Dialectical Behavior (DBT) Therapists in Colchester, VT
Currently have after school availability for teens.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and specialize in supporting teenagers and young adults with complex trauma and mental health needs. I firmly believe in empowering individuals to build on their strengths and internal resources to navigate challenges and adversities disrupting them from living meaningful lives. My therapy style is integrative and grounded in trauma-informed and evidence-based practices, with an approach that is collaborative, person-centered, and strengths-based throughout the therapeutic process.
Currently have after school availability for teens.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and specialize in supporting teenagers and young adults with complex trauma and mental health needs. I firmly believe in empowering individuals to build on their strengths and internal resources to navigate challenges and adversities disrupting them from living meaningful lives. My therapy style is integrative and grounded in trauma-informed and evidence-based practices, with an approach that is collaborative, person-centered, and strengths-based throughout the therapeutic process.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by your thoughts and emotions? Have you experienced a traumatic event or loss and struggling to navigate the world around you? I may be able to help. I graduated with my Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2019. For the past 5 years I have worked with children and teens (5-18) along with their caregivers (bio/foster/adoptive/kin). I have provided direct client care to adults 65+ for over 15 years. I will use a collection of therapeutic modalities to meet your needs. Contact me today.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by your thoughts and emotions? Have you experienced a traumatic event or loss and struggling to navigate the world around you? I may be able to help. I graduated with my Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2019. For the past 5 years I have worked with children and teens (5-18) along with their caregivers (bio/foster/adoptive/kin). I have provided direct client care to adults 65+ for over 15 years. I will use a collection of therapeutic modalities to meet your needs. Contact me today.
Drawing from DBT-informed and person-centered approaches, I help clients identify their goals, build practical coping and emotional regulation skills, and recognize strengths.
I am a Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduate student at the University of Vermont, currently completing my clinical internship at Meridian DBT. I am particularly interested in working with older adults and supporting individuals through life transitions, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, and challenges with emotional regulation.
Drawing from DBT-informed and person-centered approaches, I help clients identify their goals, build practical coping and emotional regulation skills, and recognize strengths.
I am a Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduate student at the University of Vermont, currently completing my clinical internship at Meridian DBT. I am particularly interested in working with older adults and supporting individuals through life transitions, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, and challenges with emotional regulation.
Life can feel overwhelming when you're struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship difficulties, or simply feeling stuck. You may feel disconnected, burdened, or uncertain about how to move forward. Reaching out for support can feel vulnerable, and I'm glad you've found your way here.
I currently offer virtual psychotherapy for adolescents and adults and will be expanding to a full-time practice with both in-person and virtual appointments beginning in October. I provide a warm, collaborative, and nonjudgmental space to build insight, foster healing, and create meaningful change.
Life can feel overwhelming when you're struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship difficulties, or simply feeling stuck. You may feel disconnected, burdened, or uncertain about how to move forward. Reaching out for support can feel vulnerable, and I'm glad you've found your way here.
I currently offer virtual psychotherapy for adolescents and adults and will be expanding to a full-time practice with both in-person and virtual appointments beginning in October. I provide a warm, collaborative, and nonjudgmental space to build insight, foster healing, and create meaningful change.
I bring a strong commitment
to providing compassionate, client-centered care. I value empathy, collaboration and creating a safe, supportive environment where clients feel heard and empowered in their healing process. My primary interests include working with teens and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other mood-related concerns. I am interested in utilizing evidence-based approaches such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and trauma-informed care to support clients in developing effective coping strategies and improving overall well-being.
I bring a strong commitment
to providing compassionate, client-centered care. I value empathy, collaboration and creating a safe, supportive environment where clients feel heard and empowered in their healing process. My primary interests include working with teens and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other mood-related concerns. I am interested in utilizing evidence-based approaches such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and trauma-informed care to support clients in developing effective coping strategies and improving overall well-being.
