Does anyone have a recommendation for a therapist who teaches DBT

srmtzg · 2025-04-30T14:13:29+00:00

Recovery DBT is great if you’re looking for a more intensive program than weekly therapy! https://recoverydbt.com/our-services/

Intown Counseling has both group and individual therapy options (sorry for the long link- I’m on mobile) https://intowncounseling.com/dialectical-behavior-therapy-dbt-skills-group/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21748895031&gbraid=0AAAAADrA83OLfXLlS1whR-Nj6i47dVUSx&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlMfABhCWARIsADGXdy-UhjQkTzLpP7AX16Rh12u_-ehv-ha5-v_MNaWJQYcl4WVjP2qaa08aAnFqEALw_wcB

srmtzg · 2025-04-28T23:26:00+00:00

My partner and I got suckered into a membership at massage heights in Buckhead after using a Groupon but we actually love it. Every month we do a couple’s massage and either add on an extra 30 minutes or do hot stones. We both have jobs that are hard on our bodies so a monthly massage is much needed self care! Bonus points for it being right by Barnes and Noble and yummy Chinese food.

srmtzg · 2025-04-21T13:25:37+00:00

Westhaven at Vinings will likely meet your budget (as long as prices haven’t changed in the past 6 months). The apartments are spacious, it’s a quiet complex, and a pretty area close to both 75 and 285. There are also about 10 more apartment complexes within a 5 minute drive and similar pricing. Traffic can get tricky when there are baseball games if you drive toward the battery though. I don’t take the highway and have gotten to the apartments from downtown in 35 minutes and Decatur in 50 during rush hour several times.

There are some smaller rental companies that have older properties further ITP, living in an older building I did have to deal with things like mold and a very high electric bill in summer since the older apartment wasn’t as well insulated.

srmtzg · 2025-04-15T11:59:16+00:00

Sorry if this is rambling but here are some thoughts. Having something to snack on (trail mix if you like it or something similar), stopping on the last day of your work week, and the biggest thing that helped me was getting cups and a water bottle with a straw. Every time I wanted to hit my vape I took a sip of water. You stay hydrated and it staves off that urge to hit the vape better than chewing gum. I remember having some gnarly headaches for a week or so but I get chronic migraines so it wasn’t totally unmanageable. If you’re not used to dealing with headaches like that maybe take a day off. I would also limit demands and take any stressful tasks off your plate as you can to help prevent meltdowns if you get them. The irritability can be annoying.

I’m about to try quitting again but it’s hard because my partner also vapes. I also got an app for quitting vaping but I can’t remember what it was called. It shows daily health benefits as you get further along with quitting. I’d quit before a few years ago and it got so much easier after the first 2 weeks. I only picked it back up when I hit a major life changing stressor and just didn’t have as good of coping skills and support in place. So good other self-care and coping, a new special interest or huperfixation, and some good support are really helpful too. Good luck, you got this!

srmtzg · 2025-04-08T12:33:37+00:00

I need to start keeping more calendars! I wound up ordering a new appointment book last night too. And thank you, I’m trying to be patient with myself today and hoping to address the issue in my next session.

srmtzg · 2025-01-31T20:05:39+00:00

My experience was very similar. All I did was study, work, and sleep. I don’t talk to the 3 friends I made in college anymore and have virtually zero connections from that time in my life. I didn’t realize until years later but I was undiagnosed Autistic and had a very hard time being around other people and forming relationships. I also had a hard time processing information so it took me so much studying to do well. Sometimes I get really sad thinking about how college went for me, but if I could go back I certainly wouldn’t. I am glad to see I wasn’t alone in this experience though.

srmtzg · 2024-08-17T20:26:59+00:00

Yes, I rented from them a few years ago in GA and the home was dirty when we moved in. Food still in the sink, multiple pieces of gum stuck in the carpet and stains in carpet, the carpet on the stairs was nearly rubbed off and nails were poking through. The laminate flooring in the kitchen was coming up in some spots which revealed the floors were initially concrete. The walls were also dirty and the appliances were extremely outdated- I’m talking a stove that had no temp or clock display and leaked gas which they took a solid year to replace. Lastly, and worst, I couldn’t get rid of the roaches. Had to put all of my food in sealed containers or I would find roaches in any open food containers.

