Empower Your Teen to Manage Big Emotions and Create a Life They Love
Our DBT Skills Group is a 24-week program where teens are empowered with evidence-based tools to manage big emotions and build a life worth living.
As a parent, there’s nothing worse than the sleepless nights you spend worrying about your child, especially when they’re showing self-harm behaviors.
At Creative Healing, we call these teens “fire feelers.” They’re overloaded with intense emotions and self-destructive behaviors like cutting, binging and purging, and substance abuse are their attempt to self-soothe.
But there is hope. And it’s scientifically-backed.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is the gold standard treatment for suicidality and self-harm behaviors and a path to emotional resilience.
With the support of our DBT Skills Group, your teen can:
✓ Learn practical coping strategies and develop concrete skills to manage big emotions and handle life’s challenges
✓ Create a personalized self-care plan to reduce the likelihood of problematic behaviors
✓ Discover how to create space to respond effectively to problems instead of react in problematic or self-destructive ways
✓ Nurture self-esteem and move past self-harm, impulsive behavior, and self-medication
✓ Enhance communication skills and learn how to express their needs clearly
✓ Gain confidence in expressing their emotions within a supportive environment and foster healthy relationships with peers
✓ Build resilience to handle life’s challenges with greater flexibility and ease
✓ Break free from the emotional rollercoaster and move towards joy and fulfillment
Here’s what to expect inside our DBT Skills Group:
INTAKE ASSESSMENT: Before your teen joins the group, we start with an intake assessment. This allows our DBT Team to fully understand their specific needs, ensuring a personalized group experience that supports them in developing skills aligned with their personal goals.
CURRICULUM: Our 24-week program is designed to be comprehensive. Teens will master a wide range of skills, from emotion regulation to building lasting coping strategies, all while focusing on personal growth through hands-on exercises and real-life application.
DURATION: Each 90-minute session is structured to maximize impact—balancing meaningful discussions, skill-building activities, and practice—so your teen gains the support they need while actively applying new strategies.
INVESTMENT: The cost per session is $100. If your teen has an individual therapist at Creative Healing, you’ll benefit from our full program rate of $75 per session.
BONUS DBT SKILLS BOOSTER: For all members enrolled in a group, we offer a second DBT group completely free. This online booster session runs every Thursday evening from 5:30 to 7:00 PM, giving your teen extra time to reinforce their skills, participate in different activities, and gain additional accountability—all at no extra cost.