Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (“DBT”) Skills Group

Improve your mental well-being, learn valuable tools, practice mindfulness, and gain emotional resilience.

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Fall 2026 group starts on Sept. 24th, 2026 — Total of 8 Sessions

Why We Are Offering a DBT Group

DBT is a valuable skills building therapy that we recommend to many of our patients. Because of its effectiveness, it is growing in popularity. Unfortunately, many of the DBT centers have extensive waiting lists and large group settings.

We are now offering DBT at Women's Wellness Psychiatry to ensure our patients receive the most timely and effective form of treatment, and at a cost more affordable than many centers across California. 

Introduction to DBT

DBT is a skills-based treatment that can be helpful to anyone who struggles with emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and distress tolerance. Depression, anxiety, and trauma symptoms are common conditions for which DBT can be helpful.

The groups focus on tools you can use immediately in your daily life, and there is a lot of education provided by the trained group leader. This is in contrast to many groups with which you may be familiar that involve personal disclosures and conversations. 

What a Typical Session Looks Like…

Each 90 minute virtual session starts with a review of the prior week's homework, a mindfulness practice, then followed by teaching of new material and discussion of how to apply the new skills in your personal life. 

Each group will be a small cohort of 4-8 individuals, all meeting virtually, who are all struggling with emotional reactivity, interpersonal challenges, and navigating intense feelings.

You will learn the tools and techniques from the group leader, and then you and your peers will apply them to real-life scenarios. 

Meet Your Instructor - Dr. Altman

Dr. Altman is a seasoned and experienced DBT therapist. She has led multiple DBT groups as well as worked 1:1 with patients. She has experience also in women's mental health, reproductive mental health, and trauma. 

She is a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of California. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and completed her postdoctoral training in women’s health at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco.

Dr. Altman specializes in women’s mental health and trauma, specifically in the perinatal period. She also specializes in working with women experiencing infertility, and has trained at the UCSF Center for Reproductive Health. She has expertise in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), mood and anxiety disorders, grief following pregnancy loss, and the adjustment to pregnancy and postpartum, especially for those with a history of infertility.

Dr. Altman utilizes evidence-based approaches, and has extensive training in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), cognitive processing therapy (CPT), prolonged exposure therapy (PE), interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), and mindfulness-based interventions. She believes that balancing acceptance and change is essential for growth, and her approach is collaborative and goal-oriented, working from a place of empathy and validation

Frequently Asked Questions

  • DBT is a unique style of psychotherapy. Many clinicians are not specifically trained in this modality. While individual therapy is complementary to the group skills work, it cannot take its place. This makes DBT a great tool to add to your clinician toolkit as it can work well with the other psychological work you are already doing. 

    The groups focus on tools you can use immediately in your daily life, and there is a lot of education provided by the trained group leader. It is therefore more like a class than a traditional psychotherapy group. In fact, DBT is a style of therapy that was developed with the weekly group setting in mind, and the group format is usually recommended for most everyone interested in DBT. 

  • Dr. Altman is a seasoned and experienced DBT therapist. She has led multiple DBT groups as well as worked 1:1 with patients. She has experience also in women's mental health, reproductive mental health, and trauma. You may read more about Dr. Altman further up on this page.

  • Each session is 90 mins and meets on Thursdays on a weekly basis. Session dates are as follows:

    • Sept. 24th

    • Oct. 1st

    • Oct. 8th

    • Oct. 15th

    • Oct. 22nd

    • Nov. 5th

    • Nov. 12th

    • Nov. 19th

  • What is the total cost for this group?

    If you are a current WWP patient, the cost for the skills group is $950. This includes 8 full group sessions and a workbook with worksheets for interactive, long-term learning.

    Group size is limited to 4-8 people for more individualized attention and support.

Please Note —

if you are not yet a patient of our clinic, in addition to the cost of the group, you will need to complete a comprehensive intake appointment with one of the team's psychiatrists. This will include a full diagnostic assessment and discussion of a comprehensive treatment plan.

Interested in Joining ?

Please register interest via form below. Alternatively, you may email support@annaglezermd.com to express interest.