Debra (Deb) Burkhardt

Realizing our own needs for acceptance and validation can be hard, especially when we have not been taught to ask for them ourselves. If you feel like you are bursting at the seams with new ideas but don't know where to start or are feeling pressured by new life transitions or impending crises, therapy may be a helpful place to lay your cards on the table and decide the next step. I have intensive DBT training, however my therapeutic style is more relational and attachment based than most DBT practices. I find I work best with clients who have been told they are too much, or who have spent their entire lives feeling like the worlds biggest outcast. Feeling outcast due to intersecting identifies is something I have felt in my own life, so working with folks who feel the same way is something I treat with tenderness and respect. I hope that through our therapeutic work you will be able to feel motivated and inspired to create and maintain change in your own life.