Dialectical Behavior (DBT) Therapists in Duluth, GA

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Misoon Lee
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC, RN
Verified Verified
Duluth, GA 30097
I provide counseling services in an atmosphere of welcoming all people who are seeking help for emotional and spiritual support. It is voluntary and confidential. I provide a wide range of counseling services for individual, couples, adolescents, and adults. I utilize several therapeutic theories to fit each individual's personal growth, which he or she is striving toward. I mainly exercise CBT & DBT for treating anxiety, depression, and adjustment issues.
I provide counseling services in an atmosphere of welcoming all people who are seeking help for emotional and spiritual support. It is voluntary and confidential. I provide a wide range of counseling services for individual, couples, adolescents, and adults. I utilize several therapeutic theories to fit each individual's personal growth, which he or she is striving toward. I mainly exercise CBT & DBT for treating anxiety, depression, and adjustment issues.
(678) 379-2872 View (678) 379-2872
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Laura Lebovitz
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Duluth, GA 30097  (Online Only)
I pull from many therapeutic modalities including: DBT, CBT, narrative therapy, and Brene Brown's The Daring Way.
We all go through struggles. Sometimes it can feel difficult to go on the journey to peace, resiliency, and health on our own. Torridon Counseling can help you tap into your inner strength and harness it to create the strongest and healthiest you. Let’s go on that journey together.
I pull from many therapeutic modalities including: DBT, CBT, narrative therapy, and Brene Brown's The Daring Way.
We all go through struggles. Sometimes it can feel difficult to go on the journey to peace, resiliency, and health on our own. Torridon Counseling can help you tap into your inner strength and harness it to create the strongest and healthiest you. Let’s go on that journey together.
(404) 620-6866 View (404) 620-6866
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LaNina Mompremier
Psychologist
Verified Verified
Duluth, GA 30096  (Online Only)
She has training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy ( DBT), Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Client Centered Therapy (CCT) approaches to individual psychotherapy. Treatment is client focused and may incorporate multiple approaches for various client goals. Her ideal client has experienced many hardships, particularly in childhood. However, they are interesting in assessing their life, their strengths and working together towards healthy goals to manage depression, anxiety, and any stress that might impede achieving a stable healthy life. She is skilled at providing my clients a realistic view
She has training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy ( DBT), Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Client Centered Therapy (CCT) approaches to individual psychotherapy. Treatment is client focused and may incorporate multiple approaches for various client goals. Her ideal client has experienced many hardships, particularly in childhood. However, they are interesting in assessing their life, their strengths and working together towards healthy goals to manage depression, anxiety, and any stress that might impede achieving a stable healthy life. She is skilled at providing my clients a realistic view
(470) 785-9523 View (470) 785-9523
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Kemesha's Therapy Space
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CCTP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Duluth, GA 30096  (Online Only)
Using a mix of approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Adlerian Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, I’ll offer practical tools and heartfelt support to help you find your way.
Welcome to Kemesha’s Therapy Space! Life can be overwhelming at times, whether you're a young adult navigating transitions, a family dealing with conflict, a couple looking to reconnect, or a preteen or teen facing the challenges of adolescence. You don’t have to go through it alone—I'm here to help with anxiety, depression, family conflicts, and trauma. Together, we’ll face these challenges and work towards a future where you feel heard, supported, and hopeful.
Using a mix of approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Adlerian Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, I’ll offer practical tools and heartfelt support to help you find your way.
Welcome to Kemesha’s Therapy Space! Life can be overwhelming at times, whether you're a young adult navigating transitions, a family dealing with conflict, a couple looking to reconnect, or a preteen or teen facing the challenges of adolescence. You don’t have to go through it alone—I'm here to help with anxiety, depression, family conflicts, and trauma. Together, we’ll face these challenges and work towards a future where you feel heard, supported, and hopeful.
(470) 397-1419 View (470) 397-1419
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Elizabeth Banerjee
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Duluth, GA 30096
My primary focus has been on treatment for anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, OCD, and substance abuse, typically utilizing either CBT or DBT based interventions, but I have worked with clients with a wide range of needs and am always seeking training in evidence-based practices that can help the people I work with.
At its best, therapy should be a partnership. I am dedicated to creating a therapeutic environment focused on your needs and goals. I believe anyone can benefit from therapy at some point in their lives and have worked with clients from a large range of life stages, from teenagers looking to find their path to elders seeking meaning and fulfillment in retirement.
