DBT Plus™
Dialectical Behavior Therapy program
Skills for living your best life
A powerful addition to traditional outpatient care
New Oakland’s DBT Plus™ combines proven DBT skills—Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness—with practical strategies you can use in everyday life. You’ll learn how to build healthy routines, change unhelpful habits, improve emotional balance and relationships, and create a life worth living—at home, work, and in daily moment.
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New Oakland’s DBT Plus™ program offers participants the core DBT group model (mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness). In addition, the program will offer behavioral strategies to help you learn how to incorporate these skills into your everyday life, such as behavioral rehearsal and activation strategies. We will show you how to change both your lifestyle and skillset to build a life worth living.
You begin with a New Oakland intake evaluation and then receive a 60-minute DBT PLUS Baseline Assessment, during which you will complete and initial life satisfaction schedule. This will allow us to monitor efficacy and establish a behavioral plan tailored to your needs. A monthly individual review will help you stay on track and provide specialized support. Telephonic services will be provided as needed.
You will receive 4-5 group sessions and one individual session per month for 3-6 months. Group sessions will operate on a cash basis, while individual sessions will be available on a cash or insurance basis. All other services (for example, telephone coaching and social media support) are provided at no charge.
Hybrid online and in-person services provide convenience and flexibility, allowing us to serve you better, and overcome any obstacles that may get in the way of your success . . . things like mobility concerns, transportation challenges, childcare or weather-related fears. Whenever possible, however, you’ll be encouraged to attend in person.
DBT Plus™ also offers a Virtual Parent Academy of parents of youth enrolled in the program. This live, online group service is designed as a companion to DBT care for young people and focuses on helping parents and guardians build skills and support each other in a DBT-focused learning community. The result . . . stronger communication with kids, boundary-setting that works and a calmer home environment.
Learn more about our DBT Plus™ program by downloading the flyers below:
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Strength-building tools
Practical strategies and skills to help you navigate life’s challenges with confidence.
Promoting resilience
Practical strategies and skills to help you navigate life’s challenges with confidence.
Key Questions
Absolutely! DBT Plus™ does not replace therapy. It should always be considered a supplement to your work with your current therapist. Since you only see your DBT Plus therapist individually once a month, you can continue to see your regular outpatient therapist while in the program. But keep in mind for insurance purposes, you should not see the DBT Plus therapist and your regular therapist on the same day.
Yes. The DBT Plus™ assessment and monthly individual sessions are billed to insurance and co-pays apply. The group work (6 groups / month for 12 weeks) are $25 cash each, and the phone coaching and 24/7 FACEBOOK group are free as are the materials for the group.
The DBT Plus™ program runs for 12 weeks and attendance is mandatory. However we do under-stand that sometimes things come up. We are offering some tel-etherapy options for emergency issues like weather or family issues. We will walk you through these options at the orientation so you don’t get behind when problems arise. As a matter of fact, some groups are provided completely by teletherapy for your convenience. But we are generally recommending in person groups.