Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy to Build a Life Worth Living
…because it’s easy to apply and adapt the principles of DBT with clients from all walks of life.
The primary goals of DBT are to help clients identify a life worth living and guide them towards changes that’ll help them reach their goals. But for individuals who are anxious, depressed, or even suicidal, thinking about their ideal life can be overwhelming.
Use these guided worksheets in the early stages of treatment to help clients reflect on their goals and priorities in a more manageable way. Once you’ve identified potential areas of change, you can work collaboratively to identify steps towards achieving your clients’ goals, strengthening your therapeutic alliance and moving your clients towards a life worth living!
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Katelyn Baxter-Musser, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice in Maine where her areas of expertise include domestic violence, abuse, trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety, grief, personality disorders and relationship issues.
Her clinical experience includes working for ten years in various roles as a case manager, child and family therapist, and trauma therapist for several agencies and Native American reservations. Ms. Baxter-Musser served as the Trauma Healing Services Clinical Coordinator for La Frontera Arizona, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing behavioral health counseling, crisis intervention and support to families and individuals facing domestic violence, abuse, hate crimes and other issues.
Ms. Baxter-Musser is certified in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and EMDR. She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, the National Center for Crisis Management and EMDRIA. She sits on the EMDRIA Standards and Training Committee and part of the Southern Maine EMDR Coalition.
PESI and Katelyn Baxter-Musser are not affiliated or associated with Marsha M. Linehan, PhD, ABPP, or her organizations.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Katelyn Baxter-Musser is the owner, operator, trainer of Inner Awakening Counseling & Consulting. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Katelyn Baxter-Musser is a member of EMDRIA, the National Association of Social Workers, the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, the National Center for Crisis Management, and the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation.
PESI and Katelyn Baxter-Musser are not affiliated or associated with Marsha M. Linehan, PhD, ABPP, or her organizations.
