DBT Skills Classes for Teens
Teen DBT Skills classes teach children 12-18 skills that will boost their self confidence, improve their well-being, and help them build resilience for life.
The Power of DBT Skills Classes for Teens
Are you worried about your teen’s struggles with negative feelings, unhealthy coping mechanisms, or difficult relationships?
Our Teen DBT Skills class can help them build resilience for life. Our classes teach essential skills that aren’t taught in school— like mindfulness, emotion regulation, and managing stress.
Austin DBT Associates is Texas’ leading provider of DBT therapy. We offer affordable group classes for teens aged 12 to 18. Whether your teen is facing mental health challenges or just wants to improve their wellbeing, DBT skills is gift that will last forever.
Transformative RO-DBT Skills Class for Teens
RO-DBT is short for Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy®. RO-DBT is an effective treatment for helping people manage excessive self-control. Teens who may benefit from RO-DBT are often high-achieving and perfectionistic students who hide or mask their emotions in front of others.
This class is the only RO-DBT group available to adolescents ages 12 and up in our area. In the class, teens will learn skills to increase openness, flexibility and social connectedness. Many people who struggle to manage their emotions can identify with both DBT and RO-DBT and may even vacillate between over and under self-control. A clinician can help your teen identify which treatment would be the most effective option based on their self-control tendencies.
Teen DBT Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Program
It’s common for unhealthy coping behaviors (including substance use) to develop during the teen years. Research has shown that early misuse increases the risk of developing a more severe substance abuse in later life. DBT®-SUD is a sub-type of Dialectical Behavior Therapy® that was developed for people who have difficulty regulating their emotions and who struggle with unhealthy coping mechanisms.
This class is unique in Austin, addressing needs for adolescents ages 12 and up. In addition to the standard DBT® skills, teens will learn substance use-specific skills. The class will allow an increased focus on teens to help them observe and describe their urges to use, and identify the skills to manage those urges each week.
DBT® Parent or Family Online Skills Class
Learning to apply the same skills that your loved ones are learning in DBT® treatment improves treatment outcomes. This is because parents and other family members are empowered to model and reinforce effective behavior at home.
We are proud to introduce a one-hour, weekly online class that will introduce parents and other family members to the basics of DBT®, including skills from all four modules taught in our standard DBT® skills classes: core mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance. Parents and other family members will receive guidance from a licensed clinician to help them navigate difficult situations at home in a supportive environment with other parents and family members.
Our Rates for Teen DBT Skills Classes
Our affordable DBT Skills Classes for Teens are only $80 per week.
These rates apply to both in-person and virtual (online) classes.
Call us and we’ll help you select the Skills Class most appropriate for your teen or family.
What To Expect in our DBT Skills Classes for Teens
If you choose to participate in group skills class, a group orientation session may occur prior to beginning the group. This is to orient you on the expectations of the experience and what is required of you. By preparing you for these skills training, you will get the most out of your treatment.
