Substance Use dbt Group
Location: Virtual
Start date: July 22, 2026
Number of sessions: 8
Frequency: Sessions weekly, Wednesday 5:30-7:00 PM
Lina Mendez, LMHC, LADC-1
Maxwell Leon Swenson, LCSW
Facilitators
Lina Mendez, LMHC, LADC-1 & Maxwell Leon Swenson, LCSW
Participants may use insurance or pay out of pocket $50 per group session.
Participants
This DBT skills group is designed for adults in recovery from substance use disorders. Most individuals who struggle with addiction also experience other mental health challenges. While this group has not been adapted for individuals experiencing psychosis, it is appropriate for those who also have mood, anxiety, personality, and eating disorders. This group is not meant to be primary therapy, so participants must have an individual therapist, either at APP or elsewhere, in addition to attending group sessions.
Description
This DBT skills group will meet once a week for eight weeks. In this group, you will learn skills to cope with difficulties and improve your quality of life in recovery. First, we teach distress tolerance skills to help you get through tough moments without returning to substance use or other unhelpful behaviors. Second, we teach emotion regulation skills to help you reduce negative emotions and increase positive emotions in the long-term. Third, we teach interpersonal effectiveness skills to help you get what you want and need in relationships, say no to unwanted requests, and maintain relationships that support your recovery. Throughout the program, you will learn mindfulness skills to increase awareness of the present moment and tap into your wisest self. This is a group that welcomes and supports people of diverse backgrounds and identities.
Insurances accepted Aetna BlueCross and BlueShield Carelon: MBHP, Wellsense BMC, Unicare, Fallon, GIC-Unicare Commonwealth Care Alliance Medicare Optum: Allways, VACCN, UnitedHealthcare, Health Plans Inc, Oxford, UMR, Mass General Brigham Point32: Tufts Public, Tufts Health Plans, Harvard Pilgrim Tufts Commercial Tufts Public Out-of-Pocket/Self-Paid