Adult Programming
- Individual Therapy
-Groups
-Family and Couples Therapy
for adults suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder and/or PTSD.
Teen and Family Programming
Individual and family therapy, including Teen and Family DBT skills groups.
Family Support Services
Caring for people with Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Borderline Personality Disorder, and other mental health issues can put great pressure on those that love them. We offer support through educationional programming and consultations.
Groups
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Groups
-Radically Open DBT (RO-DBT) for adults and teens
- Equine Assisted Teen DBT Group
- Family Support Course
Continuing Education for Therapists
DBT-LBC Certified Clinician, Casey Limmer and her staff, provide a variety of learning opportunities for area practitioners who want to learn about evidence-based modalities like DBT. We offer everything from 30 minute in-service workshops to 1 year long certification prep courses and Graduate Fellowships.
Treatment Modalities
We sift through the data and research to find the best therapeutic solution that fits YOU!
At St. Louis DBT, we stay up to date on the latest research, engage in continuing education in the therapy modalities that have been tested and demonstrated to be effective treatments, and we train one another as well as other therapists in our community in the application of these approaches.
Our therapists are experts in their field, led by DBT-LBC™, Certified DBT Clinician and adjunct professor of clinical courses at Washington University's Brown School of Social Work, Casey Limmer, MSW, LCSW
Making Sense of Alphabet Soup -- The Evidence-Based Therapies We Provide
What Does It Mean To Be Evidence-Based?
Evidence-based means that the therapeutic approach has been extensively researched and the research demonstrates the approach is effective. For example, here is a summary of research showing DBT’s effectiveness. A federal agency sets minimum criteria and maintains a searchable directory of evidence-based approaches.
What Is a Dialectic Anyway?
A dialectic challenge is two opposing forces that appear on the surface to be mutually exclusive (a.k.a. total opposites). A dialectic is is the synthesis, or combination, of those two seemingly opposite ideas. It’s like when two people see the same event and describe it totally differently. Dialectic synthesis is recognizing both sides of the story are valid and have truth. Through dialogue — within ourselves and with others — we discover there is middle ground where both are true. When we find the middle ground, there is no need to choose one or the other, releasing us from the inner battle or external conflicts. Read more