MEET THE TEAM
ABOUT DOREEN DEROSS
“I am passionate about helping adults, teens and tweens and children learn skills for changing behaviors and finding hope in the midst of change. I primarily use DBT therapy to help those who have difficulty managing intense emotions. I also offer EMDR to treat past trauma.
I am currently one of 47 therapists in the world trained in DBT for Children. I am an extensively trained DBT therapist in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) through Behavioral Tech and the Linehan Institute.”
Doreen loves the outdoors, has completed multiple Ironmans, and is a rock climber. She has a dog named Sophie, who is a certified therapy dog.
Specialties:
Doreen specializes in DBT and she is only therapist trained in DBT for Children in multiple states. Doreen is passionate about working with people and children who have emotion dysregulation and helping their families. Doreen has experience working in community mental health, as an outdoor recreation therapist, military and with people age 7 on up for DBT
Why work with Doreen?
“I’m passionate about helping those who have intense emotions and who may not know what to do with those emotions. I’m focused on bringing DBT to children and families.”
MEET SOPHIE!
#SophieTheWonderPup
Sophie began her training at 4 months old to become a certified therapy dog. Sophie loves humans of all sizes (although children are her favorite). Sophie enjoys pets and hugs.
