I work together with the South African DBT Institute to provide Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) groups to adolescents and adults. DBT is aimed at assisting individuals who struggle with intense emotions, impulsive actions, difficulties in relationships and confusion about their identity. DBT specifically focuses on teaching skills to clients in four key areas, namely:
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Mindfulness focuses on improving an individual's ability to accept and be present in the current moment.
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Distress tolerance is geared toward increasing a person’s tolerance of negative emotion, rather than trying to escape from it.
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Emotion regulation covers strategies to manage and change intense emotions that are causing problems in a person’s life.
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Interpersonal effectiveness consists of techniques that allow a person to communicate with others in a way that is assertive, maintains self-respect, and strengthens relationships.
DBT treatment groups are most effectively conducted alongside weekly individual therapy.
CURRENT GROUPS:
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Adult DBT group: This group is run by myself and co-facilitator (also a clinical psychologist) for a period of 24 weeks. This takes place on Thursdays, 07h30 - 09h30 at The Family and Child TheraCentre in Melville.
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Adolescent DBT group: This group is run by myself and co-facilitator (also a clinical psychologist) for a period of 16 weeks. This takes place on Thursdays, 15h00 - 16h30 at Akeso Crescent Clinic, Randburg.
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