My primary focus has been on treatment for anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, OCD, and substance abuse, typically utilizing either CBT or DBT based interventions, but I have worked with clients with a wide range of needs and am always seeking training in evidence-based practices that can help the people I work with.
At its best, therapy should be a partnership. I am dedicated to creating a therapeutic environment focused on your needs and goals. I believe anyone can benefit from therapy at some point in their lives and have worked with clients from a large range of life stages, from teenagers looking to find their path to elders seeking meaning and fulfillment in retirement.
(770) 285-0147 View (770) 285-0147
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Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Duluth
Counselor
Verified Verified
Duluth, GA 30097
Popular approaches include CBT, DBT, EMDR, Christian Counseling, PCT, Motivational Interviewing, EFT, Positive Psychology, Psychodynamic therapy, Relational therapy, Narrative therapy, and more.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
Popular approaches include CBT, DBT, EMDR, Christian Counseling, PCT, Motivational Interviewing, EFT, Positive Psychology, Psychodynamic therapy, Relational therapy, Narrative therapy, and more.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
(470) 828-0016 View (470) 828-0016
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Allena Perez
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Duluth, GA 30096
Welcome! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 8 years of experience based in Georgia. I have dedicated my career to helping individuals overcome symptoms of depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and life changing medical diagnoses. I have also helped individuals facing issues related to racial, ethnic and gender discrimination. My therapeutic approach draws on fundamentals of CBT, DBT, IPI, MI and solution-focused therapy. I believe that treatment methodologies are not one size fits all, however my warmth and empathy are shared with everyone.
Welcome! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 8 years of experience based in Georgia. I have dedicated my career to helping individuals overcome symptoms of depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and life changing medical diagnoses. I have also helped individuals facing issues related to racial, ethnic and gender discrimination. My therapeutic approach draws on fundamentals of CBT, DBT, IPI, MI and solution-focused therapy. I believe that treatment methodologies are not one size fits all, however my warmth and empathy are shared with everyone.
(678) 201-1718 View (678) 201-1718
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Elaine Latimer-Tandy
Licensed Professional Counselor
Verified Verified
Duluth, GA 30096  (Online Only)
I am a Certified Dialectical Behavioral Therapy ( DBT) clinician, Trauma Professional (CCTP) and a graduate from Purdue University in Indiana (BA in Psychology) and Argosy University in Georgia.
Our experiences in life will direct how we move forward in our day to day journeys. At times that journey can be filled with obstacles and challenges that you may need help navigating. Life doesn’t stop coming at you and having the skills to lay your path towards the future you desire is essential. As a licensed professional counselor, I implement a collaborative and holistic approach with clients to establish goals that are realistic and achievable. I have over 15 years experience in the mental health field providing inpatient, outpatient, crisis counseling and residential counseling services to adults, couples and adolescents.
I am a Certified Dialectical Behavioral Therapy ( DBT) clinician, Trauma Professional (CCTP) and a graduate from Purdue University in Indiana (BA in Psychology) and Argosy University in Georgia.
Our experiences in life will direct how we move forward in our day to day journeys. At times that journey can be filled with obstacles and challenges that you may need help navigating. Life doesn’t stop coming at you and having the skills to lay your path towards the future you desire is essential. As a licensed professional counselor, I implement a collaborative and holistic approach with clients to establish goals that are realistic and achievable. I have over 15 years experience in the mental health field providing inpatient, outpatient, crisis counseling and residential counseling services to adults, couples and adolescents.
(470) 730-6652 View (470) 730-6652
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Kelsey Sander
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CEDS
Verified Verified
Duluth, GA 30096
Waitlist for new clients
I am trained in EMDR, CBT, and DBT, and am a strong believer of attachment theory and family systems work, as I want to help clients uncover the unhealed wounds of their childhoods and learn to grow healthier and happier relationships and senses of self.
Manna Treatment specializes in the treatment of eating disorders, trauma-based disorders, and general mental health. My goal as a primary therapist at Manna is to provide clients and their families a safe space to heal from their underlying hurts and pains and become leaders of their own journey again. Manna offers outpatient therapy, including individual and family, as well as partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient for eating disorders and intensive outpatient for trauma recovery. I also provide the option for clients to utilize faith-based principles in their work with me, if desired.
