Dialectical Behavior (DBT) Psychiatrists in West Chester, PA
It gets much better from here. No matter what you're going through, our expert providers are here to help with online mental health care tailored to you. Brightside Health offers personalized psychiatry, proven therapy, or both to help you feel better. Get started right from home, with appointments in as little as 2 days.
It gets much better from here. No matter what you're going through, our expert providers are here to help with online mental health care tailored to you. Brightside Health offers personalized psychiatry, proven therapy, or both to help you feel better. Get started right from home, with appointments in as little as 2 days.
I am a solo practitioner, board certified Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist. Areas of expertise include anxiety, depression, inattention, hyperactivity, behavioral/emotional dysregulation, and eating disorders. I am comfortable and experienced in working with LGBTQ youth, neurodiverse youth, complex family dynamics, and suicidality/self-harm.
I am a solo practitioner, board certified Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist. Areas of expertise include anxiety, depression, inattention, hyperactivity, behavioral/emotional dysregulation, and eating disorders. I am comfortable and experienced in working with LGBTQ youth, neurodiverse youth, complex family dynamics, and suicidality/self-harm.
Now Accepting Clients for Telehealth Appointments! Balance Point Wellness is a community-based holistic mental health and wellness center that provides counseling/psychotherapy, psychiatry, and nutrition counseling to individuals and families in Pennsylvania. We are here to help your mind, body, and soul.
Now Accepting Clients for Telehealth Appointments! Balance Point Wellness is a community-based holistic mental health and wellness center that provides counseling/psychotherapy, psychiatry, and nutrition counseling to individuals and families in Pennsylvania. We are here to help your mind, body, and soul.
Looking for a mental health provider who combines expertise, compassion, and a holistic approach? Meet Amy Thompkins.
Amy Thompkins is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with nearly 20 years of nursing experience. She has cared for patients across multiple settings—from emergency and medical-surgical units to postpartum care—and now brings that depth of experience to psychiatric care.
Looking for a mental health provider who combines expertise, compassion, and a holistic approach? Meet Amy Thompkins.
Amy Thompkins is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with nearly 20 years of nursing experience. She has cared for patients across multiple settings—from emergency and medical-surgical units to postpartum care—and now brings that depth of experience to psychiatric care.
WE ARE ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS! North Star Psychiatry offers medication management and psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and young adults. We accept new patients between ages 4 and 25 years. Patients outside of this age range may be accepted on a case-by-case basis. We offer a hybrid treatment model with in-person visits at our physical location in Malvern, PA and telepsychiatry visits anywhere in the state of Pennsylvania. We have extensive experience working with young people who are living with mental health challenges, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, ADHD, ODD, PTSD, OCD, and eating disorders.
WE ARE ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS! North Star Psychiatry offers medication management and psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and young adults. We accept new patients between ages 4 and 25 years. Patients outside of this age range may be accepted on a case-by-case basis. We offer a hybrid treatment model with in-person visits at our physical location in Malvern, PA and telepsychiatry visits anywhere in the state of Pennsylvania. We have extensive experience working with young people who are living with mental health challenges, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, ADHD, ODD, PTSD, OCD, and eating disorders.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
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It gets much better from here. No matter what you're going through, our expert providers are here to help with online mental health care tailored to you. Brightside Health offers personalized psychiatry, proven therapy, or both to help you feel better. Get started right from home, with appointments in as little as 2 days.
It gets much better from here. No matter what you're going through, our expert providers are here to help with online mental health care tailored to you. Brightside Health offers personalized psychiatry, proven therapy, or both to help you feel better. Get started right from home, with appointments in as little as 2 days.
I am currently accepting new patients at this time. My approach is collaborative and non-directive, and I act as someone who can help identify possible routes through the challenges of your life but will not insist that you must choose a particular path. I am a consultant for you and what troubles you, and together we can identify what it is you care about in life and makes it worth living, what is standing in the way, and how medications and psychotherapy might be able to help you pursue the former and overcome the later.
I am currently accepting new patients at this time. My approach is collaborative and non-directive, and I act as someone who can help identify possible routes through the challenges of your life but will not insist that you must choose a particular path. I am a consultant for you and what troubles you, and together we can identify what it is you care about in life and makes it worth living, what is standing in the way, and how medications and psychotherapy might be able to help you pursue the former and overcome the later.
