Welcome to our DBT Skills Class, where you'll learn tools to manage emotions, improve relationships, and cope with life's challenges. Led by experienced therapists, our classes blend psychoeducation with discussions and exercises. If you struggle with impulsivity, mood swings, or interpersonal issues, our DBT Skills Class offers a supportive environment to develop mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills. Gain practical strategies for navigating life. Offered online or in-person in Berkeley and Redwood City.
Welcome to our DBT Skills Class, where you'll learn tools to manage emotions, improve relationships, and cope with life's challenges. Led by experienced therapists, our classes blend psychoeducation with discussions and exercises. If you struggle with impulsivity, mood swings, or interpersonal issues, our DBT Skills Class offers a supportive environment to develop mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills. Gain practical strategies for navigating life. Offered online or in-person in Berkeley and Redwood City.
Our adult DBT Skills Group follows the standard DBT four-module system: Distress Tolerance, Core Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and Emotion Regulation. Please see our website for detailed info
Hosted by Oakland DBT and Mindfulness Center
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Group meets in Oakland, CA 94611
Our adult DBT Skills Group follows the standard DBT four-module system: Distress Tolerance, Core Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and Emotion Regulation. Please see our website for detailed info
Evidence based treatment strategies for managing Bipolar Mood Disorders. Education and skills provided, as well as support from fellow group members. For people living with Bipolar Disorder, the unique setting of a safe, open space allows for profound connection and empathy. Managing extreme mood fluctuation is challenging and hearing other people’s ways of coping can be life changing. During each group, I will provide an education topic and guide participants to share and provide support for one another.
Evidence based treatment strategies for managing Bipolar Mood Disorders. Education and skills provided, as well as support from fellow group members. For people living with Bipolar Disorder, the unique setting of a safe, open space allows for profound connection and empathy. Managing extreme mood fluctuation is challenging and hearing other people’s ways of coping can be life changing. During each group, I will provide an education topic and guide participants to share and provide support for one another.
If you are a person who feels your feelings with 110% of your being, experiences hurts or slights by friends and family, or has a hard time managing emotions when other’s are disappointed or up set with you, then learning Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills (DBT) is likely a good option for you. In DBT you will learn four columns of skills: 1) Mindfulness, 2) Distress Tolerance, 3) Emotion Regulation, and 4) Interpersonal Effectiveness. When these skills are practiced and blended skillfully, you will have more control over your responses to others than you ever thought possible.
If you are a person who feels your feelings with 110% of your being, experiences hurts or slights by friends and family, or has a hard time managing emotions when other’s are disappointed or up set with you, then learning Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills (DBT) is likely a good option for you. In DBT you will learn four columns of skills: 1) Mindfulness, 2) Distress Tolerance, 3) Emotion Regulation, and 4) Interpersonal Effectiveness. When these skills are practiced and blended skillfully, you will have more control over your responses to others than you ever thought possible.
This group is for female identified members who have struggled with depression and or anxiety. Some members have experienced PTSD or early trauma. In this group, women can explore their feelings about themselves and their relationships with others. Issues of self-esteem, trust and intimacy are addressed. Mood disorders, co-dependency, and early family relationships may be explored. The group leader uses group process positively to increase each member's self awareness and to consolidate interpersonal gains. When members begin to identify their own strengths and observe progress in one another, they feel empowered and more hopeful.
Hosted by Mary Ann Kassier, LCSW, CGP
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CGP
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94704
This group is for female identified members who have struggled with depression and or anxiety. Some members have experienced PTSD or early trauma. In this group, women can explore their feelings about themselves and their relationships with others. Issues of self-esteem, trust and intimacy are addressed. Mood disorders, co-dependency, and early family relationships may be explored. The group leader uses group process positively to increase each member's self awareness and to consolidate interpersonal gains. When members begin to identify their own strengths and observe progress in one another, they feel empowered and more hopeful.
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Bipolar Disorder Support Groups
What is the most successful approach to treating bipolar disorder?
Living with bipolar disorder can be challenging, and a number of therapies have been found effective in providing support to patients as they gain the skills to understand and manage the disorder. Family-focused therapy is often helpful for children and teens (the majority of cases develop before age 19); it aims to minimize mood cycling by improving family communication and reducing conflict. It also helps young people navigate the developmental challenges the disorder can create. Cognitive and behavioral therapy (CBT) and variants such as Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)help patients manage the thoughts and feelings that influence bipolar mood swings as well as develop specific behavioral strategies to counteract them.
What happens in therapy for bipolar disorder?
Because the patterns of mood switching and its triggers differ for each person and can change over time, mood tracking or monitoring becomes a basic way patients learn about the nature of their condition. One of the most common features of therapy is finding a workable method of mood monitoring, in which patients track their daily activities and rate their moods, then use the findings to adjust routines accordingly. Patients learn ways of handling the many stresses that arise in life so that they do not trigger mood swings.
What kinds of problems does therapy help with?
Like many other mental health disorders, BPD is heavily influenced by stress; therapy provides skills for coping with stressors of all kinds. Therapy is extremely important for helping individuals identify the situations that may trigger mood switching, so that mood swings can be prevented. Therapy may especially target recognition of the early stages of mood change so that they can be managed. In addition, therapy helps patients deal with the significant amount of turbulence the disorder can create in relationships and in work life.
What is the goal of therapy for bipolar disorder?
Therapy helps patients set up their lives to maintain stability so that their mood isn’t constantly threatened by daily events. Perhaps the first task of therapy is to educate people about the nature of the disorder. At the same time, a primary goal of therapy is to enhance adherence to drug treatment. Extended periods of mood stability can prompt patients to discontinue medication, triggering relapse, while the early phases of manic episodes can feel so energizing that patients stop medication, ushering in full-blown mania and the altered self-perception that can lead to destructive behaviors. Another major goal of therapy is to understand one’s mood patterns so as to minimize both the frequency and intensity of mood cycling.