PRACTICAL SKILLS FOR EVERYDAY LIFE

DBT-Informed Therapy in Melissa, TX

Build skills for navigating difficult emotions, distress, and relationships. Megan incorporates DBT-informed skills into individualized therapy in Melissa and online throughout Texas.
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WHAT IS DBT?

Acceptance and change can work together.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy combines acceptance of your current experiences with work toward meaningful changes in behavior. Its four main skill areas are mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.

Megan incorporates selected DBT principles and skills into individual therapy, with attention to your concerns and goals. This service is DBT-informed individual therapy.

Your feelings deserve understanding. Your responses can have more options.
UNDERSTANDING THE APPROACH

Skills you can bring into daily life.

DBT-informed work may draw on mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness according to your needs.

Notice and understand emotions

Explore mindfulness and emotion regulation skills to recognize what you feel and how you respond.

Navigate difficult moments

Discuss distress tolerance skills for getting through challenging situations without adding to the difficulty.

Communicate your needs

Explore interpersonal effectiveness skills for expressing needs, setting boundaries, and navigating relationships.

WHAT SESSIONS MAY INVOLVE

Understand the pattern.
Practice another response.

Megan begins by understanding what feels difficult, how you currently respond, and what you would like to work toward. Together, you can identify situations where selected DBT-informed skills may be useful.

Sessions may include discussing a recent experience, exploring what happened before and after a response, and practicing another way to cope or communicate. You can review what feels helpful and adjust the work as you go.

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DISCUSS YOUR NEEDS

Explore what happens

Discuss situations, emotions, and responses that matter to your goals.

Practice a useful skill

Consider coping or communication skills that fit your needs and circumstances.

Review and adjust together

Share what worked, what felt difficult, and what you would like to try next.

Megan Carley, MSW, LCSW-S, trauma therapist in Melissa, Texas
WORKING WITH MEGAN

Support that sees the whole person.

Megan Carley, MSW, LCSW-S, brings more than two decades of clinical experience and an individualized approach to therapy. She takes time to understand your concerns, strengths, and what you would like to work toward.
  • 20+ Years of Clinical Experience
  • EMDR Trained
  • Trauma-Focused Care
  • IFS-Informed Approach
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DBT-INFORMED THERAPY

Questions are welcome.

Learn more about DBT-informed skills and how they may fit into your care.
WHAT IS DBT?
DBT stands for Dialectical Behavior Therapy. It combines acceptance of your current experiences with work toward meaningful changes in behavior. Its four main skill areas are mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. Megan incorporates DBT-informed skills into individual therapy according to your concerns and goals.
IS DBT-INFORMED THERAPY THE SAME AS A COMPREHENSIVE DBT PROGRAM?
No. Comprehensive DBT typically includes individual therapy, group skills training, between-session coaching, and a therapist consultation team. DBT-informed individual therapy uses selected principles and skills within your treatment. The service described here is DBT-informed individual therapy. Megan can discuss whether this fits your needs or whether a comprehensive DBT program or another level of care would be more appropriate.
DO I NEED A BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER DIAGNOSIS TO EXPLORE DBT SKILLS?
No. You can ask about DBT-informed skills without having a borderline personality disorder diagnosis. Megan will assess your concerns and discuss whether these skills fit your treatment goals. You may want support with difficult emotions, coping responses, communication, or boundaries. If you plan to use insurance, she can explain any assessment and diagnosis requirements associated with your coverage.
WILL I PRACTICE SKILLS BETWEEN SESSIONS?
You and Megan may discuss ways to practice selected skills in everyday situations. This could include noticing emotional responses, trying a coping strategy, or preparing for a difficult conversation. Practice is discussed according to your needs and circumstances. You can bring back questions, describe what felt difficult, and work together to adjust the approach.
CAN WE MEET ONLINE?
Megan offers online therapy for clients located in Texas, as well as in-person sessions in Melissa. When you reach out, she can discuss availability and whether online or in-person care is appropriate for your needs. For online sessions, you will need a private space where you feel comfortable speaking.
READY WHEN YOU ARE

Start with what feels difficult.

Bring your questions, a situation you would like help navigating, or a response you would like to understand. Together, you and Megan can discuss what support fits your needs.

Private-pay therapy is $165 for a 60-minute session.

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Carley Counseling Services is not a crisis service. If you need immediate support, call 911 or call or text 988.