Step into wellness with DBT ONLINE for  Couples, Supporters and Loved ones

Recognizing the extreme need for services, Dialectical Living was formed to provide Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills and support to those in need. We would like to reduce the needless suffering for many by offering more options to acquire skills learning and support. We strive to create a safe environment to learn and grow. Our mission is to enable those who struggle with emotion regulation and their families and friends a better quality of life; as Marsha Linehan says “a life worth living”.We are a group of individuals who are passionate about helping others and teaching and using DBT skills. Each of us have lived experience and use the skills in our own lives successfully. We are registered social workers, social service workers, addiction counselors and peer support workers professionally who are leading successful lives using DBT skills and who want to give back to the community to help bring others out of the dark into happier more fulfilling lives.Julie Hayden, MSW, RSW, Social Worker, Executive DirectorJulie is a social worker with an extensive background in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) training with Shelley McMain (UofT and CAMH) as well as with the Linehan Inst. She is also trained in facilitating family groups having completed the Family Connections DBT program with Alan Fruzetti (NEABPD). Coming from a place of truly knowing, in addition to her training, her skills as a therapist often help her client's make changes they never thought possible. Julie instills hope and courage in families of loved ones who struggle with emotion dysregulation helping families understand the disorder and find compassion in the chaos. She is also a certified yoga teacher having studied yoga for mental health and addiction. Julie is passionate about creating awareness for mental health and reducing stigma and has worked on anti-stigma campaigns and is currently working on a documentary, "Life on DBT". Julie's lived experience and her energy, passion and sense of fun interaction inspire positive change in others.Elizabeth Osel - Peer Support Worker/Program Developer/Group FacilitatorElizabeth is a peer support worker with deep experience in DBT, DBT for families, mindfulness, mindful self-compassion, as well as other healing modalities. She has a long-time committed daily mindfulness practice, and brings depth, knowledge, and passion to every session she facilitates. Clients are drawn to Elizabeth’s peaceful energy and her emphasis on the healing power of self-validation, gentle mindfulness, and her teaching of radical acceptance infused with self-compassion.Lucy Xie,  MSW, RSW,  Group FacilitatorLucy is a Registered Social Worker with her BSW from University of British Columbia and MSW from University of Toronto. Lucy has experience working in mental health & addiction with specialties in operational stress injury, brain injury rehab, attachment issues, and women's mental health. She is passionate about clinical practice, research, education and advocacy around issues related to BPD and complex PTSD. She combines sound clinical knowledge with enthusiasm, humour, and radical genuineness.Chloé Rosemarin, Social Service Worker, PeerChloé is a group facilitator who comes to DBT with a trauma-informed lens, as well as strong knowledge of substance use and how it intersects with emotional pain. Chloé’s been passionate about mental health education for over a decade, and has previously worked in supportive housing dedicated towards people managing their mental health and/or substance use. Chloé is known for being very straightforward which many people find helpful when they don’t know where else to turn.Rachel Goldberg, MSW, RSW, Group FacilitatorRachel is a registered social worker and a recent graduate of the University of Toronto’s Master of Social Work program. She is a new and enthusiastic student of DBT and a facilitator in training with Dialectical Living. Her previous work includes individual and group counselling at a family health team as well as several years of experience as a teacher in both Canada and Mexico. In addition to facilitating groups, Rachel will be designing online courses for DL—keep an eye out for these on our website! When she is not working, Rachel enjoys travelling, cooking, and teaching Spanish.

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This group is online via zoom sessions.👉DBT for Couples/Partners👈, Skills/Support to increase relationship mindfulness 💓 and decrease conflict ☔ (12 week group each week 2 hours)Are you in a relationship with someone who has emotion dysregulation? Do you find it difficult to know what Are you in a relationship with someone who has challenges with emotion regulation? Do you find it difficult to know what to say and how to de-escalate in times of distress?Are you a person who struggles with emotion dysregulation and wishes your partner understood you better and had skills like validation and interpersonal skills to help?Perhaps you are a supportive couple interested to learn how to be effective and successful in your relationship.Whether you are early on in your relationship or have been together for a longer period of time you will gain benefit from this program. Your relationship is worth it!Learn DBT skills together! Our online DBT for Couples group will help support you both with the skills to build a more positive, supportive and healthy relationship. Participants must be over the age of 19.Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is a therapy that helps with rumination, PTSD, trauma, reducing emotional pain, increasing abilities to handle distress, accepting reality, mindfulness and living in the moment without fear. DBT also helps those who may engage in self harm, eating disorder behaviour and addiction. DBT helps create a life worth living free from suffering.At Dialectical Living we pride ourselves in making learning fun and interactive! We use ppt presentations, videos, role plays, break out groups, games, white boarding, home practice teams and group discussions. Our DBT group is psychoeducational which means you are learning beneficial life skills and practicing them in your lives. We are LGBTQ+ friendly.This program uses a binder of materials provided by Dialectical Living with all the documents, ppts, articles, worksheets etc (no cost for binder/pdf) as well as a book called "High Conflict Couple" by Alan Fruzzetti, Ph.D. You will need to purchase a copy of this book. Here is a link on amazon<a href="https://www.amazon.ca/High-Conflict-Couple-Dialectical-Behavior-Validation/dp/157224450X" title="https://www.amazon.ca/High-Conflict-Couple-Dialectical-Behavior-Validation/dp/157224450X" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">H igh Conflict Couple by Alan Fruzzetti, Ph.D</a>Facilitated by Julie Hayden, MSW, RSW. Julie is trained in family DBT skills through NEABPD, Family Connections and CMBH "High Conflict Couples and DBT" as well as extensive training in facilitating DBT through CAMH, University of Toronto and The Linehan Institute DBT for CouplesFor more information about this and other programs visit www.dialecticalliving.caCall (647) 573-3287 (DBTS)julie@dialecticalliving.ca

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