Christopher R Dumas
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
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Columbia, CT 06237
Let's Connect (860) 481-6786
I have worked in the mental health field for over 20 years and licensed in Connecticut as a Marriage and Family Therapist since 2000. I specialize in adult individual and family counseling and I have worked in CT for years. I have extensive training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, or DBT, a highly effective treatment model used by quality programs around the world. I also use tools which target the unhealthy, self-sabotaging, and destructive thoughts and behaviors that have outlived their usefulness and tend to persistently result in sustained misery. A recent addition of spirituality has led to dramatic results in my patients
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a therapy designed to help people change patterns of behavior that are not helpful. DBT assumes that people are doing the best they can but are either lacking the skills or influenced by positive or negative reinforcement that interfere with their ability to function appropriately.
My goal is to offer an initial appointment within 24-72 hours from the time you call this office. It is the mission statement of this practice to provide accessible and quality treatment without the complications involved in a larger agency. I have vast experience and use evidenced-based models to reach your treatment goals.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $100
- Pay by American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- Out of Network
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Christopher R Dumas
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Connecticut / CT-000873 Christopher R Dumas
- Certificate from American Association of Threat Assessment Professi
- Certificate from AAMFT Clinical Fellow
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (860) 481-6786
Christopher R Dumas
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anger Management
- Behavioral Issues
- Family Conflict
Expertise
- Anxiety
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Child
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Domestic Violence
- Emotional Disturbance
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Psychosis
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Thinking Disorders
- Trauma and PTSD
- Veterans
- Violence Threat/Risk Assessment
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (860) 481-6786
Christopher R Dumas
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Client Focus
Age
Adults
Participants
Individuals
Age
Adults
Participants
Individuals
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative
- Person-Centered
- Positive Psychology
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Reality Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Structural Family Therapy
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (860) 481-6786
Christopher R Dumas
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Location
Nearby Areas
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Christopher R Dumas
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT