Name: Jessica Cusimano What is your favorite color? Green, especially deep, rich greens Do you have any pets? Yes! I have 2 mixed-breed rescue dogs. Stevie (5yo) and Salem (4yo). What do you love about being a therapist? I love having the opportunity to connect with and support so many different people. What is one of your go-to mindfulness practices? 54321. It helps bring me into the present moment and feel more grounded. What is one of your hobbies or interests? Reading. W

Ever since opening LakeWest DBT Center, I've been leading DBT Graduate Groups and it is one of my favorite parts of our comprehensive DBT program. It's not standard protocol to have graduate groups for DBT, so I thought I'd share a little more here about what it is and why I love it! The way I designed our DBT Graduate Group (GG) was to have shorter time periods of the group with closed admission - that means we have the same folx from start to end. I love this set up because

On December 8, Amanda and April were honored to host a virtual workshop: Self-care x Contribute: A Workshop for Coping with Political Distress. In this community meeting, we discussed ways to skillfully move through a time of cultural and political uncertainty. Below are some of the main discussion points in case you wanted to attend and couldn't! Our intention was to create a space where people could feel heard, validated, and less alone amid an increasingly unsettling poli

The folx in our DBT program, and DBT programs across the country, are working hard to improve self-regulation, behavior stabilization,...