DBT Skills Group for Adults

In this DBT Skills Group, we go over coping skills and strategies from the modules of DBT: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.

Participants commit to joining eight weeks at a time (two weeks of mindfulness and six weeks on another module). The full program is 24 weeks.

Date Varies

This group meets in Sunstone’s Ashburn office

Consider this group if you are an adult in Virginia experiencing chaotic relationships, difficulty managing your emotions, and/or have problematic behaviors as a result of intense emotions.

Are you looking for effective ways to manage your anxiety or worry?

This is done by increasing awareness of the present moment and relating to our experiences differently. You may have heard of mindfulness but don’t know what to do or where to begin. This eight-week group offers a foundation for understanding and practicing mindfulness and equips you with tools and habits to support your mental health.

Weekly on Mondays
6:30 – 8:00 PM

Virtual through HIPAA-Compliant Zoom

Those who experience anxiety and are looking for tools to work with it

• Age 16+
• Residents of Virginia

Would you like to gain behavioral skills to help connect with and support your emotional teen?

Creative techniques are used to explore and reinforce DBT concepts in a way that is accessible and beneficial for adolescents of all artistic skill levels.

Date Varies

Multiple in-person offerings (click Learn More for details)

High schoolers (9th-12th grade)

Participants are often struggling with some level of anxiety and/or depression. This group is ideal for anyone who has difficulty managing intense or extreme emotions, makes impulsive decisions or reacts impulsively, engages in self-harm or self-destructive behaviors, or struggles with conflict at home or at school.

Does your middle school-age child need help with anxiety and behavioral skills?

In this group, creative techniques are used to explore and reinforce DBT concepts in a way that is accessible and beneficial for adolescents of all artistic skill levels.

Date Varies

Multiple in-person offerings (click Learn More for details)

Middle schoolers (6th-8th grade)

Participants are often struggling with some level of anxiety and/or depression. This group is ideal for middle school-age teens who have difficulty managing intense or extreme emotions, make impulsive decisions or react impulsively, engage in self-harm or self-destructive behaviors, or struggle with conflict at home or at school.

Are you considering making a change to your relationship with alcohol?

This group is for adults who are considering making changes to their drinking habits.

Mondays: 12:00-1:15pm

Starting: March 31st

This group meets in the Ashburn Location

This group benefits adults who are considering making changes to their drinking habits.  This is for those who may not like the impacts alcohol has on their lives or have been told by a loved one that they should make a change. If you are in the early stages of change – precontemplation/contemplation/early action, then this group may be for you!

Are you looking to gain support or to just connect and grow with others who “get it?”

This ongoing, intimate group of up to 8 participants provides a safe, nonjudgmental space for high schoolers to come together for support and peer connection.

Members are encouraged to bring their concerns and be open to receiving input from others. The counselors will provide psychoeducation and facilitate the conversation.

While there is no set agenda in this open process group, themes that commonly arise include depression/anxiety, academic and societal pressures, substance use, relationship and family dynamics, and life paths/transitions, among others.

Date Varies

This group meets in Sunstone’s McLean office

High schoolers (9th-12th grade); all genders welcome

Would you like to gain behavioral skills to help connect with and support your emotional teen?

Parenting can be especially challenging when your teen has difficulties regulating their emotions. This group provides parents with tools to help their teens accept life circumstances while developing skills to enact positive changes in their behavior and interactions with others.

Each week focuses on a specific DBT skill: Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and the teen-family-specific module, Walking the Middle Path.

Coming Soon!

Meets virtually via HIPAA-compliant Zoom

Parents/guardians of 12-18 year-olds who seek tools to support their child(ren) experiencing mental health struggles and emotional dysregulation

Are you a parent of elementary-aged looking to enhance your parenting skills?

Empower yourself and thrive together with us.

Join us in a supportive space where growth and learning are at the forefront.

Weekly on Monday
From 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM

HIPAA Compliant Zoom (Video Call)

Parents or guardians of elementary school-aged children who want to support their children and improve family dynamics.

Are you a parent of a neurodiverse child?

Learn techniques to parent and help your neurodiverse child while also navigating a neurotypical world.

Late February – Early April (6 weeks)

Multiple in-person offerings

Adults 18+

This group is designed for individuals who are learning how to parent their neurodiverse child in a neurotypical world. Talk to others experiencing these challenges and get practical advice to overcome.