Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

What is DBT?

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT for short, is a type of therapy that is derived from cognitive-behavioral therapy. Its main goals are to teach people how to live in the moment, cope healthily with stress, regulate emotions, and improve relationships with others.

“Dialectical” means combining opposite ideas. DBT focuses on helping people accept the reality of their lives and their behaviors, as well as helping them learn to change their lives, including their unhelpful behaviors.

Dialectical behavior therapy was developed in the 1970s by Marsha Linehan, an American psychologist.

The Four essential DBT skills learned in sessions are Mindfulness, Emotional Regulation, Distress Tolerance and Interpersonal Effectiveness.

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If you struggle with:

  • Emotional Regulation Skills

  • Difficulty setting boundaries

  • Relationship conflict

  • Anxiety or constant stress

  • Trouble coping in difficult moments

  • People-pleasing or fear of saying no

Then this group may be right for you.

What you will learn in Group:

  • Emotional Regulation Skills

  • Coping Skills for Stress & Anxiety

  • Boundary Setting & Assertiveness

  • Distress Tolerance (handling overwhelming moments)

  • Interpersonal Effectiveness (improving relationships)

DBT Skills Groups

At Grateful Mind Counseling PLLC we offer two online DBT Skills groups. One for Adults and another for Teenagers. DBT groups are 12 weeks. We also offer DBT during Individual Therapy Sessions.

Adult Emotional Balance & Boundaries: DBT Skills Group

Date: Every Saturday /April 18, 2026-July 11,2026

Time: 10:00am-11:30am

Location: Online

Sign up Form: Adult Sign Up

Level UP: Teen DBT Skills for Emotions & Boundaries

Date: Every Saturday /April 18, 2026-July 11,2026

Time: 1:00pm-2:30pm

Location: Online

Sign up Form: Teen Sign Up

  • "You can't calm the storm, so stop trying. What you can do is calm yourself. The storm will pass."

    —Timber Hawkeye

  • “Crisis survival: Ride the wave instead of being crushed by it.”

  • “Accepting reality doesn’t mean you approve of it; it means you stop fighting it.”

  • “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”

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