The TAP Clinic offers a variety of psychotherapy groups. Each group has eligibility requirements for entry and their own fee schedule. To schedule an intake or learn more about any of our groups, please email groups@tapclinicnc.com.

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Brief Skills Training (Wednesdays, 12pm-1pm)

group sessions are virtual

Leaders: Becca Edwards Powell, LCSW

The Brief Skills Training (BST) group is a group therapy treatment designed to increase an individual’s ability to navigate their emotions. The BST group is designed to teach skills that help with distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal communication. The group covers skills from the Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) program, but does not require an individual to be in other elements of DBT. 
 
Learn more about the BST group here.​

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Emotional Resiliency Group (Thursdays, 4:00-5:30 pm)

group sessions are virtual

Leader: Sindhu Shivaji, PsyD

The Emotional Resiliency (ER) group is a skills-based group designed to help participants engage with emotional experiences without either emotional overwhelm or avoidance. It draws from the skillsets of DBT, CBT, ACT, and the mindfulness traditions and focuses on emotional skillsets to increase emotional awareness, the ability to intentionally modulate emotions, increase endurance to emotional stimuli, and communicate emotions effectively within relationships.
 
Learn more about the ER Group group here.

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SPACE Caregiver Group (Wednesday, 12pm-1pm)

group sessions are virtual

Leader: Chloe Zachary, PhD

Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) is a short term parent-based intervention for problematic anxiety in children and adolescents. The SPACE group at TAP consists of 10, one-hour virtual groups made up of caregivers of anxious youth ages 8-18. The group covers all of the same material that would be delivered individually, while also allowing caregivers to learn from each other. Groups include written materials, didactic discussions, coping skills practice and group-based processing. Spots in our SPACE group are limited in order to ensure individualized attention in the group setting. For caregivers seeking additional guidance, one-on-one “Consultation” hours during or after the completion of the SPACE group are available for an additional fee. 

 

The SPACE group is a 10-week program that runs multiple times a year, typically in Fall, Spring and in-response to demand. Learn more about SPACE treatment here. ​​

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Comprehensive DBT Groups

We are currently offering multiple DBT groups as part of our comprehensive, LBC-certified adolescent and adult DBT programs. Clients may join a group after they have completed the intake process and at the next available group opening (typically every 6-8 weeks). 

 

Consistent with the empirically supported treatment model, clients who enroll in our comprehensive DBT program are required to participate in individual therapy with an intensively trained DBT therapist. Clients are also asked to commit to 24 group sessions (6-8 months), which will cover one full round of the DBT skills. All TAP individual DBT clients are eligible for our groups; some additional paperwork is required for clients who see individual therapists outside of TAP. New clients must first schedule an intake session to determine goodness of fit for the program.

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DBT Adult Daytime Group (Tuesdays, 11:00 am- 1:00 pm)

group sessions are virtual

Leader: Sindhu Shivaji, PsyD

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DBT High School Multi-Family Group (Tuesdays, 5:00-6:30 PM)

group sessions are In-Person

Leader: Chloe Zachary, PhD

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Standalone DBT Skills Training Groups

In addition to groups offered as part of our comprehensive DBT program, we also offer one standalone DBT group for neurodivergent adolescents (i.e., those with diagnoses of ADHD and/or ASD). All teens must have an individual therapist, commit to 24 weeks of attendance, and complete an intake to determine goodness of fit with the program.

 

DBT-ASD High School Group (Mondays, 5:30-7:00 PM)

group sessions are in-person

Leader: Cara Lusby, PhD