Dialectical Behavior (DBT) Support Groups in Guilford, CT

Dialectical Behavior Therapy can help move you towards a calm, centered life. This DBT skills group is designed to help individuals 1) learn how to pay attention to their thoughts and emotions without thoughts and emotions taking over, manage emotional highs and lows, learn interpersonal skills, and deal with moments of crisis. This group functions much like an interactive class, and meets weekly over 15 weeks. Each week, members of the group will have the opportunity to learn and practice new skills in the area of mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness. An intake is required before entering the group.
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Hosted by Guilford Psychological Services
Psychologist, MS, PhD
Group meets in Guilford, CT 06437
Dialectical Behavior Therapy can help move you towards a calm, centered life. This DBT skills group is designed to help individuals 1) learn how to pay attention to their thoughts and emotions without thoughts and emotions taking over, manage emotional highs and lows, learn interpersonal skills, and deal with moments of crisis. This group functions much like an interactive class, and meets weekly over 15 weeks. Each week, members of the group will have the opportunity to learn and practice new skills in the area of mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness. An intake is required before entering the group.
(860) 866-4594 View (860) 866-4594
Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches skills to help clients learn how to tolerate and cope and to understand why life at times can be so hard. This group functions like an interactive class, and meets weekly over 15 weeks. Each week, members of the group will have the opportunity to learn and practice new skills in the area of mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness.
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Hosted by Alissa Goldberg
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Group meets in Guilford, CT 06437
Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches skills to help clients learn how to tolerate and cope and to understand why life at times can be so hard. This group functions like an interactive class, and meets weekly over 15 weeks. Each week, members of the group will have the opportunity to learn and practice new skills in the area of mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness.
(954) 787-7919 View (954) 787-7919
This group is specifically for individuals who have completed at least one (and in many cases 2 or more) round(s) of DBT either in our practice or in another practice with a DBT adherent skills group. We review specific skills in more depth in the grad group, discuss obstacles to skill use, and use specific client examples to deepen individuals' comfort and efficacy with the skills.
Photo of Megan Warner (Practice Founder) - Guilford Psychological Services , Psychologist, MS, PhD
Hosted by Guilford Psychological Services
Psychologist, MS, PhD
Group meets in Guilford, CT 06437
This group is specifically for individuals who have completed at least one (and in many cases 2 or more) round(s) of DBT either in our practice or in another practice with a DBT adherent skills group. We review specific skills in more depth in the grad group, discuss obstacles to skill use, and use specific client examples to deepen individuals' comfort and efficacy with the skills.
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This group meets Tuesday evenings at 5:45 PM to assist new comers and those with years in recovery looking for support in sobriety. Clients interested in joining the group must meet with Dr. Hinkley first and have an ongoing working relationship with a therapist. Group is limited in size.
Photo of Dr. Michael Francis Hinkley, Drug & Alcohol Counselor, PhD, LMSW, LADC, STL, MA
Hosted by Dr. Michael Francis Hinkley
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, PhD, LMSW, LADC, STL, MA
Group meets in Madison, CT 06443
As we proceed together we will choose from therapies I'm certified in: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing.
This group meets Tuesday evenings at 5:45 PM to assist new comers and those with years in recovery looking for support in sobriety. Clients interested in joining the group must meet with Dr. Hinkley first and have an ongoing working relationship with a therapist. Group is limited in size.
(203) 871-3296 View (203) 871-3296
I will also be having an upcoming Mindfulness Group designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12. This group will meet on a weekly basis for a duration of 12 weeks. If you're interested in learning more about this opportunity, please don't hesitate to contact our office. We'd be happy to provide you with additional information. We also accept insurance and self-pay.
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Hosted by Tanisha Fougy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Group meets in Woodbridge, CT 06525
In my practice, I utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help address negative thoughts while integrating Dialectical Behavior Therapy ( DBT) and mindfulness techniques to help you manage distressing emotions.
I will also be having an upcoming Mindfulness Group designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12. This group will meet on a weekly basis for a duration of 12 weeks. If you're interested in learning more about this opportunity, please don't hesitate to contact our office. We'd be happy to provide you with additional information. We also accept insurance and self-pay.