Each of us enters this world with a deep need to be loved, especially through our earliest relationships. When those bonds are nurtured, they help shape a secure sense of self. When they are wounded, lasting emotional pain can follow. As someone who has experienced healing from relational wounds, it is a privilege to walk alongside you on your journey toward healing and rediscovering the love, resilience, and strengths that are part of who you are. Together, we'll create a safe, compassionate space where your thoughts, emotions, and experiences are heard, understood, and valued.
Each of us enters this world with a deep need to be loved, especially through our earliest relationships. When those bonds are nurtured, they help shape a secure sense of self. When they are wounded, lasting emotional pain can follow. As someone who has experienced healing from relational wounds, it is a privilege to walk alongside you on your journey toward healing and rediscovering the love, resilience, and strengths that are part of who you are. Together, we'll create a safe, compassionate space where your thoughts, emotions, and experiences are heard, understood, and valued.
Being a person is tough. You might be considering therapy because you’re feeling unsettled or not like yourself. You’re doubting yourself and replaying situations in your head. You’d like to bring more of who you are to your relationships, but maybe you've lost sight of who that person is. And you’re ready to find your way back to yourself. It's time to feel more ease and confidence in who you are and how you interact with the world.
Being a person is tough. You might be considering therapy because you’re feeling unsettled or not like yourself. You’re doubting yourself and replaying situations in your head. You’d like to bring more of who you are to your relationships, but maybe you've lost sight of who that person is. And you’re ready to find your way back to yourself. It's time to feel more ease and confidence in who you are and how you interact with the world.
I am trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy ( DBT) and also enjoy utilizing parts work.
I offer radically authentic and accepting therapy for individuals, queer families, and partnerships of all kinds, including couples. I enjoy working with folks who are navigating PTSD, depression, anxiety, ADHD, OCD, grief and loss, and attachment insecurity. Through caring curiosity, I work to help folks cultivate self-compassion and find meaningful growth towards greater connection to self. My approach is grounded in honoring each individual's lived experience, and I find it an honor to walk alongside and support clients on their journeys.
I am trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy ( DBT) and also enjoy utilizing parts work.
I offer radically authentic and accepting therapy for individuals, queer families, and partnerships of all kinds, including couples. I enjoy working with folks who are navigating PTSD, depression, anxiety, ADHD, OCD, grief and loss, and attachment insecurity. Through caring curiosity, I work to help folks cultivate self-compassion and find meaningful growth towards greater connection to self. My approach is grounded in honoring each individual's lived experience, and I find it an honor to walk alongside and support clients on their journeys.
I believe meaningful change begins with feeling heard, understood, and supported. Therapy doesn’t have to be about “fixing” yourself—it can be a space to better understand who you are, navigate life’s challenges, and recognize the strengths you have. My approach is warm, collaborative, and person-centered. I’ll meet you where you are and work at pace that feels comfortable, while helping you move toward the goals and life you want. Whether you’re experiencing anxiety, stress, relationship challenges, a major life transition, or simply feeling stuck, therapy can offer space to explore what you’re experiencing and find a path forward.
I believe meaningful change begins with feeling heard, understood, and supported. Therapy doesn’t have to be about “fixing” yourself—it can be a space to better understand who you are, navigate life’s challenges, and recognize the strengths you have. My approach is warm, collaborative, and person-centered. I’ll meet you where you are and work at pace that feels comfortable, while helping you move toward the goals and life you want. Whether you’re experiencing anxiety, stress, relationship challenges, a major life transition, or simply feeling stuck, therapy can offer space to explore what you’re experiencing and find a path forward.
I also integrate components of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy ( DBT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
Folks who choose to work with me can expect a non-judgmental setting where they are free to be their authentic selves. I will help you frame your lived experiences within the context of your world and identify the stuck points that prevent meaningful change. We will work together to examine recurring patterns in your life and find ways to disrupt them.
I also integrate components of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy ( DBT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
Folks who choose to work with me can expect a non-judgmental setting where they are free to be their authentic selves. I will help you frame your lived experiences within the context of your world and identify the stuck points that prevent meaningful change. We will work together to examine recurring patterns in your life and find ways to disrupt them.
