Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is effective in treating those who struggle with a wide variety of disorders including post traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, generalized anxiety disorders, panic disorders, agoraphobia, depressive disorder, impulse-control disorder, many personality disorders and addictions to substances.
The empirical evidence that supports the foundations of DBT is extensive. This innovative protocol integrates a number of heavily researched and widely embraced therapeutic practices including Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness and Acceptance-Based Therapy and Dialectical Therapy.
Michelle Hunt-Graham, MA, LMFT with Inside Out Life Development, Deb Link, MA, LPCC, LMFT with Link Therapy and Meditation, and Heidi Waldoch, MA, LMFT with Bridging Hope Counseling , team up to offer 20-week DBT Skills Groups for teenage girls groups.
Goals of DBT Skills Groups
- Provide easy to use everyday skills- Decrease dangerous behaviors
- Balance emotions & solutions
- Improve communication
- Increase awareness to create behavioral change
- Decrease behaviors that interfere with success
- Learn coping skills and more!
4 Basic Skills of DBT
- Mindfulness- Interpersonal Effectiveness
- Emotional Regulation
- Distress Tolerance
Current Groups
Rogers:Adolescent Girls Groups
Mondays 4:00-5:30 pm
Tuesdays 3:30-5:00 pm
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Adolescent Boys Group
Thursdays 3:30-5:00 pm
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St Louis Park:
Adolescent Girls Group
Wednesday 4:00-5:30
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Please contact us if interested in any of the following groups.
