Valentin Clinic, S.C.
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin  
 

Helping others find positive growth, building resilience, develop adaptive coping and effective problem solving skills.

Valentin Clinic S.C.
1220 Dewey Ave.
Wauwatosa, WI. 53213
414 454-6514
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General information

Practice Approaches: Dialectical Behavior Therapy
(DBT)

"Don’t let emotions control your life"

What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy?

It is a skill based treatment, that is one in which specific skills to help people cope effectively with distressing thoughts, feelings and behaviors. The therapy is designed to enhance skills already known and teach new ones to replace those no longer working.

We work with you to identify the barriers that block you from achieving your goals—whether it is to cope more effectively with feeling, change ineffective behaviors, learn to problem solving or learn ways to accept things that simply can’t be changed.

How does it Work?

Skills are taught in 4 modules (sets) each with their own sets of homework (ways to apply the skills in real life).

Module 1: Core Mindfulness: learning to recognize when we are in our feeling, thinking or combined state "wise mind". Understanding how acting from each mind state has significant impact on ourselves, others and situations.
Module 2: Distress Tolerance: have you ever felt so overwhelmed that you did something in the short term to relieve the pressure, but regretted it later? Here we teach how to tolerate the moment, not make impulsive decisions, be more effective in the long run .
Module 3 Interpersonal Effectiveness: here we teach you how to get what you want and need in relationships without sacrificing the relationship or your self respect.
Module 4: Emotion Regulation: Focuses on enhancing control of emotions. These skills focus on how not to have emotions go up and down.

DBT Skills Groups Offered;

  • Adult Skills Group— level one (learning the skills)
    Tuesday: 5:30—6:45pm
    7:00 - 8:15pm
    Wednesday: 6:00- -7:15pm
    7:15—8:30pm
  • Teen Skills Group– Beginning March 12th
    Wednesday 4:30—5:15
  • Couples Group— Beginning February 9th thru May 24th 10:OO to 12:15 pm

Please call for more information; 414-454-6514