When “Life Sucks” Doesn’t Even Begin to Cover It
You’re doing your best to hold it all together, but it’s getting harder.
Maybe it’s past trauma, a recent heartbreak, the crushing weight of the world around you, or stress from your job, school, or relationships. Maybe chronic pain or illness has worn you down. Whatever it is — life feels unbearable, and you're running out of answers.
You start to believe things will never get better. That you’re broken beyond repair. That nothing you do will make a difference.
But that’s not the truth — and you don’t have to go it alone.
Find Your Way Back with St. Louis DBT
At St. Louis DBT, we help people who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or hopeless reconnect with their strength, rebuild their lives, and move forward with purpose. Our licensed therapists specialize in treating anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, and personality disorders with compassion and clarity.
We offer a full range of evidence-based therapies, including:
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
Radically Open DBT (RO-DBT)
Gottman Method Couples Therapy
Whether you're an adult, teen, or parent of a struggling child, our fully adherent DBT programs provide the structure and support needed to make meaningful, lasting change.
You Deserve a Life Worth Living — and Worth Loving
Healing is possible. Hope is real. And with the right support, you can build a life that feels good to live in.
Ready to take the first step?
You can have a life worth living and worth loving in just 3 steps
Step 1 - Choose
The most amazing adventures begin with the choice to take the journey. The first step in your journey is noticing the need for change and deciding to prioritize that goal.
Step 3: Collaborate and Create
If we’re the right partners for you, we can connect you with the best therapist on our team that fits your needs and your journey. With the support of your therapist, you will create a plan for leaving chaos in the past.
Our Clients
Our clients are ready to make lasting changes in their lives. They want to have a life worth living -- a life that sustains them. They want the support of a well-trained therapist to guide them, validate them, and challenge them. Our clients work hard, practice new skills between sessions and see big results.
Hear what our clients have to say about their journeys…
“Deciding to live was the first step to actually finding a life worth living for. My therapist stood with me for every step since then.”
“I felt everything. . . literally everything. I could not make it stop. or turn it off. Everyone seemed to think I should be able to control myself and my reactions. That just made it worse — like I am an emotional mess AND a failure. With DBT, I got the validation and skills I needed to understand and control my emotional experience and expressions.”
“I needed a straightforward, step-by-step plan for getting my life back on track. DBT classes provided the skills I could apply right away to make a difference in my ability to cope with stress and communicate effectively with people.”
How Can a DBT Program Help You?
DBT provides a comprehensive solution to the complex problems that caused your current circumstances. In addition to a validating and supportive individual therapist who will assess your issues objectively (non-judgmentally), you will also learn skills for improving your mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness. This particular combination of skills have been scientifically tested and proven to help people change the habits that lead them down destructive paths.
For more information on what DBT is and how it works, click here.
What would a life worth loving look like for you?
Why wait any longer to have it?
Stop waiting, start doing, we can help!
Have a question? We’re here to help.
OUR PRACTICE
St. Louis DBT was founded on the principles of providing evidence-based treatments in both an adherent and flexible way. That means we do what research tells us is effective AND we do it in a way that works for each individual client or family. We know our clients are both doing their best AND want to improve.
OUR TEAM
Our therapists are all trained by or work closely with founder, Casey Limmer, MSW, LCSW, DBT-LBC, a Certified DBT clinician. She has taught graduate courses in CBT and DBT at Washington University and currently leads DBT Academy, a DBT certification prep program. Our therapists participate in weekly consultations to keep their own DBT skills fresh.
St. Louis DBT is here for you when you are ready to do the hard work associated with lasting positive change. Counseling is not easy, but it should not be painful. Our counselors and therapists will make therapy positive and transformative for you.