DBT Group Therapy
DBT Skills Training groups are conducted on an ongoing basis and led by our staff psychologists who have completed intensive training in DBT. Meeting once a week, participants learn the five essential skills training modules: mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and walking the middle path.
DBT Skills Training Groups are a component of our Comprehensive DBT Program. We also offer the option of joining a DBT group to new clients who are receiving appropriate individual treatment outside of the practice. Typically, our DBT clients see a CBT/DBT Associates therapist for once-weekly individual therapy and as a required component, also participate in a DBT Skills Training Group. However, we have many group-only clients who benefit from learning and practicing DBT skills in our training groups.
CBT clients who are interested in group therapy informed by DBT principles are invited to learn more about our new CBT-based groups. These include groups for social anxiety, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for depression, and parenting workshops. Learn more about therapy groups here.
For more information or to register, please complete this form or call us at (212) 546-9200.
We offer the following DBT Skills Training Groups:
For Adults
Basic skills training covering the five essential modules: mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and walking the middle path. Mindfulness serves as the entry point for each group cycle.
TUESDAYS
7:00 – 8:30 PM with Dr. Kristen Roman
WEDNESDAYS
10:00 – 11:30 AM Dr. Alison Bellevue
6:00 – 7:30 PM with Dr. Lisa Napolitano
THURSDAYS
6:00 – 7:30 PM with Dr. Kristen Roman
FRIDAYS
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM with Dr. Haley Rottenberg
NEW DBT Intensive
By popular demand, we’ve added an Adult Session of the DBT Intensive Skills. This twice-weekly skills group is tailored for working professionals, parents, or other adult clients interested in accelerating their DBT Skills learning. Participants are not required to be in individual therapy.
MONDAYS & THURSDAYS
12:00 – 1:30 PM with Dr. Haley Rottenberg
Learn more about our Intensive Workshop here.
NEW Friends & Family DBT Skills Group
This group is designed for the friends, family members, partners, and caregivers of individuals who struggle with regulating intense emotions and may be diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder and/or a mood disorder. While well suited to friends and family of individuals concurrently enrolled in our DBT program, this group is open to anybody whose loved ones are dealing with the difficulties associated with the aforementioned dysregulation or diagnoses. Learn more here.
MONDAYS
6:00 – 7:30 PM with Dr. Haley Rottenberg
For Young Adults
Young Adult DBT group is tailored for recently graduated high-school seniors and college students. Learn more about our Young Adult program here.
TUESDAYS
5:00 – 6:30 PM with Dr. Kristen Roman
NEW Summer Intensive for Young Adults
This intensive, twice-weekly workshop is tailored for college students and recent graduates (ages 18-23) interested in learning or maintaining DBT skills while in New York for the summer. Participants are not required to be in individual therapy.
MONDAYS & THURSDAYS
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM with Dr. Alison Bellevue
Learn more about our Summer Intensive Workshop here.
Multifamily Groups
Multifamily Groups are an essential component of our comprehensive DBT program for children and adolescents younger than 18. Participants attend group sessions together with at least one parent or guardian. These groups follow the same general structure as our Adult DBT Skills groups, with additional time spent on skills and concepts specific to young clients and their parents.
Multifamily Group for Adolescents
TUESDAYS
5:30 – 7:00 PM with Dr. Haley Rottenberg
Learn more about our Adolescent DBT program here.
Multifamily Group for Middle School Students (Grades 5-8)
MONDAYS
5:30 – 7:00 PM with Dr. Alison Bellevue
Learn more about our Middle School DBT Program here.
For Graduates of Basic Skills Training:
Offered on a rotating basis, our DBT Grad-Groups are designed for clients who have completed basic skills training and would like continue working on integrating skills into their daily lives. We offer graduate groups for both Adult and Multi-Family clients.
If you’ve already completed a full cycle of DBT and are interested in graduate group, lease see your individual or group clinician for more information.