(203) 553-9957 View (203) 553-9957
This is a weekly group aimed to help individuals reach their goals through acquisition and strengthening of behavioral skills. Group members learn four broad types of skills to deal more effectively with their emotions. These include: 1) Mindfulness: how to stay present and aware in the current moment; 2) Distress Tolerance: how to tolerate/accept painful experiences without making it worse; 3) Interpersonal Effectiveness: how to ask for what you want and say no to things you don't; and 4) Emotion Regulation: how to change/modulate your emotions. Group entry occurs on a rolling basis.
Photo of Marie-Paule de Valdivia - Families on the Line, LLC, Treatment Center, LCSW, PhD, CPFC
Hosted by Families on the Line, LLC
Treatment Center, LCSW, PhD, CPFC
Group meets in New Haven, CT 06510
This is a weekly group aimed to help individuals reach their goals through acquisition and strengthening of behavioral skills. Group members learn four broad types of skills to deal more effectively with their emotions. These include: 1) Mindfulness: how to stay present and aware in the current moment; 2) Distress Tolerance: how to tolerate/accept painful experiences without making it worse; 3) Interpersonal Effectiveness: how to ask for what you want and say no to things you don't; and 4) Emotion Regulation: how to change/modulate your emotions. Group entry occurs on a rolling basis.
(203) 936-6384 View (203) 936-6384
A coping skills group to help tweens and teens build strategies for managing emotions and behaviors. Learning objectives: • to identify and understand thinking patterns & emotions • to develop skills to manage strong emotions • to create personalized coping skills tool kits • to understand how to increase positive feelings and reduce negative feelings • to introduce the practice of mindfulness. Kid are placed by age and assessed for group appropriateness.
Photo of Abby Lipschutz - Shoreline Psychological, Psychologist
Hosted by Shoreline Psychological
Psychologist
Group meets in Madison, CT 06443
A coping skills group to help tweens and teens build strategies for managing emotions and behaviors. Learning objectives: • to identify and understand thinking patterns & emotions • to develop skills to manage strong emotions • to create personalized coping skills tool kits • to understand how to increase positive feelings and reduce negative feelings • to introduce the practice of mindfulness. Kid are placed by age and assessed for group appropriateness.
(475) 264-6094 View (475) 264-6094
We offer a Graduate group for individuals whom have completed DBT Skills training and are working towards generalizing the acquired skills to their lives, while engaging in continued group support. Grad Group offers the opportunity for individuals to provide DBT-informed feedback to one another, practice mindfulness, and commit to goals each session to support their living meaningful lives.This group is offered to adolescents (in person, in Madison office) and virtually for young adults.
Photo of Abby Lipschutz - Shoreline Psychological, Psychologist
Hosted by Shoreline Psychological
Psychologist
Group meets in Madison, CT 06443
We offer a Graduate group for individuals whom have completed DBT Skills training and are working towards generalizing the acquired skills to their lives, while engaging in continued group support. Grad Group offers the opportunity for individuals to provide DBT-informed feedback to one another, practice mindfulness, and commit to goals each session to support their living meaningful lives.This group is offered to adolescents (in person, in Madison office) and virtually for young adults.
(475) 264-6094 View (475) 264-6094
DBT Skills Training is a didactic psycho-educational group where individuals learn specific and concrete skills that cover four areas: Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. These skills are taught to help individuals learn to manage difficult emotions, reduce emotions that lead to destructive behavior, challenge cognitions and improve relationships while supporting goals to creating a meaningful life. We offer DBT SKILLS Group for adolescents and their families (in person, in our office in Madison) as well as DBT Skills Training for Adults and Young Adults, virtually.
Photo of Abby Lipschutz - Shoreline Psychological, Psychologist
Hosted by Shoreline Psychological
Psychologist
Group meets in Madison, CT 06443
DBT Skills Training is a didactic psycho-educational group where individuals learn specific and concrete skills that cover four areas: Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. These skills are taught to help individuals learn to manage difficult emotions, reduce emotions that lead to destructive behavior, challenge cognitions and improve relationships while supporting goals to creating a meaningful life. We offer DBT SKILLS Group for adolescents and their families (in person, in our office in Madison) as well as DBT Skills Training for Adults and Young Adults, virtually.
