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School of Life – Spring Term Registration
Spring Term: 03.14 (Tue)
We are excited to start the Spring Term,
during which the individualized psycho-educational strategies
will help many children to overcome their difficulties
and start learning with a great joy

Seungha Lee, MSc Psychotherapist
“The moment I see the children that I am serving grow and overcome their difficulties; that is the moment that I feel grateful and happy.”

School of Life – Spring Term Registration
Spring Term: 03.14 (Tue)
We are excited to start the Spring Term,
during which the individualized psycho-educational strategies
will help many children to overcome their difficulties
and start learning with a great joy

DBT Day RetreatㅣSpring of Musangsa
Sunday 9th April 2023 (10am – 4pm)
Day Retreat based on a precious relationship of our lives,
it is time for us to cleanse our mind.
This upcoming Spring, join us to experience freedom at Musangsa, during which we will realize that every moment is a new beginning.
English language development and building confidence: present what I learned with a loud voice like a hero
Yekyung Kim
“I’m going to present what I learned in class.”
A loud voice echoes inside the clinic. The voice comes from a bright child who can confidently present what he learned in front of teachers, parents and friends.
“Learning Disabilities” from the Perspective of Language Acquisition
Children who have difficulty with visual processing face problems with visual discrimination, visual memory, or visual closure of letters and words.

거울을 보며 나를 온전히 받아들이기
나의 모습을 온전히 받아들이는 마인드풀니스.
내 모습을 바라볼 때 느껴지는 감정을 숨기거나 피하려는 감정이 있는지 관찰해 봅니다.
그리고 거울에 비춰진 얼굴을 있는 그대로 수용한다고 내 마음 속으로 서약합니다.


2023 Active Learning Winter Intensive Program
We invite parents and children who want to make small miracles through our 2023 Winter Intensive Program.

English language development and building confidence: present what I learned with a loud voice like a hero
Yekyung Kim
“I’m going to present what I learned in class.”
A loud voice echoes inside the clinic. The voice comes from a bright child who can confidently present what he learned in front of teachers, parents and friends.

English language development and building confidence: present what I learned with a loud voice like a hero
Yekyung Kim
“I’m going to present what I learned in class.”
A loud voice echoes inside the clinic. The voice comes from a bright child who can confidently present what he learned in front of teachers, parents and friends.


“Learning Disabilities” from the Perspective of Language Acquisition
Children who have difficulty with visual processing face problems with visual discrimination, visual memory, or visual closure of letters and words.

Working Memory Training Case Study
We would like to introduce a successful case of a child who has been a long-term participant of the “Working Memory Training, WMT” program offered at the Tree Group’s Active Learning Center.

Special Lecture on “Bilingual Children” by Dr. Cho
“What can be called bilingual does not depend on whether you can speak both languages perfectly, but on whether you can communicate with others in both languages in daily life.”


School of LifeㅣActive Learning CenterㅣPhilosophy
A seed,
waiting for the spring
embracing Colors of Lights
flowers aglow,
into a tree
it blossomed
season of LIFE
season of Truth
season of Liberation
We hear the sound of children
with unsung exuberance
and hidden happiness
Yong Cho, Ph.D.ㅣChief Psychologist, the Tree Group

Seungha Lee, MSc Psychotherapist
“The moment I see the children that I am serving grow and overcome their difficulties; that is the moment that I feel grateful and happy.”

DBT KOREAㅣEducational Philosophy
2006년 시애틀에서 마샤 리네한 박사는
저에게 왜 DBT 치료와 교육을 한국에서 시작하려고 하는지
굳고 진지한 표정으로 물으셨습니다.
저의 진심을 직면시키는 선사의 엄중한 질문이었습니다.
지금도 그 분의 마음을 꿰뚫는 눈빛과 질문은,
제 마음을 마인드풀하고 투명하게 합니다.
한국에서도 미국과 같은 높은 수준의 DBT 치료를 통해 고통속에 있는 분들에게 새로운 삶의 희망을 주는 것. 그리고 이를 위해 인간애와 진정성을 겸비한 윤리적 DBT 치료전문가를 양성하는 것.
이 두가지 마음의 소원을 말씀드렸습니다. 투명하고 마인드풀한 마음에 대한 응답으로, 리네한 박사는 서울에 직접 방문하여 DBT Korea의 미션을 지원하고 한국의 전문가들을 교육하게 됩니다.
조용범 박사ㅣDBT 센터 한국본부 대표 심리학자

School of Life – Spring Term Registration
Spring Term: 03.14 (Tue)
We are excited to start the Spring Term,
during which the individualized psycho-educational strategies
will help many children to overcome their difficulties
and start learning with a great joy

DBT Day RetreatㅣSpring of Musangsa
Sunday 9th April 2023 (10am – 4pm)
Day Retreat based on a precious relationship of our lives,
it is time for us to cleanse our mind.
This upcoming Spring, join us to experience freedom at Musangsa, during which we will realize that every moment is a new beginning.

