DBT of KC

08/05/2025

Meet Marissa Kile, one of our incredible co-owners and co-founders here at DBT of KC. A licensed clinical social worker (MSW, LCSW, LSCSW), LBC-certified, and team leader, Marissa brings warmth, expertise, and a deep commitment to compassionate care. We’re so lucky to have her leading our team!

07/16/2025

Meet the team behind the skills! We’re a group of DBT clinicians committed to providing excellent care for our clients one skill, one session, one coaching call at a time. We’ll be reintroducing our team in our upcoming posts!

04/07/2025

Everybody’s heard of a classic pros and cons list, and most of the time we only think about the pros and cons of one option. In DBT, we identify and evaluate pros and cons of both the effective option AND the ineffective option. You might think the pros of effectiveness and the cons of ineffectiveness are the same; they’re often not!

01/30/2025

So proud of Marissa Amanda for this amazing accomplishment! Certification and fidelity matter!

Join us this in celebrating Marissa Kile, MSW, LSCSW, LCSW, DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician!

Marissa is the owner, clinician, and a supervisor at DBT of KC, who provides individual DBT therapy and leads DBT skills groups. She also has been trained in DBT-Prolonged Exposure, providing treatment for trauma and/or traumatic invalidation.

When asked why she pursued certification, Marissa stated, “I believe certification is essential to ensure that clinicians are consistently adhering to the DBT model and providing the highest quality care. For clinicians, DBT is not just a theoretical framework but a ‘lived experience’ that we must embody in our own lives. It’s not enough to simply understand the principles of DBT; we must also demonstrate how to apply these skills in a way that authentically integrates into our day-to-day practice, allowing us to model and teach clients how to do the same.” Certification has also strengthened Marissa’s ability to understand and implement behavior chain analyses in a dynamic way.

Marissa’s favorite skill is DEAR MAN, as this is a skill to communicate wants and needs, as well as boundaries, which she described as an important component to reduce burn out. She describes “embracing the concept of JOMO—the joy of missing out—has allowed me to prioritize meaningful activities and maintain balance.”

Congratulations on Certification, Marissa Kile, MSW, LSCSW, LCSW!



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12/12/2024

DBT has four different areas of content we cover in skills group: mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness. The mindfulness module is reviewed more frequently than other modules as it is foundational to all other skills.

10/29/2024

Wise Mind is a skill central to DBT that focuses on the synthesis between two apparent opposites: logic and emotion. We need both of these things to navigate situations skillfully, even though emotions get a bad rap! When we are able to balance emotions and reason effectively, we are in Wise Mind. 💡

10/07/2024

Congratulations to our co-owner, cofounder and clinician Marissa Kile on this outstanding accomplishment! Marissa is now one of only 2 clinicians in the state of Kansas with this certification and has worked so hard to achieve this distinguished milestone. We are so proud of her!

09/11/2024

📣 Our contact info has changed! We can now be reached at 913-242-7507. Feel free to reach out for more information about our services!

08/10/2024

Girl boss dreams came true today with Erica Montgomery and DBT of KC!! So excited to own our space!!

08/01/2024

Distress tolerance skills help DBT clients survive a crisis without making things worse and not feel as though they are ruled by their emotions. What’s your favorite DT skill?

07/15/2024

We have had many folks with a loved one living with Borderline Personality Disorder express interest in attending our in-person workshop but were unable due to time, transportation, or distance barriers. We want to make this information available to everyone who wants to deepen their understanding of the diagnosis and improve their relationship with their loved one, so we are excited to announce the workshop is now available for purchase anytime in virtual format on our website! Visit https://www.dbtofkc.com/workshops/p/supporting-bpd-workshop to purchase now.

07/12/2024

If you’ve ever wondered what the “D” in “DBT” stands for, it’s “dialectical”! The core dialectic in DBT is acceptance and change, and DBT equips clients with strategies and skills from both sides of this dialectic throughout treatment.