Dialectical Behavior (DBT) Therapists in Old Orchard Beach, ME
I am Marjhaun Jackson, a 29-year-old Licensed Master Social Worker originally from
Clarksdale, Mississippi. My passion for helping others has always been a part of who I am, and that passion has led me to a career in healthcare social work, where I feel truly called to serve individuals and families during some of life’s most challenging earned my Master of Social Work from Western New Mexico University, where I graduated with honors. I received my Bachelor of Social Work from Delta State University.
I am Marjhaun Jackson, a 29-year-old Licensed Master Social Worker originally from
Clarksdale, Mississippi. My passion for helping others has always been a part of who I am, and that passion has led me to a career in healthcare social work, where I feel truly called to serve individuals and families during some of life’s most challenging earned my Master of Social Work from Western New Mexico University, where I graduated with honors. I received my Bachelor of Social Work from Delta State University.
Understanding your experiences lays the foundation for setting clear, achievable goals.
I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families. I earned my Master’s in Social Work from Simmons College and have dedicated my career to helping clients create lasting, meaningful change.
In our work together, we’ll build on your strengths and tackle life’s challenges with compassion and strategy—developing a personalized plan that truly works for you.
Understanding your experiences lays the foundation for setting clear, achievable goals.
I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families. I earned my Master’s in Social Work from Simmons College and have dedicated my career to helping clients create lasting, meaningful change.
In our work together, we’ll build on your strengths and tackle life’s challenges with compassion and strategy—developing a personalized plan that truly works for you.
Melissa incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy ( DBT), and mindfulness-based strategies to support emotional regulation, improve relationships, and strengthen overall mental wellness.
A central focus of Melissa’s work is trauma-informed care, particularly through EMDR therapy. She is deeply committed to helping individuals process and heal from traumatic experiences, including PTSD, attachment-related wounds, and distress tied to past events.
Melissa incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy ( DBT), and mindfulness-based strategies to support emotional regulation, improve relationships, and strengthen overall mental wellness.
A central focus of Melissa’s work is trauma-informed care, particularly through EMDR therapy. She is deeply committed to helping individuals process and heal from traumatic experiences, including PTSD, attachment-related wounds, and distress tied to past events.
She integrates approaches such as EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy ( DBT), and mindfulness-based interventions, tailoring each treatment plan to the individual’s needs
Yolanda Atencio helps individuals find meaningful pathways to healing and growth by offering compassionate and evidence-based mental health care in Maine. She works with adolescents, adults, and seniors, supporting those facing challenges such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and substance use concerns. Through a warm and collaborative approach, she empowers clients to strengthen their resilience, gain clarity, and create lasting positive changes in their lives. With more than 30 years of clinical experience, Mrs. Atencio has developed a deep expertise in trauma-informed therapy.Yolanda Atencio helps individuals find meaningful pathw
She integrates approaches such as EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy ( DBT), and mindfulness-based interventions, tailoring each treatment plan to the individual’s needs
Yolanda Atencio helps individuals find meaningful pathways to healing and growth by offering compassionate and evidence-based mental health care in Maine. She works with adolescents, adults, and seniors, supporting those facing challenges such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and substance use concerns. Through a warm and collaborative approach, she empowers clients to strengthen their resilience, gain clarity, and create lasting positive changes in their lives. With more than 30 years of clinical experience, Mrs. Atencio has developed a deep expertise in trauma-informed therapy.Yolanda Atencio helps individuals find meaningful pathw
Rebecca Padberg, LCPC, helps adults navigate life’s most challenging moments with compassionate, evidence-based care. Serving patients across Maine through LifeStance Health, she provides therapy that is both empathetic and effective, empowering individuals to develop insight, build resilience, and move forward with confidence. Whether addressing persistent anxiety, grief, or relationship stressors, Rebecca works collaboratively with each person to uncover the deeper roots of emotional pain and foster meaningful growth. Rebecca specializes in treating anxiety, PTSD and trauma, and couples’ issues.
Rebecca Padberg, LCPC, helps adults navigate life’s most challenging moments with compassionate, evidence-based care. Serving patients across Maine through LifeStance Health, she provides therapy that is both empathetic and effective, empowering individuals to develop insight, build resilience, and move forward with confidence. Whether addressing persistent anxiety, grief, or relationship stressors, Rebecca works collaboratively with each person to uncover the deeper roots of emotional pain and foster meaningful growth. Rebecca specializes in treating anxiety, PTSD and trauma, and couples’ issues.
Susan offers therapy for adults and seniors, drawing from evidence-based approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy ( DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
Susan Benjaminsen, LMFT, helps adults across Maine navigate life’s challenges with clarity, compassion, and a focus on deep emotional healing. At LifeStance Health, she supports individuals in building resilience and creating meaningful change, especially during periods of transition, emotional overwhelm, or trauma recovery. Whether someone is experiencing anxiety, depression, or the lasting effects of PTSD, Susan provides a steady and attuned therapeutic presence grounded in decades of clinical experience.
