Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Group

Mindfulness Emotional Regulation Skills Communication Anxiety Depression

Learn how to manage, change, and tolerate intense emotions, thoughts, and urges through evidence-based skills to feel more in control and confident.

Ongoing Virtual Therapy Group Series

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Thu @ 10:30 pm - 12:30 am

Next meeting: Thu, Apr 9, 2026

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Meets every week

$125 per session

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Who this group is for

People who struggle with anxiety, depression, and trauma symptoms or behaviors related to people pleasing, fear of rejection, anger outbursts, impulsivity, suicide and self-harm, and substance use can benefit from using Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills.

Our DBT Skills Group is a weekly, 90-minute group where you can learn and practice DBT skills in the following modules: Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. The group is structured like an engaging class and is not a “process group” or like a typical individual therapy session. While participating in a DBT Skills Group is a necessary component for clients in DBT, DBT Skills Group can supplement other types of individual therapy and help people better understand and manage their symptoms while building a life worth living.

What to expect

Group members are expected to attend sessions on time, practice the skills outside of group, and participate during group or communicate ahead of time to group leaders if they are unable to attend.

The structure of every group session is: opening mindfulness practice, review of the previous week's skills and homework, and learning new skills. The group syllabus is three 8-week modules. Each module begins with 2 weeks of mindfulness skills followed by 6 weeks of skills from Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance, or Interpersonal Effectiveness. To learn skills from all the modules is approximately a 6 month commitment.

Elise YoshidaPsyD Licensed Psychologist

Dr. Elise Yoshida and Dr. Andrea Murray are both extensively trained in DBT and other evidence-based therapies. Since they first started leading DBT Skills Groups in 2018, their approach to DBT Skills groups is to balance teaching the skills with applying them to real life situations and building a supportive, validating environment with humor and ease. They have also both mentored and supervised other therapists in DBT and DBT skills and love teaching and using the skills themselves! They are licensed in CA, FL, and HI.

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