Ongoing DBT Group for Adults
BIWEEKLY - VIRTUAL
TUESDAY EVENINGS 630PM-730PM EST
The class you’ve always needed yet didn’t get . . . learning to understand and heal your emotions.
(Depression - Anxiety- CPTSD - Chronic Illness)
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“Thank you so much for leading such a fulfilling and reflective workshop!”
What is DBT?
DBT stands for Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Created by Marsha Linehand, DBT is a mindfulness and evidence based treatment that combines some of the most effectives emotion regulation techniques out there and teaches them in simple steps.
Consider us your virtual yet very real group members here to learn, support & connect.
All that’s needed is a little willingness in showing up. The skills are broken up into manageable steps.
WHO IS THIS GROUP FOR?
✨ If you’re looking for a language to understand your emotions
✨ If you want to feel more focused, clear, attentive and present in your daily life
✨ If you are finding anxiety and depression symptoms overwhelming or the opposite, maybe you feel disconnected or numb
✨ If you want to get in touch with your body and out of your head which reduces suffering
✨ If other treatments and group therapy haven’t worked for you
✨If you’re ready to experience, real, tangible, trackable results specific to your unique goals.
✨ If you want to change how you communicate with yourself and others.
✨If you are having troubling accepting your current circumstances
✨ If your emotions feel too intense and last for a really longtime.
Life does have pain, however we can reduce our suffering by learning and practicing living in the present moment, in the now.
The skills taught are practical, evidence based, science based and will give you direct experience and steps to taking control over your life. This is also a psychoeducational group.
What this means is that to maintain the safety and emotional regulation of the group, you will be learning the skills, asking questions, receiving coaching and framing your current experience through a dbt language as not to trigger others.
The goal of DBT skills group is to learn the skills and we can’t do that if we are feeling dysregulated. Though of course it happens and then we can practice using what we’ve learned and asking for help.
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE GRUOP
Group Support
This is a safe, confidential space. While considered a form of psychotherapy, this is a psychoeducation group, not a processing group.
This means the main format is skills training which is teaching concepts, learning the information, examples and coaching to help you integrate the skill
Membership Website
A membership page is available.
Handouts, worksheets and other important information is accessible.
Mindfulness Practice in each Session
The best way to learn is to experience what we are talking about. You will build a mindfulness practice that works with who you are, what pace you need and your own goals.
Would you like the support of a group to build your
YOUR INSTRUCTOR AND SKILLS TRAINER
JEN MELE LCSW
Jen has taught countless DBT groups, lessons and skills over the past 15 years.
“I started with an internship in DBT because I was looking for a treatment that was mindfulness focused. Who knew the luck I would have in finding the team and these skills.”
Jen has taught thousands with her warm, conscious and down to earth personality and has captivated many with her speaking engagements and training events.
Her integrative perspective addresses the whole body and brings you out of your head and into your heart. The left brain, the right brain and what goes beyond, Jen brings her unique flavor to the skills including the creative arts, yoga & movement.
What Other Clients Have Shared . . .
"Thank you for being so kind, patient, and an amazing teacher.
I feel exponentially grateful in this moment (and many moments)
that our paths have crossed in life." - K.S
“ I'm filled with immense gratitude for everything that I've learned thus far and for Jen being such an instrumental part of my journey.” C.W
"Thank you for tonight! It moved me in ways I could have never imagined."- G.L.
THE BASICS
DBT Group Meets on Zoom
6:30-7:30 pm EST every other Tuesday
Your registration to the group will include:
An Orientation Session
New DBT Lessons for each week
Skills Training Handouts & Worksheets in PDF form
Biweekly Mindfulness Practices
Q&A and Troubleshooting with Instructor
Opportunities to get skills coaching on individual examples
CHECK OUT THE MODULES WE COVER
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Mindfulness skills make up the core of the DBT program. Learning how to become more present, accepting and non-judgmental toward your inner and outer experiences is taught in sampled, practical steps.
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This module specifically addresses everything you need to know about understandingyour emotional experience. You will learn how to reduce the intensity, duration and your vulnerability to strong emotions and skillsl to help release them so they don’t build up.
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This module helps you to manage your emotions in difficult situations and painful experiences that can’t currently be changed. Skills here help us to self soothe, tip our body chemistry and tolerate one moment to the next without making it worse.
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This module helps us to keep, maintain and build closer relationships while also understanding how to create safe boundaries, ask for what you want and say no to what you don’t. These skills help prevent emotions from building up over time in relationships as well.
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Walking the middle path teaches dialectics, DBT’s namesake and how to understand how to hold two opposing ideas at the same time. Validation skills (how to communicate understanding and empathy to yourself and another person) is taught along side behaviorism (how to create natural change within yourself and others).
Ready to join the group?
Cost
$65 per group
Out of Network Benefits Accepted
Some Insurances Accepted- please inquire for NJ, NY, FL
Questions? Contact Jen.
Please reach out and and I’'ll be happy to answer any of your questions!