DBT Skills and Consultation Group for Therapists & Providers
October 9th, 2024 6:30pm-7:30 pm EST
Training and Support for Providers looking for skills training, creative mindfulness practices and consultation on using DBT
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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 Linehan, DBT is a mindfulness and evidence based treatment that combines some of the most effective 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.
WHO IS THIS GROUP FOR?
✨ Therapists and providers like you, who want to gain knowledge of the entire DBT skills manual in order, from beginning to end.
✨ If you want to deepen your understanding of DBT. This class is for people who are new as well as more advanced in DBT.
✨If you have clients that are in a DBT group and you want to bridge communication to feel confident and support them with ease.
✨If you’re having trouble knowing what to do with certain clients in session that are stuck or having chronic emotional issues that aren’t changing.
✨If you want want support from other like-minded practitioners and consultation from a DBT skills approach.
✨If you want to bring your body and your clients body more into the session.
✨If you are interested in somatic work and how to heal through mind- body techniques.
✨If you’d like to know how to release burdened emotions directly at the root cause.
✨If you are finding yourself triggered with intense emotions often during sessions or in other areas of your life.
✨Or maybe you are looking for inspiration, wisdom and connection!
……and much, much, more!
HOW DOES IT HELP YOUR CLIENTS?
✨ If they’re looking for a language to understand their emotions
✨ If they want to feel more focused, clear, attentive and present in your daily life
✨ If they are finding anxiety and depression symptoms overwhelming or the opposite, maybe they are disconnected or numb
✨ If they want to get in touch with their body and out of their head which reduces suffering
✨ If other treatments and group therapy haven’t worked for them
✨If they’re ready to experience, real, tangible, trackable results specific to unique goals.
✨ If they want to change how they communicate with their own inner parts and in their relationships.
✨If you they are having troubling accepting current circumstances
✨ If their 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 feel empowered, confident and informed with this life-changing skills.
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE GRUOP
Online Format
Biweekly or Weekly will be decided by group consensus.
Tuesdays
6:15pm-7:15pm EST.
via Zoom.
Group Support
This is a safe, confidential space.
The main format is skills training, teaching concepts, as well as consultation where you can apply the information you are learning with your clients.
Membership Website
A membership page is available.
Handouts, worksheets and other important information is accessible there.
Mindfulness Practice in each Session
The best way to learn is to experience what we are talking about. You will learn creative mindfulness practices that work with were you and are your clients are and what pace is needed uniquely by each person.
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 that I still teach everyday.”
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
Group is starting and currently dates/days are being decided by consensus.
Your registration to the group will include:
New DBT Lessons for each week
Skills Training Handouts & Worksheets in PDF form
Mindfulness Practices
Q&A and Troubleshooting with Instructor
Opportunities to get skills coaching on your individual cases
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
Due to this group being new, the frequency is being determined by consensus- weekly or biweekly
Questions? Contact Jen.
Please reach out and and I’'ll be happy to answer any of your questions!