Welcome! I am glad you were able to find this page, as asking for help can be very difficult. I believe in the beauty, the insight, and the wonderful potential existing in each and everyone of us. I am committed to foster this source, in order to help your beautiful self find its proper place, role, and meaning in life. In my practice I focus on multiple life and mental health challenges with a strong emphasis on Truth, solid evidence-based science, philosophy, spirituality, and religion (I am open and supportive of all backgrounds), as well as integrative, empathetic, and personalized approaches to healthcare.
Welcome! I am glad you were able to find this page, as asking for help can be very difficult. I believe in the beauty, the insight, and the wonderful potential existing in each and everyone of us. I am committed to foster this source, in order to help your beautiful self find its proper place, role, and meaning in life. In my practice I focus on multiple life and mental health challenges with a strong emphasis on Truth, solid evidence-based science, philosophy, spirituality, and religion (I am open and supportive of all backgrounds), as well as integrative, empathetic, and personalized approaches to healthcare.
I am DBT-driven.
I offer DBT, CBT, trauma-informed care, skills management, and Gottman-style couples work.
I am DBT-driven.
I offer DBT, CBT, trauma-informed care, skills management, and Gottman-style couples work.
My approach is grounded in DBT, trauma-informed care, and feminist therapy.
Reaching out for therapy can feel incredibly vulnerable. My goal is to create a space where you can show up exactly as you are. I work with adults and adolescents (13+) navigating challenges related to anxiety, depression, life transitions, burnout, relationship issues, neurodivergence, and identity development. I enjoy working with queer and trans individuals looking for an affirming space to explore identity, relationships, and what it means to live authentically.
Together, we can work to better understand both how we got to where we are and find where we want to go.
My approach is grounded in DBT, trauma-informed care, and feminist therapy.
Reaching out for therapy can feel incredibly vulnerable. My goal is to create a space where you can show up exactly as you are. I work with adults and adolescents (13+) navigating challenges related to anxiety, depression, life transitions, burnout, relationship issues, neurodivergence, and identity development. I enjoy working with queer and trans individuals looking for an affirming space to explore identity, relationships, and what it means to live authentically.
Together, we can work to better understand both how we got to where we are and find where we want to go.
Hi there. Thanks for stopping to read my blurb. My name is Nikki and I have worked in the Community Mental Health field for over 20 years. I have had the pleasure of working with many types of people in various stages of need- from case management to Crisis Intervention and support. I feel honored that people have let me into their lives and be witness to such vulnerable parts. I'm invested in working with people and meeting them where they are at. I believe that people can do incredible things and that at times we all need some support, guidance and someone to talk and process with- I'd love the chance to be that person.
Hi there. Thanks for stopping to read my blurb. My name is Nikki and I have worked in the Community Mental Health field for over 20 years. I have had the pleasure of working with many types of people in various stages of need- from case management to Crisis Intervention and support. I feel honored that people have let me into their lives and be witness to such vulnerable parts. I'm invested in working with people and meeting them where they are at. I believe that people can do incredible things and that at times we all need some support, guidance and someone to talk and process with- I'd love the chance to be that person.
Angela Sue Fereday-Parent
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MA
3 Endorsed
Colchester, VT 05446
Waitlist for new clients
Throughout our therapeutic work together, we may explore patterns of thoughts and feelings derived from your family of origin that impacts your current life and/or relationships. Within the structure and support of our professional relationship, these patterns become more apparent and conscious, and are thus more easily understood and changed. My role is to collaborate with you to achieve a greater awareness of yourself, to develop more effective behavioral patterns and ultimately reduce undesirable or troubling emotions and interpersonal conflicts.
Throughout our therapeutic work together, we may explore patterns of thoughts and feelings derived from your family of origin that impacts your current life and/or relationships. Within the structure and support of our professional relationship, these patterns become more apparent and conscious, and are thus more easily understood and changed. My role is to collaborate with you to achieve a greater awareness of yourself, to develop more effective behavioral patterns and ultimately reduce undesirable or troubling emotions and interpersonal conflicts.
