This group teaches members the 5 skills modules of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (Emotion Regulation Skills, Distress Tolerance Skills, Mindfulness Skills, Middle Path Skills, and Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills). Through a combination of teaching, demonstrating, and member participation, clients learn the skills of DBT and practice them in weekly homework assignments.
I have particular expertise in Dialectical Behavior Therapy and provide both group and individual DBT.
My colleagues and I at MCG are unlike standard talk therapists in that we provide targeted, evidenced-based, often time-limited treatment. I have specialized training in helping people overcome their difficulties with relationships and emotions by providing DBT. I am also trained in CBT and use this treatment to help clients overcome anxiety.
This virtual group teaches members the 5 skills modules of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (Emotion Regulation Skills, Distress Tolerance Skills, Mindfulness Skills, Middle Path Skills, and Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills). Through a combination of teaching, demonstrating, and member participation, clients learn the skills of DBT and practice them in weekly homework assignments.
I am a Licensed Certified Social Worker specializing in DBT and trauma.
My hope is that by honoring all identities and strengths we can collaborate to find the treatment that best matches your needs. Though therapy can feel scary or intimidating to start, by gettting to know each other we can create a fun, safe space for you to build a life worth living and to manage life's stressors.
This group teaches adolescents aged 14-19 about the 5 modules of Dialectical Behavior Therapy: mindfulness, middle path skills, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. These skills are ideal for teens who need help managing their emotions and learning new styles of coping to replace unhealthy ones.
I have particular expertise in Dialectical Behavior Therapy and provide both group and individual DBT.
My colleagues and I at MCG are unlike standard talk therapists in that we provide targeted, evidenced-based, often time-limited treatment. I have specialized training in helping people overcome their difficulties with relationships and emotions by providing DBT. I am also trained in CBT and use this treatment to help clients overcome anxiety.
This group teaches all the skills essential to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (Emotion Regulation Skills, Distress Tolerance Skills, Mindfulness Skills, Middle Path Skills, and Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills). Through a combination of teaching, demonstrating, and member participation, clients learn the skills of DBT and practice them in weekly homework assignments.
I am a Licensed Certified Social Worker specializing in DBT and trauma.
My hope is that by honoring all identities and strengths we can collaborate to find the treatment that best matches your needs. Though therapy can feel scary or intimidating to start, by gettting to know each other we can create a fun, safe space for you to build a life worth living and to manage life's stressors.
This group teaches members the 5 skills modules of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (Emotion Regulation Skills, Distress Tolerance Skills, Mindfulness Skills, Middle Path Skills, and Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills). Through a combination of teaching, demonstrating, and member participation, clients learn the skills of DBT and practice them in weekly homework assignments. The group is run by Betsy Harris, LICSW in our practice. The group meets virtually.
My practice focuses on providing research-backed treatments to adolescents and adults who are struggling with anxiety disorders such as OCD and PTSD. I specialize in providing exposure and response prevention (ERP) which is the gold standard treatment for OCD. Through an organized, targeted, authentic, and warm style of therapy, I help individuals who have been struggling with anxiety to take charge of their lives. My clients and I explore their values, and use targeted interventions to help them make active progress toward achieving the values-based changes they wish to see in their lives.
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Our DBT groups meet for 90 minutes/week for six weeks. Each week focuses on education around DBT skills and practical ways to integrate them into your life. Participants should expect a little bit of homework and should be able to commit to the full six week session. All group participants must have an ongoing relationship with an outpatient provider or other mental health professional.
DBT is an evidence based practice that has proven particularly effective with those who experience difficulties with mood regulation and in their relationships with others.
Are you having a hard time figuring it all out? What you want, how to get there, or who you are? If you have big ideas that you’re having a hard time translating into daily life, you’ve come to the right place. I love working with adolescents and young adults who want to create a path towards their goals. I often work with people whose anxiety, depression, trauma, or behavioral struggles have held them back from being able to find the version of themself that they seek. If you know where you want to be but can’t get there or if you don’t even know who you want to be, let’s talk. Find out more here: www.ampersandcounselingma.com.
Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
CBT, DBT, RO- DBT Level 2 Trained, SPACE provider, Mindfulness-based practice, Art therapy incorporated for children
I bring over 15 years of experience as a clinician, with expertise in the areas of research, child welfare, juvenile justice, domestic and international school systems, and private practice therapy and assessment. I am passionate about mental health and aspire to create a climate of empathy, creativity, and understanding with families. I am a skilled clinician who strives to build resilience and adaptability in all my clients.
The Parent Coaching Skills Group is a 90-minute, weekly group designed to provide parents with skills to be used in parent coaching sessions and in life. The Parent Coaching Group will help you to learn new skills and how to apply them with the support and feedback of group leaders and other parents each week. This group will take you past learning skills, and into how to apply them to your situation and family.
DBT for parents.
Parent coaching is an innovative process of supporting parents in addressing the difficult issues brought on mental health challenges and emotional regulation struggles. We work with parents on behavioral interventions and the skill application to help guide families back to stability. Parent coaching will help with parent's own emotional distress and more.
DBT skills training is called a "group" but is really more of a class as you learn new skills each week. This group is specific for young adults, 18-29 year-old. The goal is to help individuals learn skills to apply to their lives and obtain support to increase success of using the skills at school, work, and life. This does not substitute for therapy and attendees are required to have an individual therapist. This is 100% virtual which is very successful! Interested in learning more? Email me!
I am launching my DBT skills training series for 18-29 year old's next week!
I am trained and certified in DBT, a rare accomplishment. I've specialized in DBT for over 20 years and train, supervise, and consult with other professionals, agencies, and schools. Much of my practice is providing DBT. I also provide CBT for those who have specific, short term problems and needs.
Relationships, work, adulting, break-ups, new relationships, managing emotions, parental ties, balance, self care, and DBT skills. Competency, effectiveness, self respect, indecision paralysis, speaking up, and communication skills.
Visit my blog on my best advice on How To Survive Painful Life Situations or practice a mindfulness with me on YouTube: DBT Skills with DrReneeHoekstra.
Individual and group therapy for emotional extremists: Do intense emotions interfere with your life? What would you be doing differently if your (emotions, thoughts, anxiety) were not causing problems for you? How can increased connections decrease isolation and depression? With 20+ years of experience, I help people stop blaming their moods and make specific steps to experience their life differently. I focus on helping you act according to your values and develop a collaborative, reality based, practical treatment agenda.
Mothers of young children through teenagers meets Thursday mornings at 9:30 on zoom. We talk about everything! Focus on being effective, pressing the pause button, regulating emotions, generating self respect, and feeling competent in managing family dynamics, marriage, parenting, and dealing with in-laws.
Visit my blog on my best advice on How To Survive Painful Life Situations or practice a mindfulness with me on YouTube: DBT Skills with DrReneeHoekstra.
Individual and group therapy for emotional extremists: Do intense emotions interfere with your life? What would you be doing differently if your (emotions, thoughts, anxiety) were not causing problems for you? How can increased connections decrease isolation and depression? With 20+ years of experience, I help people stop blaming their moods and make specific steps to experience their life differently. I focus on helping you act according to your values and develop a collaborative, reality based, practical treatment agenda.
We run both virtual and in-person (Somerville) DBT Skills Training groups. Through three 8-week modules, you can go in depth with each component of DBT within 24 weeks. ?We will cover each of the modules including Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation and Interpersonal Effectiveness. Within each module you will have opportunities to discuss the skills, receive feedback and support from peers on the use and practice of these skills. The book that will be used is DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets by Marsha M. Linehan (2nd Edition) and is recommended you acquire prior to the group starting.
We have therapists that are informed by psychodynamic & relational approaches, CBT, DBT, ACT, expressive arts therapy, mindfulness, and existential approaches.
