DBT Therapists in Maine

Hello! My name is Deanne and I am a licensed clinical social worker with over twenty years of experience in mental health. I am experienced working with people with many types of mental health challenges including PTSD, bipolar disorder, personality disorder, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, and depression. I see myself as a partner on your recovery journey, supporting you in using your strengths and new learning to improve your mental health. Let's get started!

Hi, I’m glad you’re here and taking this step toward finding the right support. Choosing a therapist is an important decision, and I hope this helps you get a sense of whether I might be a good fit for you. I bring over 20 years of experience working in the mental health field and am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Maine and West Virginia. I earned my undergraduate degree from West Virginia University and completed my master’s degree at the University of Denver. Throughout my career, I’ve worked with youth and adults navigating trauma, grief and loss, and major life transitions. These experiences have shaped my belief that healing looks different for everyone, and that therapy works best when it’s collaborative, respectful, and paced to your needs. No matter what brings you to therapy, my goal is to support you in creating meaningful change and moving toward the life you want—together.

Hi there, I’m Michelle. I’m a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California, Maine, and Vermont. I'm also a Certified Perinatal Mental Health Provider (PMH-C) and specialize in working with people who are pregnant, in the postpartum period who are experiencing depression or anxiety, or people who are dealing with birth trauma or infertility. I also work with individuals who are dealing with chronic pain from conditions such as endometriosis, PCOS, and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. I’m passionate about helping clients feel empowered and becoming more comfortable with advocating for themselves and their needs.

I'm Susan Sealy, a Behavioral Health and Substance Use Clinician passionate about helping people find relief from stress, heal from trauma, and build lives they feel good about. I work with adults and adolescents facing challenges such as PTSD, anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and mood disorders, as well as those seeking support with substance use and recovery. I offer a safe, nonjudgmental, and supportive space where you can explore your experiences, process emotions, and develop practical tools to strengthen resilience and restore balance. My approach is collaborative and grounded in evidence-based care, combining compassion, reflection, and real-world strategies to help you create meaningful, lasting change. All of my services are offered virtually, making care convenient and accessible wherever you are. I believe that growth and healing are always possible, and my role is to help guide and support you on that journey.

I’m Avril Phillips, LCSW — a licensed clinical social worker in Georgia, Maine, and Utah. I’ve had the privilege of walking alongside individuals as they navigate some of their most challenging moments. My work has allowed me to support people facing depression, anxiety, major life transitions, grief support and other emotional or mental health concerns, and it’s something I am truly passionate about. My therapeutic approach is grounded in compassion, collaboration, and evidence-based care. My goal is to help clients make meaningful, lasting changes. More importantly, I meet you exactly where you are — with patience, understanding, and respect for your unique experience. Over the years, I’ve seen clients grow in resilience, confidence, and self-awareness, learning to better understand themselves and the emotions that shape their lives. If you’re seeking support, clarity, healing, or simply a safe space to talk through what you’re experiencing, I’m here for you. My goal is to create a warm, nonjudgmental environment where you feel truly seen and supported. I look forward to getting to know you and walking with you on your journey toward healing, balance, and personal growth.

I'm Jess, and I've been working as a licensed clinical social worker in Maine for a decade. I have worked in public schools as the clinical lead in day treatment programs, at the VA in Bangor as a clinical therapist, and in private practice with adolescents and adults, for a decade. I currently work only with adults, primarily with women and individuals on the LGBTQ+ spectrum. As for who I am personally, I'm a 45 year old married lesbian with two school aged kids.

One of the most important things you can do is start the journey to understanding and living your own truth. This is a guiding force in my practice. My name is Kelly Broderick and I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Massachusetts and a Licensed Independent Social Worker - Clinical Practice (LISW-CP) in South Carolina. I have over seven years of experience working with individuals and groups in both inpatient and outpatient mental health settings. I have significant experience from my forensic background, working in specialized prisons and outpatient work with vulnerable populations. I am Telehealth only at this time and for the foreseeable future. I work with adults in individual and group settings. My specialties include addiction, anxiety, depression, codependency, family conflict, communication, grief and loss and forensic therapeutic work.

With a deep passion for breaking the stigma surrounding addiction and mental health, I have dedicated the last ten years to assisting individuals who grapple with the complex interplay of mental health issues and underlying substance abuse. I’ve witnessed how the societal stigma often conceals the very real barriers individuals face in their daily lives. My mission is to empower them with coping skills and strategies that allow them to embrace a life of recovery and resilience. As a therapist, I focus on guiding patients towards building essential skills to overcome their challenges. I believe that mental health issues come in myriad forms, and it is our duty to provide support, unburdened by negative stereotypes and judgment. Together, let’s shatter the silence and create a path towards hope, recovery and well-being.

