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Discover how starting therapy with a dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) can support your own journey toward a happier, more fulfilling life.

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Bonnie Sommer

Hear from Bonnie Sommer, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

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What is your go-to approach for dialectical behavior therapy?

My go-to approach for helping people in dialectical behavior therapy is to help clients increase their ability to tolerate and effectively manage life's confusions, paradoxes, and ironies. I find the best benefit of using DBT is the four content areas: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT takes into consideration cultural values, developmental milestones, and the client's worldview.

What tools do you teach in dialectical behavior therapy?

I teach the following tool in dialectical behavior therapy: the ability to hold two or more things in balance that are in conflict, contrary, or mismatched yet both are real or true. Recovery and a strength-based perspective are the foundation for additional practices like chain analysis, radical acceptance, mindfulness, and meditation.

How do you know when a client is making meaningful progress in dialectical behavior therapy?

I know a client is making meaningful progress in dialectical behavior therapy when they are practicing on a daily basis and are able to summarize in session what's going on, how they feel about it, and how they want to respond to it without assigning values to themselves or others.

What can clients do in their personal time to supplement dialectical behavior therapy?

Clients can supplement their time in dialectical behavior therapy by completing assignments prior to sessions, being ready to review them in sessions, fully participating in the discussion, and identifying thoughts and emotions effectively.

What should someone do to prepare for starting dialectical behavior therapy?

For their first dialectical behavior therapy session, an individual should be prepared to discuss strengths, obstacles for reaching goals, skills that optimize life satisfaction, and motivation for change.

Starting Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)

Pricing & insurance

Our therapists accept most major insurances. We accept 585+ insurance plans, and offer self-pay options, too.
Learn more about pricing for therapy and counseling services at Thriveworks.

Our Pueblo therapists and counselors accept 28 insurance plans

  • Aetna

  • Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Colorado Medicare Advantage

  • Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Colorado | GHI BMP

  • Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Colorado | PPO - HMO

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield | Anthem (Blue Card)

  • Carelon

  • Cigna | Evernorth

  • Cigna | Evernorth EAP

  • Cigna | Evernorth Medicare Advantage

  • Compsych

  • First Health Network

  • Humana Exchange

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Self-pay costs at Pueblo
Talk therapy

Talk therapy

Includes individual, couples, child/ teen, & family therapy

First session

$1

Ongoing sessions

$1

Talk therapy

Psychiatry

Includes reducing symptoms with medication & management

First session

$1

Ongoing sessions

$1

Hear from our clients

5.0 Thriveworks Pueblo reviews are collected through Thriveworks.com.
★★★★★
Really easy to get a session scheduled. The people there are very friendly and willing to work with your schedule. Great atmosphere, great mission!
Read more Really easy to get a session scheduled. The people there are very friendly and willing to work with your schedule. Great atmosphere, great mission!
Pueblo Jul 2020
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Where to find us

Getting here

Thriveworks Counseling & Therapy Pueblo is located at the corner of W City Center Drive and Central Main Street. Across the street with Pueblo Convention Center and Loco Wines & Liquors, we share an office space with Vectra Bank and the Thatcher Foundation.

Phone number

(719) 294-0595

Languages spoken by CO providers

  • English
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