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A safe, supportive environment to grow together.

A safe, supportive environment to grow together.

DBT Skills Group for Adults

Group Counseling

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.

Dates

Date Varies

Location

This group meets in Sunstone’s Ashburn office

Participant profile

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.

Managing Anxiety with Mindfulness

Group Counseling

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.

Dates

Weekly on Mondays
6:30 – 8:00 PM

Location

Virtual through HIPAA-Compliant Zoom

Participant profile

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

  • Age 16+
  • Residents of Virginia

DBT Skills Creative Arts Group for Adolescents

Group Counseling

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.

Dates

Date Varies

Location

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

Participant profile

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.

High School Support Group

Group Counseling

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.

Dates

Date Varies

Location

This group meets in Sunstone’s McLean office

Participant profile

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

DBT Skills for Parents of Teens

Group Counseling

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.

Dates

Coming Soon!

Location

Meets virtually via HIPAA-compliant Zoom

Participant profile

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

Parenting Pathways

Group Counseling

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.

Dates

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

Location

HIPAA Compliant Zoom (Video Call)

Participant profile

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

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