St. Louis DBT, LLC

10/06/2026

What Makes Neurodiverse DBT Different?

This isn't simply a typical DBT group with a different name. This group is led by trained DBT therapists with lived neurodivergent experience and based on research done by neurodiverse DBT experts.

Traditional DBT skills can be extremely helpful for neurodivergent adults—but sometimes the way skills are taught doesn't account for differences in sensory processing, executive functioning, communication, attention, or information processing.

In this group, we look at how to make DBT skills work in your actual life and we add/adjust skills tailored for folks with different processing needs.

That might mean asking:

“Why don’t these skills work for me?”

…and then getting curious about what's actually getting in the way.

Is it the right skill?

Is it sensory overload?

Executive functioning?

Too many steps?

Difficulty recognizing emotions until they're overwhelming?

Communication differences?

A need for more concrete or visual information?

Rather than treating those differences as resistance or lack of motivation, we work with them.

More info here:
https://www.stldbt.com/adult-nd-dbt-skills-group

09/09/2026

Celebrate Dolly Day (9-25) with us! Adrianne Martin and Casey Limmer Msw Lcsw will be workshopping from 9am-5pm making lives worth living and teaching therapists how to do DBT. We promise a good time and plenty of benefits! LOL

Registration ends Sept. 15! https://www.stldbt.com/trainings-and-workshops

09/08/2026

Knowing DBT is not the same as knowing how to implement DBT.
You can understand the biosocial theory.
You can memorize the DBT skills.
You can attend a training on the treatment hierarchy.
But when you sit down with a highly dysregulated client and ask yourself:
"Okay...what do I actually do now?"
—that's where implementation matters.

Our upcoming 3-part DBT Workshop Series was designed for therapists who want to move beyond simply learning about DBT and start understanding how to actually apply it.

Workshop Dates:
* DBT FUNdamentals: Laying the Foundations for Effective Practice
📅 September 25, 2026 | 9:00 AM–5:00 PM

*DBT Skills: Tools for Building a Life Worth Living
📅 October 1–2, 2026 | 9:00 AM–5:00 PM

*DBT Individual Therapy: Designing Effective Interventions
📅 October 8–9, 2026 | 9:00 AM–5:00 PM

We'll focus on practical implementation, including how to:
• Formulate the problem before attempting to solve it
• Prioritize treatment targets
• Structure DBT individual sessions
• Use behavioral principles and strategies in real clinical situations
• Teach skills in a way that promotes generalization
• Apply DBT to the populations you actually work with
• Identify where your current approach may be "DBT-informed" rather than comprehensive DBT

This is intentionally a small cohort.
That means we can spend time discussing your actual clinical challenges and how the model applies to your specific client population—not just deliver information and send you home with a stack of slides.

Register for all three workshops and receive:
🎁 A free individual DBT consultation session with Casey or Adrianne ($200 value)
PLUS
🎁 The opportunity to join an ongoing weekly DBT consultation team for qualified therapists who are actively treating DBT-appropriate clients and committed to ongoing implementation.

If you've taken DBT trainings before and still find yourself wondering how all of the pieces actually fit together in practice, this series was designed for you.

Only one week left to register.
REGISTER HERE https://www.stldbt.com/trainings-and-workshops

08/24/2026

3 Signs You’re Doing DBT-Informed Therapy Instead of Actual DBT

You advocate for mindfulness. You teach distress tolerance. You talk about emotion regulation (all. the. time.). You have a stack of photocopied DBT handouts (some even laminated!) sitting on your desk.

So…are you doing DBT?

Maybe.

There is an important distinction between using DBT-informed strategies and practicing comprehensive, adherent Dialectical Behavior Therapy.

READ MORE by clicking the link...

You advocate for mindfulness. You teach distress tolerance. You talk about emotion regulation (all. the. time.). You have a stack of photocopied DBT handouts (some even laminated!) sitting on your desk. So…are you doing DBT? Maybe. There is an important distinction between  using DBT-inf

08/07/2026

You love your child more than anything. But some days it feels like every request turns into an battle worthy of an Avengers movie and by the end, you really aren't sure if you are the hero or the villan.

