young adult dbt coping skills group

edmonton, alberta

 

What Can this group offer me?

  • Learn concrete coping strategies to deal with difficulties to minimize self-harm, self-medicating or making the situation worse with impulsive behavior in the moment

  • Create a personalized plan for taking care of yourself to reduce the likelihood of problematic behaviors and to help you get off the emotional roller coaster.

  • Learn to communicate your needs clearly and create positive relationships that foster healthy self-esteem

  • Learn to set healthy boundaries in friendships & relationships and explore healthy communication skills

  • Topics are based upon the needs and interests of the specific group, and may include:

    • dealing with overwhelming emotions

    • high school / post-secondary pressures and stress

    • life transitions - preparing for change

    • struggles with personal motivation & depression

    • navigating post-secondary life & pressures

    • transitioning to adulthood

    • navigating substance use as a young adult

    • coping coping with anxiety

    • exploring your needs, values and goals - what type of life do you want to build for yourself?

    • building better relationships with peers and family

    • navigating dating and healthy relationships

    • dealing with pressures from family and parents

DEVELOP EFFECTIVE COPING SKILLS

Manage challenging emotions without impulsive or self-destructive behaviors that make the situation worse 

IMPROVE RELATIONSHIPS

Learn to clearly communicate needs and ask for help before a crisis occurs and improve healthy relationships with friends, teachers and family members. Learn skills for self -expression and healthy assertiveness.

Understand how you feel in the moment and know what skills to use when so that you makes healthy and effective choices consistently

  • You will learn how to tune into your thoughts and emotions and "Wise Mind" so that they can feel big emotions while also making safe, healthy and effective decisions, without impulsive behaviors that often make the situation worse.  

  • You will learn to recognize self-criticisms and judgments and let go of pressures and comparisons so they can rebuild a positive self-image and fully accept yourself for who you are while also learning the skills to live as your best self.

  • You will learn the distract, self-soothe and improve the moment skills to get through moments that are tough when they can't change or solve the problem right away.  This is the concrete toolbox of coping skills that you will use in everyday stressful situations to prevent you from escalating into crises.

  • When you continue to try to change people or situations that cannot be changed, YOU struggle. This is when acceptance is key.  You will practice acceptance of difficult thoughts and situations and learn to navigate life's difficulties in ways that open up opportunity, rather than keeping you stuck in suffering and struggle.

  •  You will learn exposure strategies to endure emotions that are safe but uncomfortable so that you can feel your feelings in healthy ways that allow you to form closer connections and better express yourself.

  • There are ways that you can decrease your vulnerability to feeling overwhelmed by emotions AND ways to increase your experiences of happiness and connection, even when you have depression or anxiety.  You will learn how to create and accumulate positive experiences while also practicing self-care skills to nurture yourself on a regular basis and maintain a healthy balance.

  •  You will learn and practice an assertiveness script to enhance confidence and will explore and remove barriers to being effective in relationships.

  • When you stick to your values, live honestly and show interest in others you can feel good about yourself and maintain your relationships too.  You will explore what it means to live within their values and celebrate the transformative progress made in skill-building.

WHAT DO THRIVE GROUPS OFFER?

  • Gain perspective and positive feedback from peers who will keep you on track to meet goals — most times more quickly than in individual therapy alone

  • Find peer acceptance and practice healthy communication skills to help you improve your mood and ability to manage ups and downs in emotion

  • Gain weekly support and skills in managing friendships, relationships, school pressure and social media, life transitions and stress

  • Increased confidence in handling lifes challenges

  • Learn practical coping tools to manage difficult emotions skillfully and without impulsive behaviors, procrastination or isolation that end up making the situation worse in the long run

  • Support - insight - connection with others which can lead to a decrease in feelings of being alone

  • Professional support with experienced Thrive therapists