License Number: CSW008002
Current Practice Name: Perimeter DBT
Professional Website: http://perimeterdbt.com
Professional Email: melanie@perimeterdbt.com
Professional Contact Number: (470) 989-5554
Do you accept sliding scale?: No
Do you accept insurance? : No
Number of years practicing DBT: 3-7 years
Have you received formal DBT Supervision for at least 9 months?: Yes - Christina Fiddes, LCSW, DBT-LBC from August 2017 to current
DBT Trainings Completed: 5-Day Comprehensive Training in Standard DBT with Kim Vay, LPC, DBT-LBC; TICLLC Advanced Case Conceptualization with Shari Manning, PH.D and Jesse Homan, PhD; Introduction to Radically Open DBT with Heidi Petracco, LCSW
Additional Trainings Completed: Intensive Training in the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Prolonged Exposure Protocol for PTSD, DBT for cPTSD training with Martin Bohus, MD and Shelly McMain, PhD; Advanced DBT for cPTSD training with Martin Bohus, MD and Shelley McMain, PhD; Exposure and Response Prevention with Rebecca Beaton, PhD
Other Certification: Certified Cognitively Based Compassion Training Teacher through Emory University Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics
Kim Knox, APC
License Number: APC008778
Current Practice Name: Active Resilience Counseling & Coaching
Professional Website: http://atlarc.org
Professional Email: contact@counselorkimk.org
Professional Contact Number: +1 (470) 344-3942
Do you accept sliding scale?: Yes
Do you accept insurance? : No
Number of years practicing DBT: 1-2 years
Have you received formal DBT Supervision for at least 9 months?: I have only received six months of formal DBT supervision from Minal Shah and Steve Marks at Atlanta DBT Center (May 2022 - October 2022). I also received supervision and consultation from my current supervisor, Nia Baker, at ARC.
Please list any other training.: 5-day Comprehensive DBT & RO-DBT presented by Atlanta DBT Center; Located at Georgia Regional Hospital under the supervision and direction of Minal Shah, Michael McAleer, Jania Bailey, Assessment, Management, and Treatment of Individuals at Risk for Suicide, Other, Orienting to Neurobiological Safety: Trauma-Informed DBT & RO-DBT for Stabilization - Richmont Graduate University (Presented by Nia Baker, LPC, CPCS, NCC) and Level 1 RO-DBT training provided by Radically Open & Dr. Thomas Lynch
Kimberly Vay, Kimberly Vay, EdD, LPC, CPCS, DBT-Linehan Board of Certification - Certified Clinician, President - DBT-Linehan Board of Certification
License Number: LPC008618
Current Practice Name: Peachtree DBT
Professional Website: http://pch.com
Professional Email: kvay@peachtreedbt.com
Professional Contact Number: 1 (678) 651-7570
Do you accept sliding scale?: No
Do you accept insurance? : No
Number of years practicing DBT: 8+ years
Have you received formal DBT Supervision for at least 9 months?: Yes
DBT Trainings Completed: Behavioral Tech DBT Intensive Training™, TICLLC Comprehensive Training, Behavioral Tech DBT Foundational Training™, Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy™, DBT-PTSD, DBT Prolonged Exposure, Intensive Training in the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Prolonged Exposure Protocol for PTSD, DBT Skills Training: The Essentials LEVEL 2, Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Children (DBT-C) Training for Experienced Clinicians, Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills for Adolescents with Multiple Problems: Engaging Teens and Caregivers, Adapting your DBT Program for Substance Use Disorders – DBT-SUD
DBT Certified: DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician
Essence Fiddemon, LPC
License Number: LPC013110
Current Practice Name: Grant Park Counseling Group
Professional Website: https://www.grantparkcounselinggroup.com
Professional Email: EssenceFiddemonpp@gmail.com
Professional Contact Number: 1 (678) 439-8566
Do you accept sliding scale?: Yes
Do you accept insurance? : No
Number of years practicing DBT: 3-7 years
Have you received formal DBT Supervision for at least 9 months?: Andrea Skhlar
DBT Trainings Completed: Behavioral Tech DBT Intensive Training™, Behavioral Tech DBT Foundational Training™, Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy™, Assessment, Management, and Treatment of Individuals at Risk for Suicide, 2-Day Workshop: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Coping Skills for Every Client by Clerissa Cooper
Abbie Becker, MSW
License Number: MSW009748
Current Practice Name: East Atlanta Counseling
Professional Email: abbie@eastatlantacounseling.com
Professional Website: http://eastatlantacounseling.com
Professional Contact Number: (678) 607-5624
Do you accept sliding scale?: Yes
Do you accept insurance? : No
Number of years practicing DBT: 3-7 years
Have you received formal DBT Supervision for at least 9 months?: Katie Alioto (Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician) 2019-2021 & Julie Justus 2021-present
DBT Trainings Completed: TICLLC Comprehensive Training, Principle DBT: A Comprehensive and Accelerated DBT Training Course, Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy™, DBT Skills Training: The Essentials LEVEL 2, DBT Skills with Multi-Problem Adolescents, Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills for Adolescents with Multiple Problems: Engaging Teens and Caregivers, Assessment, Management, and Treatment of Individuals at Risk for Suicide
Nia Baker, LPC, CPCS
License Number: LPC010306
Current Practice Name: Active Resilience Counseling & Coaching
Website: http://www.atlarc.org
Professional Email: contact@atlarc.org
Professional Contact Number: 1 (678) 658-3699
Do you accept sliding scale?: Yes
Do you accept insurance?: No
Number of years practicing DBT: 8+ years
Have you received formal DBT Supervision for at least 9 months?: Yes, Clerissa Cooper
DBT Trainings Completed: Behavioral Tech DBT Foundational Training™, Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy™ 2 Week Training with Tom Lynch, Behavioral Tech DBT SUD™ 2 Day Training, Behavioral Tech Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Treating the Eating Disordered Client with Multiple Problems, Assessment, Management, and Treatment of Individuals at Risk for Suicide,
Addition Training Completed: Somatic Experience Certificate (SEP), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) Therapy for OCD 4 day intensive training through The Cognitive Behavior Institute Center for Education, TF-CBT Certification from the Medical University of South Carolina, EMDR trained through EMDRIA Humanitarian Assistance Programs (HAP) (2016-2018), Special Topics in IFS Therapy: The Presence of the Therapist, Polarizations, Extreme Protectors, and the Cycle of Addiction, Telemental Health: Breaking Geographical Boundaries in Counseling by Sonja Sutherland PHD LPC, Yoga for Resiliency and Trauma Recovery: Level 1 with Sacred Roots Wellness, Green Cross Compassion Fatigue Therapist & Educator Certification