Meeting Options: Choose from weekly virtual classes available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Eligibility & Registration: Although clients do not need to be seeing a Pine Rest therapist, all clients must have a Pine Rest staff member on their care team prior to being referred—either a prescriber or case manager—to be eligible for this program. For more info call the Pine Rest Caledonia Clinic at 616.891.8770.
The Dialectical Skills Groups (DSG) virtual therapy classes are based on Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). Participants in the group will be introduced to the same skills training as those that go through the full DBT program, but in a more concise format and requiring a lower level of commitment.
You may benefit from joining this group if you struggle with:
- Intense emotions
- Relationship problems
- Impulsive behaviors
- Suicidal ideation
- Chronic feelings of emptiness
- Addictive behaviors
Topics that will be covered include:
- Mindfulness
- Distress tolerance
- Emotional regulation
- Interpersonal effectiveness
Printable Dialectical Skills Groups flyer.
DSG participants will be given homework assignments which they are expected to complete to remain active in the program.
All participants must be regularly engaged with a mental health clinician that they meet with at least every other week for individual therapy.