Susan offers therapy for adults and seniors, drawing from evidence-based approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy ( DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
Susan Benjaminsen, LMFT, helps adults across Maine navigate life’s challenges with clarity, compassion, and a focus on deep emotional healing. At LifeStance Health, she supports individuals in building resilience and creating meaningful change, especially during periods of transition, emotional overwhelm, or trauma recovery. Whether someone is experiencing anxiety, depression, or the lasting effects of PTSD, Susan provides a steady and attuned therapeutic presence grounded in decades of clinical experience.
Angela Barbato, LCSW, helps individuals across Maine navigate life’s challenges with compassion, authenticity, and evidence-based care. She provides a safe and supportive space for teens, adults, and seniors to explore their emotions, identify patterns that may be holding them back, and develop practical strategies for healing and growth. Angela’s approach centers on helping clients manage anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions with empathy and clinical expertise, guiding them toward meaningful change and renewed well-being.
Angela Barbato, LCSW, helps individuals across Maine navigate life’s challenges with compassion, authenticity, and evidence-based care. She provides a safe and supportive space for teens, adults, and seniors to explore their emotions, identify patterns that may be holding them back, and develop practical strategies for healing and growth. Angela’s approach centers on helping clients manage anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions with empathy and clinical expertise, guiding them toward meaningful change and renewed well-being.
I have had the opportunity to work for 43 years with Individual adults and adolescents, couples, families, and groups. The issues of trauma, loss, life changes, depression and anxiety are so much a part of all of our lives. Levels of stress complicate conversations, disconnect relationships, decrease self care, and interfere with our happiness. Finding balance is what this therapy can offer. Imagine sitting and talking with no judgement, confronting your own past and finding a new present. Working together we will undo old messages which have run your emotions and influenced your behaviors and create new ones you choose to live by.
I have had the opportunity to work for 43 years with Individual adults and adolescents, couples, families, and groups. The issues of trauma, loss, life changes, depression and anxiety are so much a part of all of our lives. Levels of stress complicate conversations, disconnect relationships, decrease self care, and interfere with our happiness. Finding balance is what this therapy can offer. Imagine sitting and talking with no judgement, confronting your own past and finding a new present. Working together we will undo old messages which have run your emotions and influenced your behaviors and create new ones you choose to live by.
Sharon Vigue, LCSW, is passionate about helping individuals in Maine navigate life’s challenges with compassion, clinical expertise, and evidence-based therapeutic techniques. She supports adolescents, teens, and adults through a personalized and empathetic approach, empowering each person to build resilience, develop coping strategies, and find meaning in their healing journey. Whether addressing mood disorders, trauma, or complex life transitions, Sharon creates a safe and judgment-free space for clients to explore their experiences and move toward lasting emotional wellness.
Sharon Vigue, LCSW, is passionate about helping individuals in Maine navigate life’s challenges with compassion, clinical expertise, and evidence-based therapeutic techniques. She supports adolescents, teens, and adults through a personalized and empathetic approach, empowering each person to build resilience, develop coping strategies, and find meaning in their healing journey. Whether addressing mood disorders, trauma, or complex life transitions, Sharon creates a safe and judgment-free space for clients to explore their experiences and move toward lasting emotional wellness.
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In our hurried lives, we sometimes find ourselves feeling overwhelmed, disconnected from loved ones, or "stuck" and unsure about where we are headed. Some of us may even struggle with a past that continues to define our present. As a counselor, I strive to provide a safe, supportive environment promoting awareness, cultivating strengths, and encouraging lasting change. My clients frequently describe me as warm, genuine, non-judgmental, easy to talk to, insightful and motivating. My style draws upon an experience range including grief/hospice care, family/couple systems, group and individual treatment for clients with severe psychiatric diagnoses, and addiction.
In our hurried lives, we sometimes find ourselves feeling overwhelmed, disconnected from loved ones, or "stuck" and unsure about where we are headed. Some of us may even struggle with a past that continues to define our present. As a counselor, I strive to provide a safe, supportive environment promoting awareness, cultivating strengths, and encouraging lasting change. My clients frequently describe me as warm, genuine, non-judgmental, easy to talk to, insightful and motivating. My style draws upon an experience range including grief/hospice care, family/couple systems, group and individual treatment for clients with severe psychiatric diagnoses, and addiction.
My style draws upon an experience range including solution-focused, Cognitive Behavioral and Dialectical Behavior Therapy
I specialize in working with individuals managing depression, anxiety, and those seeking to change unhealthy patterns. In response to trauma, loss, or stressors, some people have developed addictions. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker I am experienced in supporting clients struggling with both mental health and addiction issues.
