Why Choose DBT Skills Group?
If you are a teen or a parent of a teen who struggles with any of the following, DBT may work for you:
- Having intense emotions and not being able to control your emotions
- Thoughts of harming yourself
- Thoughts of ending your life
- Addictive behaviors, acting impulsively
- Relationships seem to be hard to maintain or go from really good to really bad quickly
- Depression or anxiety
- Have low self-esteem
DBT skills are taught in a classroom-type environment, compared to a typical group therapy environment. DBT skills group works to give tools to manage emotions, keep healthier relationships, and manage any distress emotions may cause for you.
What Skills Does DBT Teach?
- Mindfulness: Teaching us to stay in the present moment rather than focus on past or present events.
- Distress Tolerance: Skills to help us in stressful situations, to help us not engage in harmful behaviors that will hurt us long-term.
- Walking the Middle Path: Understanding that life is not just black and white, there is a balance between actions, emotions, and perspectives.
- Emotion Regulation: Helps us to understand our emotions and gain control over them.
- Interpersonal Effectiveness: Help maintain healthy relationships with others while establishing boundaries and building self-respect.
When is Group?
Group will be held every Saturday at 9 am and will end at 10:30 am. This group is an in-person group that meets in Visalia, California.
How do I join? What are the requirements?
- You must be in weekly individual therapy
- You must be or have a child between the ages 12-17
- We require participants to complete all 5 modules, which will last 24 weeks
- It is recommended to complete the program twice to ensure skills are learned
- We do not allow participants to drop in on one module at a time
- We do provide a sliding scale for services
- If you would like to join the group, please click here to join the interest/waitlist and one of our clinicians will reach out to you.
Please be aware that each module runs for 6 weeks, and we only allow new participants in the first 2 weeks of each module. The next opening will be the beginning of April 2026.
