Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) for Teens in the Flatiron District, NYC
Is your teen struggling to manage overwhelming emotions and extreme behaviors? Do you feel like you are on a neverending emotional rollercoaster?
Your Teen May Be:
- Struggling in school or at risk of failing out
- Isolated from peers or hanging out with the wrong crowd
- Constantly acting out and engaging on impulsive, self-destructive, or self-harm behaviors
- Depressed or anxious,expressing thoughts of hopelessness and worthlessness
You are likely feeling frustrated, angry, lost, and scared for your child. DBT can help!
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for teens is an evidence-based program that has been proven to help teens:
Get a handle on their emotions so that they are less reactive and impulsive
Eliminate risky, self-harm and destructive behaviors by learning healthier behaviors and ways of coping
Better navigate their relationships (family, school, peers) by developing communication strategies and positive ways of interacting with others
Increase focus to help their school performance
Build higher self-esteem so that they learn to love and accept themselves
Our Teen DBT program offers individual, group, and parent support options. We are here to help – reach out to learn more and enroll your teen into our program today.
DBT includes 4 modules:
1. Mindfulness
Learning to be present-focused and non-judgmental of ourselves and others. This means to fully experience what’s happening around you and inside of you with self-compassion and love.
2. Emotion Regulation
Learning how to better understand and handle our emotions so that we have more control over our thoughts, feelings and behaviors. In essence, taking your emotions out of the driver’s seat and putting yourself back in it.
3. Distress Tolerance
Learning how to tolerate stress as well as negative emotions when they arise so that they do not become paralyzing. Simply learning to manage your stress with more ease and less crisis.
4. Interpersonal Effectiveness
Learning how to better navigate, understand and build relationships with those who matter most and create new, lasting relationships.
How does DBT group work?
Unlike other groups, DBT Skills groups are centered around learning, improving, and practicing DBT skills. Group is very structured so that your teen can really focus on honing their skills and figuring out how to implement them to improve their daily lives. Each group is small and personal, with no more than eight participants, and are led by two trained therapists as a way to effectively facilitate this structure. Our Co-Leaders make sure to include validation, support and discussion within this structure in order to create a fruitful and positive experience for group members.
Group runs for 6 months, once a week, for one hour. They are open with rolling admission and ongoing; meaning that you can enter your teen into group during any point in time but still go through all modules part of DBT.
After each group session, you will receive a review email highlighting relevant items covered during the group session and access to a digital copy of any handouts given so that you can best support your teen during their DBT journey.
Parent coaching is offered weekly for 45 minutes to help parents reinforce skills for their teen at home, discuss concerns and receive parenting tips. Coaching sessions help families get the most out of the skills group to create long-lasting changes and learn how to best support your teen.
We would be happy to answer any questions you have. Please call us for a free 15-minute phone consultation.
DBT Therapy for Teens in NYC
We provide Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for teens experiencing life transitions, stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues and more in our NYC office in the Flatiron District near Madison Square Park. Also serving the Village, Chelsea, Union Square, the Financial District and the surrounding areas.