Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Group
If you feel that you would benefit from learning the skills described below, and would like a supportive space to do that, this is it! You don’t need a diagnosis or a referral to join this group – although, if you have one, that’s okay too.
This online group run by Cara Miles, a registered clinical psychologist, and covers the following modules:
- Mindfulness: Focusing on the present moment without judgment, helping you become aware of thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations. (5 weeks)
- Distress Tolerance: Learn skills to cope with crises and tolerate distressing emotions without making situations worse. (6 weeks)
- Emotion Regulation: Develop strategies to understand, manage, and change intense emotions. (6 weeks)
- Interpersonal Effectiveness: Learn effective communication and relationship-building skills to handle interpersonal challenges and assert your needs effectively (5 weeks)
Please note: This group is not able to manage severe or complex presentations. This is not a comprehensive DBT program. If you experience severe or complex mental health difficulties, we recommend you seek an in-person, comprehensive DBT program where you have access to 1:1 appointments, phone coaching as well as a skills training program.
The full program will run for 22 weeks on Monday evenings live on Zoom. We will be a small group and will meet each week to learn the DBT skills.
You will have weekly home practices to help you implement what you’re learning.
DBT groups are like an educational group or class – it’s not a sharing or process-oriented group. This helps keep the space safe for everyone. Each week we will get started with a short mindfulness practice and then we will review the homework. Each week, group will follow the same format:
We will begin with a short mindfulness practice
Then we will review homework – share your homework, hear how others practised the skills over the week
Learn new skills for the week
Take away learnings, and work on development of these skills over the coming weeks
The group will be interactive and live. You will be able to ask questions and engage in discussion as we go!
Next Intake: TBA
When: Monday’s at 6:00pm AEST
Where: All sessions will be conducted live on Zoom.
Duration: We will meet each week for 2 hours.
Group size: Maximum 12 participants
Will groups be recorded?
No. If you can’t make a session live, there will be a recorded training video available so you can learn the skills, but the actual session will not be recorded in order to maintain privacy. We also ask that you do not make any recordings during the session.
Your investment:
$180 AUD per session, non-rebatable with Medicare.
Next steps:
Place an expression of interest and we will get back to you. Spaces are limited.
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