(1) one individual DBT session per week with a DBT-trained clinician to
track progress on target behaviors and reinforce use of skills and elimination
of symptoms. During the period of the program contract, clients may continue
seeing their outpatient psychotherapist but also must be engaged once-per-week
with the DBT therapist in compliance with the DBT model.
(2) one group skills training session per week led by Inge Sengelmann, LCSW, SEP and Cristina Oliver, MFT on Thursdays at 6:30 – 8:00 pm.
(3) one nutrition counseling session per week with our DBT-informed
registered dietitian or with the client’s existing dietitian (preferably an
eating disorder specialist). These sessions may happen less frequently with the
agreement of the client’s therapist and dietitian team and only if the client is
stable in their symptoms.
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| The Counseling Group's Eating Disorder Team |
We don’t admit solely on the basis of need, but assess for willingness and
commitment to the model. After a thorough intake assessment prior to admission,
and up to three pre-treatment sessions to establish goals and commitments,
clients will engage in five months of skills training. Skills training consists
of four modules (Core Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Interpersonal
Effectiveness, and Distress Tolerance). Each module runs for 4 weeks, and are
closed during those four weeks, with one transition week in between during which
clients may discharge and new clients may be admitted. Clients are expected to
complete all four modules, and may repeat if they feel they need to in order to
attain mastery over the skills. Clients who miss four sessions of DBT during the
contract period are assumed to have dropped out and need to reapply. Clients who
miss two sessions of a module need to repeat that module when it is next
offered. Many clients opt to take the skills a second time to master the skills
and eradicate problem behaviors or work on quality of life issues.
DBT is validated as an effective treatment for binge eating disorder and
bulimia. If you are interested in participating, or know someone who is, please
call our office to inquire about enrollment, obtain insurance coverage
verification, and schedule an intake assessment with one of our DBT therapists.
To enter by November 7th, we must conduct the intake prior to October 15th, If a
client is unable to enter by November 7th, the next transition date will not be
until December 19th, and then again on January 30th.
