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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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Take your learning and application of DBT skills to the next level!  Empower yourself through mastery.

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Prerequisite: the 12 week DBT program, DBT100 with Dialectical Living OR a minimum of a 12 week program at a recognized DBT clinic within the last 2 years and familiar with the skills.Now that you have learned the DBT basics, it’s time to expand your knowledge and develop mastery! DBT 200 builds on what you know, and shows you advanced ways to use your DBT skills as well as providing you with a few brand new skills including the Interpersonal skill "RAIN" and adding in "Mindful self compassion". DBT 200 offers more opportunities for skills-practice, self-reflection and group discussion to support your continued DBT journey. <h2>DBT 200 will cover the following topics:</h2>1) Dialectics and Walking the Middle Path: How to resolve inner and outer conflict by allowing opposing realities to peacefully co-exist2) Diary Cards and Chain Analysis: How to track our use of skills and analyze our crisis moments to avoid them in the future3) Understanding Emotions: What are the characteristics of different emotions? How to look at what might be underneath, driving some of our toughest behaviours and feelings4) Mindfulness of Current Emotions: How to allow our difficult emotions to be present without judgment and reactivity; how to ride the “wave” of intense emotion as an observer5) Checking the Facts, Opposite Action and Problem Solving: How to question our automatic assumptions and determine whether to act opposite to a strong urge or feeling or to solve a real-world problem6) Mindfulness of Others and Advanced DEARMAN: How to bring mindfulness to our relationships and practice the DBT Interpersonal Effectiveness skills at a more advanced level7) Advanced Validation: How to truly validate the emotions of another human being: an in-depth practice session with the 6 levels of Validation8) Mindfulness of Current Thoughts: How to allow our difficult thoughts to come and go without reacting to them9) Advanced Reality Acceptance: How to cultivate the deep acceptance of ourselves and reality that will paradoxically free us up for radical change and letting go10) Healing from Invalidation and Deepening Self-Validation: How to begin healing the deep wounds of an invalidating experience or environment; The soothing power of self-validation and mindful self compassion11) DBT for Addictions of All Kinds: How to beat addiction. Whether or not you struggle with substance use, this session will help you to reduce or eliminate any unskillful coping habit12) Complete Skills Review and Grad Ceremony: A complete review of our 24-week program so you leave with your DBT toolbelt refreshed, ready to live more skillfully! As well, a grad celebration of your and your peers’ incredible accomplishmentsThis program is online and runs for 12 weeks 2 hours each week.Should you have any questions please feel free to contact Julie Hayden, MSW, RSW julie@dialecticalliving.ca or 647-573-3287 #100<h2> </h2>

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