What is DBT?

Dialectical Behavior Therapy is an advanced Skills-Based training that allows individuals to restructure thoughts and feelings. Justin Malkin watched DBT skills used and have extremely beneficial outcomes for individual of all ages. The group setting allows individuals to feel part of something bigger and to realize that we are not alone. We all face challenges and in this group we are able to witness and realize that we are not alone with the challenges we face. DBT group offers a support team and teaches amazing techniques that benefits all who are motivated to work towards bettering themselves.

Dialectic Behavior Therapy Training is designed in four modules, including:

Core Mindfulness Practices and Cultivating Wise Mind: Developing awareness of reality as it is and learning a non-judgmental behavior allowing ourselves to fully enter into the present moment.

 Distress Tolerance: This is a set of skills to use when faced with personal distress. Figuring out that there are more than one way to deal with stress helps to teach individuals that self-harm, maladaptive behavior, and taking our stress out on others are not the only way to handle difficult situations. In this module, you will develop a Tool Kit for Self Care and Acceptance.

 Interpersonal Effectiveness: Learning how to get what you want, to maintain and improve relationships, and to maintain your self-respect.

 Emotion Regulation: This set of skills deals with understanding emotions, evaluating your emotional state, increasing positive emotions and decreasing vulnerability to negative emotions.

Created by Dr. Marsha Linehan. DBT Skills can help people suffering from other mental and emotional problems, such as Anxiety Disorders, Depression and Bipolar Mood Disorder, self –harm, Suicide ideation and other self-destructive behavioral problems.

Currently, Littleton Counseling offers 1 DBT Skills Training group.

Teen DBT Skills Training Group

Teen DBT Skills training is held on Fridays and are broken up into four six week modules.

In order to attend group participants need to arrange Screening Intake appointment. Please call Justin Malkin for a Screening Intake appointment at 720-441-4564 or email malkinpsych@gmail.com