Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Mindfulness is the foundation to improving your overall quality of life

My specialty is in DBT and I have taken multiple multi-day trainings on DBT.

I was trained in DBT in late 2018.

I have extensive training and experience in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), including a two-year DBT externship followed by a one-year clinical internship. While I am not DBT-Linehan certified, I have a strong foundation in DBT and am well-versed in its principles, which may be of interest to anyone looking for a skills-based, structured approach to therapy.

I enjoy working with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to help both individuals & couples learn to emotionally regulate. DBT is also beneficial for treating: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Bipolar disorder, Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), Major depressive disorder, Substance use disorders. DBT is effective to help individuals and couples understand & accept difficult/intense feelings. DBT helps clients gain emotional intelligence & learn to manage their emotions.

I will help you learn and incorporate relevant DBT skills into your life with a focus on choosing and adjusting techniques based on your specific needs, including addressing sensory needs and managing or preventing meltdowns and burnout.

DBT is a skills based approach that blends aspects of CBT, mindfulness, ACT and other approaches with a focus on "doing what works" and is considered an evidence-based Best Practices model. At a mental health agency I worked for, I was heavily involved in the development of their DBT program. I taught DBT skills classes for agency clients for several years and trained other staff on how to use DBT approaches in their individual work. I often use DBT concepts/skills in my individual work still.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy is helpful in mood regulation, self harm, suicidality and more.

Dialectics are two seemingly opposite things that can somehow exist at the same time, such as a) accepting yourself for who you are now and b) trying to change for the better. DBT is kind of like a giant playbook of different skills for coping, regulating emotions, relationships, and more. I talk about it all the time. I ALSO talk about its brand-new baby sibling, Radically Open DBT. RO-DBT is all about how social signaling affects our openness to new things.

Train your brain and your body: dialectical behavior therapy techniques teach you how to experience your emotions without letting them take total control of your behavior. You will learn how to control your experience of emotions by learning 4 principles: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal skills. This approach can be helpful for coping with suicidal thoughts and behaviors, self harm thoughts and behaviors and mood disorders with behavioral disturbances.

This helps clients tackle issues with impulsivity and emotional regulation

Do you struggle with any of the following? • Do you feel broken, flawed, like something is wrong with you because your emotions are so intense or overwhelming? • Do you struggle to have control over your emotions? • Do you feel like your emotions sometimes control your life? • Do you want to learn how to better cope with your emotions? If you answered yes to any of the about then Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is for you. DBT will teach you: • How to be mindful of your emotions and prevent them from controlling you. • How to increase positive emotions and decrease negative emotions. • How to deal more effectively with your negative emotions.

DBT is a skill based therapy used to increase mindful awareness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotional regulation and distress tolerance through use of specific skills and acceptance of current reality while also acknowledging need for change. DBT can support reduction of mental health symptoms, aid in addiction recovery and be an effective tool to manage intense emotions or life stressors.

DBT works and It's a therapeutic orientation I've used for years. It truly helps people learn to control their emotions. I've seen such success when my clients learn these behavior skills.

I am trained in comprehensive DBT and completed a postgraduate clinical fellowship at a comprehensive DBT clinic in which I was supervised by a Linehan Board Certified DBT therapist.