We are so excited to announce that in February 2018 we have expanded to Santa Clarita Valley! We have opened a satellite location in Valencia to offer comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) services to the communities of Santa Clarita, Valencia, Saugus, Newhall, and Canyon Country. Other nearby communities include Castaic,…
We want to get to know you! Join us for a networking event to learn about our programs for prevention, education and treatment and teach us about what you bring to the community! Come for the mindfulness practice – stay to make connections and enjoy the refreshments at the end…
We had a great opportunity recently to interview Shari Manning, Ph.D. about the upcoming 4-day advanced DBT workshop she and Kate Comtois, Ph.D., M.P.H. will be presenting in Los Angeles in March 2017. Choices Counseling & Skills Center and Institute for Girls' Development have teamed up again to co-host this…
Our professional training is heading to northern Europe! Our Founder and Executive Director, Patricia Gieselman, has been invited as a speaker in Reykjavík in March 2016, to speak about DBT in clinical practice as well as some of the more recent research on adapting DBT and the DBT skills for…
Our DBT Programs include the following activities: 1. Individual/Family Therapy (weekly) – DBT clients usually meet individually with their therapist one to two times per week for 45-minute sessions. Therapists work with you to analyze behaviors and emotions that you want to change. With the help of the therapist, you…