfulness, emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and distress tolerance.

Inclusion Criteria

  • Invalidating background as well as resulting dysregulation across several of these domains: social, emotional, relational, behavioral
  • Active in individual psychotherapy of any modality at any agency

Exclusion Criteria

Any of the following:

  • Active psychosis
  • An intellectual or cognitive disability that may interfere with skills training
  • Inability to meet attendance requirements
  • Unwillingness or disinterest in change
  • More appropriate for Comprehensive DBT due to life threatening behaviors

Comprehensive DBT

Services: Comprehensive DBT is an intensive, multi-modal program that includes:

  • DBT Individual Therapy once a week for 60 minutes
  • DBT Skills Group training once a week for 2 hours
  • Phone coaching with your individual provider
  • 3+ hours of weekly self-directed therapy work

Each DBT provider participates in our consultation team to review cases and ensure adherence to the treatment model.

Time commitment: One year

Who we treat: We offer comprehensive DBT treatment for individuals who are experiencing behavior dysregulation and are looking to make a commitment to skill-building and behavior change. The most common symptoms of behavior dysregulation treated by our comprehensive team are suicidal thoughts and non-suicidal self-injury.

Inclusion Criteria

At least three of the following symptoms, currently, or within the past 6 months:

  • Suicidal ideation, behaviors or attempts
  • Self-injurious behavior (e.g., cutting, burning, scratching, head-banging)
  • Impulsive behaviors (e.g. substance use, aggression, dangerous driving, unsafe sex, binge eating)
  • Frequent and intense mood changes
  • Unstable relationships

Exclusion Criteria

 Any of the following:

  • Active psychosis
  • An intellectual or cognitive disability that may interfere with skills training
  • Inability to meet attendance requirements
  • Unwillingness or disinterest in lowering suicidal or risk behaviors

DBT Graduate Skills Group

Services: "Grad Group" is a skills-driven 2-hour group modeled with a focus on generalizing the skills that patients have already learned to specific concerns in their daily lives.

Time Commitment: 12 weeks, weekly meetings

Who we treat: Adults looking to generalize DBT skills pertaining to mindfulness, emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and distress tolerance who have already completed at least one full round of DBT skills training at any agency.

Inclusion Criteria

  • Invalidating background as well as resulting dysregulation across several of these domains: social, emotional, relational, behavioral
  • Completed at least one 6-month round of DBT skills training at any agency
  • Willing and motivated to receive and offer feedback with peers
  • Active in individual psychotherapy of any modality at any agency

Exclusion Criteria

Any of the following:

  • Active psychosis
  • An intellectual or cognitive disability that may interfere with skills training
  • Inability to meet attendance requirements
  • Unwillingness or disinterest in change

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