Our skills groups are focused and practical. These aren’t support groups or circles where you’re expected to share personal stories. Instead, they’re a space to learn specific DBT tools and discuss how they can apply to your day-to-day life.

We cover four key areas which includes Mindfulness, Emotion regulation, Distress tolerance and Interpersonal effectiveness.

Skills group is a required part of DBT training. In our skills groups, you’ll learn countless strategies to help you manage distress, regulate emotions, and build stronger relationships.

These aren’t traditional support groups. You won’t be expected to share personal stories unless you want to. Instead, sessions focus on learning DBT skills, asking questions, and applying those skills to your life.

Skills classes are offered both in-person and online, with flexible options to fit your schedule.

In your one-on-one therapy sessions, you’ll work directly with your DBT provider to apply what you learn in group to your day-to-day life.

You and your therapist will track behaviors, set goals, and work through emotional patterns. Over time, you’ll get better at spotting problems early and applying effective solutions. Sessions are structured, goal-driven, and focused on real progress - not just open-ended talk.

Learning DBT skills in session is one thing. Using them in real life can be much harder.

That’s why you’ll have access to phone coaching. If you’re struggling between sessions, a quick call or text can help you figure out which skill to use and how to apply it. It’s a way to get support exactly when you need it most, helping you stay on track and feel more confident using your skills day-to-day.

Individuals with symptoms of strong emotions for any reason may benefit from DBT because it teaches emotion regulation skills.

Everyone experiences strong emotions from time to time. For some people, the intensity of their emotions gets in the way of their life goals, and leads to unnecessary suffering. Dialectical Behavior Therapy enhances our ability to tolerate, and reduce, strong emotions. Strong emotions can manifest as mood swings, getting upset more easily and staying upset longer than most people, experiencing more intense emotions (especially sadness, anger, jealousy, and shame), or struggling with feelings of emptiness.

DBT helps individuals with strong emotions by providing them with a comprehensive set of skills and strategies to manage their emotions, build healthy relationships, and improve their overall quality of life. Our therapists are experienced at treating strong emotions, and they can help you learn to tolerate, and increase emotion regulation.

Intense emotions and relationship problems often go together. For some people, a lack of distress tolerance skills make it difficult to make or keep friends. Disagreement and arguments with family can be common. These symptoms are very distressing, and are often what motivate people to seek help.

Some struggle with intimacy, finding the vulnerability and closeness difficult to tolerate. This can make relationships and closeness difficult. Others have intense fears of abandonment. Some respond to this by avoiding closeness in relationships, or by avoiding relationships all together. Others throw themselves quickly into relationships, develop an intense bond, but then struggle with feelings of self-worth, jealousy, and fears of if and when the relationship will end.

DBT can help individuals improve their relationships by teaching them skills to communicate effectively, and build and maintain healthy connections with others. Our therapists can help you learn valuable interpersonal effectiveness skills to reduce conflict, and help you better get your needs met. We can also help you learn to better intimacy and overcome fears of rejection, so you can develop more rewarding relationships.

Depression and anxiety are among the most common mental health issues people face. Although developed for those with borderline personality disorder, Dialectical Behavior Therapy has been shown to be effective for both mood issues (like depressive disorders and anxiety disorders) for many people.

Among individuals with depression, DBT has been shown to significantly decrease levels of negative mood. Participants also report increased hope, overall greater life satisfaction, perceived physical health, coping skills, and social adjustment.

DBT teaches emotion regulation skills and distress tolerance skills, which can be helpful for individuals with depression and anxiety who often experience intense emotions. By learning to recognize and manage their emotions, individuals can reduce their vulnerability to mood swings and negative affect.

By learning and practicing the skills, individuals can reduce their vulnerability to depression and anxiety and improve their overall quality of life. Our therapists are experienced at treating all forms of anxiety and depression.

Borderline personality disorder can be challenging to treat, and for best results one should really choose to work with a BPD specialist. The treatment of borderline personality disorder requires a specialized approach.

The research evidence is clear: the best treatment for BPD is Dialectical Behavior Therapy. It was specifically designed to help people with BPD. A BPD therapist plays a critical role in treating this disorder, helping individuals with BPD regulate emotions, develop healthy relationships, and reduce harmful behaviors.

Many times, our clients with BPD come to us disillusioned with therapy. Often, they’ve had countless therapists, and nothing has really had much effect. Dialectical Behavior Therapy was originally created out of this frustration: current treatments didn’t work, and this was designed to fill the gap. If you've tried other treatments and they haven't worked, it's time to consider Dialectical Behavior Therapy.

Suicidality covers several issues: previous suicide attempts, threats of suicide, and suicidal thoughts. These are serious symptoms, with serious underlying causes. Thoughts and threats of suicide should always be addressed with urgency.

Self-injury, also known as self harm or sometimes “cutting,” is when someone hurts themselves on purpose.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based treatment that is specifically designed to help individuals who struggle with suicidality and self-harm behaviors, and DBT is a highly effective treatment for people struggling with suicidality and self-injury.

DBT excels at treating suicidality because it helps reduce emotional intensity and impulsivity, and it provides alternative behaviors that are more effective at getting one’s needs met. Through the emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills, clients learn how to manage intense feelings more effectively. Don’t mess around with these symptoms. If you are a loved one is struggling with suicidality, the time to ask for help is now.

Many people find the skills to be incredibly valuable in their everyday life. In fact, almost everyone uses DBT techniques everyday, though must of us don’t realize it. As DBT therapists, we intentionally use the skills ourselves everyday.

We often hear from people who want to know: can the skills help me? Whoever you are, yes, you can certainly become a more effective human through the use of practice of the skills. There’s some pearls of wisdom in there for everyone.

DBT can benefit many people who may not have a diagnosable mental health condition in the following areas:

1. Getting along better with friends, family, and co-workers

2. Becoming a more effective communicator

3. Improving productivity

4. Understanding and controlling your emotions

5. Reducing stress and worry

6. Becoming more mindful

7. Making more effective life decisions

8. Be a better: parent, spouse, professional, friend, person