DBT COURSES

DBT courses bring healing and relief
as you rebuild your beautiful life after trauma

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a form of cognitive behavioral therapy that involves powerful strategies for improved emotional regulation balanced with acceptance and compassion. It is a comprehensive treatment program originally designed to address the needs of clients with severe and complex emotion dysregulation problems caused by Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Emotion dysregulation is at the core of a variety of disorders that result in extreme, impulsive, or highly dysfunctional behaviors, and DBT utilizes strategies that directly and thoroughly address these emotion challenges.

Research on DBT as an effective treatment for trauma is still ongoing, but many studies already completed show that DBT produces significantly higher recovery rates than other commonly used methods of treatment for trauma. Trauma survivors have shown continued improvement even 6 weeks after completing treatment, showing that the skills they learned from DBT continue to help them long after the actual treatment is complete.

Specific skills mastered in DBT are:

  • Mindfulness - staying present in the moment even during stressful times

  • Distress Tolerance - getting through highly stressful times gracefully, and without making things worse

  • Emotion Regulation - learning to understand your emotions, what triggers them, and how to manage and regulate them

  • Interpersonal Effectiveness - asserting your needs, communicating effectively and maintaining relationships

Each DBT course listed below is designed to help trauma survivors experiencing various symptoms of emotional trauma.

DBT Skills Training Courses

Inner Resilience: Crafting a Balanced Life

In this 6-month course, we spend a considerable amount of time focused on each of the 4 areas of DBT Skills, paying special attention to the specific areas that will benefit you most.

We meet via zoom weekly for one hour where we work on a specific skill or set of skills together, then plan additional blocks of time during your week for you to continue this work independently. I check in with you one additional time during the week via text or email. This work is typically most beneficial when you focus on these exercises for about 30 minutes each day in addition to our one-hour sessions.

INVESTMENT: $2,497 payable before the first session

Payment Options Available Upon Request (Email connect@gvtraumarecovery.com to request one of the options below)

  • 3 Payments (made during initial 3 months of coaching): $850 each payment

  • 6 Monthly Payments: $450 each month

Inner Evolution: Cultivating Mindful Living

In this 12 week course is an abbreviated version of the longer 6 month course. We spend time focused on the most effective skills in each of the 4 areas of DBT.

We meet via zoom weekly for one hour where we work on a specific skill or set of skills together, then plan additional blocks of time during your week for you to continue this work independently. I check in with you one additional time during the week via text or email. This work is typically most beneficial when you focus on these exercises for about 30 minutes each day in addition to our one-hour sessions.

INVESTMENT: $1,197 payable before the first session

Payment Options Available Upon Request (Email connect@gvtraumarecovery.com to request option below)

  • 3 Monthly Payments $425 each payment

Emotion Regulation

In this 14-week course, we focus intensely on DBT skills that improve emotion regulation.

We meet via zoom weekly for one hour where we work on a specific skill or set of skills together, then plan additional blocks of time during your week for you to continue this work independently. I check in with you one additional time during the week via text or email. This work is typically most beneficial when you focus on these exercises for about 30 minutes each day in addition to our one-hour sessions.

INVESTMENT: $1,397 payable before the first session

Payment Options Available Upon Request (Email connect@gvtraumarecovery.com to request the option below)

  • 3 Payments: $475 each payment

  Mindful Transformation: Embracing Change  

In this 12-week course, we focus intently on DBT skills that improve mindfulness.

We meet via zoom weekly for one hour where we work on a specific skill or set of skills together, then plan additional blocks of time during your week for you to continue this work independently. I check in with you one additional time during the week via text or email. This work is typically most beneficial when you focus on these exercises for about 30 minutes each day in addition to our one-hour sessions.

INVESTMENT: $1,197 payable before the first session

Payment Options Available Upon Request (Email connect@gvtraumarecovery.com to request the option below)

  • 3 Payments: $425 each payment

See what clients have to say about working with Jolyn

Testimonials

I feel blessed by every word spoken in this workshop and I’m grateful for how it has been put together. In addition to the support from everyone in the group, the handouts have been very, very helpful. The one I found most difficult has actually been one that has been the most helpful.

