Registration is open until April 5, 2025!
- I have taken different DBT courses and learned a lot of skills but have difficulty putting them into practice?
- I have tried hard to apply these DBT skills, but they don’t seem to help?
Program Schedule:
- This program consists of 8 2-hour sessions (16 hours total) that will take place on the following Tuesdays:
Date: April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2025 (Every Tuesday)
TIME: 7:00-9:00 PM EST
- This program consists of 8 2-hour sessions (16 hours total) that will take place on the following Tuesdays:
Date: April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2025 (Every Tuesday)Each session will revolve around a certain topic that is accompanied by a key conversation and several hands-on exercises that require your active participation.
Spots are limited, and we strongly advise that you commit to attend every session for optimal learning and to ensure a safe environment for all participants.
Your Takeaway
This virtual group provides a space for you to learn the practical skills of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) through mindfulness practice, real case sharing and small group interaction. The program will help you put the skills into practice, increase awareness of thoughts and emotions, develop a healthy, secure social context and connections.
Our group facilitators will provide rich insights, compassion and empathy while challenging you to replace self-defeating beliefs, behaviours and emotions with more positive and productive ones.
Each session is richly packed with 2 hours of real case sharing and group discussions.
Meet Your Facilitators:
Leads:
- Kathy Lam (MDiv, RSW, RP)
- Dr. Alice Chen (M.D., MA, MAR, AAMFT Clinical Fellow and Supervisor, ICEEFT Certified Therapist and Supervisor, Family Physician with Focused Practice in Psychotherapy)
Along with Co-Facilitators: To be confirmed.
Program Delivery:
- Online delivery via the platform provided
- Each Session Learning will be delivered in English
- Breakout Groups are offered in English, Cantonese and Mandarin
Languages Spoken: English, Mandarin and Cantonese
Course Fees:
Course Fees Options (8 Sessions):
- Standard Fee: $399
- Early Bird Discounted Fee: $379 ($20 off)
- Sponsorship Application (applicable to those with financial challenges. Please inquire by emailing therapy@gracehealthcentre.ca)
Special Discount Programs:
- Student Offer: $349 ($50 off)
- Group Discount: $299/person ($100 off, Details below)
*Course fee does not charge HST as Social Worker does not charge HST for their services.
Early Bird Discount Deadline:
March 31, 2025 (Monday) at 5pm 
Registration Deadline:
April 5, 2025 (Sat) at 12pm
1. Pay By INTERAC e-Transfer (no admin. fee or processing fee required)
E-mail address: therapy@gracehealthcentre.ca
*Please provide the payee’s name for easier tracking in case the payment is not deposited under your name.
2. Pay By Credit Card (additional processing fee will be charged by payment platform
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Payment will be processed when submitting Registration Form. Additional processing fee will be charged by payment platform.
The student discount applies to individuals aged 17 and older who are currently enrolled in a school or academic institution. To qualify for the discount, you must provide valid proof of student status, such as a Student ID, School Enrollment Letter, Unofficial Transcript, or other acceptable documentation.
Participants must submit valid student documents to receive the discount. If valid documents are not provided or if invalid documents are submitted, the participant will need to pay the standard fee or settle the difference to complete the course registration.
Please note that all payments are non-refundable.
Participants need to form a group of 4 members to enjoy the group discount. Each member needs to submit course registration form and fill in the information of each group member, ie. name, phone number and email.
With the group discount, each participant enjoys $100 off discount. Payment will be received after the screening consultation.
Please note that all payments are non-refundable.
Discount will be expired on March 31, 2025.
Sponsorship is applicable to those with financial challenges, e.g. ODSP recipients.
Participants who would like a sponsorship, please complete the DBT Courses – Sponsorship Application Form or contact our staff at therapy@gracehealthcentre.ca for any enquiries.
Grace Health Centre will make every effort to accommodate individuals with limited resources, taking into consideration their financial situation. We have never refused any participants due to inability to pay.
Course fees (covering non-physician facilitation, course development costs and copyright fees) may be eligible for private insurance coverage claims under Social Worker or Registered Psychotherapist – for Online Group Therapy. Your private insurer determines and approves the eligibility of the claim. You will receive an invoice to send to your insurer. You are responsible for making these claims to your insurer.
Save up to $100 with Family and Friends Referral!
Learning together with a loved one will reap even greater benefits.
If you are joining with a family member/friend, everyone will be eligible for a $25 discount on their registration! The maximum discount received per registrant is $50.
Refer 1 person: You get a $25 discount. Your family member/friend gets a $25 discount on his/her registration. That’s a saving of $50 together.
Refer 2 people: You get a $50 discount. Each of your family member/friend gets a $25 discount on his/her registration. That’s a saving of $100 together.
We encourage you to join with loved ones and refer to your friends!
Send this course link to your friend to register and once we have received their registration, the discount will apply.
Screening Consultation
If you are not a current patient of Dr. Chen, please download the Referral Letter Template and ask your Family Doctor to complete it for a screening consultation with Dr. Chen. You may email the completed form back to us at therapy@gracehealthcentre.ca or have your Family Doctor’s office fax it to 416-633-8099.
If you currently do not have a Family Doctor, an in-person screening consultation with Dr. Chen at Grace Health Centre (402-2830 Keele St, Toronto) will be arranged.
