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Right when I walk through the doors at Dbt of south jersey It feels very comfortable and safe it makes me feel a sort of hope that things are going to be ok, and that’s a rare feeling to have anywhere else. Everyone from the person who is sitting at the front desk to the different therapist I’ve met or talked to at DBT of south jersey are very kind and want to help. I always say that DBT saved my life- and it has multiple times. When studying DBT you gain skills in all areas of life that will help you to get through anything life throws your way. The more you practice those skills the more automatic they become to you when faced with a crisis. They become second nature to where something will happen and you will know what set of skills you need for that situation. Also a big part of DBT therapy is phone coaching. Once you have tried a lot of skills but your still experiencing strong emotions you can reach out to one of the therapists and they will walk you through other skills to help you manage the tough emotions you are going through. There’s DBT groups that usually hold I think 7-10 people where you study DBT and learn all the skills from each of the four modules together as a group and then go home to work on homework you will bring back to share with the group. I feel so blessed to have been a part of that. I got so much out of it that has changed my life. There’s also Dbt individual therapy where you meet with an individual therapist with the help of a diary card and behavior chains and you get a chance to talk through things that are going on in your life and start to process them in a safe nonjudgmental environment. You gain more skills and how to apply them to the specific situations you deal with in your day to day life. Also down the line you start to do trauma work to start to process the trauma and the symptoms that go along with it, to help to try to move forward from it skillfully. But lastly I want to talk about my therapist and the owner of DBT OF SOUTH JERSEY- Shaelene! I’ve been seeing Shaelene for over three years now and in my opinion she is extremely caring and she will do anything she can to help her clients to get better and replace old ways of coping to new and more effective ways. Most times it feels like she’s the only one in my corner- but she will always be there as my biggest cheerleader! She has always believed in me and had hope for me even in the times I don’t have it in myself. I don’t know how I would have gotten through all that I have, without her. She’s always supporting me and pushing me to use my DBT skills to help me through the tough stuff. She has tough me so much and always pushes me to do better. I’ll never forget when she first became my therapist and I was overwhelmed and didn’t think I could do it and she said “you don’t have to be here, no one is forcing you. But if your going to stay you might as well work hard to get everything you possibly can out of this” that was just the kick I needed to jump head first into my recovery and work hard at it everyday. I’m so grateful to have Shaelene in my life to teach me and help me see the light at the end of the tunnel. She truly goes above and beyond for her clients!I believe wholeheartedly in DBT and feel everyone should be taught these skills regardless of what your life circumstances are, and I think DBT OF SOUTH JERSEY is the perfect place to do that because these therapists will never stop fighting for you to succeed. I mean why wouldn’t you want to jump into something that will make your life feel like it’s worth living?!