Main description:

Experiential Group Therapy Interventions with DBT provides group and individual therapists with proven experiential exercises that utilize dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills and original educational topics and have been successfully used nationwide to help treat patients with addiction and trauma. It introduces the advantages of using experiential therapy to facilitate groups for trauma and addiction and explains how DBT can help in regulating emotions and tolerating stress. This workbook contains concise plans and exercises for facilitating a group for a 30-day cycle. There is a theme for each day, original psychoeducational materials, experiential exercises, warm ups, and closing interventions.

Contents:

1. Introduction to Experiential Group Therapy Interventions with DBT 2. Big T and little t Trauma 3. Grief, Loss, and Mourning 4. The Ravages of Anger 5. The Role of Depression in Addiction and Trauma 6. Self-Regulation: Addiction Recovery 7. Radical Acceptance 8. Forgiveness 9. Setting Goals 10. Boosting Self-Esteem with Mastery 11. Relapse Prevention 12. Time Management 13. Mindfulness 14. Meditation 15. Interpersonal Effectiveness 16. Somatic Experiential Therapy 17. Resilience 18. Emotional Sobriety 19. Shame and Vulnerability 20. Irrational Beliefs 21. Codependency: The Root of Addiction 22. Spirituality 23. Family Roles 24. Healthy Intimacy & Sexuality 25. Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway 26. Inner Child Rescue 27. NLP: Neuro-Linguistic Programming 28. Building Trust for the Future 29. Bodywork 30. What About My Career