~GK

You did an outstanding job

The group was great

Fantastic handouts and info to take forward

Great leadership

Thank you! Jolyn

~DR

As it was with our first workshop with you, we can't thank you enough for offering these opportunities. Having a small group is excellent, and you have provided us with so many ideas and skills for handling this very tragic situation that so many of us are dealing with.

You are very understanding, kind and supportive of our situations. Although diverse, still so similar in the pain and heartache we all share. We appreciate the opportunity to continue to work with you.

Thank you, again!

~B & B

“Jolyn is an outstanding and inspiring coach. She has great insight and exhibits genuine empathy so you never feel you are alone in your pain. Jolyn has a wealth of knowledge and real experiences she shares to support each participant individually through their healing process. She also addresses participants feelings of shame, guilt, and isolation. Everyone has a different story to share about their trauma experiences and Jolyn actively listens and offers much needed support and useful information without judgement. I feel that anyone experiencing trauma would truly benefit from taking Jolyn’s Trauma workshop as it is a vital step towards their healing process and provides a powerful message of hope.”

Thank you for the opportunity to take your workshop and giving me some hope for the future.”

~Sue

“I decided to take the Trauma workshop because I felt it would help me to better cope with the emotional trauma of having a loved one incarcerated and to begin my healing process. Participating in the workshop gave me hope that I could heal and find some peace and joy again in my life. I came away with a greater understating of how trauma and stress can impact my body both emotionally and physically. I learned numerous manageable strategies and skills I could use daily to decrease my fears, anxiety, and depression and to increase positive outcomes and have more productive days.”

~Sue

“This is definitely something that you need to do for yourself because you deserve some peace and you deserve to not face this alone through his course.  It teaches you that you aren’t alone, and how to handle the situation as it comes so that you can be productive and so you can go along with your day.”

~L.G.

“Jolyn’s coaching style is exceptional.  She is very good at pulling out what’s going on with someone and offering great guidance and support and healing for moving forward.  Even with her training and experience she is humble and kind and it comes through in her coaching.  I feel very comfortable and close to Jolyn and feel very supported with the tools she taught.

If you’ve experienced trauma in your life, Jolyn is a great person to turn to.” 

~HG

“Hi Jolyn,

I enjoy the class.  I enjoy listening, and learning from others and getting ideas about handling stress and trauma. 

Thank you,”
~C.B.

“Hi Jolyn,

Thanks for having me

I'm really enjoying it.

Can't wait to learn more”

~C.R.

“We have tried therapy, but he didn’t understand our situation and couldn’t help us with the many “triggers” we were dealing with.

We are so grateful that we found Jolyn’s website and have just finished the 6-week workshop on Trauma Recovery. This workshop was geared completely to help us deal with our specific problems and emotions. She was talking directly to us and helping us identify our feelings and triggers and helping us develop skills to deal with all our emotions and feelings of helplessness. She is truly a life saver! We now have the tools to face the future.

Do not hesitate to contact Jolyn as soon as possible. You will realize you are not alone. Jolyn will walk with you on the path to gain the strength you need.”

~Tom and Joy

“I am also enjoying the workshop and feeling of support from our group.

Today I am going to work on self care and take a vacation in my tub...lol

You are a kind and informative coach/mentor and I am grateful to have you in my life.

Have a great week 💜”

~H.G.

"I felt alone and overwhelmed before I met Jolyn.

I remember the day someone from my support group suggested I reach out to Jolyn.

The first time Jolyn and I met on video I remember feeling safe and very comfortable telling her my very personal story.

It felt wonderful to share my story with another person who had actually experienced the hell I was now going through! Jolyn's compassion and knowledge from her own experience is helping me to accept the situation and learn ways to take better care of myself and stay healthy and strong.”

~Sue L.

“Jolyn helped me through a terrible time in my life. She helped me find peace when I thought there wasn’t any, and calm when my life was full of chaos. I don’t think I could have gotten my feet back on the ground without her guidance.”
~Robin A.

“The best project you’ll ever work on is you.”