Online DBT Skills Group

Learn and practice essential DBT skills, including mindfulness, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and distress tolerance.

  • Manage anger, reduce reliance on alcohol or substances, navigate intense emotions, and build healthier relationships.

  • Licensed therapists trained in the 24-week gold-standard DBT model.

  • Virtual sessions - talk to your therapist from the privacy and comfort of your own space

  • Covered by most insurance

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Why Choose a 24-Week DBT Group?

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12-Week Model

24-Week Model

Covers all 4 DBT skill modules

Time to fully integrate and apply skills

Opportunity for in-depth repetition

Strong group cohesion and trust

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(limited time)

Based on gold-standard DBT model

Ideal for long-term change

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Here are the therapists at MindSeed that are fully committed to your DBT skills training.

Raha Mirian, M.A., RP

Crissie Wright, BSW, RSW

Miranda McCormack, MEd, RSW

Our 3-stage model of care

We created MindSeed to be a place that brought together the most effective currently used trauma-informed therapies. Leading that approach is our 3 stage model of care.

Stability

Giving a seed the proper conditions to grow.

This is the stage where we find fertile ground and develop the stability to grow roots. Things that happen in a person’s past can take away their ability to feel safe and connected to themselves and with others. In this stage we work together to help them feel safe and empowered. This is the foundation that is necessary to grow well.

Transformation

Cultivating an inner garden.

In this stage we explore how old wounds and patterns get people stuck. We help them learn about triggers and develop strategies to respond skillfully. We gain new perspectives. This starts to create lasting change. It’s the stage where people process the past or ways they’re stuck, and make room for new learning, growth, and possibilities.

Thriving

Flourishing and abundance.

This is the stage of reconnection and integration – to themselves and to a greater community. Working with people to create lasting meaning and purpose. Not that we will ever achieve perfection — rather the ongoing practice of creating a full life.

We are based in Toronto, but are fully virtual. Our clients come from communities across the province.

Below is a list of organizations that our therapists are registered with or certified by. It is not a representation of affiliation or endorsement by them.

Message from our Founder:

My heart’s vision was to develop a place of excellence - in delivery and training. A place where more people received exceptional mental health care by skilled clinicians. Ones who integrated the most effective therapies. Combining the wisdom of insights with the power of new skills. This led to the birth of MindSeed.

— Raha Mirian, M.A., RP

The approaches we use at MindSeed:

  • Mindfulness builds awareness of internal and external experiences in the present moment, without judgment.

    Mindfulness is a muscle that is strengthened over time. With practice, clients learn to expand their tolerance of the hard stuff without reacting in ways that aren’t helpful in the long run.

    The added bonus — they learn to more fully enjoy the good stuff too!

    At MindSeed, mindfulness is the foundation of all our services, and informs how our clinicians work with you.

  • Knowing what the problem is, isn't always half the battle. People often feel stuck for many reasons, and need support. Therapists work collaboratively with clients to create concrete strategies and a toolbox for how to change behaviours and achieve goals.

  • DBT is a comprehensive program and a type of Behavioural therapy geared towards people struggling with suicidality, self-harm, substance abuse and intense emotions.

    It focuses on acquiring new skills to tolerate distress, manage emotions and be effective in relationships.

    At MindSeed, our clients benefit from the integration of DBT skills in treatment.

  • Sometimes talking about difficulties or traumas from the past isn’t actually helpful, and can in fact be harmful. We can use the body as another access point to help safely work through these issues and restore a sense of safety in the body.

    Rest assured that there is no physical touch involved – only verbal guidance, at the clients’ own pace and comfort.

  • Art can be a powerful tool to express things that aren’t easily put into words. In this therapy different art mediums are used for safe explorations and expression, as part of treatment.

    You don’t need any experience with art to benefit from its use as a form of therapy.

  • Early life experiences, particularly with caregivers, create an unconscious blueprint for how people come to understand themselves, relationships, and the world. We help clients gain clarity about motivations, behaviours, ways of thinking, feeling, and relating to others.

What to Expect in a DBT Group?

Practical Skills

To manage intense emotions, tolerate distress, improve communication, and develop greater self-awareness.

Four Modules

Learn skills related to: Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness.

Small Group

You’ll share space with 7-9 other individuals, with shared goals and experiences.

Weekly Sessions

You’ll meet weekly for 2 hour sessions over the course of 24 weeks.

Empowerment

Our aim? To equip you with the skills you need so that you’re empowered to live a full life.

It's okay to feel uncertain. Remember, this is your brave step toward growth and transformation. Ready to start your journey?

or call us at 647-259-6868

We have therapists in Toronto, Brampton, Mississauga, Hamilton, Scarborough, Richmond Hill, Vaughan, Etobicoke, Markham, Oakville, and Burlington.

FAQs

  • You may be pleased to learn that research confirms online therapy is equally as effective as in-person therapy for treating a variety of mental health concerns.

    It has also been found that clients rate their satisfaction of therapy and relationship with their therapist to be just as high as in traditional in-person therapy. Online therapy also offers, for many, the added benefit of greater accessibility and convenience of not having to travel to and from appointments.