I am a functional psychiatrist provides an enhanced way to treat psychiatric conditions and care for the whole-person, not just their symptoms.
My current positions are medical director in several inpatient and outpatient programs.
Conventional psychiatry relies heavily upon pharmaceuticals to reduce or mask the symptoms of mental illness. It assumes nearly every illness is due to a neurotransmitter imbalance, and that medication will alleviate symptoms. However, there are far more factors that influence mental health than just neurotransmitters. Functional medicine can find the causes of your symptoms through special tests.
I am a functional psychiatrist provides an enhanced way to treat psychiatric conditions and care for the whole-person, not just their symptoms.
My current positions are medical director in several inpatient and outpatient programs.
Conventional psychiatry relies heavily upon pharmaceuticals to reduce or mask the symptoms of mental illness. It assumes nearly every illness is due to a neurotransmitter imbalance, and that medication will alleviate symptoms. However, there are far more factors that influence mental health than just neurotransmitters. Functional medicine can find the causes of your symptoms through special tests.
Better understanding our relationships with others and with ourselves can allow us to develop new and healthier patterns. Understanding how your thoughts, feelings, and mood influence each other in less helpful ways (e.g. exacerbating symptoms) is a part of being able to make positive change. I believe that medications, if indicated, can help improve quality of life and functioning. When considering potential benefits, I also strive to help you weigh all options in the context of your own personal goals, preferences, and possible ambivalence around taking medications. Often this is in conjunction with individual therapy.
Better understanding our relationships with others and with ourselves can allow us to develop new and healthier patterns. Understanding how your thoughts, feelings, and mood influence each other in less helpful ways (e.g. exacerbating symptoms) is a part of being able to make positive change. I believe that medications, if indicated, can help improve quality of life and functioning. When considering potential benefits, I also strive to help you weigh all options in the context of your own personal goals, preferences, and possible ambivalence around taking medications. Often this is in conjunction with individual therapy.
I am a Doctor of Nursing Practice and a board-certified nurse practitioner with dual certification in family medicine and psychiatric mental health with more than 28 years of acute and primary care nursing experience. I have experience in treating a variety of physical and mental health disorders across the lifespan, including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, mood disorders, PTSD, personality disorders, addiction and neurodevelopmental disorders including intellectual disabilities, autism, and ADHD. I value individuality and offer an LGBTQ+ and Neurodiversity safe environment where all persons are seen and heard.
I am a Doctor of Nursing Practice and a board-certified nurse practitioner with dual certification in family medicine and psychiatric mental health with more than 28 years of acute and primary care nursing experience. I have experience in treating a variety of physical and mental health disorders across the lifespan, including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, mood disorders, PTSD, personality disorders, addiction and neurodevelopmental disorders including intellectual disabilities, autism, and ADHD. I value individuality and offer an LGBTQ+ and Neurodiversity safe environment where all persons are seen and heard.
We use elements of DBT, CBT, CBT-I, Trauma informed psychotherapy.
Hello, I am Christopher Clark from Integrative Psychiatry of America, and I am happy to introduce a different type of Psychiatry. Are you tired of someone just prescribing you medications? We offer a holistic approach to psychiatric care. We specialize in ADHD, Anxiety, and Depression. We lead with empathy, and we listen. Integrative Psychiatry involves laboratory analysis, genetic screening, diet, education, planning, and exercise management. We lead with compassionate care and utilize supplementation to assist with pharmacotherapy.
We use elements of DBT, CBT, CBT-I, Trauma informed psychotherapy.
Hello, I am Christopher Clark from Integrative Psychiatry of America, and I am happy to introduce a different type of Psychiatry. Are you tired of someone just prescribing you medications? We offer a holistic approach to psychiatric care. We specialize in ADHD, Anxiety, and Depression. We lead with empathy, and we listen. Integrative Psychiatry involves laboratory analysis, genetic screening, diet, education, planning, and exercise management. We lead with compassionate care and utilize supplementation to assist with pharmacotherapy.
Mercedes Ankomah-Vabi is a seasoned healthcare provider with over 15 years of experience in the industry. She currently offers virtual consultations through Hearts and Minds Healthcare Services PLLC, where she delivers compassionate and individualized care to her patients. Her practice is rooted in her strong academic background and years of hands-on experience, which have shaped her holistic approach to healthcare.
