Group Name: DBT “By the Book”: Distress Tolerance Morning Group
Leader: Jennifer Spada, LMHC-D
Contact Info: jennifer.spada.lmhc@gmail.com
Cost: $35 per session ($525 when paid in full). Insurances Accepted: Fidelis, MVP, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna, Oxford, United Healthcare; $525 for private pay
Location: Online using Zoom
Target Clients: Persons who want to become more mindful and learn distress tolerance.
Group Description: Exploring Distress Tolerance as a set of skills • Over 15 weeks we will discuss in detail each of the skills included in the Distress Tolerance module that is a part of the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Manual • There will be short meditation and breathing practices to center and settle at the start of each group meeting • Psychoeducation on the autonomic nervous system will be provided and interwoven throughout to aid in understanding emotional crisis urges and behaviors. • We will develop an understanding and acceptance of the inevitability of distress in life and that a life with distress can still be a life worth living. Our focus will be on learning practical coping skills and radical acceptance of distressing events.
When the Group Meets: 15 Wednesdays, 10:00AM – 11:30AM, starting on September 3, 2025 and ending on December 17, 2025