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“You can never fly higher than your angels can protect.” As a liberal African American woman, I understand the need for a safe spa...
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“You can never fly higher than your angels can protect.” As a liberal African American woman, I understand the need for a safe space.
Maxi Malone-Deese is a diverse Licensed Professional Counselor. She has a wide range of experience in all sectors of therapy. Maxi has worked along with Child Protective Services. Maxi has experience working with individuals and families from diverse races, backgrounds, and socioeconomic statuses, providing cultural sensitivity as well as quality individualized care. She has worked with a wide variety of age groups — from toddlers to seniors — and has specialties in couples, geriatrics, women ages 18-40, and minorities. She is well-versed in the areas of anxiety, depression, life transition issues, family conflict, and self-worth.
Maxi received her Master's in Professional Counseling from Grand Canyon University. Maxi has experience in private practice, agency, and state hospitals. Maxi utilizes a variety of therapeutic methods that include cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, emotionally focused therapy, and person-centered therapy.
As a woman of color, Maxi understands the need for a safe space and is intentional about creating one for clients. Maxi allows room for authentic honesty without judgment all while providing the client with constructive criticism through love and empathy. Maxi wants to help clients deal with life in a way that promotes personal growth and self-awareness.
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As a daughter of a retired military member, I understand how challenging transitions can be at times....
As a daughter of a retired military member, I understand how challenging transitions can be at times.
Kim Reuter is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with over 20 years of experience. She specializes in mood, adjustment, and performance-related issues as well as addiction-related concerns. Kim provides individuals with a safe place to promote healthy recovery, growth, and personal development. She encourages her clients to share concerns and feelings and partners with them to assist in exploring and processing present-day challenges and unresolved conflicts or trauma. Through educational pursuits and personal life experiences, Kim has gained a deep understanding of life’s unexpected challenges.
Kim has a Master’s in Counseling from Webster University. She takes an eclectic approach to treatment and uses cognitive behavioral therapy along with an array of other integrative therapy techniques to meet the individualized needs of each individual.
Seeking counseling can be difficult and sensitive, and choosing the “right” therapist involves the willingness to invest and commit to the process. Kim will assist those in need by utilizing strength-based and person-centered approaches, remaining non-judgmental and genuine in a warm and always welcomed setting.
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Dialectical behavior therapy is very helpful for those who want to learn better to live in the moment without feeling trapped between the past and the future.
Dialectical behavior therapy teaches people to use core mindfulness, distress tolerance, and regulation of emotions to help them deal with issues.
Progress in dialectical behavior therapy is demonstrated when a client is experiencing less anxiety, less depression, and an improved sense of satisfaction.
In their personal time, clients can supplement dialectical behavior therapy by working toward their goals and practicing the strategies they are learning.
Prior to the first dialectical behavior therapy session, an individual can begin to think about what brings him or her joy, and what interferes with that joy.
At Thriveworks, Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) primarily concentrates on assisting individuals in emotion regulation, enhancing interpersonal relationships, and acquiring effective coping strategies for managing stress and emotional difficulties.
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) targets your personal challenges. You may work with your DBT therapist to maintain diary cards to monitor progress, emphasizing validation and support in the therapeutic relationship. DBT follows a stage-based approach, prioritizing crisis reduction initially and life satisfaction.
DBT was initially developed to address the needs of individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD). However, its versatile approach has enabled its application to a wide range of mental health conditions, including but not limited to, anxiety, depression, stress, and anger issues.
The 4 pillars of DBT are mindfulness, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and distress tolerance.
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) have distinct purposes and aren’t inherently superior or inferior to one another. DBT is most effective for managing emotional regulation, personality disorders, and interpersonal challenges, while EMDR is specifically tailored for individuals with trauma-related conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) with therapists at Thriveworks in Rowlett, TX is conducted both in person and online by video. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.
The duration of a standard DBT program is typically around 24 weeks, which is roughly six months. The actual number of sessions will vary depending on the issues you wish to address.
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