We offer in-person therapy in our Somerville & Medford offices with multiple providers. We offer telehealth as well for clients in Massachusetts. We work with adult clients whose needs can range from seeking help with everyday stressors and life transitions to working on trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, OCD and much more. Our therapists are non-judgmental and collaborative and value inclusion with personalized treatment. Typically, our clients are seeking longer-term therapy relationships.
This 60 minute daytime group focuses on teaching skills to help parents feel more effective in their parenting capacity, particularly for families that have preteens, adolescents and young adults who are struggling with anxiety, depression, self-harm, suicidal thoughts and trauma. We know that adolescents get more out of treatment when parents are also receiving support and having a shared language through CBT and DBT skills provides a consistent framework for the home. This 16 week group includes parenting mindfulness, contingency management, relationship effectiveness, limit setting, validation, self care & compassion skills, among many other integral parenting tools.
We utilize DBT and CBT principles and our clinicians share 50+ years of experience working directly with parents and famlies.
The Parent Skills and Support Groups provide parent-specific and skill and support oriented groups for parents who are seeking skills and support for their adolescents and young adults that are struggling with self-harm, suicide, depression, anxiety and self-worth difficulties. Each group begins with a mindfulness exercise, review of the previous week's skill and teaching of a new skill, followed by parent and family support that helps parents with current difficulties, problem solving, and support with a compassionate group of parents who have adolescents and young adults that struggle in a similar manner. Group topics include, but are not limited to mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, behaviorism, establishing and managing effective contingencies, common parent dilemmas and approaches, self-care and self-compassion, problem solving and effective family communication. Groups are held weekly on Mondays and Tuesdays via Zoom.
People struggling with bi polar disorder or depression will find compassion, support and most importantly crucial coping strategies in this group, which focuses on hope in recovery. Clients offer one another stories of struggle and success while learning how to manage what can be a crippling diagnosis unless managed correctly. We focus on the correct way of living with bi polar disorder and depression, reviewing the role of medications and interpersonal support along with CBT interventions that bring solace and strength.
Along the way I utilize DBT and CBT as allied approaches to facilitate transformation.
I specialize in meeting the needs of creative individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, or other mental health issues. Because I am the author of ten critically acclaimed books, I also work with aspiring writers, helping them to gain publication. My work is intensely relational and always focused on real results. I believe that clients are paying for a service and that they deserve to see measurable and lasting change. Along these same lines, my treatment is often relatively brief. We identify the problem(s) and the steps to change along with a timeline for these steps. Clients become active agents in their own recoveries.
Our DBT groups meet for 90 minutes/week for six weeks. Each week focuses on education around DBT skills and practical ways to integrate them into your life. Participants should expect a little bit of homework and should be able to commit to the full six week session. All group participants must have an ongoing relationship with an outpatient provider or other mental health professional.
I hold a dual master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Drama Therapy and have extensive training in DBT.
Are you an adolescent or adult seeking support for mood, anxiety, or identity struggles? Do you need extra guidance on ways to manage symptoms that are getting in the way of school, work, home, or relationships? Have you been questioning your sexuality, gender, or romantic orientation and are looking for a queer competent provider to help you navigate those complicated dynamics? Are you managing difficult life transitions? If any of this sounds like you or your loved one, know that you're not alone and you've come to the right place!
This group is a BASIC and ADVANCED psychoeducational group broken down into four modules including mindfulness & distress tolerance skills, emotional containment skills, effective communication, and middle path skills. The common thread in all modules is Mindfulness skills, employing current research in NEUROSCIENCE, TRAUMA, and POSITIVE NEUROPLASTICITY. This group is very effective for clients who are looking to get tools to grow personally and emotionally, no particular diagnosis is needed to benefit from tools. This group is used in conjunction with individual therapy. GROUP MEETS ONLINE VIA ZOOM
My focus is to help change thinking patterns and unhealthy coping techniques based on current research in Neuroscience, Positive Neuroplasticity, DBT and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy.