I am trained in EMDR, CBT, and DBT, and am a strong believer of attachment theory and family systems work, as I want to help clients uncover the unhealed wounds of their childhoods and learn to grow healthier and happier relationships and senses of self.
Manna Treatment specializes in the treatment of eating disorders, trauma-based disorders, and general mental health. My goal as a primary therapist at Manna is to provide clients and their families a safe space to heal from their underlying hurts and pains and become leaders of their own journey again. Manna offers outpatient therapy, including individual and family, as well as partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient for eating disorders and intensive outpatient for trauma recovery. I also provide the option for clients to utilize faith-based principles in their work with me, if desired.
(678) 326-4522 View (678) 326-4522
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Jessica Bosson
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Duluth, GA 30096
I have an integrative style, utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavioral therapy ( DBT) among other approaches.
Feeling stuck, hopeless, or stressed can be overwhelming. You’ve come to the right place! I offer a warm and casual style to help you reach your toughest goals. I will encourage you to make positive changes toward personal growth while helping you understand yourself better. I can teach you effective coping skills that you can use now and later. I recognize the vulnerability it takes to begin therapy; thus, I take a personalized psychotherapy approach with each client while utilizing evidenced-based practices.
I have an integrative style, utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavioral therapy ( DBT) among other approaches.
Feeling stuck, hopeless, or stressed can be overwhelming. You’ve come to the right place! I offer a warm and casual style to help you reach your toughest goals. I will encourage you to make positive changes toward personal growth while helping you understand yourself better. I can teach you effective coping skills that you can use now and later. I recognize the vulnerability it takes to begin therapy; thus, I take a personalized psychotherapy approach with each client while utilizing evidenced-based practices.
(678) 324-3601 View (678) 324-3601
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Teresa Carter
Licensed Professional Counselor
Verified Verified
Duluth, GA 30096  (Online Only)
The therapeutic approaches I rely upon most include, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, Acceptance Commitment Therapy, DBT/Mindfulness, Solution Focused Therapy, and Trauma Informed Care.
Moving through day-to-day life can sometimes seem almost confounding; like ‘wow, how did life become so difficult!’ Experiencing major life transitions may sometimes be at the forefront; although, often times there is no obvious explanation for the overwhelming feelings that can completely upset life balance and emotional wellbeing. Sometimes the tools that were effective in managing life stressors in the past just no longer seem to work.
The therapeutic approaches I rely upon most include, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, Acceptance Commitment Therapy, DBT/Mindfulness, Solution Focused Therapy, and Trauma Informed Care.
Moving through day-to-day life can sometimes seem almost confounding; like ‘wow, how did life become so difficult!’ Experiencing major life transitions may sometimes be at the forefront; although, often times there is no obvious explanation for the overwhelming feelings that can completely upset life balance and emotional wellbeing. Sometimes the tools that were effective in managing life stressors in the past just no longer seem to work.
(470) 748-6318 View (470) 748-6318
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Janon Wilson
Licensed Professional Counselor
Verified Verified
Duluth, GA 30096  (Online Only)
If you are reading this, you have already taken the hardest step toward feeling better- reaching out for help. As a therapist I understand that it is important for you to feel understood, heard and supported. When we all are working as a team, those things will be automatic. My approach is direct yet very compassionate. My goal is for us together to identify the cause of your issues, to develop what is needed and how it can be achieved. I would like to get you unstuck and on the path to happiness. My goal is to help you find relief from emotional distress. Over the past 20 years, I have had extensive training in EFT, CBT, DBT , TF-C
If you are reading this, you have already taken the hardest step toward feeling better- reaching out for help. As a therapist I understand that it is important for you to feel understood, heard and supported. When we all are working as a team, those things will be automatic. My approach is direct yet very compassionate. My goal is for us together to identify the cause of your issues, to develop what is needed and how it can be achieved. I would like to get you unstuck and on the path to happiness. My goal is to help you find relief from emotional distress. Over the past 20 years, I have had extensive training in EFT, CBT, DBT , TF-C
(470) 835-4115 View (470) 835-4115
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Louisa Josephine Peluso
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Verified Verified
Duluth, GA 30096  (Online Only)
And I look forward to meeting you! I utilize a person-centered approach and use modalities as informed by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Attachment Theory, among others.
