DBT SKILLS GROUPS to ENHANCE YOUR PROGRESS
Experience the connection & accountability that only a community can provide
There is a right way to feel in every situation.
Letting others know that I am feeling bad is a weakness.
I must be really inadequate if I can’t fix this myself.
The problem is just in my head. If I would just think differently I wouldn’t have to bother everybody else.
It's time for you to stop believing the myths:
DBT Skills Groups help you learn how to change your own behaviors, emotions, and thoughts linked to problems in living that are causing misery and distress.
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WHAT if YOU COULD:
Understand and name your own emotions
Accept reality as it is in the moment
Survive crisis situations without making them worse
Decrease the frequency of unwanted emotions, vulnerability, & emotional suffering
Increase resilience and improve your relationships
Groups are perfect for when you realize that what you’ve been trying isn’t working and you need skills, accountability, & community.
HOW our GROUPS WORK
Groups meet weekly for a full module (8 weeks). When you join group, we require that you commit to one full module at a time - and for adult and high school groups, that you be in individual therapy. At the end of that module, you decide if you would like to continue with the following module.
The majority of our group members complete all 3 modules over one year and many group members find that repeating the modules is incredibly helpful for mastering the skills and ensuring they become more reflexive and less effortful.
Additionally, the skills sets tend to support each other – if your day to day emotional experience is more even (emotion regulation) then you are less likely to have overwhelming intense emotions or crises (distress tolerance skills) and with fewer intense emotional experiences, relationships are often smoother (interpersonal effectiveness) and when relationships are more stable, meet needs, and feel good then the day to day emotion regulation is easier….
That being said, there is no pressure to continue beyond one module if that is your preference or you find our groups are not the right fit for you.
Interpersonal Effectiveness
In this module, we focus on how to decrease pain and suffering by effectively interacting with our social environment- including effective assertiveness with others and behavioral skills.
Emotion Regulation
In this module, we focus on reducing emotional suffering by learning the skills needed to navigate the emotions you have, when you have them, and how you experience and express them.
Distress Tolerance
In this module, we focus on surviving overwhelm without making things worse, and how we can better accept reality when we can't change it.
Module Topics
Tuesdays, 6:15 - 7:45 pm
Adults
Tuesdays, 4:30 - 6 pm
High School Teens
Mondays, 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Middle Schoolers
Meeting Times by Age Group:
Groups meet at the Huntsville Integrative Therapy office at 100 Jefferson Street South, Huntsville, AL 35801
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Focused on surviving overwhelm without making things worse, & accepting reality when we can’t change it.
Distress Tolerance Group
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Interpersonal Effectiveness skills focus on how to decrease pain and suffering by effectively interacting with our social environment- including effective assertiveness with others and behavioral skills.
Building relationships you want & ending relationships you don't.
Interpersonal Effectiveness Group
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Reduce emotional suffering by learning the skills needed to navigate the emotions you have, when you have them, and how you experience and express them.
Emotion Regulation Group
Investment
Prior to joining a group, you will be asked to complete a group screening ($145). Group payments are made in full before each module starts.
The Cost of an 8-week group session is $400 ($50 per group)
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No one ever stumbled into a life worth living.
Skills group compliments your individual therapy and provides an opportunity to master the skills needed to get you to your goals.
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What is the cost of group?
Do you take insurance?
What are the requirements for joining group?
How often do we meet?
How long will I be in group?
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What is the cost of group?
The group fee is $50/group session and $135 for your initial group screening. Groups are charged like tuition for a class - you are responsible for paying for ALL groups in a module from the point at which you begin.
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Do you take insurance?
I do not take any forms of insurance. We require that all group members place a credit card (or HSA/FSA card) on file. Groups are charged like tuition for a class - you are responsible for paying for ALL groups in a module from the point at which you begin.
I will email you an out-of-network billing statement at the close of each month that you can use to seek out of network reimbursement for group services.
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What are the requirements for joining group?
There are two requirements for joining group: a completed group screening and individual therapy.
Group screening: In order to join group you must first have a group screening which will allow us to determine if we are the best fit for you needs. If for any reason we determine one of our groups is not the best fit then we will help you find other resources (i.e., one on one skills training, another group, a different therapeutic modality, etc.).
Individual therapy: You must be currently engaged in individual therapy (have had at least one session with an individual therapist with plans to continue) in order to join group. Our requirements for the frequency of individual therapy will be based on the recommendation of your individual therapist (i.e., if your individual therapist recommends biweekly sessions – or some other frequency - then that is acceptable for joining group). You can learn more about our individual therapy services here.
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How often do we meet?
Groups meet weekly for a full module (8 weeks). When you join group we require that you commit to one full module at a time. At the end of that module you decide if you would like to continue with the following module.
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How long will I be in group?
The majority of our group members complete all 3 modules over one year and many group members find that repeating the modules is incredibly helpful for mastering the skills and ensuring they become more reflexive and less effortful.
