Dbt skills: mindfulness & distress tolerance group for young adults (18-25 years)
Group to start in 2024!
Canberra child psychiatry centre new workshop
Enrol now to secure your spot
Do you experience communication difficulties? Struggle with intense moods? Do you wonder why maintaining healthy relationships is so hard?
If you answered yes to any of these questions then our DBT skills group may be helpful for you!
Time: Wednesdays, 4:30pm-6:30pm
Location: Canberra Child Psychiatry Centre (1/37 Geils Court, Deakin, ACT)
Cost: $1500* (Medicare rebates may apply)
Call 6195 0180 now to book your place!
• Medicare rebates apply if you have mental health care plan from your GP or Psychiatrist.
The rebate is approx. $34 which means each session is $216 instead of $250
Frequently asked questions
The group will be run by 2 clinical psychologists (Anne & Sophie) who will teach you two out of the four DBT skills modules across the six-weeks. The skills will be mindfulness and distress tolerance. The remaining 2 modules (interpersonal effectiveness and emotion regulation) will be run at a separate time. Each module starts with mindfulness. The whole DBT program takes 20 weeks to complete. You do not need to complete them all at once or in any order.
Mindfulness skills are crucial for teens to develop self-awareness (of emotions, thoughts, and urges) and attentional control. This skill can help teens reduce negative emotions and increase more positive emotions.
Distress tolerance skills help teenagers tolerate difficult situations and emotional pain in the moment. These skills help teenagers manage strong and intense emotions to prevent them acting on urges or impulses to reduce risk taking behaviours.
That is completely fine! This DBT skills group isn’t meant to replace one-on-one therapy; its main purpose is to enhance overall skill development.
It is important for the consistency of the group and to maximise the most benefit, that you do attend all 6 sessions.
- Self-managed and plan managed NDIS participants may be fully funded if this group is appropriate and relevant to NDIS goals.
- Agency-managed NDIS participants with funding under Improved Daily Living (Capacity-Building Supports). Medicare rebates of $34.60 may be issued with a valid group therapy referral from your GP or psychiatrist. So instead of paying the full amount ($250 each week you pay $216 instead after the rebate is applied).
- Private Health Funds may offer a rebate- please check with your individual fund for further details
Note: Rebates can only be issued for completed sessions.
Call us on (02) 6195 0180 or email our friendly Admin team at info@canberrachildpsychiatrycentre.com.au to register your interest.
DBT skills: mindfulness & distress tolerance group for teens and families
28th of february to 3rd of april, 2024
Canberra Child Psychiatry Centre New workshop
Are you and your teenager having difficulty communicating with each other?
Does your teen struggle with intense moods, or engages with risky behaviours?
Does your teen encounter interpersonal challenges with others?
If you answered yes to any of these questions our DBT skills group for teens and families can be helpful to you and your teenager.
Time: Wednesdays, 4:30pm-6:30pm
Location: Canberra Child Psychiatry Centre (1/37 Geils Court, Deakin, ACT)
Cost: $2000 (adult + teen)*. Book before 28th of January,2024 for special introductory offer of $1500*.
Call 6195 0180 now to book your place!
*With introductory offer, cost per session is $250 and if both the carer and teen each have a mental health care plan it would only be $180.80 per session for 2 people
*Without introductory offer, cost per session is $333.33 and if both the carer and teen each have a mental health care plan it would be $264.13 per session for 2 people
Frequently asked questions
The group will be run by 2 clinical psychologists (Anne & Sophie) who will teach families two out of the four DBT skills modules across the six-weeks. The skills will be mindfulness and distress tolerance. The remaining 2 modules (interpersonal effectiveness and emotion regulation) will be run at a separate time. Each module starts with mindfulness. The whole DBT program takes 20 weeks to complete. You do not need to complete them all at once or in any order.
Mindfulness skills are crucial for teens to develop self-awareness (of emotions, thoughts, and urges) and attentional control. This skill can help teens reduce negative emotions and increase more positive emotions.
Distress tolerance skills help teenagers tolerate difficult situations and emotional pain in the moment. These skills help teenagers manage strong and intense emotions to prevent them acting on urges or impulses to reduce risk taking behaviours.
That is completely fine! This DBT skills group isn’t meant to replace one-on-one therapy; its main purpose is to enhance overall skill development.
It is important for the consistency of the group and to maximise the most benefit, that you do attend all 6 sessions. Similarly, we ask that the parent/carer attending does not change during the 6 week workshop..
- Self-managed and plan managed NDIS participants may be fully funded if this group is appropriate and relevant to NDIS goals.
- Agency-managed NDIS participants with funding under Improved Daily Living (Capacity-Building Supports). Medicare rebates of $34.60 may be issued with a valid group therapy referral from your GP, psychiatrist, or paediatrician. If both parent and child each have a mental health care plan from their medical provider then each can claim back a Medicare rebate. Saving $69.20 each week!
- Private Health Funds may offer a rebate- please check with your individual fund for further details.
Note: there must be 6-10 participants in the group for Medicare rebates. No Medicare rebates can be issued for less than 10 in attendance. Rebates can only be issued for completed sessions.
Call us on (02) 6195 0180 or email our friendly Admin team at info@canberrachildpsychiatrycentre.com.au to register your interest.