DBT equips adolescents with practical skills in five core areas namely: Mindfulness, Distress tolerance, Emotion regulation, Interpersonal effectiveness and Walking the Middle Path.
By integrating these skills into their daily lives, adolescents gain a sense of control, improve their self-esteem, and develop healthier ways to navigate life's challenges. DBT also fosters long-term mental well-being, making it an essential resource for adolescents, particularly those struggling with mental health issues or high-risk behaviours.
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DBT skills group for adolescents
This group is for adolescents age 15-18
Group sessions are held every Tuesday at 3:30pm SAST via Zoom
Bookings are open for 22 September 2026.
The cost for the full 18 week course is R13500.
If you can’t commit to the full course, you can register for each course individually, see FAQ below for more details.
Our next module is The Distress Tolerance Skills, cost R4500.
DBT Distress Tolerance Skills
Sometimes emotions become so intense that it can feel impossible to think clearly or know what to do next. Distress Tolerance Skills help teens get through these difficult moments without making the situation worse.
In this module, teens learn practical strategies to manage overwhelming emotions, calm their bodies and minds, distract themselves when needed, and cope more effectively with situations they cannot immediately change. They also learn skills for accepting difficult realities when fighting against them only adds to their distress.
The aim is not to make difficult feelings disappear, but to help teens discover that they can experience strong emotions and still choose how they respond.
These are practical skills that can be used at home, at school, with friends, and during those moments when everything simply feels like too much.
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What you’ll get
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Mindfulness: Helps teens develop awareness of their thoughts, emotions, and surroundings, promoting self-reflection and improved decision-making.
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Emotional Regulation: Teaches strategies to manage intense emotions, reducing the likelihood of reactive or harmful behaviors.
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Distress Tolerance: Builds resilience by offering tools to cope with stress and crises without resorting to self-destructive actions.
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Interpersonal Effectiveness: Enhances communication and relationship skills, enabling adolescents to set boundaries, resolve conflicts, and maintain healthy connections.
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Walking the middle path: Teaches skills to learn to understand that people may have opposing views and can still be respectful towards each other.
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Weekly self work and online resources.
18 weeks of online interactive group sessions.
✺ Frequently asked questions ✺
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This depends on your medical aid, and plan, and whether or not you are seeing a psychologist or psychiatrist. Please contact me to find out.
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The group has a new intake at the start of each module. Please check the information on this website to find out when the next module begins.
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If you are paying privately, the cost for the full 18 week program is R13500. You can pay for each individual module separately. This is helpful if you are not sure you can commit to the full 18 weeks.
The Distress Tolerance Module is R4500; Walking the Middle Path R3000; Emotion Regulation R3000; Interpersonal Skills R3000
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After receiving payment, you will be sent a Zoom link to join. We have a WhatsApp group where I share resources and “self work”. Please read the T’s and C’s.
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Once you have contacted me I will send you my bank details for an EFT.
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No refunds are given. But if you are not sure you can commit to the whole course you can pay for the modules individually