SoCo DBT is committed to providing evidence based counseling to teens, adults, and families both in person and virtual appointments in Orange County and throughout California. Offering compassionate therapy for adults and teenagers seeking freedom from self-judgment and weight concerns, empowering them to achieve emotional and body acceptance.
License No. LMFT80875
I am very proud to say my credentials include being a DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician™ Certified Eating Disorder and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and an Approved Consultant (CEDS-C) certified by the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals Foundation.
DBT is an evidenced based treatment which combines cognitive and behavioral therapies. DBT helps adults and adolescents struggling with emotion dysregulation to increase safety, improve mood, and relationships. DBT has been the most rewarding work I have done as therapist. As a client, using DBT has shown to improve your relationship with food and body image. You will learn effective solutions to make a choice between using new tools or acting on your eating disorder.
Let’s set up a vibe check to see if we are a good fit. Call 949-524-1509 or book a call.
901 Dove Street, Suite 150
Newport Beach
CA 92660
EMAIL
healing@socodbt.com
“I have had the pleasure of working with Courtney in a professional and academic setting since 2004. Over the years, I have marveled at her compassionate and skilled approach to utilizing her extensive DBT training to provide a safe, non-judgmental space for her clients living with eating disorders and personality disorders. She is passionate about working with her clients to help them build a more balanced life, better manage their emotions, and improve their relationships with themselves, food, and others. I would highly recommend Courtney to anyone seeking meaningful change and growth. ”
“Courtney Westin is one of the most validating clinicians I have had the opportunity to meet. As a certified DBT clinician she is a master at balancing acceptance and change strategies to treat complex diagnosis such as eating disorders and suicidal and self-harming behavior. ”
Courtney Westin, LMFT offers individual, family, and DBT Skills Group Therapy. Courtney practices evidenced based therapies. In addition to DBT, Courtney has been trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E) and Prolonged Exposure for treating PTSD and Trauma.
Do you have a question about whether you or a loved one may be struggling with an eating disorder? You can use this screen tool created by Fairburn and Beglin (2008).
Anorexia Nervosa can be life threatening. People take extreme measures to change their weight and shape by limiting caloric intake, skipping meals, and cutting out food groups. Malnutrition and dehydration can lead to severe health concerns including heart attack, seizures, hormone imbalances, and gastrointestinal issues.
People engage in binge eating and purging after eating. Binge eating can be considered a relatively large amount OR a relatively small amount of food and a feeling of intense guilt and shame after eating.
A person with BED isn’t necessarily living in a large body shape or medically defined as “overweight”. Someone with BED suffers with feeling out of control of their eating, binges without purging or compensatory behaviors, and often engages in restricting daily intake. People with Binge Eating Disorder and Bulimia Nervosa often experience less compassion from others for their behaviors.
Borderline Personality Disorder is characterized as a pattern of unstable and volatile relationships. Your loved ones may tell you they “walk on egg shells around you.” Other symptoms include hopelessness, emptiness, idealization, dissociation, and impulsivity.
Almost 30% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. Depression interferes with your relationships with friends and family, work, and school. You may feel irritable, hopeless, lost interest in previously enjoyable activities, or sleep too much or too little.
Anxiety alerts us to threats and tells us to pay attention. Anxiety Disorders are described as experiencing excessive fear or worry. Anxiety Disorders are often tolerated by avoiding people and places that trigger or worsen symptoms which can create negative affects in your relationships, work, and school work.
A traumatic event can be defined as sexual or physical abuse, witnessing a death, experiencing a natural disaster such as fire, hurricane, or earthquake, military combat, or living through a pandemic. Trauma responses are nightmares, exercising extreme caution when you at school, work, or around others, and feelings of helplessness, guilt, and terror.
As the rate of individuals affected by eating disorders continues to grow, a greater need for qualified treatment providers in the field exists. iaedp has recognized that need by offering an advanced Certification Program, established in 2002 and continually strengthened and updated to maintain its strong reputation in the mental health field. It is iaedp’s mission to promote excellence in competency assessment for professionals in the eating disorders field through offering a rigorous set of criteria for the evaluation of education, training, knowledge and experience. iaedp’s goal is to provide professional certification that is obtainable and affordable without compromising the high level of standards necessary. Clinicians interested in pursuing their CEDS certification must acquire 2500 supervised patient care hours directly in the field of eating disorders by an iaedp Approved Supervisor. For more information about becoming a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist visit IAEDP.
For Families and Friends of a loved one of BPD
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a cognitive behavioral treatment that research has shown is effective in treating a wide range of disorders including eating disorders, substance dependence, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and chronic suicidal ideation.
