Break free from people-pleasing habits and embrace your authentic self. We invite you to be a part of a 6-week women's group. In this supportive and empowering environment, we'll explore assertiveness, communication, emotion regulation, and healthier self-talk. Wednesdays, at 6:15 pm - 8:00 pm. Via Zoom. What to Expect: Engage in powerful discussions on assertiveness and communication. Explore effective emotion regulation techniques. Cultivate healthier self-talk for a positive mindset. Connect with like-minded women on a journey of self-discovery. For more information, email at cecilia@connectingwithyouressence.com.
Are you feeling totally overwhelmed by the changes you have had lately in your life to the point that you don’t feel happy with yourself? Changes in our life such as a life transition and/or a break up can leave us thinking on who we truly are and which direction we want to move forward in our life. You can be feeling that what has worked for you before is not any longer bringing joy in your life. I work mainly with people who are struggling with people pleasing, feel anxious and feel doubtful about themselves. In sessions, we will help you gain stability and feel empowered again in your life.
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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.