Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a cognitive behavioral treatment developed to help individuals that struggle with tolerating stress, focusing attention, controlling strong emotions, and maintaining effective relationships.
CEBT offers DBT Skills groups as one of four required components for the evidence-based model of DBT.
We also accept clients into our skills groups who work with a community therapist and are not enrolled in a CEBT comprehensive DBT program. In keeping with best practice, a clinical assessment is required, along with communication with the community therapist.
Skills groups offer instruction from four modules, including Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. Multi-Family Skills groups, attended both by adolescents and their parents, include an additional module of “Middle Path” skills.
All DBT skills are designed to address mood changes, anxiety states, suicidal and self-harming urges and behaviors, and reduce interpersonal conflict while increasing tolerance to stress and strong emotion.
We ask clients interested in a DBT skills group to commit to a minimum of six months of classes.
All DBT skills groups are held online. Our team of group facilitators is licensed to practice in over 40 states through PSYPACT licensure as well as individual licensing boards. Please call and ask directly if you have any questions about our ability to provide treatment within your state of residence.
Types of skills groups we offer:
- Adolescents (ages 12-18 plus at least one parent/caregiver)
- Adults (18+)