My style draws upon an experience range including solution-focused, Cognitive Behavioral and Dialectical Behavior Therapy
I specialize in working with individuals managing depression, anxiety, and those seeking to change unhealthy patterns. In response to trauma, loss, or stressors, some people have developed addictions. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker I am experienced in supporting clients struggling with both mental health and addiction issues.
I primarily use Expressive Arts, Accelerated Resolution Therapy (an eye movement or tapping-based trauma treatment), and Internal Family Systems "parts work" with the support of DBT for skill building (C- DBT)
I am a creative by heart, and a counselor by trade. It is my pleasure to hold space for people as they seek to get to know themselves better and learn how to best solve their own problems. I am a firm believer that deep down, people know what is right for them, and they know how to solve their own problems. My job as a counselor is to help you remove the layers of cultural conditioning, negative self-talk, trauma memories, and more to help you get reconnected with your self. My goal is to stand beside you as we examine barriers, explore possibilities, and help you find your inner strength to fight any battles that come your way.
I primarily use Expressive Arts, Accelerated Resolution Therapy (an eye movement or tapping-based trauma treatment), and Internal Family Systems "parts work" with the support of DBT for skill building (C- DBT)
I am a creative by heart, and a counselor by trade. It is my pleasure to hold space for people as they seek to get to know themselves better and learn how to best solve their own problems. I am a firm believer that deep down, people know what is right for them, and they know how to solve their own problems. My job as a counselor is to help you remove the layers of cultural conditioning, negative self-talk, trauma memories, and more to help you get reconnected with your self. My goal is to stand beside you as we examine barriers, explore possibilities, and help you find your inner strength to fight any battles that come your way.
My ideal clients are women in any phase of life who may be feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or not quite like themselves. Many are navigating anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationship challenges, grief, infertility, or past experiences. They’re often looking for a space where they can feel understood and begin to sort through what they’re carrying.
My approach is collaborative and humanistic. I offer a supportive, nonjudgmental space while providing gentle guidance and insight. Together, we explore patterns, process experiences, and build practical tools, helping you feel more grounded, clear and confident as you move forward.
My ideal clients are women in any phase of life who may be feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or not quite like themselves. Many are navigating anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationship challenges, grief, infertility, or past experiences. They’re often looking for a space where they can feel understood and begin to sort through what they’re carrying.
My approach is collaborative and humanistic. I offer a supportive, nonjudgmental space while providing gentle guidance and insight. Together, we explore patterns, process experiences, and build practical tools, helping you feel more grounded, clear and confident as you move forward.
As a passionate clinical social worker, I am here to join you on your mental health journey. I focus on building a strong partnership with each person I work with, and together we will focus on goals that are your top priority. I work with individuals across the lifespan, from young kiddos to older adults, and I recognize the excitement and challenges each life stage may bring. My career has been dedicated to servicing individuals who face a variety of challenges including mental health diagnoses such as depression, anxiety, bipolar, and psychosis diagnoses, trauma experiences, shifting family dynamics, and more.
As a passionate clinical social worker, I am here to join you on your mental health journey. I focus on building a strong partnership with each person I work with, and together we will focus on goals that are your top priority. I work with individuals across the lifespan, from young kiddos to older adults, and I recognize the excitement and challenges each life stage may bring. My career has been dedicated to servicing individuals who face a variety of challenges including mental health diagnoses such as depression, anxiety, bipolar, and psychosis diagnoses, trauma experiences, shifting family dynamics, and more.
Accepting New Clients June 1, 2026 - I am a trauma-focused psychotherapist dedicated to helping individuals and couples reclaim safety, connection, and inner resilience within themselves and their relationships. Through experiential practices, I offer clients unique tools to access and process core emotions, deepen nervous system regulation, and renegotiate traumatic memories, meeting each person where they are and guiding them at a pace that feels right for them. My ideal clients are deep thinkers who want to explore the root of things and find new ways to respond in their environment, rather than just address symptom management.
Accepting New Clients June 1, 2026 - I am a trauma-focused psychotherapist dedicated to helping individuals and couples reclaim safety, connection, and inner resilience within themselves and their relationships. Through experiential practices, I offer clients unique tools to access and process core emotions, deepen nervous system regulation, and renegotiate traumatic memories, meeting each person where they are and guiding them at a pace that feels right for them. My ideal clients are deep thinkers who want to explore the root of things and find new ways to respond in their environment, rather than just address symptom management.