Accepting new clients in MA and ME. Are you struggling with trauma, anxiety, depression, chronic illness, pain? Have you found yourself feeling tired, alone, or wondering, 'Does anyone understand what I am going through?' I can help. My goal is to provide you with a supportive, nonjudgmental space where healing and growth can take root. I understand what it means to feel all of those things and my aim is to help you process those feelings and emotions. Everyone deserves a fair chance to grow into the person they want to be. The approach I used is strengths-based and individualized, empowering clients to build resilience, develop emotional regulation, and reconnect with their personal sense of identity and purpose. Through compassionate collaboration, I strive to equip my clients with practical tools, deeper self-awareness, and the confidence to move forward in their lives. Whether you’re starting your healing journey or continuing it, I’m here to walk alongside you and support your goals. I work with all ages.

I’ve spent nearly two decades working in behavioral health, supporting people through trauma, anxiety, depression, and major life challenges. I believe healing happens best in a space where you feel safe, respected, and truly heard. My work is especially grounded in supporting individuals who have felt marginalized or overlooked, and I approach therapy with compassion, curiosity, and care. My style is collaborative and personalized. Rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach, I tailor our work to your needs, goals, and pace. I draw from well-researched therapy approaches that focus on building emotional awareness, processing difficult experiences, and strengthening coping skills. Together, we focus on helping you feel more grounded, confident, and empowered as you move forward in your life.

Hi, I’m Shenelle Jacobs, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), and National Certified Counselor (NCC) with over eight years of experience in the counseling field. I specialize in supporting individuals who are navigating addiction, anxiety, depression, and the effects of trauma. My approach is compassionate, collaborative, and grounded in evidence-based practices. I am trained in EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), which allows me to help clients process difficult experiences, regulate intense emotions, and build practical coping skills. I strive to create a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental space where you can feel understood and empowered. Together, we will work toward strengthening resilience, increasing self-awareness, and helping you move toward a more balanced and fulfilling life.

Hi, I’m Janelle, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor. I love to read, travel, and bring creativity into everything I do! I love working with teens, college-aged young adults, and adults who are navigating anxiety, depression, life transitions, or just feeling stuck and wanting more meaning in their lives. My approach is warm, conversational, and creative—I meet you where you are, offering a space that’s judgment-free and centered on growth. Together, we’ll explore what’s working, what’s not, and build tools to help you feel more grounded, confident, and connected to yourself.

Hi, I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida and am also licensed in Maine (LCPC). I received my masters in Rehabilitation and Mental Health from the University of South Florida. I work with my clients on their mental health struggles (trauma/PTSD, depression, anxiety, mood disorders, addiction, and coping skills to name a few) to enable them to manage their mental health so it is not interfering with their daily functioning and they can be the best version of themselves.

My name is Justin! Do you feel like your life lacks meaning, significance, or depth? Do you often feel like you are only surviving and not thriving in life? I enjoy helping clients cultivate meaning making in their lives. Allow me to walk with you along your journey of reprioritization, goal setting, meaning making, and self-improvement. I strive to cultivate a judgement free space where clients feel safe to discuss whatever is having too great an impact on their life, offer easily implementable coping skills and strategies, discover short- and long-term strengths-based solutions, work with my clients in identifying meaning, and ways that meaning can be folding into consistent practices.

If you’re here, you might be carrying pain that started long before adulthood—pain from childhood experiences, family dynamics, or relationships that taught you to stay small, silent, or strong for others. You might still hear those old internal messages: “I’m not enough,” “I’m too much,” or “I have to hold everything together.” I want you to know: you don’t have to carry this alone anymore. I’m a trauma-informed therapist specializing in EMDR, DBT, CBT, and inner child work. I help trauma survivors, anxious overthinkers, chronic self-critics, and those healing from emotionally complicated families reconnect with themselves and build a life that feels safe, calm, and authentic. I bring five years of experience working with individuals who feel stuck between who they are and who they want to become. My style is warm, grounding, and collaborative. I show up as a real human—not a distant clinician—offering a balance of compassion, clarity, and practical tools. I help you understand your emotional world, reconnect with the parts of you that learned to survive, and begin healing the inner child who deserved more care, safety, and love than they received. In therapy, you’ll learn to regulate overwhelming emotions, break cycles of self-doubt, understand your triggers, and finally build a healthier, more compassionate relationship with yourself. I work from a place of inclusivity, authenticity, and deep respect for your lived experience. If you’re ready to stop surviving and start truly living—to feel safer in your body, kinder toward yourself, and more connected to who you were meant to be—I’m here to walk beside you. Your healing starts now.

