Workshop Description:

A DBT basics workshop for mental health therapists working with clients struggling with thoughts of suicide, self-harming behaviors, emotion dysregulation, high anxiety, impulsivity, severe depression, trauma, borderline personality disorder, and/or multiple treatment goals.  Learn more about how DBT counseling and DBT skills groups can help your clients reach their counseling goals. This training will cover the fundamental framework and basic strategies of DBT. You’ll learn what DBT is, who it helps, the basic framework from which it’s practiced, the components of DBT counseling, and basic skills from each module. This is a great CE for new therapists looking to add to their therapy toolkit, therapists interested in learning more about DBT, or seasoned therapists who need a refresher! 

Workshop Objectives:

• Identify fundamental of DBT: what DBT is, who it helps, and basic framework 

• Identify the 4 components of DBT counseling 

• Identify 4 modules of DBT and basic skills from each module 

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About the Presenter:

Julia Harris, LPC is a Mercer University Clinical Mental Health Counseling alumnus.  She has been trained in Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicide (CAMS), and Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM).She is intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and has been practicing DBT since 2015. She has training in Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).  Julia has extensive experience in treating adults & adolescents with suicidality in her private practice in Roswell, GA.

Continuing Education Credit:

3.0 Core CE hours approved by GAMFT #100-2022

3.0 Core CE hours approved by LPCGA #2022-07-06-062MLW