New DBT Group Starting!
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy: DBT is a cognitive-behavioral approach that helps people who are prone to react with an intense or out of the ordinary level of emotion to stressors, putting strain on their most important relationships. DBT helps reduce black and white thinking, improve relationships, and teaches skills that will help to manage these strong emotional swings.
Start date: Wednesday, January 6th at 5:30pm
6 Month DBT group for Young Women, ages 16-20
This 6 month group will focus on teaching the four core principles of Dialectical Behavioral
The four principles/modules of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy:
Mindfulness
Distress Tolerance
Emotion Regulation
Interpersonal Effectiveness
Treatment goals of the group:
Learn how to deal with strong and sometimes painful emotions
Decrease impulsive and self-destructive behavior
Develop problem-solving and decision making skills
Identify options for handling extreme situations and conflicts
Learn effective communication skills to communicate effectively with peers, adults, and family.
Improve self esteem and self care
The group format will consist of activities that allow group members practice the skill in group. Lecture, instruction, discussion, expressive therapy, and weekly homework assignments that encourage group members to take what they learn in group and apply it to their world.
Members must understand the importance of regular attendance to group and be willing to make a 6 month commitment to the group. This allows for a comfortable pace through all of the four core DBT principles. There will be lots of room for examples, practice, and questions.
To make a referral, please call our intake line, (781) 328-1904, x100.
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