Dialectical Behavior (DBT) Therapists in 34117
Ivette M Gomez
Counselor, LMHC, MA, M Ed
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Naples, FL 34117
Ivette draws on holistic, humanistic, Depth Psychology, feminist, empowerment, and Eastern/Western philosophical orientations in her therapeutic work. She is trained in arts for healing plus is a yoga instructor.
Ivette draws on holistic, humanistic, Depth Psychology, feminist, empowerment, and Eastern/Western philosophical orientations in her therapeutic work. She is trained in arts for healing plus is a yoga instructor.
Y.M. Counseling, LLC
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Naples, FL 34117 (Online Only)
Do you feel like you are in a funk, anxious, depressed, unable to concentrate and preoccupied with everything going on in your life and with the current pandemic? Are you struggling to keep up with your relationships, work and health? Is it hard to be kind to yourself? Together, we can identify what's not working and get you back to balance. We'll use a whole self approach, addressing the needs of your mind, body and spirit.
Do you feel like you are in a funk, anxious, depressed, unable to concentrate and preoccupied with everything going on in your life and with the current pandemic? Are you struggling to keep up with your relationships, work and health? Is it hard to be kind to yourself? Together, we can identify what's not working and get you back to balance. We'll use a whole self approach, addressing the needs of your mind, body and spirit.
Dr. Josephine Marie Kunkle
Counselor, PhD, LMHC, MS
Verified Verified
Naples, FL 34117 (Online Only)
ೋ Life doesn’t have to hurt. I can help you navigate and overcome the stress, anxiety, anguish, or grief you are feeling. Let’s work together and create a plan that will help you live your best life imagined. I will provide you with the guidance and assistance to help you overcome what is troubling you. We’ll work through your issues, developing coping skills and strategies tailored to your unique needs. ღ I have an integrated style of therapy, meaning I draw from a wide range of therapeutic methods and resources to help my clients achieve their goals and begin feeling better. ღ
ೋ Life doesn’t have to hurt. I can help you navigate and overcome the stress, anxiety, anguish, or grief you are feeling. Let’s work together and create a plan that will help you live your best life imagined. I will provide you with the guidance and assistance to help you overcome what is troubling you. We’ll work through your issues, developing coping skills and strategies tailored to your unique needs. ღ I have an integrated style of therapy, meaning I draw from a wide range of therapeutic methods and resources to help my clients achieve their goals and begin feeling better. ღ
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Dialectical Behavior (DBT) Therapists
Who is DBT for?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is designed for people who experience extreme emotional suffering because they lack the skills of emotion regulation and distress tolerance. The basic affliction can underlie a wide range of conditions, from borderline and other personality disorders to PTSD and treatment-resistant anxiety and depression. The therapy is helpful to those whose emotional reactivity is so intense it is disruptive to everyday functioning and leads to frequent crises.
Why do people need DBT?
The ability to regulate emotions is a core psychological skill that enables people to function in life and pay attention to the world outside themselves; it is consistently associated with well-being. DBT is designed to help people learn how to manage and regulate their emotions. Originally developed to treat people with borderline personality disorder whose extreme emotional suffering led to self-harming behavior and suicide attempts, the therapy is now applied to other conditions involving emotion dysregulation, particularly when other treatments have failed.
What happens in DBT?
Individuals meet weekly with their therapist to discuss their experiences relating to moods, behavior, and skills. Using checklists they maintain, they review emotional experiences and positive practices they engage in. The diaries help individuals discern what led up to a specific problem encountered, this is followed by discussion of the consequences of their actions. In addition, individuals may meet in class-like small groups to learn skills such as mindfulness, emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
How long does DBT last?
Because it is intended to establish long-lasting behavioral change among those with persistent problems, DBT is designed to last six months to a year. DBT includes both weekly sessions of individual therapy and weekly skills-training sessions conducted in small groups. Studies of DBT have documented improvement within a year of treatment, particularly in controlling self-harmful behavior; nevertheless, individuals may require therapy for several years.