Tiny disappointments become enormous meltdowns.

You find yourself constantly trying to prevent the next explosion.

You're exhausted . . . and you're wondering whether anything will actually help.

We Help Parents Of Highly Emotional, Intensely Sensitive Children Learn Practical Skills That Reduce Conflict, Strengthen Connection, And Create Calmer Homes.

After this course you'll know how to:

✓ Respond without escalating arguments

✓ Help your child recover from emotional meltdowns faster

✓ Reduce power struggles

✓ Reinforce the behaviors you actually want

✓ Set limits without constant yelling

✓ Stay calmer yourself

✓ Build a home where everyone feels understood

Highly emotional kids are what we call “Super Sensors”. They react quickly, feel things intensely, and have difficulties landing back on solid ground after an episode of strong emotions.

Parenting an emotionally dysregulated child, or Super Sensor requires a Super Parent, but none of us are born with a Super Parent cape. We need support and training to become what our Super Sensor kids need from us. There is no shame in that.

The best way to teach an emotionally sensitive child that there is always room to grow and improve is to model that growth. In this parent coaching program, parents learn and practice skills for creating an environment that fosters growth and change for all family members.

Preparing for Take-Off: A Class for Parents and Caretakers with Emotionally Dysregulated Children
Next Class Now Registering!

Tuesdays 12pm-1:30pm

September 8 - October 27, 2026

$50 per person per session

Virtual via Zoom — Join from anywhere!

Register here: https://www.stldbt.com/parent-support

08/05/2026

Most parenting training advice focuses on controlling behavior.

This program teaches you how emotions drive behavior—and how changing the emotional environment changes the behavior.

You'll learn practical skills drawn from Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Children (DBT-C), one of the most researched treatments for emotion dysregulation. By providing emotion regulation skills for parents, children learn to reduce their own explosive behaviors and meltdowns.

Next class:
* Tuesdays 12pm-1:30pm
* September 8 - October 27, 2026
* $50 per person per session
* Taught by the amazing Adrianne Martin
* Virtual via Zoom — Join from anywhere!

08/03/2026

https://www.stldbt.com/dbt-learning-center/2026/8/3/5-common-mistakes-even-experienced-dbt-therapists-make-and-how-to-avoid-them

It’s not surprising that DBT Therapists make mistakes. After all, we are human AND we love embracing that DBT agreement that we are fallible. What is surprising is that DBT therapists seem to make the same 5 mistakes repeatedly. Read on to see if you do them too.

07/30/2026

Family support matters!
People with strong social support consistently have better mental health outcomes than those who feel isolated. Supportive relationships are one of the strongest predictors of recovery across many mental health conditions.

This supportive class educates caregivers about validation, deescalation, and regulation skills they can model.

Next class starts soon and will fill up. Register today!
https://form.jotform.com/Limmer_Casey/riding-the-storm-90226

07/10/2026

For a treatment that's backed by decades of research and used around the world, DBT has accumulated an impressive collection of myths. Somewhere along the way, "dialectical behavior therapy" became shorthand for “that treatment for borderline personality disorder where therapists never sleep because they're answering coaching calls at 2:00 a.m.”
Let's debunk a few myths right now -->
https://www.stldbt.com/stldbt-blog/2026/7/10/dbt-myths-that-need-to-retire

04/24/2026

Does your teen seem “too in their head,” rigid, or shut down emotionally?
Maybe they:
• Overthink everything
• Struggle to connect socially
• Hold themselves to intense standards
• Seem anxious, withdrawn, or emotionally flat

These teens aren’t “unmotivated”—they’re often overcontrolled.

Our Teen RO-DBT Group helps teens learn how to:
• Open up and express emotions more freely
• Build real social connection
• Loosen rigid thinking patterns
• Increase flexibility, confidence, and resilience

This is a skills-based, supportive group designed specifically for teens who look like they’re “holding it all together” on the outside—but are struggling internally.

Next class enrolling now.
Virtual | Wednesdays, 5pm-6:15pm
Limited spots available

If your teen could benefit from feeling more connected, more flexible, and less stuck—we’d love to help.

👉 Learn more / [email protected]