Frequently Asked Questions
DBT is a form of CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy; it differs as it adds into techniques like applicational practice of mindfulness, expanding distress tolerance, building resilience, acceptance and interpersonal effectiveness skills so that healthier relationships with others and self can be cultivated. Unlike CBT, DBT takes judgment out of the process for individuals to discover themselves what the problems are and then help them look at how they can make the practical changes.
DBT skills help individuals deal with depression, anxiety, eating disorders, chronic pain, PTSD, suicidal thoughts, grief, low self-esteem, relationship issues, and anger. DBT is also helpful to support individuals living with borderline personality disorders and bipolar disorders.
If you want wish to make a change in learning new skills and coping strategies in dealing with stress, improving mental health wellness, and relationship with self and others, this would be a suitable course for you.
This course is suitable for individuals 16 and up.
Yes, DBT was originally developed by Dr. Marsha Linehan at the University of Washington in the late 1980s.
No. Application fee is non-refundable. If participants cancel before/after the first session, the course fee will be prorated and can be kept as “credit” for future courses. A “credit’ will be valid for 24 months, starting from the date of your cancellation.
- Yes, you need to submit a family physician referral letter. Please find the template here.
Please note that one of our course leads is a Family Physician in Ontario hence the course requires referral from your family physician.
If you currently do not have a Family Doctor, an in-person screening consultation with Dr. Chen at Grace Health Centre (402-2830 Keele St, Toronto) will be arranged. Please download the Referral Letter Template and ask your Family Doctor to complete it for a screening consultation with Dr. Chen (M.D.). You may email the completed form back to us at therapy@gracehealthcentre.ca or have your Family Doctor’s office fax it to 416-633-8099.
Course fees (covering non-physician facilitation, course development costs and copyright fees) may be eligible for private insurance coverage claims under Social Worker or Registered Psychotherapist, Qualifying – for Online Group Therapy. Your private insurer determines and approves the eligibility of the claim.
Grace Health Centre does not directly bill your insurance company. You will receive a receipt to send to your insurer. You are responsible for making these claims to your insurer.
Sponsorship is applicable to those with financial challenges, e.g. ODSP recipients.
Individuals who would like a sponsorship, can click “Sponsorship application” in “Course Fee” of the registration form, then complete the Sponsorship Application Form or contact our staff at therapy@gracehealthcentre.ca for any enquiries.
Participant's Agreement
1. This is an educational program that does not replace the need for professional help and medications. Participants need to continue their current treatment during the course. Even though the facilitators are trained and licensed mental health professionals, they are not acting as a professional counsellor in their role as course facilitator.
2. Participants need to be stable, able to commit the time required, concentrate, absorb the key concepts, complete the basic exercises and not to be at risk to themselves or others so that a safe and productive learning environment can be maintained. The facilitators will ask participants who need additional help to consult their helping professionals. Participants who are new to Grace Health Centre and to the program facilitators may be required to attend an in-person screening appointment (30 minutes) at the clinic.
3. Attendance of all virtual sessions, engaging with course material for each session and participation in the in class discussions, sharing, self-reflection and skill building exercises are essential for maximum benefit and growth.
5. For optimal learning, participants are encouraged to review each lesson in the handbook and other learning materials.
6. Participants will keep the personal sharing and discussion confidential to protect each other.
7. Participants who are absent for emergencies, illness and other reasons beyond their control are expected to notify the facilitator as soon as possible.
8. I acknowledge that my personal growth is my own responsibility and am willing to take this responsibility by engaging and renewing my way of thinking, beliefs, attitudes, values, behaviour and experience without avoiding, or blaming myself or others. I understand that I am fully and solely responsible for the results and decisions that I make regarding my use of this course. I release the facilitator, the program developer and all related institutions and organizations from any and all liability and accept full responsibility for my involvement in this course and the use of any related materials.
9. Participants can support each other through mutual acceptance, understanding, validation, empathy, prayer and encouragement.
10. In emergency situations or times when the participant is at imminent risk of hurting him/herself or others, then he or she will need to go to the closest emergency department or call 911 for immediate assistance.
12. Participants agree to be involved in photographs, recording, testimonies, and the production of short audio- visual clips for promotion, distribution at discretion of course facilitators, record-keeping for the purposes of helping other course participants.
13. Participants understand the risks of using electronic communication and that Grace Health Centre team will use reasonable means to protect the security and confidentiality of information sent and received using email and/or text messages. However, because of the risks outlined below, the team cannot guarantee the security and confidentiality of electronic communications.
Use of electronic communications to discuss sensitive information can increase the risk of such information being disclosed to third parties.
Despite reasonable efforts to protect the privacy and security of electronic communication, it is not possible to completely secure the information.
Electronic communications can introduce malware into a computer system and potentially damage or disrupt the computer, networks, and security settings.
Electronic communications can be forwarded, intercepted, circulated, stored, or even changed without the knowledge or permission of the GHC Team or the patient.
Even after the sender and recipient have deleted copies of electronic communication, back-up copies may exist on a computer system.
Electronic communications may be disclosed in accordance with a duty to report or a court order.
Participants acknowledge and understand that despite recommendations that encryption software be used as a security mechanism for electronic communications, it is possible that communications with the team using the Services may not be encrypted.
14. Participants understand that Grace Health Centre will keep participant information private and secure.
15. Application fee is non-refundable. If participants cancel before/after the first session, the course fee will be prorated and can be kept as “credit” for future courses. A “credit’ will be valid for 24 months, starting from the date of your cancellation.
16. The maximum referral discount received per registrant is $50 from Family and Friends referral discount program; and the referral discount is not in conjunction with the early bird discount.