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DBT Skills Group

What is DBT?

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence based therapy that helps teens manage emotions, build stronger relationships, and handle life’s challenges.

In our supportive group setting, teens learn and practice essential DBT skills to:

  • Manage tough emotions and behaviors
  • Boost mood and emotional resilience
  • Build and maintain healthy relationships
  • Navigate conflicts, solve problems, and communicate confidently

DBT Groups Offered

Middle School Multi-Family Skills Group

Parents and teens will learn a structured DBT curriculum that offers skills to support stress tolerance, strong emotions and communication. Parents will learn to support their teens using DBT skills, and will learn skills they can apply to their own lives too. This is a weekly group in a multi-family setting.

Who is this for?
Middle school youth with difficulty regulating mood and behaviors and/or related relationship challenges. Participants must be seeing a regular outpatient therapist outside of group.

  • Tuesdays from 5:30-7:00 pm (in 12-week modules) on Zoom (Families must commit to 8 weeks minimum)
  • Facilitated by Emily Cree, PsyD and Erin Hoolihan, PsyD

DBT Skills High School Therapy Group

In this weekly group, teens will learn and practice DBT skills that they can use to regulate emotions and behaviors, enhance mood, improve relationships and engage in effective problem solving and communication. 

Who is this for?
High school age teens struggling with emotion regulation issues, past history of self injurious behavior and/or suicidal ideation. Participants must be seeing a regular outpatient therapist outside of group.

  • Thursdays from 4:00-5:30pm, In person at CHC Palo Alto (Families must commit to 8 weeks minimum)
  • Facilitated by Patrice Crisostomo, PhD and Melina Foden, PsyD

How to join our DBT Groups:

If you are already being seen at CHC, please ask your therapist about joining the group. If not, speak with a CHC DBT Care Coordinator. Book a 15-min consultation or call or email a DBT Care Coordinator: 650-688-3675 or rise@chconline.org.

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Financial assistance is available.

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DBT: A Tool That Can Enhance Group Therapy

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a form of talk therapy that research shows to be highly effective for people who experience emotions very intensely. DBT is typically employed through individual therapy sessions combined with group sessions. These skills groups lead to improved outcomes for teens in several ways:

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English: 650-326-5520 | Español: 650-688-3650 | Fax: 650-688-3669

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CHC Palo Alto: 650 Clark Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304 | 650-326-5530

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