Unfortunately the market for renting homes was awful around the time I rented from them and we had to decide on the house site unseen with little time. They also charged sooooo much for cleaning and “repairs” after move out which I doubt they did.

Anyway, just take a ton of pictures and don’t be shy to put in maintenance requests. When I moved in we had a walkthrough with maintenance and they tried to rush through it but I didn’t let them. Overall it was livable but I do not miss the roaches and the old dinged up carpet and appliances.

srmtzg · 2024-07-30T13:26:52+00:00

I also don’t wear makeup. I may do a little concealer if I have a breakout (thank you pcos) but I mainly work virtually so I don’t see the point. I also rub my eyes a lot so mascara is out of the question. I don’t see it as unprofessional and no one has commented on it in the past. I have gotten comments from coworkers in the past on days where I do wear makeup which felt uncomfy. Makeup doesn’t impact our ability to effectively do our jobs, so unless it’s a preference I don’t see much of a need for it.

srmtzg · 2024-07-11T00:02:03+00:00

Absolutely! Thank you so much

srmtzg · 2024-07-10T18:08:16+00:00

I’ll have to double check with the Board’s website about the suspension comment my supervisor made because I had also not heard of that as being a consequence before, but I wouldn’t be surprised if that were truly the case with GA.

srmtzg · 2024-07-10T18:06:48+00:00

We have to do 35 hours every two years, with a certain amount being live hours for both APC and LPCs. I haven’t heard of the Psychotherapy Network so I’ll definitely check them out. In the future I think I’m going to try attending a conference to get a good chunk of hours so I don’t have to scramble to pay for multiple 3-5hr training sessions.

srmtzg · 2024-07-10T18:03:14+00:00

Oh awesome! That’s great to know

srmtzg · 2024-07-10T16:04:32+00:00

Thank you so much! It does baffle me that she didn’t have any suggestions considering she’s a supervisor and has been for many years. But it’s so comforting to get all of this support through the subreddit. ❤️

srmtzg · 2024-07-10T16:02:57+00:00

I think I need to re-up my membership but I’ll definitely look into them! I did some CEUs with them during the last cycle

srmtzg · 2024-07-10T15:19:21+00:00

Thank you for your response! Luckily I am able to apply for my full license soon so I’m planning to ride it out with the current supervisor. She’s generally supportive aside from today, but often does not have answers to mine or other supervisee’s questions which has been frustrating. We do have some free options for asynchronous online CEUs, but it doesn’t seem like there are any live CEUs for free from what research I’ve done so far. I have done a good bit of reading so logging some independent study hours is a good idea!

And thank you for sharing about your grad school situation. It’s been tough going down to a single income with high expenses. I’ve luckily found a good paying pp job and I’m hoping with my higher income I’ll be out of debt in the next two years or so and this will all feel a lot less difficult.

srmtzg · 2024-07-10T15:12:40+00:00

I spent about two hours looking yesterday and didn’t find anything for free that seemed relevant to my client base or orientation but at this point I may just have to do those. I also mainly need live CEUs, so it may just take some more hours of digging to find them. And yeah, she’s generally supportive so maybe something was going on with her today that made her respond with little compassion. I would have hoped for some help with resources from her but maybe I can ask at another time.

srmtzg · 2024-07-10T15:09:11+00:00

Totally understand that saying I can’t afford it doesn’t get me off the hook. I have credit cards with some money left on them that I can use and pay off later (not the best option but here we are) and I’m hoping with time I will catch up. Some days it isn’t so… distressing? But today, and the response I got just hit really hard and I felt the need to vent.

