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"Let me just say—group has been LIFE CHANGING for me. I've learned so many skills and the biggest part is realizing I'm not alone in a lot of the things I'm feeling. What you've got going on here is amazing."

-former group member

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The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.


-Carl Rogers 

Hi, I'm Lindsay—and I used to hate DBT. 

True story. When I was introduced to Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) as a grad school intern at a community mental health center, I thought it was too rigid, too structured, too many rules. I was psychodynamically trained at Smith College School for Social Work, and we had mad beef against behavior therapies. Psychoanalysis was king...or so I thought! 

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But then something magical happened: I saw it absolutely change lives. People in community mental health had fewer hospitalizations and a major decrease in risky behaviors. Suddenly people all around me had more control over their lives, at a faster rate than I'd known in traditional one-on-one therapy, and they were doing it together in groups. I was hooked.

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And also, the woman who created DBT, Marsha Linehan, she's a total baddie who transformed uber male-dominated psychology theories using her own mental health journey to build something that helps ALL people find their way back to themselves. She recognized that all the insight in the world does not change your current situation, that people need strategy to carve a new path forward. Having attended two women's colleges, that type of empowerment resonated deeply. Helping people find their voice, or find their way back home—that's the work I was made for.​​​​

Why work with me?

My approach is warm, a little weird, and unapologetically human. I use humor, where I can, because I think we learn better when we're not terrified and because learning new skills as an adult is clunky as heck. I'll put my own embarrassing fails on the table if it helps a concept land. I'm a recovering type A people pleaser myself, so I know what it's like to put in the sweat equity AND reap the rewards of my labor. Life is juicy people. 

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I've worked in acute psychiatric hospital settings and bring that clinical depth to everything I do. I want you to leave group feeling like you finally have a body that can actually rest...and enjoy it! A mind that's a little less mean to you. And a whole lot of compassion and willingness to feel the feels. 

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I believe everyone is doing the best they can with what they have AND I believe you're capable of more than you think. 

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