Linda Vono, LCSW, PLLC

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has worked for decades in the mental health field in all levels of care with a variety of populations and presenting problems. My mission is to provide collaborative and compassionate treatment grounded in the here and now using evidenced based interventions designed to help each person achieve their goals in therapy and in life. My specialized training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness and other "Third Wave" therapeutic approaches can be helpful in prompting positive change Mindfulness and DBT infuses all the therapy I do and has also significantly enriched my own personal life. DBT is a skills based therapy that balances the Western Behavioral technology of change with the Eastern Mindfulness practice of acceptance. Without mindfulness, which is about cultivating the ability to observe and notice without judgment, we will continue to react in habitual and often ineffective ways; without awareness, there are few alternatives to doing what we always do and getting what we always get. I offer individual, couples and family therapy as well as DBT Skills Groups for adults, which are psycho- educational groups designed to teach individuals skills in mindfulness, tolerating distress, interpersonal effectiveness and emotion regulation.