Distress Tolerance is one of four modules that make up Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Distress tolerance skills help individuals tolerate and survive crisis situations without making things worse (crisis survival skills), especially when one cannot make the situation better right away. Distress tolerance skills also teach individuals how to use acceptance as a tool to reduce suffering and build a life worth living (reality acceptance skills). Additionally, this group will cover a set of skills to utilize when the crisis one is dealing with is addiction.
Continue readingWelcome Dr. Sara Drotman!
Welcome Jessica C. Lief, LCSW!
Monday, October 5th: Join Dr. Bowman’s presentation at the International Nursing Society on Addictions
New! Mentalization-Based Group Therapy on Tuesdays 11:30am
Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT) is an attachment-based treatment for individuals who struggle with emotion dysregulation, chaotic and unstable interpersonal relationships, and difficulty managing interpersonal conflicts. The focus of this group is to help group members build the capacity to “mentalize” – that is, to hold one’s own state of mind and the state of mind of another together. This group can benefit anyone looking to understand their interpersonal relationships better and increase their sense of curiosity and engagement through the inevitable ups and downs of any relationship.
Continue readingWebinar- Helping Clients Get the Change They Want: Co-Constructing Goal Building Conversations
Free Webinar Friday, May 15: Helping Clients Get the Change They Want: Co-Constructing Goal Building Conversations
Join Mind Therapy Clinic’s staff for clinical training May 15 from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM. Ethan Schwartz, PhD presents providing tools that tap into clients’ agency and strengths to mobilize change quickly. Free training. CEs for clinicians $25.
Free Virtual Parent Support Group Starting 4/20
Beginning Monday, April 20, a free virtual multi-family parent support group opens to friends and family of Mind Therapy Clinic, from 5:30 Pm to 6:30 PM.
Co-facilitated by Mind Therapy Clinic Clinical Director Katy Tarella, LCSW, and Program Director Amelia Howard-Smith, MFT, the group will focus on skill-building, limit-setting and support for parents.
Continue readingMind Therapy Clinic is an approved Spravato® center.
Mind Therapy Clinic is happy to announce that it has become an approved Spravato® center. Spravato® has a very different action in the brain from commonly used antidepressants. For those suffering from depression that hasn’t responded to a number of antidepressant trials, this new treatment may be a valuable options. Spravato® is a newly FDA approved treatment for difficult to treat depression. This medication is a variant of ketamine and is administered nasally. The FDA requires that the treatment takes place in approved centers.
Continue readingMind Therapy Clinic’s tele-psychiatry and tele-therapy during COVID situation
Hello Mind Therapy Community,
Mind Therapy Clinic is open during the current COVID situation. However, with the Bay Area-wide shelter in place orders, we have implemented virtual visits or “teletherapy” for individual and group therapy sessions for the near future. Only some medical appointments involving physical treatments will continue on-site.
Please be on the watch for emails coming from your Mind Therapy Clinic’s clinicians from which you will be able to join individual and group video sessions. Mind Therapy Clinic is using a HIPAA compliant system to ensure confidentiality. We are also asking everybody to complete a Telehealth Consent Form. This is available below and at https://www.mindtherapyclinic.com/client and can be scanned or sent back from a photo to info@mindtherapyclinic.com. In addition, we can also send you the form using an electronic signature program if you prefer.
We are very sorry for this turn of events, though our greatest concern is for the health and safety of our patients and our community. We hope that all of you are doing well in this difficult time. We look forward to returning to business as usual soon.