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DBT Skills Training Group
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) teaches evidence-based techniques to improve emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, distress tolerance, and mindfulness.
About
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) group is designed to provide a supportive environment where you can learn practical skills to effectively navigate life's challenges. It offers tools for managing intense emotions, coping with stress, and building healthier relationships鈥攌ey areas that are often affected during this demanding phase of life.
Rooted in mindfulness, the DBT group emphasizes a balance between acceptance and change. It provides a structured environment where you can learn to address the intense emotions that may arise from academic pressures, personal relationships, and the transition to greater independence.
The group setting fosters connection, mutual understanding, and encouragement as you work together toward personal growth and improved well-being. It emphasizes self-awareness, emotional regulation, and strategies for handling distress, all while fostering resilience.
How to join
To register, please email alexhcs@sfu.ca.
Fall 2025 Schedule
September 16 to November 25
Tuesdays | 1:30 - 3:30 PM
Location: Burnaby campus in or near Maggie Benston Centre. Room to be confirmed upon registration.
About the facilitators
Racheal Ligali (she/hers)
Mental Health Nurse
Racheal is a Registered Mental Health Nurse. She completed her Master鈥檚 Degree at Brandon University in Advanced Clinical Practice. Racheal has worked in the mental health field since 2010. Her approach in her interactions derives from a humanistic response, such as the practice of empathy and respect. She commits herself to the importance of assuming awareness of social positions, such as culture and lived experiences in order to focus solely on the stories told by each student.
Alex is the counsellor (temporary) for 2SLGBTQIA+ students at HCS and provides both individual and group counselling. In their counselling practice, they integrate 2SLGBTQIA+-affirmative, trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and process experiential/emotion-focused approaches. Alex aims to create a safe, inclusive space that fosters clients' well-being, self-understanding, and growth. Alex is a 2nd generation Dutch-Canadian person who also identifies as trans non-binary, queer, and neurodivergent. They completed an MA degree in Counselling Psychology at SFU and their research focused on affirmative counselling practice with 2SLGBTQIA+ clients.