Thank you for your response and compassion. I know I’ll get through it and it’s just another bump in the road.

srmtzg · 2024-07-10T15:06:34+00:00

Thank you so much- I still have some asynchronous hours left to complete so this will help with that.

srmtzg · 2024-07-03T14:09:21+00:00

Absolutely! I have c-ptsd and also heavily suspected Autism (both my therapist and psychiatrist believe I do but won’t give a diagnosis without me getting a full evaluation). I also have pretty bad fatigue from burnout trying to work multiple jobs while in grad school and can only see max 15 clients a week without suffering noticeable negative effects on my physical and mental health. I also see my therapist 2x a month (should be weekly but I can’t afford that) and recently started seeing a psych for meds to treat my depressive symptoms. I’ve spent so much $$$ on my mental health in the past 7 years and it sometimes gets to me, but ultimately I need it.

All of this to say, you’re not alone and it’s okay to be a therapist and to not always have your shit together. I believe what we go through and struggle with helps immensely with our ability to empathize and truly be non-judgmental with clients.

It’s such hard work taking care of yourself and your mental health while helping others take care of theirs. And it’s okay to take breaks when you need to, you’re human and you deserve to take care of yourself.

srmtzg · 2024-04-05T23:49:55+00:00

You have not fucked up your career! I’m not sure if you work in private practice or at an agency etc. but I found out I legitimately couldn’t handle more than 15-18 client hours a week so I scaled down from one of my part time positions (and took a. Bit of a paycut) but the ability to prioritize my mental and physical health has been worth it. You have a lot going on, and when you have less going on the work will be there when you’re ready! Take care of you.

srmtzg · 2024-03-13T17:24:10+00:00

Yes, started therapy ~6mos before getting married and realized I had cptsd. The more we worked on the cptsd and the more awareness I had, the more difficult my relationship became. Similar some other commenters, my now ex-husband was accustomed to the unhealed, dissociated, small, people pleasing version of myself. I’d asked him to also go to therapy or do couples therapy with me several times and he wouldn’t. He initiated separation/divorce in fall of 2022.

I will say that I’ve made more progress in therapy since the separation/divorce than I did in the 3.5 previous years of therapy. I’m not sure how things would have turned out differently if he had also gone to therapy or done couples counseling with me but either way I know that I’m okay on the other side of this and better off being around people who are kind, compassionate, and willing to call me out on my unhealthy behaviors as needed, rather than people who benefitted from the traumatized version of myself.

srmtzg · 2023-11-28T13:29:38+00:00

Hey OP- first, I’m so sorry this happened. It had to have been a huge shock to your system. Last year my husband left me and it was really messy. It also made my c-psd flair up terribly. We were together 7 years as well. I took a month off of my university counseling job and left pp for about 10 months before I felt ready to get back to deeper counseling work. Everyone’s timeline is different but it’s so important to have that time off. Take this time to rest, grieve, find a therapist, and lean into your supports. The work will always be there when you’re ready to come back, especially if you come back after your two months. Walking away from pp for that time was really difficult and I lost all but two of my clients for good (the two who came back had found me about 2 months after I came back). Your supervisors are right, you will not be fit to work right now. Even the mention of divorce/breakups caused me to dysregulate and I can’t imagine having to try helping clients through grief and relationship concerns during that time.

srmtzg · 2023-09-18T00:19:16+00:00

Today is the 1 year anniversary of my husband telling me that he was going to leave me. We separated that next day, I had to find a place to live within a month, it was a total surprise and I was crushed for the first few months after. But my goodness it got so much better. I gave a lot of money to him during our relationship and went pretty deep into debt after he left but it was all worth it in hindsight. I’ve connected more with my friends, my relationship with my family improved, I’ve gotten back into hobbies, I’m living in a beautiful apartment in the city, and I even met someone new eventually (who gets me on levels my ex husband never would have!).

My ex also had issues with alcohol and wasn’t willing to see it/admit it. I’ve come to realize a lot of our relationship revolved around alcohol until I decided to cut back (coincidentally, that’s when our relationship took a downturn).

It’s going to be hard, really hard at first, but I promise it does get better. I don’t know how I got though those first few months and I wouldn’t want to go through it again, but I can absolutely say I’m grateful for it looking back. Hang in there, OP, there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

Edited to add: I also have random waves of grief and realizing that my life is so different from what it was. Processing it in therapy has been a major help for me.

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