Hi! I'm Louisa Peluso, a Therapist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. I have over 30 years experience in managing change. My training consists of a Masters Degree in Social Work from the University of Southern California, a Masters in Business Administration in Organizational Change from New York University, and thousands of hours in organizational change and community mental health. I love to help people create positive change in their lives, their families, and their communities.
And I look forward to meeting you! I utilize a person-centered approach and use modalities as informed by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Attachment Theory, among others.
Hi! I'm Louisa Peluso, a Therapist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. I have over 30 years experience in managing change. My training consists of a Masters Degree in Social Work from the University of Southern California, a Masters in Business Administration in Organizational Change from New York University, and thousands of hours in organizational change and community mental health. I love to help people create positive change in their lives, their families, and their communities.
(770) 404-7633 View (770) 404-7633
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Magan M. Slack
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, MAC
Verified Verified
Duluth, GA 30095
I use DBT, CBT and psychodynamic theories to help you reframe your negative thinking.
Sometimes life is difficult and you feel like there's no solution to your problems. Sometimes you feel trapped by your feelings of sadness and hopelessness and you don't see a way out. Well, there is a way out and that way out is therapy. As a therapist, I believe in the healing properties of a therapeutic relationship. By processing your thoughts, feelings and behaviors without judgment and with unconditional positive regard, I will help you discover the strength that you have to accomplish any goal.
I use DBT, CBT and psychodynamic theories to help you reframe your negative thinking.
Sometimes life is difficult and you feel like there's no solution to your problems. Sometimes you feel trapped by your feelings of sadness and hopelessness and you don't see a way out. Well, there is a way out and that way out is therapy. As a therapist, I believe in the healing properties of a therapeutic relationship. By processing your thoughts, feelings and behaviors without judgment and with unconditional positive regard, I will help you discover the strength that you have to accomplish any goal.
(678) 249-3686 View (678) 249-3686
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Jennifer J. Manly, LPC, Inc.
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Duluth, GA 30098
I specialize in Dialectical Behavior Therapy which is empirically proven to help reduce self-harming behaviors and suicidal ideation.
I work predominantly with adolescents and their families. I offer services in a non-judgmental environment. I work to build rapport to facilitate change in those I work with.
I specialize in Dialectical Behavior Therapy which is empirically proven to help reduce self-harming behaviors and suicidal ideation.
I work predominantly with adolescents and their families. I offer services in a non-judgmental environment. I work to build rapport to facilitate change in those I work with.
(678) 329-9917 View (678) 329-9917
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Pete Bell, LCSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, BC-TMH
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Duluth, GA 30096  (Online Only)
Look forward to skills from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction and other modern-day must-haves for a good mental health toolbox.
My clients enjoy a variety of experiences in sessions from being deeply heard, felt and validated to being accompanied as they remember and explore issues of concern and curiosity. We bond as they get to know themselves better through these experiences of self. They begin to heal childhood wounds and finish developing in ways they might not have thought possible.
Look forward to skills from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction and other modern-day must-haves for a good mental health toolbox.
My clients enjoy a variety of experiences in sessions from being deeply heard, felt and validated to being accompanied as they remember and explore issues of concern and curiosity. We bond as they get to know themselves better through these experiences of self. They begin to heal childhood wounds and finish developing in ways they might not have thought possible.
(404) 334-5626 View (404) 334-5626
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Northeast Georgia Counseling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSSW
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Duluth, GA 30026
DBT is the backbone of how I conduct therapy.
My clients deal with a wide range of issues: emotions that often feel intense and out of control, suicidal behaviors, anxiety, depression, trauma and self harming behaviors. For this I use DBT and mindfulness to help them stabilize, make new choices and have a life they feel is worth living. I also work with seniors dealing with aging issues, depression, anxiety, and the grief of losing friends to death. Along with that, I work with grief and caregiver burn out. I use CBT reframing, mindfulness and EFT principles to support and assist. I have a wide range of experience with helping clients dealing with chronic illness and death.
DBT is the backbone of how I conduct therapy.
