Expert DBT and CBT services in New Jersey and New York
Who We Are
Carolyn Goldman, LCSW and Elizabeth Johnson, LCSW founded The Behavioral Therapy Collective in 2018 after working together in years prior. We built BTC to fulfill our mutual passion of providing evidence-based treatments, and to create a comprehensive and adherent Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) program that serves teens, families, and adults.
In addition to our DBT outpatient program, we provide Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Prolonged Exposure for PTSD and trauma, Exposure and Ritual Prevention for OCD, and other scientifically-based, gold standard treatments to our patients in a warm and positive therapeutic atmosphere that is grounded in research, ethics, and compassion.
While we have been historically based in Bergen County, NJ, we are also conveniently providing telehealth services so we can work with individuals in New York, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina and Florida. We are one of the very few fully comprehensive DBT programs in Northern New Jersey and New York, with all of our therapists intensively trained by the treatment developer’s training program, who provide all modes of treatment. We are excited to open offices in Montclair, NJ and Manhattan in the summer of 2024 for additional in-person services.
BTC is also developing an Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy program to launch it in the late summer of 2024; this program will be available to individuals who are interested in trauma-focused equine-assisted psychotherapy, or in equine-assisted comprehensive DBT. We are thrilled to be able to provide this experiential, research-based treatment option as an opportunity to get outside of the office and heal with horses!
Why Work With Us?
We are proud to say that when it comes to DBT and CBT, we’re the experts, and we’re here to help! Each member of our clinical team has devoted their careers to providing evidence-based treatment to their clients, and we have worked continuously to gain advanced clinical knowledge and expertise, and are deeply passionate about our specialties of DBT, CBT, Ex/RP, and Prolonged Exposure for Trauma. Each team member has undergone extensive training and consultation to ensure full fidelity to the research-based treatment modalities we provide. Our goal is always to help our patients graduate from therapy with the tools, skills, and confidence to maintain a meaningful and fulfilling life. You’re taking the brave step to begin therapy, and we will provide you with what we know is actually effective to get you where you want to be.
Who We Treat
We treat high-school aged teens, adults, and families. Prospective patients enter into our program for a variety of reasons, and we commonly treat people with diagnoses of Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, ADHD, OCD, PTSD, Eating Disorders, and Bipolar Disorder, and also specialize in complex presentations such as teens with school avoidance, individuals who self-harm and experience suicidal ideation, high-conflict couples and families, and various other disorders. If you have a question about whether we would be a good fit for your needs, please read through our FAQ page or feel free to contact us.
We offer Telehealth sessions and groups in NY, NJ, FL, OH, and SC.
Current Group Offerings
Adolescent Multi-Family Skills Groups
Monday 6:30-7:45pm
Wednesday 6:30-7:45pm
Adult DBT Skills Groups
Wednesday 5:15-6:30
All groups are currently and conveniently Telehealth.