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Christy Matta M.A. is a trainer, consultant and writer. She is the author of “The Stress Response: How Dialectical Behavior Therapy Can Free You from Needless Anxiety, Worry, Anger, and Other Symptoms of Stress.” She has worked in mental health since 1994, is intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy(DBT) and has extensive training in Mindfulness. She is an experienced group leader and trainer in both Mindfulness and DBT Skills Groups.
She has provided clinical supervision to DBT residential programs and was a member of the senior administrative team that designed Grove Street Adolescent Residential Program, a winner of the American Psychiatric Association's Gold Award. She functioned as The Bridge of Central Massachusetts DBT training supervisor for clinicians from the department of counseling psychology of Assumption College and the department of psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Education
Boston College
Master of Arts (MA), Counseling Psychology
1993 - 1995
Colorado State University
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Psychology
1990 - 1993
References
Christy Matta, M.A. DBT consultant; Author of ‘The Stress Response’. Huff Post.
Christy Matta. Vaden Health Services.
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Anxiety Management and Treatment


Surviving A Crisis: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Distress Tolerance Skills


How To Be More Hopeful


Therapy And Exercise: Do They Go Together?


Posture And How It Changes Your Feelings


Comedy And Mental Illness


The Power Of Meditation To Change Your Genes


Are Emotions A Choice?


Have You Lost Your Sense Of Wonder?


Investigating The Complicated Emotional Life Of Adolescents


Feeling Bad About Being Sad


6 Ways Mindfulness Can Improve Your Daily Life


Can You Predict Your Emotional Future?


DBT-Family Skills Training: A Treatment Model For Families And Relatives Of People With BPD