My clients deal with a wide range of issues: emotions that often feel intense and out of control, suicidal behaviors, anxiety, depression, trauma and self harming behaviors. For this I use DBT and mindfulness to help them stabilize, make new choices and have a life they feel is worth living. I also work with seniors dealing with aging issues, depression, anxiety, and the grief of losing friends to death. Along with that, I work with grief and caregiver burn out. I use CBT reframing, mindfulness and EFT principles to support and assist. I have a wide range of experience with helping clients dealing with chronic illness and death.
(770) 271-5040 View (770) 271-5040
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Steven Kovner
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Duluth, GA 30096
I specialize in DBT informed Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Schema Therapy, Behavioral Therapies and Gottman Couples Therapy for the treatment of emotional, behavioral, cognitive and interpersonal problems.
My clients are struggling with personal trauma, sometimes stemming from their childhood, other times from traumatic events at other times in their life. This may include racism. They may be struggleing in their current relationships with spouses, parents or their children. Some are self-medicating with drugs or alcohol, others are challenged by crippling anxiety, panic or depression. Still other clients have mood swings, boutes of anger and diffculty regulating their emotions behavior or thinking. They may have impulses to self harm in a variety of different ways, from cutting, binging or purginng, or other behaviors.
I specialize in DBT informed Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Schema Therapy, Behavioral Therapies and Gottman Couples Therapy for the treatment of emotional, behavioral, cognitive and interpersonal problems.
My clients are struggling with personal trauma, sometimes stemming from their childhood, other times from traumatic events at other times in their life. This may include racism. They may be struggleing in their current relationships with spouses, parents or their children. Some are self-medicating with drugs or alcohol, others are challenged by crippling anxiety, panic or depression. Still other clients have mood swings, boutes of anger and diffculty regulating their emotions behavior or thinking. They may have impulses to self harm in a variety of different ways, from cutting, binging or purginng, or other behaviors.
(678) 701-1910 View (678) 701-1910
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G. Hamilton Von Wiegand
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CCH
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Duluth, GA 30097
As a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist with training in Schema Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy, DBT, and mindfulness, I will apply a unique set of advanced therapeutic tools to bring about both rapid improvements and deep change, leading to lasting transformation.
There is a life worth living, but you are probably feeling stuck right now. Maybe you have tried therapy before and haven't had much luck, or maybe you've been struggling on your own for a long time. I'm here to get you UNSTUCK and moving towards that life worth living! I enjoy working with the following issues: substance, sexual, and other addictions, trauma, anxiety and OCD disorders, depression, chronic issues that haven't responded to traditional talk therapy, and issues that don't fit into a typical "diagnosis." or clinical label. I love helping my clients live by their deepest values and do what's most important to them.
As a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist with training in Schema Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy, DBT, and mindfulness, I will apply a unique set of advanced therapeutic tools to bring about both rapid improvements and deep change, leading to lasting transformation.
There is a life worth living, but you are probably feeling stuck right now. Maybe you have tried therapy before and haven't had much luck, or maybe you've been struggling on your own for a long time. I'm here to get you UNSTUCK and moving towards that life worth living! I enjoy working with the following issues: substance, sexual, and other addictions, trauma, anxiety and OCD disorders, depression, chronic issues that haven't responded to traditional talk therapy, and issues that don't fit into a typical "diagnosis." or clinical label. I love helping my clients live by their deepest values and do what's most important to them.
(678) 839-9689 View (678) 839-9689
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Rakia Malachi
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC
Verified Verified
Duluth, GA 30096
Rakia Malachi is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Georgia who has been practicing since 2021. She has a Master’s degree in Professional Counseling from the University of West Georgia and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Valdosta State University. Rakia offers an integrated approach to meet her clients’ needs by using person-centered therapy, motivational interviewing, DBT, CBT, narrative therapy, and solution-focused brief therapy. Outside of work, Rakia enjoys baking, reading, traveling, painting, spending time with friends and family, anime, and hiking.
Rakia Malachi is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Georgia who has been practicing since 2021. She has a Master’s degree in Professional Counseling from the University of West Georgia and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Valdosta State University. Rakia offers an integrated approach to meet her clients’ needs by using person-centered therapy, motivational interviewing, DBT, CBT, narrative therapy, and solution-focused brief therapy. Outside of work, Rakia enjoys baking, reading, traveling, painting, spending time with friends and family, anime, and hiking.
(470) 742-4009 View (470) 742-4009
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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.