I have done a nine-month training in Trauma under renowned trauma guru, Bessel van der Kolk, certification/consultant in EMDR, and a year-long Sensorimotor Psychotherapy training, which helps clients get unstuck from certain issues/trauma-based memories. I have advanced training in CBT, DBT, Positive Neuroplasticity, Grief and Loss.
We are a small group practice of compassionate active listeners, who are dedicated to the optimal well-being of those we work with. Our work focuses on altering unhelpful thinking and defining what is most important in life. We have experience with a multitude of diagnosis and age ranges. We have therapists who specialize in life transitions, anxiety, depression, loss and grief, infertility and trauma. We help people by improving their capacity to deal with challenges and symptoms in order to move in the direction of their goals. Please visit our website at www.myplacecounseling.com to see other clinicians at our practice.
Hosted by Breanna Ferolla
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, SAC
Group meets in Hopkinton, MA 01748
Drawing from CBT, DBT, and ACT, we'll work together to build practical tools, cultivate resilience, and create the lasting change you're seeking.
Life often places heavy demands on us, and our past experiences can make it even more challenging to manage. Thoughts and feelings can become overwhelming—making it hard to breathe, find motivation, or cope with past wounds, present stressors, or future uncertainties. They can keep you up at night or keep you stuck in a cycle that feels impossible to break. It’s not easy, but you’ve already taken the most important step, and it would be my privilege to help you navigate the next. We’ll start by developing concrete strategies to manage your current symptoms, then gradually explore the underlying causes of these thoughts and feelings.
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.
Hosted by Jodie O'Malley, LICSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Group meets in Belmont, MA 02478
I also run in-person skills classes, focusing on evidence-based therapies including: Dialectical Behavior Therapy ( DBT), Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO- DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
What does working with me involve? I take a warm, collaborative approach, focusing on your strengths and what you’re already doing well. Together, we’ll explore your goals, values, and what’s been holding you back. We’ll create a personalized plan to help you move forward and achieve what matters most to you.
Supporting a young person with emotion dysregulation through adolescence and young adulthood presents unique challenges. In an effort to avoid crises, caregivers may find they are "walking on eggshells"; and experience strong feelings of frustration, anxiety, and helplessness. They may struggle to balance supporting independence while providing adequate support. This class teaches Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to provide caregivers a framework for understanding their child's behavior; tools for identifying and regulating their own emotions; and strategies for providing effective contingencies and incentives to support behavioral change. This 16-week course may be taken alone or with full DBT treatment.
While I specialize in Dialectical Behavior Therapy for children and adolescents (including parent/caregiver coaching and family therapy) and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), I believe in tailoring therapy to meet each individual’s needs and values.
I am also a Level 1 Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapist, and work 1:1 with adults wanting to improve their own well-being.
This group is a BASIC and ADVANCED psychoeducational group broken down into four modules including mindfulness & distress tolerance skills, emotional containment skills, effective communication, and middle path skills. The common thread in all modules is Mindfulness skills, employing current research in NEUROSCIENCE, TRAUMA, and POSITIVE NEUROPLASTICITY. This group is very effective for clients who are looking to get tools to grow personally and emotionally, no particular diagnosis is needed to benefit from tools. This group is used in conjunction with individual therapy. GROUP MEETS ONLINE VIA ZOOM
My focus is to help change thinking patterns and unhealthy coping techniques based on current research in Neuroscience, Positive Neuroplasticity, DBT and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy.
I have done a nine-month training in Trauma under renowned trauma guru, Bessel van der Kolk, certification/consultant in EMDR, and a year-long Sensorimotor Psychotherapy training, which helps clients get unstuck from certain issues/trauma-based memories. I have advanced training in CBT, DBT, Positive Neuroplasticity, Grief and Loss.
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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.