What IS DBT Group?

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy:
This group uses DBT skills to assist people in reducing chaos, maintaining healthier relationships, being less reactive and emotionally overwhelmed, and avoiding interpersonal conflict. It's based on the pioneering work of Masha Linehan and is the only empirically supported treatment for Complex Trauma, Eating Disorders and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD = complex trauma) .

Our personal view of BPD is that it is a pattern of behaviours that naturally follows complex trauma throughout the life course. The early coping mechanisms learned were often adopted to survive toxic situations and/or  wounds experienced in significant relationships. Naturally, a history of neglect, abandonment or abuse can create a lack of trust and reactivity in intimate or important relationships. This group can heal these long ingrained reactive patterns through skills training and weekly practice. 

The group is Separated into 4 Modules:            1) Emotion Regulation Skills
                                                                                  2) Core Mindfulness Skills
                                                                                  3) Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills
                                                                                  4) Distress Tolerance Skills
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In order to register, please call or text (250) 619-0901, or email [email protected]

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