Adult DBT Skills Group
This virtual group teaches members the 5 skills modules of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (Emotion Regulation Skills, Distress Tolerance Skills, Mindfulness Skills, Middle Path Skills, and Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills). Through a combination of teaching, demonstrating, and member participation, clients learn the ...
Hosted by Betsy Harris, LICSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, DBT-LBC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Watertown, MA 02472
This virtual group teaches members the 5 skills modules of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (Emotion Regulation Skills, Distress Tolerance Skills, Mindfulness Skills, Middle Path Skills, and Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills). Through a combination of teaching, demonstrating, and member participation, clients learn the ...
Teen DBT Skills Training Group
DBT is an evidence-based therapy, proven to be effective in decreasing anxiety, depression, self harm behaviors, suicidality, and improving self esteem and healthy relationships. If your teen is struggling with any of the following, DBT can help: anger management, depression, ...
Hosted by The Center for Family Empowerment
MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Wellesley, MA 02481
DBT is an evidence-based therapy, proven to be effective in decreasing anxiety, depression, self harm behaviors, suicidality, and improving self esteem and healthy relationships. If your teen is struggling with any of the following, DBT can help: anger management, depression, ...
Teen DBT Skills Group
This group teaches all the skills essential to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (Emotion Regulation Skills, Distress Tolerance Skills, Mindfulness Skills, Middle Path Skills, and Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills). Through a combination of teaching, demonstrating, and member participation, clients learn the skills of ...
Hosted by Betsy Harris, LICSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, DBT-LBC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Watertown, MA 02472
This group teaches all the skills essential to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (Emotion Regulation Skills, Distress Tolerance Skills, Mindfulness Skills, Middle Path Skills, and Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills). Through a combination of teaching, demonstrating, and member participation, clients learn the skills of ...
DBT Skills for Adults (21+) on ZOOM platform
"Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace amidst the storm..." For adults who want to gain mastery in Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance and Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills to achieve peak performance in all areas of your life. Highly ...
Hosted by Lisa Wessan Consulting
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, CLYL, RM
Verified Verified
Group meets in Westford, MA 01886
"Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace amidst the storm..." For adults who want to gain mastery in Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance and Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills to achieve peak performance in all areas of your life. Highly ...
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Anxiety Support Groups
What are the most common treatments for anxiety?
Talk therapy, particularly cognitive behavioral therapy, is the most common treatment for anxiety. Studies have shown it is equally effective as medication. Other popular forms of therapy are popular, depending on a patient’s experience. Exposure therapy, for instance, can be useful for people dealing with fears and phobias, or who have experienced traumatic events. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy may be useful for patients who need help with emotion regulation. Anxiolytic medications, like benzodiazepines, can also help with calming a person enough to focus on the skills they’ve learned, and physical exercise has been shown to help symptoms of anxiety across the board.
How long does therapy for anxiety take to work?
The amount of time needed to alleviate symptoms depends on the severity of a person’s condition. Some therapies may take 5-20 weekly sessions to show results. Anti-depressant medications typically take two to four weeks before a benefit is felt. Anti-anxiety medications are felt typically within 20-30 minutes. Medications are best used to offer a patient a better headspace in which to work on techniques learned in therapy. Exercise, improved sleep habits, and meditation are effective, but takes weeks or months to show results.
When should I seek treatment for anxiety?
Everyone feels anxious at times, but when anxiety causes disruption to your daily life, it may be time to seek help. Such disruption can be mental, physical, or both: having fear dominate your thoughts, avoiding situations or objects that bring on feelings of anxiety, or experiencing shortness of breath, sweating, dizziness, or panic attacks. When these symptoms are recurrent and distressing, it may be time to talk to someone.
How effective is treatment for anxiety?
Treatment for anxiety has been shown to be moderately to highly effective, according to a large body of psychology studies and analyses. For some people, treatment using CBT or exposure therapy alone is effective. Others respond best to a combination of medication and therapy.