Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Struggling with overwhelming emotions, destructive behaviors, and difficult interpersonal relationships. DBT targets these by enhancing emotional control through skills training and individual therapy, balancing acceptance and change, and teaching adaptive coping strategies. This skills-based, psycho-educational class helps you: Learn mindfulness techniques to stay present. Develop distress tolerance to handle difficult situations. Improve emotion regulation for better emotional stability. Enhance interpersonal effectiveness for healthier relationships. Find a middle path for extremes. Practice radical acceptance and self-compassion. Highly effective for those dealing with borderline personality disorder, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and substance use disorders.
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Jodie O'Malley, LICSW
18 Trapelo Road
Belmont, MA 02478
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Join my in-person ACT skills class to cultivate a richer, more meaningful life by skillfully navigating life's challenges. Apply ACT principles—mindfulness, acceptance, cognitive defusion, values, self-as-context, and committed action—to foster psychological flexibility. Embrace the present moment, engage in what's important, and embrace difficult emotions with openness and non-judgment. Acknowledge and accommodate your feelings, creating room for growth. Experience the power of acceptance and self-compassion as you connect deeply with the present and take committed steps toward your values.
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Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy
This in-person group is designed for adults who struggle with emotional over-control, a pattern often linked to social isolation, difficulty connecting with others, and conditions like chronic depression, anxiety, eating disorders, vulnerable narcissism, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. RO DBT helps you learn to be more open, flexible, and socially connected to improve your relationships and emotional well-being. This group may be for you if you notice traits like this getting in your way… perfectionism, excessive self-control, preference for order, structure , rule follower and reserved, restrained.