Coping Skills Group Therapy
Adult Coping Skills Group Therapy
Do you struggle with identifying, naming and/or knowing how to cope with your emotions? Have you become distressed or felt emotionally out of control and/or struggled with being able to communicate with significant people in your life? If any of this sounds familiar, you may be interested in participating in the once-a-week Coping Skills Group for adults 18 and older.
This group will focus on core Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) What & How skills. Participants will also learn different ways to practice mindfulness, manage personal distress, regulate emotions, and develop interpersonal effectiveness skills.
Meetings
Via Telehealth Wednesdays from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm for 24 weeks. We accept referrals at any time and will determine an exact start date once we have a sufficient number of participants.
Expectations
Participants are expected to:
- Attend consistently and participate in group discussion.
- Be able to join via telehealth in a private, confidential setting.
- Complete readings and exercises outside of class each week.
- Practice using skills and exercises outside of class each week.
- Follow group rules.
- The binder with all of the handouts for the group will be provided at no additional cost to group participants.
- The information will be presented with an educational format.
Referral Process
If you are already a client at the Pauquette Center, speak to your therapist about the group and about being referred.
If you are not a current Pauquette Center client, please complete the External Referral form on the Website. Once we have enough people referred, we will schedule you for a short screening to provide background information and determine if the group would be a good fit. If you are a good fit, you will be required to complete new client paperwork, and be scheduled for a session to complete an intake and a treatment plan.
Teens Coping Skills Group Therapy
If you are experiencing difficulty coping with emotions or trauma symptoms, maybe finding yourself crying often, experiencing moods that change often, having very intense emotions that last for long periods of time, or feeling that you are “too sensitive”, this group could be a good fit for you.
This group can help you to understand those experiences and how to handle them in healthier ways. This group is based on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and will provide skills to help identify emotions, thoughts, and potential problematic behaviors. Sessions will have a combination of teaching skills, processing information, and relaxation activities
This group will focus on core DBT skills. Group sessions will also provide complementary concepts and skills, including self-compassion, gratitude thinking, information about trauma, and a general understanding of nervous system dysregulation.
Meetings
Via Telehealth Thursdays from 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm for 12-15 weeks. We accept referrals at any time and will determine an exact start date once we have a sufficient number of participants.
Expectations
Participants are expected to:
- Attend consistently and participate in group discussion.
- Be able to join via telehealth in a private, confidential setting.
- Complete readings and exercises outside of class each week.
- Practice using skills and exercises outside of class each week.
- Follow group rules.
Referral Process
If you are already a client at the Pauquette Center, speak to your therapist about the group and about being referred.
If you are not a current Pauquette Center client, please complete the External Referral form on the Website. Once we have enough people referred, we will schedule you for a short screening to provide background information and determine if the group would be a good fit. If you are a good fit, you will be required to complete new client paperwork, and be scheduled for a session to complete an intake and a treatment plan.