This DBT skills group offers a supportive, structured space for teens and young adults to build practical tools for managing emotions, reducing impulsive reactions, and improving communication. Each session combines psychoeducation, guided practice, and real-life application of DBT’s core modules: Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. Members learn to stay present, navigate strong feelings, set boundaries, express needs effectively, and cope with stress in healthier ways. Sessions include discussion, brief mindfulness exercises, and interactive activities. No prior DBT experience is needed—just openness to learning and practicing new skills.
I specialize in DBT and I run DBT groups for teens during the week.
This DBT skills group offers a supportive, structured space for teens and young adults to build practical tools for managing emotions, reducing impulsive reactions, and improving communication. Each session combines psychoeducation, guided practice, and real-life application of DBT’s core modules: Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. Members learn to stay present, navigate strong feelings, set boundaries, express needs effectively, and cope with stress in healthier ways. Sessions include discussion, brief mindfulness exercises, and interactive activities. No prior DBT experience is needed—just openness to learning and practicing new skills.
This group is designed for middle- and high-school adolescents. Its primary objective is to encourage individuals facing similar challenges to collaborate and hone their interpersonal skills. Our group therapy sessions are designed to foster confidence, refine communication abilities, and build emotional connections. It is remarkable to witness such progress when individuals unite under the shared goal of personal growth and development.
Hosted by Dr. Sara Tawil
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LMHC
Group meets in Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
This group is designed for middle- and high-school adolescents. Its primary objective is to encourage individuals facing similar challenges to collaborate and hone their interpersonal skills. Our group therapy sessions are designed to foster confidence, refine communication abilities, and build emotional connections. It is remarkable to witness such progress when individuals unite under the shared goal of personal growth and development.
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Emotional dysregulation can make daily life feel overwhelming. Through our 7-week DBT skills group, teens will gain tools for responding to emotional intensity in healthier ways. Participants will build skills in distress tolerance and mindfulness. Before joining, each student will meet with one of our clinicians for a diagnostic evaluation and intake session. This ensures the group is the right fit and provides students and parents/caregivers with helpful information. This group is open to 13-17-year-old Iowa K-12 students who experience challenges with anxiety, depression, impulsivity, self-harm, and/or thoughts of suicide.
Hosted by Scanlan Center for School Mental Health Clinic
Psychologist, PhD
Group meets in Iowa City, IA 52245
Emotional dysregulation can make daily life feel overwhelming. Through our 7-week DBT skills group, teens will gain tools for responding to emotional intensity in healthier ways. Participants will build skills in distress tolerance and mindfulness. Before joining, each student will meet with one of our clinicians for a diagnostic evaluation and intake session. This ensures the group is the right fit and provides students and parents/caregivers with helpful information. This group is open to 13-17-year-old Iowa K-12 students who experience challenges with anxiety, depression, impulsivity, self-harm, and/or thoughts of suicide.
Feel free to inquire about group enrollment opportunities (waitlist) by calling 319.800.5564 or reaching out to me directly. In typical DBT fashion, we are hosting a weekly/2hr DBT Program where you'll learn the skills necessary for achieving mastery and building a life worth living!!! Information about in-network insurance plans is available on GreenCounselingService’s website under [ClientResources >> InformationForClients]. Private,self-pay cost is $43 per session (insurance billing code for group is 90853), in addition to your initial 30min screening assessment at $99 (insurance code is 90832). We hope to have you join us! : )
I primarily use DBT and CPT to help manage emotions, heal from trauma, and change unwanted patterns.
Feel free to inquire about group enrollment opportunities (waitlist) by calling 319.800.5564 or reaching out to me directly. In typical DBT fashion, we are hosting a weekly/2hr DBT Program where you'll learn the skills necessary for achieving mastery and building a life worth living!!! Information about in-network insurance plans is available on GreenCounselingService’s website under [ClientResources >> InformationForClients]. Private,self-pay cost is $43 per session (insurance billing code for group is 90853), in addition to your initial 30min screening assessment at $99 (insurance code is 90832). We hope to have you join us! : )
Online Groups
Heart & Vine Counseling and Wellness is a private practice serving teens and adults navigating anxiety, trauma, and life transitions. We provide structured, skill-based therapy grounded in CBT, DBT, and mindfulness approaches. Our work focuses on nervous system regulation, practical coping tools, and meaningful, lasting change. Christian faith integration is available when desired. We offer a calm, steady environment where clients can better understand their mind and move forward with clarity and confidence.
Heart & Vine Counseling and Wellness is a private practice serving teens and adults navigating anxiety, trauma, and life transitions. We provide structured, skill-based therapy grounded in CBT, DBT, and mindfulness approaches. Our work focuses on nervous system regulation, practical coping tools, and meaningful, lasting change. Christian faith integration is available when desired. We offer a calm, steady environment where clients can better understand their mind and move forward with clarity and confidence.
DBT comes from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and is designed to help those who feel emotions very intensely, struggle with interpersonal relationships, and/or impulsive behaviors. Teens and adolescents seeking help managing emotional distress, building/maintaining effective relationships, impulsivity, coping related issues like depression, anxiety, substance abuse and/or borderline personality disorder are great candidates for this group! The general format, and similar structure include - Mindfulness, Here and Now Check In, Diary Card, Practice Review, Skills Training & other Exercises. Telehealth/virtual option is available for any member within the State of Iowa!
DBT comes from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and is designed to help those who feel emotions very intensely, struggle with interpersonal relationships, and/or impulsive behaviors. Teens and adolescents seeking help managing emotional distress, building/maintaining effective relationships, impulsivity, coping related issues like depression, anxiety, substance abuse and/or borderline personality disorder are great candidates for this group! The general format, and similar structure include - Mindfulness, Here and Now Check In, Diary Card, Practice Review, Skills Training & other Exercises. Telehealth/virtual option is available for any member within the State of Iowa!
Starting in the Fall of 2022 there will be 2 groups for DBT skills for ages 11-19. DBT consists of Four Core Skills: Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. Those recommended for attending are teens with self-harming behaviors, eating disorders, body image issues, and severe anxiety or depression. Call to schedule an initial evaluation now.
Hosted by Christine Huntrods
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Group meets in Marshalltown, IA 50158
DBT, Somatic Experience, and Gottman Method are the top three treatment modalities used in my practice.
Starting in the Fall of 2022 there will be 2 groups for DBT skills for ages 11-19. DBT consists of Four Core Skills: Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. Those recommended for attending are teens with self-harming behaviors, eating disorders, body image issues, and severe anxiety or depression. Call to schedule an initial evaluation now.
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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.