Mercedes holds a Master’s Degree in Family Health Nursing from D’Youville University and an Advanced Certificate in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing from Purdue University.
Mercedes Ankomah-Vabi is a seasoned healthcare provider with over 15 years of experience in the industry. She currently offers virtual consultations through Hearts and Minds Healthcare Services PLLC, where she delivers compassionate and individualized care to her patients. Her practice is rooted in her strong academic background and years of hands-on experience, which have shaped her holistic approach to healthcare.
Mercedes holds a Master’s Degree in Family Health Nursing from D’Youville University and an Advanced Certificate in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing from Purdue University.
My treatment paradigm lays in the holistic understanding of each person I help. I understand that mental health is complex, and my work is tailored to address both the symptoms someone is experiencing as well as the underlying factors contributing to each patient’s unique struggles. My approach is empathetic and non-judgmental. My goal is to create a safe, nurturing space for my patients to openly share their thoughts and feelings with emphasis placed on fostering a strong therapeutic relationship with each person with whom I work. It is through this relationship that most of the healing and growth occurs.
My treatment paradigm lays in the holistic understanding of each person I help. I understand that mental health is complex, and my work is tailored to address both the symptoms someone is experiencing as well as the underlying factors contributing to each patient’s unique struggles. My approach is empathetic and non-judgmental. My goal is to create a safe, nurturing space for my patients to openly share their thoughts and feelings with emphasis placed on fostering a strong therapeutic relationship with each person with whom I work. It is through this relationship that most of the healing and growth occurs.
Mental health issues are complex problems with the body, mind, and spirit. They demand a comprehensive evaluation to detect abnormal brain chemistry and physiology to employ an individualized and integrative approach to treat the root causes and relieve the symptoms. I have helped numerous people who are tired of the side effects and lack of efficacy of psychotropic medications and desire to achieve a healthier and happier life.
Mental health issues are complex problems with the body, mind, and spirit. They demand a comprehensive evaluation to detect abnormal brain chemistry and physiology to employ an individualized and integrative approach to treat the root causes and relieve the symptoms. I have helped numerous people who are tired of the side effects and lack of efficacy of psychotropic medications and desire to achieve a healthier and happier life.
You’ve been searching for help for a long time. You’ve tried every approach to find a psychiatrist, counselor, or coach you connect with. You’ve browsed countless websites and spoken in confidence to those you trust. You crave a real connection with a mental health professional—a person who understands you and has the expertise to help you achieve lasting change. You're looking for feedback and concrete tools. A clinician who affirms your values and who you are. We've got you if you're ready to dive in and do the real work! Our Brave mental health experts love working with teens, college students, young adults, and adults.
You’ve been searching for help for a long time. You’ve tried every approach to find a psychiatrist, counselor, or coach you connect with. You’ve browsed countless websites and spoken in confidence to those you trust. You crave a real connection with a mental health professional—a person who understands you and has the expertise to help you achieve lasting change. You're looking for feedback and concrete tools. A clinician who affirms your values and who you are. We've got you if you're ready to dive in and do the real work! Our Brave mental health experts love working with teens, college students, young adults, and adults.
Kimberlee Adams is a highly skilled Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from Temple University and a Post-Master’s Certification in Psychiatric Mental Health from Maryville University. She specializes in treating addiction, ADHD, alcohol use, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and depression.
Kimberlee Adams is a highly skilled Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from Temple University and a Post-Master’s Certification in Psychiatric Mental Health from Maryville University. She specializes in treating addiction, ADHD, alcohol use, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and depression.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
It gets much better from here. No matter what you're going through, our expert providers are here to help with online mental health care tailored to you. Brightside Health offers personalized psychiatry, proven therapy, or both to help you feel better. Get started right from home, with appointments in as little as 2 days.
It gets much better from here. No matter what you're going through, our expert providers are here to help with online mental health care tailored to you. Brightside Health offers personalized psychiatry, proven therapy, or both to help you feel better. Get started right from home, with appointments in as little as 2 days.
Jenni W. from OH: "He was very honest and compassionate. He didn't make unnecessary recommendations; he asked a lot of questions and seemed very concerned about supporting me."
Jenni W. from OH: "He was very honest and compassionate. He didn't make unnecessary recommendations; he asked a lot of questions and seemed very concerned about supporting me."
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Dialectical Behavior (DBT) Psychiatrists
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.