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Geri Moore Manahan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, HS-BCP
Verified Verified
Ithaca, NY 14850
Waitlist for new clients
I use evidence-based approaches that include cognitive-behavioral therapy (TEAM-CBT), Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Acceptance/Commitment Training (ACT), Mindfulness (MBSR), and family systems theory.
I have worked extensively with individuals who struggle with alcoholism, addictions, co-occurring disorders, and recovery challenges, as well as with relationship and family issues.
I use evidence-based approaches that include cognitive-behavioral therapy (TEAM-CBT), Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Acceptance/Commitment Training (ACT), Mindfulness (MBSR), and family systems theory.
I have worked extensively with individuals who struggle with alcoholism, addictions, co-occurring disorders, and recovery challenges, as well as with relationship and family issues.
(607) 678-8178 View (607) 678-8178
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Anneka Vanderveen
Licensed Master Social Worker, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Ithaca, NY 14850
I offer a warm and nonjudgmental space to hold and process through intense emotions. I have experience working with individuals and families who are healing from traumatic events and losses, and specialize in helping people heal from trauma, grief, anxiety, and depression. I utilize an eclectic approach, offering several evidence-based treatment modalities, including trauma focused-CBT, DBT, Trauma Systems Therapy, and Eco-Systemic Structural Family Therapy.
I offer a warm and nonjudgmental space to hold and process through intense emotions. I have experience working with individuals and families who are healing from traumatic events and losses, and specialize in helping people heal from trauma, grief, anxiety, and depression. I utilize an eclectic approach, offering several evidence-based treatment modalities, including trauma focused-CBT, DBT, Trauma Systems Therapy, and Eco-Systemic Structural Family Therapy.
(518) 808-3493 View (518) 808-3493
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Alev Ates-Barlas
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Ithaca, NY 14850
** FOR FASTER FOLLOW UP PLEASE EMAIL ONLY FOR ALL INQUIRIES ** I am a family therapist and a certified trauma specialist. I provide comprehensive family, couples and individual therapy. Regardless of the unique nature of what your struggle might be, I begin my work with the provision of a warm, welcoming and respectful environment for my clients.
** FOR FASTER FOLLOW UP PLEASE EMAIL ONLY FOR ALL INQUIRIES ** I am a family therapist and a certified trauma specialist. I provide comprehensive family, couples and individual therapy. Regardless of the unique nature of what your struggle might be, I begin my work with the provision of a warm, welcoming and respectful environment for my clients.
(607) 327-4122 View (607) 327-4122
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Kristen M Haddad
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Ithaca, NY 14850  (Online Only)
My primary therapeutic focus is to help teenagers and adults to develop a stronger sense of self and to develop the coping skills they will need to address issues of anxiety, self esteem and self worth. I use a non-judgmental, trauma informed and holistic approach to help clients develop their ability to self soothe, including using body/movement and grounding techniques. I focus on both personal autonomy and understanding ourselves in relationships, with the goal of moving out of stuck feelings and thoughts to embody a more curious stance of your experiences and the world around you.
My primary therapeutic focus is to help teenagers and adults to develop a stronger sense of self and to develop the coping skills they will need to address issues of anxiety, self esteem and self worth. I use a non-judgmental, trauma informed and holistic approach to help clients develop their ability to self soothe, including using body/movement and grounding techniques. I focus on both personal autonomy and understanding ourselves in relationships, with the goal of moving out of stuck feelings and thoughts to embody a more curious stance of your experiences and the world around you.
(607) 367-6648 View (607) 367-6648
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.