DBT Skills Group Virtual (On Hold) 
DBT Skills Group teaches: Mindfulness: being present in the moment instead of focusing on things the past or the future. Emotion Regulation: how to manage your emotions and help you feel in control of your emotions. Interpersonal Effectiveness: how to ...
DBT Skills Group teaches: Mindfulness: being present in the moment instead of focusing on things the past or the future. Emotion Regulation: how to manage your emotions and help you feel in control of your emotions. Interpersonal Effectiveness: how to ...
Individual DBT Skills Training 
By arrangement with therapist.
Hosted by Donna M Chapman
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Diego, CA 92108
By arrangement with therapist.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Skills Group 
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) offers structured support for emotional regulation, stress coping, and improved relationships in individuals struggling with various issues, including depression, anxiety, trauma, OCD, and personality disorders. This group can assist you in learning effective mindfulness practices, distress ...
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) offers structured support for emotional regulation, stress coping, and improved relationships in individuals struggling with various issues, including depression, anxiety, trauma, OCD, and personality disorders. This group can assist you in learning effective mindfulness practices, distress ...
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Skills Group 
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) offers structured support for emotional regulation, stress coping, and improved relationships in individuals struggling with various issues, including depression, anxiety, trauma, OCD, and personality disorders. This group can assist you in learning effective mindfulness practices, distress ...
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) offers structured support for emotional regulation, stress coping, and improved relationships in individuals struggling with various issues, including depression, anxiety, trauma, OCD, and personality disorders. This group can assist you in learning effective mindfulness practices, distress ...
The Black Women’s Collective 
In an effort to support community healing and make therapy more financially accessible The Black Women’s Collective is back. This will be a space to learn and practice skills. An opportunity to build community. And a chance for personal growth. ...
Hosted by Kendall Stewart
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Diego, CA 92108
In an effort to support community healing and make therapy more financially accessible The Black Women’s Collective is back. This will be a space to learn and practice skills. An opportunity to build community. And a chance for personal growth. ...
Applied DBT Clinicians 
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a research-based empirically validated protocol developed by Marsha M. Linehan, Ph.D. at the University of Washington, in Seattle. The treatment was developed for people with Borderline Personality Disorder. It has now been validated for a ...
Hosted by Applied DBT Clinicians
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Diego, CA 92120
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a research-based empirically validated protocol developed by Marsha M. Linehan, Ph.D. at the University of Washington, in Seattle. The treatment was developed for people with Borderline Personality Disorder. It has now been validated for a ...
Collective Mental Health 
Mental health services center for teens and adults. Providing individual, group, and family therapy.
Hosted by Sylvanna M. Vargas
Psychologist, PhD, MPH
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90025
Mental health services center for teens and adults. Providing individual, group, and family therapy.
Adolescent Skills & Process Group 
This group is designed to assist adolescents transitioning from a PHP setting or just need extra support in day to day functioning. It will be skill based while allowing time to discuss emotions and struggles. It will begin February 6 ...
Hosted by Stephanie Mora, LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Roseville, CA 95678
This group is designed to assist adolescents transitioning from a PHP setting or just need extra support in day to day functioning. It will be skill based while allowing time to discuss emotions and struggles. It will begin February 6 ...
DBT Skills Training Groups 
Personal Evolution Psychotherapy (PEP) provides DBT skills training groups that provide skills to decrease anxiety, depression, and feeling out of control. DBT also helps to increase communication skills and decrease relationship issues. Call or email PEP today for more information ...
Hosted by Sue Boyd - Personal Evolution Psychotherapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, BCD
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Diego, CA 92108
Personal Evolution Psychotherapy (PEP) provides DBT skills training groups that provide skills to decrease anxiety, depression, and feeling out of control. DBT also helps to increase communication skills and decrease relationship issues. Call or email PEP today for more information ...
Adolescent DBT Skills Group 
DBT Skills Group is designed for to help adolescents learn coping skills in the areas of mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal relationships. These skills are highly effective for individuals struggling with emotion dysregulation.