I am a licensed independent clinical social worker with over 14 years of experience working as a clinician, therapist , and crisis interventionist. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, substance use problems, psychosis, and ADHD. I also helped people who have experienced trauma and/or emotional abuse. I would like to clarify my expertise does not include eating disorders, or pornography addiction as of yet, although I do understand some of the symptoms and causes. My therapy style is genuine and solution focused.. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. My approach is dialectical behavioral based with strengths perspective and motivational interviewing. Any treatment plan to meet your needs will be collaborative, timely, and with measurable goals. Usually following the "S.M.A.R.T." goal format. Specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and timely. I have worked extensively in crisis intervention in the agency and on the streets, in hospitals, and in mental health courts and case management agencies, and have managed in this capacity. I also have many years experience related to substance use disorders and have worked as a therapist utilizing primarily Dialectical Behavioral Therapy as my main approach as well as utilizing Cognitive Behavior Therapy . Regardless of any experience, upbringing, current, or past situation, everyone has choices they can make that best serves them and the life they want to live. I look forward to working with you!

Hello, I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with over 14 years of experience helping adults navigate life’s challenges. I earned my Master’s degree from the University of Central Florida and am currently licensed to practice in Florida, Maine, Virginia, Arizona, and Colorado. While I reside in Florida, I work with clients across these states through telehealth. My approach is compassionate and collaborative—I believe in helping clients recognize their own strengths and inner resilience to create meaningful change. Whether you're facing anxiety, depression, grief, life transitions, or relationship challenges, I'm here to support you in finding balance, clarity, and healing.

I am a licensed clinical social worker with a diverse background in mental health care across various settings and states. Outpatient therapy and telehealth therapy services are my primary focus. My approach to therapy is rooted in empathy, understanding, and respect for each client's unique experiences and emotions. I strive to create a safe, supportive space where individuals can explore their challenges, build resilience, and work toward meaningful change.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist with over 18 years of experience in mental health and addiction counseling field. I am licensed in South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Utah, and Maine. My career has included extensive work with Veterans, Active Duty personnel, and federal employees, providing trauma informed care to those navigating the unique challenges of high stakes, high responsibility environments. I specialize in supporting neurodivergent adults, LGBTQIA+ individuals, those living with chronic illnesses, mental health issues due to chronic pain and medical trauma, trauma survivors, addiction, burnout, anxiety, women’s issues, and major life transitions. My approach is nonjudgmental and trauma informed, meeting clients where they are with curiosity and compassion while creating a space for authentic growth and understanding. I practice a relational and integrative approach grounded in collaboration and clinical insight. I value appropriate self disclosure when it supports the therapeutic process and use my training and lived experience to help clients develop tools that genuinely serve them. My work draws from an eclectic foundation that includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Solution Focused Therapy, Polyvagal Theory, and Somatic approaches. I also integrate alternative and mind body methods that expand healing beyond traditional talk therapy, supporting both emotional and physiological well-being. I practice from an intersectional perspective, recognizing that our identities—race, gender, sexuality, neurotype, ability, culture, and lived experience—intersect to shape how we move through the world and how the world responds to us. Healing requires honoring all of those parts. I believe neurodivergence is not something to be fixed, but understood, supported, and celebrated. Therapy is a space to learn your brain, not fight against it, to understand how it works, identify what it needs, and build systems of support that honor your authentic wiring.

As adults, we are responsible for resolving the traumas that have happened to us, to pick up the pieces and put ourselves back together, not because we are to blame for our experiences, but because we are the only ones who CAN change them. That can feel unfair, and it is, there is no doubt about that. On the flipside it can also be empowering- you are the catalyst for personal change, you can always take a turn or step in a different direction, you can always act differently, feel differently, and (with the right tools and assistance) start the healing process. I am here to help you with this noble, and sometimes difficult work. As a mental health professional, I am passionate about helping others feel more whole, hopeful and effective by developing deeper self-knowledge, self-respect, compassion, resilience and further developing our coping skills to take on the challenged life throws your way. I am a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in treating anxiety, depression, trauma, and grief to assist clients in reducing distressing thoughts and emotions. Drawing from evidence-based modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), I collaborate with my clients to identify and challenge negative thought patterns contributing to their symptoms. Through a combination of cognitive restructuring, emotion regulation techniques, and mindfulness practices, I help my clients develop healthier coping mechanisms and increase resilience in the face of life's challenges.