DBT, RO-DBT & ACT Skills Classes
RO-DBT is known for treating disorders of overcontrol, while DBT is effective for disorders of undercontrol. ACT helps individuals accept difficult thoughts and emotions rather than avoiding or fighting them.
Classes emphasize psychoeducation, skill practice, and homework to reinforce learning and support personal growth—they are not therapy groups.
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We host skills classes conveniently held online via Zoom.
DBT Online Weekly Skills Class
Build a Life Worth Living
Struggling with overwhelming emotions, destructive behaviors, and difficult interpersonal relationships.
DBT targets these by enhancing emotional control through skills training and individual therapy, balancing acceptance and change, and teaching adaptive coping strategies.
This skills-based, psychoeducational class helps you:
Learn mindfulness techniques to stay present.
Develop distress tolerance to handle difficult situations.
Improve emotion regulation for better emotional stability.
Enhance interpersonal effectiveness for healthier relationships.
Find a middle path for extremes.
Practice radical acceptance and self-compassion.
Highly effective for those dealing with borderline personality disorder, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and substance use disorders.
Join our rolling classes today, and check out 35 DBT Interventions & Resources for Your Therapy Sessions.
ACT Online Weekly Skills Class
Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life
Struggling with experiential avoidance, fusion with thoughts and self-concept, disconnection from values, inflexible attention, and a lack of committed action due to fear and avoidance. ACT targets these by doing what matters, aligning with values, and engaging in life-fulfilling activities through setting behavioral goals and taking committed action steps.
This skills-based, psychoeducational class helps you:
Staying present and learn mindfulness techniques
Fostering openness and receptivity and embracing possibility
Connecting with personal values and doing what matters
Committing to purposeful action steps
Practicing acceptance with self-compassion
Defusing from hooked or fused thoughts
Building self-acceptance and self-compassion
Highly effective for those dealing with anxiety, depression, OCD, eating disorders, chronic pain, and workplace stress.
Join our rolling classes, and check out some ACT videos to learn more.
RO-DBT Online Weekly Skills Class
Build a Life Worth Sharing
Struggling with emotional overcontrol, perfectionism, or social isolation? RO-DBT targets overcontrol to help you manage suppressed emotions, increase psychological flexibility, and improve social connections. While traditional DBT focuses on out-of-control emotions, RO-DBT targets inner distress and social signaling deficits that lead to loneliness.
This skills-based, psychoeducational skill-building class helps you:
Build emotional expression and psychological flexibility
Increase openness, awareness, and receptivity
Develop authentic communication and social connections
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Increase prosocial signaling and non-verbals.
Highly effective for those dealing with chronic depression, anxiety, OCD, anorexia, and personality disorders, RO-DBT offers powerful, evidence-based strategies for a more connected, value-driven life.
Join our rolling classes today, and check out the RO-DBT Diary Card and Skills App to support your journey!
Skills Class Schedule & Monthly Costs
Mondays
Online DBT: Zoom
4 pm - 4:45 pm EST
$349 monthly
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Tuesdays
Online ACT: Zoom
5:15pm - 6pm EST
$349 monthly
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Wednesdays
Online RO-DBT: Zoom
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm EST
$349 monthly
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Telehealth
We host multiple online Adult DBT groups (ages 18+) and accept some adolescents (with approval). Groups are held conveniently online via Zoom.
Virtual visits offer secure, HIPAA-compliant video-conferencing and access to psychiatric care and internet-delivered interventions.
Who can benefit from online telehealth video sessions?
Anyone seeking remote psychological or specialized services, especially those in areas with limited local options.
Individuals needing to stay close to home due to childcare responsibilities.
What's needed for telehealth video sessions?
Privacy within your home or office.
Reliable, high-speed internet.
A desktop or laptop (not a phone).
Class Format and Learning
DBT Online Weekly Skills Class
Build a Life Worth Living
Class Learning: Engage in collaborative class with others working on similar challenges, focusing on building emotional regulation and interpersonal skills.
Structured Curriculum: Follow a well-organized program to improve mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
Practical Skills: Learn and practice essential DBT techniques through interactive exercises, including mindfulness practices, distress tolerance strategies, emotion regulation skills, and interpersonal effectiveness training.
Homework: Apply the skills learned in class with tailored assignments, and discuss your experiences and progress with your peers and DBT practitioners.
Feedback & Support: Receive constructive feedback and encouragement from peers and DBT practitioners to enhance your skill development and personal growth.
Consistent Attendance: Regular participation is essential to fully benefit from the skills.
Elevate your emotional well-being and relationship skills through our DBT Skills Classes, designed to help you build a life worth living.
ACT Skills Class Format
Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life
Class Learning: Participate in interactive class sessions where you’ll work alongside others to enhance mindfulness, values, and committed action.
Structured Curriculum: Follow a comprehensive program designed to help you stay present, connect with your values, and take meaningful actions.
Practical Skills: Master techniques such as mindfulness (Contacting The Present Moment), value clarification, and defusion through hands-on exercises and real-life applications.
Homework: Reinforce and apply new skills with personalized assignments, and share your experiences in class for further growth.
Feedback & Support: Gain insights and constructive feedback from both peers and ACT practitioners to refine your approach and deepen your practice.
Consistent Attendance: Regular participation is crucial for fully integrating these skills and achieving lasting change.
Transform your life with effective skills and a deeper connection to your values through our ACT Skills Classes.
RO-DBT Skills Class Format
Build a Life Worth Sharing
Class Learning: Engage in supportive class sessions with others addressing similar overcontrol issues.
Structured Curriculum: Follow a focused program to enhance emotional expression, social skills, and flexibility.
Practical Skills: Through interactive exercises and role-playing, you will learn essential techniques, including mindfulness, bottom-up strategies to activate social safety, emotional expression, awareness, effective social signaling, and assertiveness.
Homework: Apply new real-life skills with tailored assignments and discuss your progress in class.
Feedback & Support: Receive constructive feedback from peers and the class leader to refine your skills.
Validation: Experience a supportive environment where you are understood and encouraged.
Consistent Attendance: Regular participation is key to maximizing the benefits of these classes.
Enhance your life with practical skills and greater emotional balance through our RO-DBT Skills Classes.
Book an Appointment with me
If you would like to make an appointment, please contact me. I graciously welcome new clients. To schedule an intake, contact Jodie O’Malley, LICSW or 617-855-3397 or email me at jodieomalleylicsw@gmail.com
Emergency Treatment: If you have a life-threatening or severe injury, call 911 or go directly to the nearest hospital emergency room.