DBT, trauma, and parenting groups. In person and online.
Every group we run, and when it meets.
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Skills are easier to learn with other people.
A DBT skills group is a class, not a therapy circle. You are not there to tell the room your history. You are there to learn four sets of skills, practise them between sessions, and come back to work out what got in the way. Most people find that easier alongside others doing the same thing.
Every group covers the same four modules: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. Our practice director is one of the few DBT-Linehan Board Certified psychologists in the region, which means the DBT we teach is adherent to the model rather than loosely DBT-informed.
Skills groups, for adults and teens.
All four DBT modules, taught as a class rather than a therapy circle: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. The adult groups can stand on their own or serve as the skills half of our full DBT program, and you do not have to decide that before you start.
Adult DBT skills group, Tuesdays, virtual
All four DBT modules on a rolling cycle: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. No diagnosis is required, and you can join whether or not you are in individual therapy, here or elsewhere.
Two Tuesday times run the same curriculum, so pick the one that fits your evening. The 5:00 pm group is open to people in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and other PSYPACT states. The 6:30 pm group runs 90 minutes and is open to people in New Jersey.
Adolescent multi-family group, Monday 6:30 pm, in person
Teens and a parent attend together in the Glen Rock office and learn the skills side by side, which is how DBT is designed to work for adolescents. Individual therapy is required alongside it, so this group is part of the full adolescent program rather than a standalone class. $125 per person, per group.
Groups are $125 per person, per group. Adult enrollment is rolling, so you can start at the beginning of the next module rather than waiting for a new cohort.
Working with what the body kept.
Trauma does not only live in the story you can tell about it. This group works with what it left in the nervous system, which is a different job from skills training and is run differently.
Reclaiming the body: an 8-week somatic skills journey, virtual
Recruiting now. Runs virtually, open to people in New Jersey. This one is not DBT. It works with what trauma leaves in the body, building the capacity to notice and settle your own nervous system rather than talking your way around it. Eight weeks, start to finish, with the same group. $125 per person, per group.
For the parent, not the child.
Two groups where the parent is the client. One teaches skills across a fixed cycle, the other is a free monthly room to sit in with people in the same position.
DBT-informed parenting: tools for connection, virtual
Open to parents in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and other PSYPACT states. A skills group teaching how to manage your own emotional response, set boundaries that hold, communicate with validation, and step out of reactive parenting. This one runs as a fixed 12-week cycle rather than rolling, so you start and finish with the same group. Cohorts meet on a Tuesday or Wednesday evening, so ask which night the next one falls on. $125 per person, per group.
Free group for parents of trans kids and adults, monthly in Paramus
Run in conjunction with Valley Hospital's LGBTQ+ Service. Meets the second Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm, in person in Paramus. Free, ongoing, and you can come to one or come to all of them. It uses the same DBT skills, applied to supporting your child well while managing your own fear and grief. We do not publish the exact address, for the safety of the families who come. Get in touch and we will send it to you. Read more about this group.
Not sure which fits? Say what is going on when you reach out and we will point you at the right one, including if that is somewhere other than here.
What people ask before joining a group.
How much does a DBT skills group cost?
$125 per person, per group, for every group we run. The support group for parents of trans kids and adults is free.
When do groups meet?
Adult DBT skills groups meet Tuesdays, at 5:00 pm and 6:30 pm. The adolescent multi-family group meets Monday at 6:30 pm. The parenting group runs as a 12-week cohort on a Tuesday or Wednesday evening, depending on the cycle. Reclaiming the body runs virtually for 8 weeks and is recruiting now. The free group for parents of trans kids and adults meets monthly, on the second Tuesday at 7:00 pm.
Do I have to be in individual therapy to join a group?
For adults, no. Either adult group works on its own, and it also works as the skills half of our full DBT program if you are doing individual therapy with us. You are equally welcome if your individual therapist is somewhere else, or if you are not in therapy at all right now.
For teens, yes. The adolescent multi-family group runs alongside individual therapy, because that is how DBT for adolescents is designed to work.
Are groups in person or virtual?
Both adult DBT skills groups run virtually. The 5:00 pm Tuesday group is open to people in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and other PSYPACT states. The 6:30 pm Tuesday group is open to people in New Jersey. The parenting group is also virtual, across New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and other PSYPACT states.
The Monday adolescent multi-family group meets in person, in the Glen Rock office.
Do I need a diagnosis to join?
No. The standalone skills group requires no diagnosis. People join because they want the skills, not because a chart says they qualify.
Can I start mid-cycle, or do I wait for a new group?
You can start without waiting for a new cohort. Our adult groups run on rolling enrollment, so you join at the start of the next module and cycle through the rest from there.
How long does a skills group take to complete?
A full cycle through all four DBT modules takes 26 weeks. Because enrollment is rolling, you join at the start of the next module and carry on through the rest of the cycle from there, rather than waiting for week one to come round again.
The parenting group works differently. It runs as a fixed 12-week cycle, so that group starts and finishes together.
Do you take insurance for groups?
Turn the Mind is an out-of-network practice. We submit claims electronically to most insurances to speed reimbursement using your out-of-network benefits, and we are happy to walk through the practical details during your consultation call. We are in-network with Lyra, Modern Health, and Enthea. We do not accept Medicaid or Medicare.
What actually happens in a session?
A skills group runs like a class. You review the practice you did during the week, learn a new skill, and work through where it will be hard to use. You are not asked to narrate your history to the room, and the group is not a place where people take turns in crisis.
Online, or in the Glen Rock office.
Adult and parenting groups run online, so you can join from anywhere in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, or another PSYPACT state. The adolescent multi-family group meets in person at 522 S. Broad Street, #7, Glen Rock, NJ 07452, and the free group for parents of trans kids and adults meets in Paramus. Groups sit alongside our comprehensive DBT program, trauma therapy, and eating disorder care.
Reaching out is hard. We will take it from there.
Schedule a free 15-minute consultation. We will talk through what you are working on and help you find the right group, whether that is with us or somewhere else.