Our first DBT Skills Group module - Distress Tolerance -begins on Monday 5th March. To reserve your place, please call 3184 2559. Hurry - spots are filling quickly!
DBT stands for Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). DBT is a form of cognitive-behaviour therapy that has demonstrated effectiveness in helping people regulate their emotions, reduce impulsive and risky behaviours, reduce feelings of anxiety and depression, reduce suicidal and self-harming behaviours, and improve interpersonal interactions.
Could DBT be right for you? Ask yourself the following questions.
Are you currently, or do you frequently experience, any of the following?
- Anger, moodiness, irritability?
- Mood swings, difficulty controlling your emotions?
- Feeling empty, low self-esteem?
- Anxiety about relationships, efforts to avoid being abandoned?
- Impulsive, risky behaviour?
- Self-harm, threatening or attempting suicide?
Do you have a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder?
If you answered yes to any of the above, DBT skills groups can help.
Structure and format of our DBT Skills Groups
Our skills groups are delivered in modules of 8 weekly sessions. Each session goes for 90 minutes. We offer three modules, consistent with standard DBT:
- Emotion regulation skills. The skills taught in this module help you to learn how to change emotions that you want to change, increase positive emotions, and reduce mood instability.
- Distress tolerance skills. These skills involve being able to tolerate pain, deal with crises, and avoid reacting impulsively or making things worse.
- Interpersonal effectiveness skills. The skills taught in this module help you to ask for what you want and say no while maintaining self-respect and self-confidence.
Every module involves learning mindfulness skills, which are the foundation for all other DBT skills. Learning mindfulness skills involves learning to be fully aware and present in the moment.
If you would like more information about our DBT Skills Groups, you can read our DBT Skills Groups fact sheet here.
Or you can call us on 3184 2559 or email us.