Tracy Souza is dedicated to helping individuals and couples throughout Maine overcome a wide range of mental health challenges. She provides therapy for adults and seniors, utilizing her compassionate and client-centered approach to help clients manage PTSD, anxiety, depression, and substance use disorders. Tracy is especially passionate about supporting first responders, military personnel, veterans, and police officers, bringing 13 years of experience working with these populations.Tracy Souza is dedicated to helping individuals and couples throughout Maine overcome a wide range of mental health challenges. She provides therapy fo
Tracy Souza is dedicated to helping individuals and couples throughout Maine overcome a wide range of mental health challenges. She provides therapy for adults and seniors, utilizing her compassionate and client-centered approach to help clients manage PTSD, anxiety, depression, and substance use disorders. Tracy is especially passionate about supporting first responders, military personnel, veterans, and police officers, bringing 13 years of experience working with these populations.Tracy Souza is dedicated to helping individuals and couples throughout Maine overcome a wide range of mental health challenges. She provides therapy fo
Her trauma-informed work often incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy ( DBT), and mindfulness practices, tailored to meet each client’s needs.
Jessica Pulkkinen, LCSW, Clinical Supervisor, helps individuals and families across Maine navigate life's challenges with compassion and evidence-based care. At LifeStance Health, she provides individual, couples, and family therapy for children, adolescents, and adults, focusing on building trust and empowering clients of all ages to overcome emotional, behavioral, and relational difficulties. Whether supporting a teen struggling with school avoidance, guiding a couple through relationship stress, or helping a young adult manage anxiety, Jessica offers a warm, collaborative approach rooted in clinical expertise.
Her trauma-informed work often incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy ( DBT), and mindfulness practices, tailored to meet each client’s needs.
Jessica Pulkkinen, LCSW, Clinical Supervisor, helps individuals and families across Maine navigate life's challenges with compassion and evidence-based care. At LifeStance Health, she provides individual, couples, and family therapy for children, adolescents, and adults, focusing on building trust and empowering clients of all ages to overcome emotional, behavioral, and relational difficulties. Whether supporting a teen struggling with school avoidance, guiding a couple through relationship stress, or helping a young adult manage anxiety, Jessica offers a warm, collaborative approach rooted in clinical expertise.
My approach is collaborative and flexible, drawing from DBT, trauma-informed care, EMDR (which I can offer virtually), solution-focused therapy, and motivational interviewing.
I specialize in trauma-informed care and DBT, helping clients manage emotions, reduce stress, and strengthen relationships. I also offer EMDR for processing trauma and shifting painful memories. My approach is flexible, focused on practical tools that create real change in daily life.
My approach is collaborative and flexible, drawing from DBT, trauma-informed care, EMDR (which I can offer virtually), solution-focused therapy, and motivational interviewing.
I specialize in trauma-informed care and DBT, helping clients manage emotions, reduce stress, and strengthen relationships. I also offer EMDR for processing trauma and shifting painful memories. My approach is flexible, focused on practical tools that create real change in daily life.
Utilizing evidence-based modalities such as dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness practices, and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques, I am committed to helping you explore, process, and resolve painful thoughts, emotions, and patterns that interfere with your best self, one compassionate conversation at a time.
Have you found yourself feeling tired, overwhelmed, or stuck? Maybe you’ve found that life looks a lot different than you thought it would. Unexpected situations and roadblocks can often bring up feelings of uncertainty and stress. Therapy can support you with exploring what those roadblocks might be and with learning new ways to respond to obstacles, both internal and external, that are currently contributing to your distress and preventing you from achieving the goals you desire.
As a licensed clinical professional counselor and licensed alcohol and drug counselor
Utilizing evidence-based modalities such as dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness practices, and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques, I am committed to helping you explore, process, and resolve painful thoughts, emotions, and patterns that interfere with your best self, one compassionate conversation at a time.
Have you found yourself feeling tired, overwhelmed, or stuck? Maybe you’ve found that life looks a lot different than you thought it would. Unexpected situations and roadblocks can often bring up feelings of uncertainty and stress. Therapy can support you with exploring what those roadblocks might be and with learning new ways to respond to obstacles, both internal and external, that are currently contributing to your distress and preventing you from achieving the goals you desire.
As a licensed clinical professional counselor and licensed alcohol and drug counselor
The Coastal Institute has immediate openings for individual therapy, family therapy, couples counseling, and parent coaching. I have expertise in attachment trauma and it's utility as a frame to address parenting challenges and fractured families. With couples I use Crucible & Gottman frames to address issues with intimacy and communication. I am also an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders. I work with my clients to understand what lead to their challenges, and create a plan to address their unique needs. I use Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT) in addition to other methods of treatment.
The Coastal Institute has immediate openings for individual therapy, family therapy, couples counseling, and parent coaching. I have expertise in attachment trauma and it's utility as a frame to address parenting challenges and fractured families. With couples I use Crucible & Gottman frames to address issues with intimacy and communication. I am also an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders. I work with my clients to understand what lead to their challenges, and create a plan to address their unique needs. I use Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT) in addition to other methods of treatment.
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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.