DBT Experiential Class for Professionalsㅣ청소년 가족 DBT Class
전문가를 위한 DBT Experiential Class 봄학기ㅣ청소년 가족 DBT 스킬 & 마인드풀니스 클래스
2023/3/8 ~ 2023/5/10
(매주 수요일 오후 6-8시)
DBT Experiential Class 는 2008년 마샤 리네한 박사의 방한 이후, 한국 전문가들이 DBT의 실제를 직접 체험할 수 있는 것이 좋겠다는 제안에 따라 조용범 박사가 구성한 특별한 클래스입니다.
DBT 스킬훈련 클래스를 통해 참여자들은 DBT의 진수를 이해하고 DBT를 통해 삶이 어떻게 변화하게 되는지를 경험할 수 있습니다.

DBT Day RetreatㅣReflection of Autumn @Seoul
December 11th, Sunday (10am – 4pm)
Hope you participate this precious, once in our life time, Day Retreat with Daebong Sunim that would guide us to reflect ourselves and pursue the path of enlightenment.

2023 Active Learning Winter Intensive Program
We invite parents and children who want to make small miracles through our 2023 Winter Intensive Program.

2016 A Psychotherapy Novel “The Seven Room” was published
In 2016, the Tree Group Press published a psychotherapy novel called “the Seven room”.

2013 Visiting international schools in Shanghai, China
In January 2013, the Tree Group team visited international schools in Shanghai, China to discuss the grave reality of the students’ mental health with teachers in international schools.

“Explore the Universe” through Seeing and Touching!
The Active Learning Center is about to launch a space-science curriculum, called “Explore the Universe”!

Yong Cho, Ph.D.ㅣThe Tree Group / DBT Center of Korea Chief Psychologist
Dr. Cho, the path he walk, is the path for pain and suffering; the DBT and Marsha Linehan’s philosophy, he believed, are the non-detachable companion of his walk to save people from their suffering.
Dr. Cho has always been open-minded. DBT Center of Korea welcome anyone who approaches us with mindful and scientific state of mind.

2011 Published ‘Prolonged Exposure Therapy Therapist Guide’ and ‘Client Workbook’
Edna For published two guidebooks for Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Special Lecture on “Bilingual Children” by Dr. Cho
“What can be called bilingual does not depend on whether you can speak both languages perfectly, but on whether you can communicate with others in both languages in daily life.”

2020 New Year’s Party at the Tree Group
A New Year Party was held at the Tree Group where all the students, parents, and teachers were invited to share food and drinks. Special thanks to Dr. Cho who prepared homemade sandwiches with fresh ingredients!

2018 “DBT Skills Training Manual, 2nd Edition” was published.
In 2018, “DBT Skills Training Manual, 2nd Edition” was published, producing two of Dr. Marsha Linehan’s manuals.

2017 “Today’s Mindfulness Cards” was created.
2017 “Today’s Mindfulness Cards” was created.

2017 “Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Workbook 2nd Edition” was published
“In 2017, “Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Workbook 2nd Edition” for emotional dysregulation and borderline personality disorder was published.”

2017 “DBT Skills Manual for Adolescents” was published
In 2017, “DBT Skills Manual for Adolescents” was published.

2016 A Psychotherapy Novel “The Seven Room” was published
In 2016, the Tree Group Press published a psychotherapy novel called “the Seven room”.

2015 The Tree Group Co. relocates to Songpa Campus
The Tree Group moved from Gangnam campus to Song campus and rebuilds its space to illustrate our philosophy.

2013 Established “The Tree Group Co.”
Established “the Tree Group Co.” to expand its mission.

2013 Visiting international schools in Shanghai, China
In January 2013, the Tree Group team visited international schools in Shanghai, China to discuss the grave reality of the students’ mental health with teachers in international schools.