DBT TELE-THERAPY

Debra J. Meehl, DD, MSW

It is difficult finding the right therapist. Someone who understands, but has also walked in your shoes. Finding a DBT Therapist is even harder. As the wife of someone with Bipolar Disorder, Dr. Meehl understands the chaos, fear, anger and desperation that swirl's around you, whether you are the family, or the one with the Mood Disorder. Her understanding comes from being a family member, her compassion comes from helping her own spouse

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is successful, because everyone works as a team to establish boundaries, implement new skills and take control of the chaos. Through DBT and Skills Training, clients and/or family (not every one with a Mood disorder is ready, and some families are just fed up and exhausted) learn proven skills, coping techniques, and strategies for dealing with the triggers and stresses of living with a mood disorder. Each week clients or family members spend at least one hour in therapy and have 24 hour access every day in the event of a crisis.

Our DBT Tele-Therapy program is successful in helping people make real and meaningful changes in their lives because of our small client base. By dealing with only a select number of people, we are able to provide a range of personalized services, as part of Tele-Therapy to meet each individual's unique needs.

Among the personalized services provided as a part of each individual's DBT Tele-Therapy are:

• Skills Training
• Life Coaching
• 24-hour Crisis Access
• Local Resource Identification
• Help with Disability Filings
• Help with Insurance Claims
• Consultation with Psychiatrist and Doctors
• Development of Action Plans
• Manuals and Books

DBT Tele-Therapy is available to clients dealing with issues relating to Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Anxiety and Depression.