(475) 264-6094 View (475) 264-6094
DBT Skills Group for Young Adults who struggle with overwhelming emotions, self-harm, depression, and/anxiety. DBT skills help young adults learn to stop self-destructive behaviors or avoidance so they can make effective decisions in the moment and life an independent life they love! Ages 18-26
Photo of Lianna Tsangarides, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CDBT
Hosted by Lianna Tsangarides
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CDBT
Group meets in Watertown, CT 06795
DBT Skills Group for Young Adults who struggle with overwhelming emotions, self-harm, depression, and/anxiety. DBT skills help young adults learn to stop self-destructive behaviors or avoidance so they can make effective decisions in the moment and life an independent life they love! Ages 18-26
(203) 577-5697 View (203) 577-5697
A 10-week skills-based group that teaches how to deal with emotions and learn how to cope with life events. The following DBT skills will be taught: mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance. Insurance is accepted, self pay rate is $40 per week.
Photo of Kayla Jenkins, Professional Counselor Associate, LPC-A
Hosted by Kayla Jenkins
Professional Counselor Associate, LPC-A
Group meets in Newington, CT 06111
A 10-week skills-based group that teaches how to deal with emotions and learn how to cope with life events. The following DBT skills will be taught: mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance. Insurance is accepted, self pay rate is $40 per week.
(860) 357-5774 View (860) 357-5774
Learn how to control stress and avoid irrational thinking through our virtual group to help you learn better anger management skills. Anger is a part of life, but you can control it by taking the right approach.
Photo of Claude Greene - Renewed Mind Therapy LLC, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Hosted by Renewed Mind Therapy LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Group meets in Terryville, CT 06786
Learn how to control stress and avoid irrational thinking through our virtual group to help you learn better anger management skills. Anger is a part of life, but you can control it by taking the right approach.
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DBT Grad Group is for adults who have completed a DBT Skills Group and are interested in generalizing their skills in daily life while having continued group support. Grad Group offers the opportunity for individuals to provide DBT-based feedback to one another, practice mindfulness, and commit to goals each session. The group also offers additional skills that we are unable to cover in the foundational skills group.
Photo of Rachel Litwin, Psychologist, PsyD
Hosted by Rachel Litwin
Psychologist, PsyD
Group meets in Old Saybrook, CT 06475
DBT Grad Group is for adults who have completed a DBT Skills Group and are interested in generalizing their skills in daily life while having continued group support. Grad Group offers the opportunity for individuals to provide DBT-based feedback to one another, practice mindfulness, and commit to goals each session. The group also offers additional skills that we are unable to cover in the foundational skills group.
(860) 846-4638 View (860) 846-4638
Why Comprehensive DBT For My Teen? Imagine your teen no longer feeling overwhelmed and having the ability to manage their own emotions in a healthy manner. Dialectical is such a complicated word for many including teens to understand. To make this easy for everyone, Dialectics helps us stay away from extremes and walk the middle path in our thinking and actions. Working together, we can put an end to mood swings, anxiety, crisis, and self-destructive behaviors. Modules include Walking the Middle Path, Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance and Interpersonal Effectiveness.
Photo of Susan Yanet Betalleluz - The Harmony Center for Change, LLC, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Hosted by The Harmony Center for Change, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Group meets in Farmington, CT 06032
Comprehensive DBT is an evidence-based therapy practice that incorporates all aspects of the DBT approach to therapy to create a thorough therapy plan.
Why Comprehensive DBT For My Teen? Imagine your teen no longer feeling overwhelmed and having the ability to manage their own emotions in a healthy manner. Dialectical is such a complicated word for many including teens to understand. To make this easy for everyone, Dialectics helps us stay away from extremes and walk the middle path in our thinking and actions. Working together, we can put an end to mood swings, anxiety, crisis, and self-destructive behaviors. Modules include Walking the Middle Path, Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance and Interpersonal Effectiveness.
(860) 809-1880 View (860) 809-1880
Participation in this group will provide Dialectical Behavior Therapy ( DBT) skills education and practice. The modules include Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. Sessions are 1.5 hours and may be combined with individual DBT sessions for a high fidelity treatment experience.
Photo of June Williams, Counselor, MA, LPC
Hosted by June Williams
Counselor, MA, LPC
Group meets in Rocky Hill, CT 06067
I'm trained in psychodynamic, existential, and DBT.
