MARI’s Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills group helps adults develop practical skills for managing strong emotions, coping with distress, practicing mindfulness, and navigating relationships more effectively. The group meets online on Tuesday evenings and is led by a licensed clinician.
Participants must be age 18 or older and physically located in Michigan during every virtual session.
Enrollment status: Accepting new participants
Schedule, Format & Cost
- Day: Tuesdays
- Time: 5-6:30 p.m., EST.
- LFormat: Virtual sessions through Zoom
- Program structure: Ongoing four-month cycles
- Eligibility: Adults age 18 and older who will be physically located in Michigan during sessions
- Cost: $45 per session; insurance may help cover costs (visit this page to see which plans we work with).
Who this group is for:
The DBT Skills Group is for adults interested in strengthening their ability to:
- Understand and manage strong emotions
- Cope with stress and difficult situations
- Respond more effectively in relationships
- Practice mindfulness
- Tolerate distress without making a difficult situation worse
- Communicate needs and establish healthy boundaries
- Apply practical coping skills in daily life
Skills covered in the group:
The group covers four primary areas associated with dialectical behavior therapy:
- Mindfulness: Practice paying attention to thoughts, emotions, and experiences in the present moment with greater awareness and less judgment.
- Emotion regulation: Learn strategies for understanding emotions, reducing vulnerability to intense emotional reactions, and responding to emotions more effectively.
- Distress tolerance: Develop skills for navigating stressful or painful situations without engaging in actions that may make the situation worse.
- Interpersonal effectiveness: Practice communicating clearly, maintaining self-respect, setting boundaries, and balancing personal needs with relationship goals.
Why learn DBT skills in a group?
A group setting gives participants opportunities to learn and practice skills alongside adults working on similar goals. Participants can hear different perspectives, discuss ways to apply skills in daily life, and receive encouragement in a structured environment led by a licensed clinician.
How the ongoing group works:
The group operates in four-month cycles, with a different skills theme covered each month. New participants may begin on the first Tuesday of a month after completing the required registration or intake process.
Registration
For questions about the group or registration, click here to contact us.