​Austin DBT Groups

Jennifer provides a specific DBT Women's Skills Group on Mondays at 10:30 that is for young adults and college students.  She has found extreme benefit in women with common issues and college stressors being together in the same group.  College students often use the DBT skills to assist them in dealing with specific issues such as:

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Mindfulness:  these skills can help college students deal with distractions, be more effective with time management, and learn to concentrate and focus on schoolwork despite anxiety and helps them to manage urges to avoid or procrastinate.

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Interpersonal Effectiveness:  these skills can help college students address feelings of loneliness by learning skills to make new friends and be a part of a group and also learn skills to deal with roommate stressors and communication issues.  Romantic relationships is also a huge focus in terms of learning what healthy relationships are, how to set boundaries, and recover from breakups.  

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Emotion Regulation:  these skills help college students who struggle with anxiety and depression which can interfere with functioning in school, performance, and making effort in making friends and being a part of a group.    These skills also address avoidance behaviors that come from intense anxiety, catastrophic thinking, and fear of failure.  

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Distress Tolerance:  these skills help college students who have difficulty managing stress and anxiety and may even be prone to addictive behaviors such as drugs, alcohol, or bingeing on food.   These skills help students to tolerate the feelings and sensations that come from going through hard times without making it worst with self-destructive or impulsive behaviors.