Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Skills/informed Only

DBT skills only is not for clients who need comprehensive DBT (persons experiencing severe mental health issues, suicidal, or self-harming).  DBT skills only does not include all the components of comprehensive DBT (individual, group skills, phone coaching, team meetings) therefore not used to reduce suicidal behavior, psychiatric hospitalizations, or self harm.

DBT skills only works for those clients who need to learn and implement evidence-based skills to become more self aware, gain social awareness, improve decision making, gain self management and relationship skills. The DBT skills include: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, validation and dialectical thinking.

School-Related Support

Counseling focuses on school refusal, ADHD, learning disabilities, school year transitions (freshmen fears, junior stress, senior pressure, senioritis, college worries), autonomy/independence, academic struggles, stress management, social skills, social-emotional learning, and peer relationships.

Family Counseling

Counseling designed to assist families in making changes and maintaining overall wellbeing (ie; divorce, child of alcoholics/substance users, parenting challenges).

Stress Management

Counseling designed to teach about the different types of stress, how you experience stress, and ways to manage stress.