Accepting new clients with limited daytime in person availability and Telehealth availability. I work with teens, young adults, and adults navigating substance use, anxiety, grief, trauma, and life transitions. Many clients come to therapy feeling stuck in patterns they don't fully understand or trying to find steadiness while managing overwhelming emotions, loss, change, or past experiences.
Accepting new clients with limited daytime in person availability and Telehealth availability. I work with teens, young adults, and adults navigating substance use, anxiety, grief, trauma, and life transitions. Many clients come to therapy feeling stuck in patterns they don't fully understand or trying to find steadiness while managing overwhelming emotions, loss, change, or past experiences.
Welcome. Have you been spilling it all to ChatGPT lately, just to feel like you're still holding the weight of those concerns, without much relief? While it’s an excellent tool for learning tangible coping skills and gaining insights, are you sensing that your healing can also come from the vulnerability of being seen, supported and unconditionally accepted by another person? It can feel scary, but perhaps choosing to be here honors the part of you that is asking for that genuine connection. As your therapist, a priority of mine is to help you feel safe to live a life that is authentically yours.
Welcome. Have you been spilling it all to ChatGPT lately, just to feel like you're still holding the weight of those concerns, without much relief? While it’s an excellent tool for learning tangible coping skills and gaining insights, are you sensing that your healing can also come from the vulnerability of being seen, supported and unconditionally accepted by another person? It can feel scary, but perhaps choosing to be here honors the part of you that is asking for that genuine connection. As your therapist, a priority of mine is to help you feel safe to live a life that is authentically yours.
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The challenges of cancer do not stop after treatment. The National Cancer Institute defines cancer survivorship as “focusing on the health and well-being of a person with cancer from the time of diagnosis until the end of life. This includes the physical, mental, emotional, social, and financial effects of cancer that begin at diagnosis and continue through treatment and beyond.” This resonates with me because it acknowledges the whole cancer journey and the unique concerns and needs of each individual as they change over time. Loved ones and caregivers are also impacted by cancer and are also a part of the survivorship experience.
James Fitzgerald Therapy PLLC
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, LCMHC
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Integrating neuroscience, positive psychology, somatic and polyvagal, mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy
Please. Do not call, email, or leave voicemails! Due to an overwhelming amount of spammers and scammers, I am no longer answering emails or voicemails. I do not have an office staff and I am busy all day seeing clients. I encourage you to visit my private practice website (James Fitzgerald Therapy), if you would like a consultation session, use my online portal to schedule a meeting. I do not offer free consultations for ethical, legal, and risk management reasons. If you have a disability that creates a barrier to using tech, reading, or writing, I invite you to ask for assistance with navigating my website and online portal.
Integrating neuroscience, positive psychology, somatic and polyvagal, mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy
Please. Do not call, email, or leave voicemails! Due to an overwhelming amount of spammers and scammers, I am no longer answering emails or voicemails. I do not have an office staff and I am busy all day seeing clients. I encourage you to visit my private practice website (James Fitzgerald Therapy), if you would like a consultation session, use my online portal to schedule a meeting. I do not offer free consultations for ethical, legal, and risk management reasons. If you have a disability that creates a barrier to using tech, reading, or writing, I invite you to ask for assistance with navigating my website and online portal.
I am psychodynamically trained and have had extensive training in CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) and DBT ( dialectical behavioral therapy).
Collaboratively we will address emotional, cognitive, behavioral and relational issues that are important to you or that interfere with optimal functioning. You will receive support, diagnostic information, education, feedback, a treatment plan, and referrals as needed and a professional safe environment in which to explore all of the above.
I am psychodynamically trained and have had extensive training in CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) and DBT ( dialectical behavioral therapy).
Collaboratively we will address emotional, cognitive, behavioral and relational issues that are important to you or that interfere with optimal functioning. You will receive support, diagnostic information, education, feedback, a treatment plan, and referrals as needed and a professional safe environment in which to explore all of the above.
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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.