Hosted by Sandra Andrade
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Westlake Village, CA 91361
DBT Skills Group is designed for to help adolescents learn coping skills in the areas of mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal relationships. These skills are highly effective for individuals struggling with emotion dysregulation.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) 
Zoom group; client’s may remain anonymous if desired. An excellent group for everyone to sharpen skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal relationships, and core mindfulness. DBT Skills will change your life! Sign up at www.PacificMindSpa.com
Hosted by Veronica Calkins
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Zoom group; client’s may remain anonymous if desired. An excellent group for everyone to sharpen skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal relationships, and core mindfulness. DBT Skills will change your life! Sign up at www.PacificMindSpa.com
Divorce Therapy Group 
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 (DBT) 
Zoom group; client’s may remain anonymous if desired. An excellent group for everyone to sharpen skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal relationships, and core mindfulness. DBT Skills will change your life! Sign up at www.PacificMindSpa.com
Hosted by Veronica Calkins
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90025
Zoom group; client’s may remain anonymous if desired. An excellent group for everyone to sharpen skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal relationships, and core mindfulness. DBT Skills will change your life! Sign up at www.PacificMindSpa.com
DBT Adult Intensive Outpatient Program AM or PM 
The program includes weekly individual therapy, group skills training, mindful yoga, mindful self-compassion, and mindful art classes. A 90-minute assessment is required for admission to the Adult Intensive Outpatient Program. Your treatment is customized by a Master’s or Doctoral level ...
Hosted by DBT Center of Orange County
Treatment Center, PsyD, MFT
Not Verified Not Verified
Group meets in Newport Beach, CA 92660
The program includes weekly individual therapy, group skills training, mindful yoga, mindful self-compassion, and mindful art classes. A 90-minute assessment is required for admission to the Adult Intensive Outpatient Program. Your treatment is customized by a Master’s or Doctoral level ...
DBT Skills Group 
I run a weekly DBT skills group that is informative, engaging, and entertaining. DBT skills groups focus on the following areas: Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. These skills are especially helpful for clients who are looking to ...
Hosted by Julie Trim, PhD & Associates
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Diego, CA 92121
I run a weekly DBT skills group that is informative, engaging, and entertaining. DBT skills groups focus on the following areas: Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. These skills are especially helpful for clients who are looking to ...
DBT for Bipolar Disorder 
This group teaches DBT skills tailored for individuals with bipolar disorder who are interested in learning skills for managing moods and emotions in a structured group environment. I have conducted this group for 13 years (at Stanford and now in ...
This group teaches DBT skills tailored for individuals with bipolar disorder who are interested in learning skills for managing moods and emotions in a structured group environment. I have conducted this group for 13 years (at Stanford and now in ...
DBT Skills Training Groups 
Personal Evolution Psychotherapy (PEP) provides DBT skills training groups that provide skills to decrease anxiety, depression, and feeling out of control. DBT also helps to increase communication skills and decrease relationship issues. Call or email PEP today for more information ...
Hosted by Miranda Hosbein - Personal Evolution Psychotherapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMFT, MA
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Diego, CA 92108
Personal Evolution Psychotherapy (PEP) provides DBT skills training groups that provide skills to decrease anxiety, depression, and feeling out of control. DBT also helps to increase communication skills and decrease relationship issues. Call or email PEP today for more information ...
DBT Skills Group 
San Fernando Valley DBT Skills Groups meet every Saturday in Sherman Oaks. We cover life skills in four modules: Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation and Distress Tolerance. DBT can be highly effective treatment not only for those diagnosed with borderline ...
Hosted by Wendy Douglas
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSPH
Verified Verified
Group meets in Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
San Fernando Valley DBT Skills Groups meet every Saturday in Sherman Oaks. We cover life skills in four modules: Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation and Distress Tolerance. DBT can be highly effective treatment not only for those diagnosed with borderline ...
DBT Distress Tolerance Virtual Group 
This is a 6 weeks virtual group, emphasizing the benefits of learning to bear emotional pain skillfully. The 6 topics rotated through approximately every one and half month. This is an open enrollment therefore, members can join on any Thursday ...
Hosted by Mitra Golriz Counseling & Therapy
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Irvine, CA 92612
This is a 6 weeks virtual group, emphasizing the benefits of learning to bear emotional pain skillfully. The 6 topics rotated through approximately every one and half month. This is an open enrollment therefore, members can join on any Thursday ...
DBT Skills 
Our practice offers a weekly DBT Skills group focused on helping individuals better manage their mood, change their behavior, and have healthier relationships. Across the 16 weeks, individuals will learn 16 different skills in four areas: Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion ...
Hosted by Natalia Jaramillo
Registered Psychological Associate, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90025
Our practice offers a weekly DBT Skills group focused on helping individuals better manage their mood, change their behavior, and have healthier relationships. Across the 16 weeks, individuals will learn 16 different skills in four areas: Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion ...
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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.