Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills or DBT helps individuals understand and accept extreme emotions and difficult feelings. Beginning in April 2024, Stephanie McNichols, LIMHP, LADC, PC, a licensed mental health therapist at Stepping Stones who is trained in DBT, will offer a skills group open to anyone in the community. Stephanie currently teaches two groups through Lancaster County Probation.

Requirements to participate in the DBT Skills Group include:

Have a current, active counselor in the community and sign an ROI for the counselor and Stephanie to communicate
Agree to Group rules including confidentiality in the group
Commit to attending 26 sessions, with only three misses allowed
Complete homework assignments as assigned
Actively participate in Group

To refer to the Group, send a referral with the name, insurance, diagnosis, client, and therapist contact information, as well as a brief reason for referral to smcnichols@lmep.com.

Stephanie will contact clients directly and screen them to see if they are a good fit for the Group. The counselor will then be notified of the outcome. The Group will be limited to 12 participants at one time but a waitlist will be kept and members added whenever there are openings.

For more information, contact Stephanie McNichols at smcnichols@lmep.com or call 402-327-6821.

New Adult DBT Skills Group