Participation in this group will provide Dialectical Behavior Therapy ( DBT) skills education and practice. The modules include Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. Sessions are 1.5 hours and may be combined with individual DBT sessions for a high fidelity treatment experience.
(959) 210-6170 View (959) 210-6170
This is a psychoeducational group which teaches the skills of Dialectical and Behavior Therapy. It is for adults wishing to improve interpersonal skills, mindfulness skills, affect regulation skills and distress tolerance skills. The group will meet weekly.
Photo of Nadine Padowicz, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Hosted by Nadine Padowicz
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Group meets in Fairfield, CT 06825
This is a psychoeducational group which teaches the skills of Dialectical and Behavior Therapy. It is for adults wishing to improve interpersonal skills, mindfulness skills, affect regulation skills and distress tolerance skills. The group will meet weekly.
(203) 275-9918 View (203) 275-9918
Modules include Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance and Interpersonal Effectiveness skills. DBT Group includes Homework review – this is the closest you’ll get to traditional group therapy. During this time, we discuss any progress you made with your homework and how to improve in the coming week if you didn’t complete your past week’s work. It is about support and accountability not grades. New skill development then, as a group, you’ll learn a skill within one of the four DBT modules.
Photo of Susan Yanet Betalleluz - The Harmony Center for Change, LLC, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Hosted by The Harmony Center for Change, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Group meets in Farmington, CT 06032
Comprehensive DBT is an evidence-based therapy practice that incorporates all aspects of the DBT approach to therapy to create a thorough therapy plan.
Modules include Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance and Interpersonal Effectiveness skills. DBT Group includes Homework review – this is the closest you’ll get to traditional group therapy. During this time, we discuss any progress you made with your homework and how to improve in the coming week if you didn’t complete your past week’s work. It is about support and accountability not grades. New skill development then, as a group, you’ll learn a skill within one of the four DBT modules.
(860) 809-1880 View (860) 809-1880
This is a group for women who are survivors of childhood sexual abuse. We follow The Courage To Heal, by Bass and Davis as an outline for this psychoeducational group. We also learn Dialectical and Behavior Therapy ( DBT) Skills.
Photo of Nadine Padowicz, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Hosted by Nadine Padowicz
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Group meets in Fairfield, CT 06825
This is a group for women who are survivors of childhood sexual abuse. We follow The Courage To Heal, by Bass and Davis as an outline for this psychoeducational group. We also learn Dialectical and Behavior Therapy ( DBT) Skills.
(203) 275-9918 View (203) 275-9918
Know a teen struggling with depression, anxiety, self-harming behavior or low-self esteem. This is a weekly group with different activities and discussion to help your teen build coping skills. Your teen will learn how to make healthy choices, maintain relationships, mindfulness, gain confidence, and how to manage overwhelming emotions.
Photo of Lianna Tsangarides, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CDBT
Hosted by Lianna Tsangarides
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CDBT
Group meets in Watertown, CT 06795
Know a teen struggling with depression, anxiety, self-harming behavior or low-self esteem. This is a weekly group with different activities and discussion to help your teen build coping skills. Your teen will learn how to make healthy choices, maintain relationships, mindfulness, gain confidence, and how to manage overwhelming emotions.
(203) 577-5697 View (203) 577-5697
Weekly skills training group to learn, practice and master the skills of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy which has been proven to be effective treatment for anxiety, depression, personality conflicts and early recovery of substance use disorders. Group is currently being offered online and will return to my location once the national emergency has resolved. Please call or email me with questions and interest. Clients are encouraged to be in individual therapy to support use of the skills in a more specific manner.
Photo of Lisa A Leogrande, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, BCPC
Hosted by Lisa A Leogrande
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, BCPC
Group meets in Watertown, CT 06795
I will also be conducting the DBT group online.
Weekly skills training group to learn, practice and master the skills of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy which has been proven to be effective treatment for anxiety, depression, personality conflicts and early recovery of substance use disorders. Group is currently being offered online and will return to my location once the national emergency has resolved. Please call or email me with questions and interest. Clients are encouraged to be in individual therapy to support use of the skills in a more specific manner.
(203) 350-0601 View (203) 350-0601

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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.