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Westside DBT

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A comprehensive Dialectical Behavioral Therapy outpatient center in West Los Angeles, Studio City & the South Bay.
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Turns out, parenting doesn’t come with a magic wand. (We wish!)
Watching your kid struggle is HARD. Sometimes the best thing we can do is resist the urge to fix everything and let them work through those big feelings (with us right beside them, of course).
And let’s be real, sometimes the distress tolerance exercise is for the parents.
Our co-founder Sasha joins Suzanne Jamieson on In The Zone Parent Pod for a conversation about raising emotionally resilient kids and navigating our own big feelings along the way!
Tune in!
🎧 Full episode linked in our bio!
#WestsideDBT #InTheZoneParentPod #DBTParenting #DistressTolerance by @westsidedbt

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Our most dedicated mindfulness student. 🐾
They spent a good chunk of the afternoon sitting at the window watching the world go by and honestly… they might be onto something.
Consider this your reminder that mindfulness doesn’t have to be a whole production. Sometimes you can just sit there and notice what’s going on around you. That counts too. taken in Los Angeles, California by @westsidedbt

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15 days ago

Fall is a dialectical experience.

Ready for a new season while still sweating through the old one. (Literally)🎃☀️

Acceptance + change. We practice both.

Very DBT of you, September. by @westsidedbt

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22 days ago

Apparently therapists need a different kind of skills group sometimes 🀄️
Our Co-Founder Sasha hosted some of our very good friends in our community for Mahjong, sunshine, snacks and a little friendly competition.
We spend so much time talking about connection and building a life you actually enjoy. This is kind of the whole point.
Loving On Our People. Feeling The Breeze. Laughing. Playing Mahjong.
More of this always. #mahjong #mentalhealth #dbt #westla by @westsidedbt

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2 months ago

Raise your hand if one awkward conversation has ever turned into a full Netflix series in your head.
We’ve all been there.
Our brains can be a little dramatic sometimes, and you don’t have to believe every story they tell.
One of our favorite DBT mindset shifts is surprisingly simple:
Add one word.
And.
Swipe through to see the shift. →. by @westsidedbt

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3 months ago

You thought your therapist had it all figured out?
We Google things too!

Being a therapist doesn’t mean having all the answers, it means staying curious enough to know there isn’t just one right way to explain a skill, ask a question, or help something click. Every person walks through our doors with different experiences, so we’re always learning, adapting and looking for new ways to connect. #westsidedbt #losangeles #dbttherapy #dbtinreallife by @westsidedbt

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3 months ago

Our co-founder, Sasha, will be the first to tell you that some of the best mindfulness practices don’t happen in a therapy office.
Gardening naturally invites us to slow down, notice what’s around us, engage in our senses, and stay present which are all core components of mindfulness and emotion regulation in DBT.
Sometimes healing looks like dirt under your fingernails, sunshine on your face, and five quiet minutes spent tending to something that’s growing.
What’s your favorite way to reconnect with the present moment? #westsidedbt #mentalhealthmatters #losangeles #dbttherapy by @westsidedbt

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3 months ago

Mahjong is having a moment, so naturally, we had to investigate.
A few hours later, none of us had become Mahjong experts, and we laughed a lot, enjoyed some sunshine, and Sasha’s puppy pretty much stole the show by bringing all the good vibes.
Turns out, connection doesn’t always look like a team meeting. Sometimes it looks like trying something new together and getting surprisingly invested in little tiles.
Should the Westside Therapists Mahjong Club become a thing? Stay tuned!!! by @westsidedbt

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4 months ago

Have you recently turned one mistake, one hard day, or one awkward interaction into a full personality assessment?
Today’s reality check comes from Sasha.
Therapist. Mom. DBT expert. Parent coach. Baker.
Occasional provider of evidence that your inner critic may not be a reliable source.
Swipe through for reminders before your brain starts writing fan fiction about everything that went wrong today. #DBT #therapist #parentcoach by @westsidedbt

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4 months ago

Behind every therapy session, skills group, and phone coaching call is a team that enjoys being together.

This time, we traded worksheets for wax and spent the morning making candles with @affirmationeffect

Connection matters and we’re lucky to work alongside people we’d choose to spend time with even when we’re off the clock!

#WestsideDBT #TeamCulture #LifeWorthLiving by @westsidedbt

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4 months ago

Some teams bond through trust falls.
We bond through clinically significant outfit coordination.
DBT talks a lot about patterns…
Ours just happens to be emotionally attuned & leopard print.
Somewhere between consultation team, wise mind, & back-to-back sessions,the Westside DBT therapists accidentally started dressing like the same regulated nervous system. We’re calling it our consultation team synergy! ✨ by @westsidedbt

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5 months ago

May is mental health awareness month, and respectfully… we’re not doing the “just think positive” thing.

We’re talking about crying in your car between errands, googling the same question for the 14th time, being right and still wishing you could redo the moment.

The work isn’t always obvious. Sometimes it’s just catching it a second sooner, pausing for a beat, or doing it a little differently than last time.

and honestly, that’s something we celebrate, not just in may, but every day.

xoxo - Westside DBT #dbttherapy #losangeles #mentalhealth #therapy by @westsidedbt

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