
Southside DBT in Columbus, GA
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, & mental health treatment for Columbus residents. Our licensed therapists provide evidence-based care to help you achieve lasting stability.
Southside DBT offers Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Columbus, GA and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Columbus, GA for individuals managing depression, anxiety, emotional regulation challenges, and other mental health concerns. Our Columbus office provides a supportive environment where you can work with therapists trained in evidence-based approaches. We serve clients throughout Columbus and the surrounding Chattahoochee Valley region.
Depression treatment in Columbus, GA is available through our individual therapy and skills training programs. We provide mental health treatment in Columbus, GA that addresses your specific symptoms and goals. Our therapists take the time to understand your situation and develop a treatment plan that works for you.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Columbus, GA helps you identify and change negative thinking patterns that contribute to depression, anxiety, and emotional distress. Our CBT therapists teach techniques for challenging distorted thoughts and developing balanced perspectives. Clients typically notice improvement within the first several sessions.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Columbus, GA provides structured skills training for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT is particularly effective for borderline personality disorder, chronic suicidal ideation, and emotional instability. Our Columbus therapists have training in this evidence-based approach.
DBT Therapy for Anxiety
DBT therapy for anxiety in Columbus, GA teaches mindfulness and distress tolerance skills that help you manage anxious thoughts and physical symptoms. You learn to observe anxiety without being controlled by it and develop strategies for functioning despite uncomfortable feelings.
Emotion Regulation Therapy
Emotion regulation therapy in Columbus, GA helps you understand and manage intense emotions. You learn to identify emotional triggers, reduce vulnerability to negative feelings, and respond to emotions in healthy ways rather than being overwhelmed by them.
DBT Skills Training
DBT skills training in Columbus, GA teaches the four core DBT skill modules through structured lessons and practice. Skills training is available in group and individual formats. You learn concrete tools you can apply immediately in your daily life.
Individual Therapy
Individual therapy in Columbus, GA provides one-on-one sessions with a licensed therapist. Your therapist works with you to address personal issues, process experiences, and apply skills to your specific situation. Sessions are tailored to your needs and goals.
Impulse Control Therapy
Impulse control therapy in Columbus, GA helps you manage urges and make decisions aligned with your values. You learn techniques for pausing before acting, tolerating discomfort, and developing healthier responses to triggers.
Coping Skills Therapy
Our coping skills therapist in Columbus, GA teaches strategies for managing stress, trauma, and daily challenges. You develop a personalized toolkit of healthy coping mechanisms that replace destructive patterns.
Conditions Treated in Columbus
Depression & Mood Disorders
Depression treatment in Columbus, GA addresses persistent sadness, hopelessness, and loss of interest through CBT, DBT, and mindfulness approaches. Bipolar disorder treatment in Columbus, GA helps you manage mood episodes and achieve stability. Dual diagnosis treatment in Columbus, GA addresses co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions together.
Personality & Behavioral Disorders
Borderline personality disorder treatment in Columbus, GA uses DBT to address emotional instability, relationship difficulties, and self-destructive behaviors. Borderline personality disorder in Columbus is treated through our full DBT program including individual therapy and skills training. Personality disorders therapy in Columbus, GA helps clients with all personality disorder types develop healthier patterns. Narcissistic personality disorder in Columbus is addressed through insight-oriented and cognitive approaches.
Impulse Control & Thinking Disorders
Our Columbus therapists treat impulse control disorders and thinking disorders using CBT, DBT, and structured cognitive exercises. Treatment helps you gain control over impulsive behaviors and improve cognitive clarity.
Self-Harm & Coping Support
Self-harm treatment addresses the emotional pain driving self-injury and teaches healthier alternatives. DBT therapy in Columbus, GA and DBT counseling services in Columbus, GA provide the skills needed to stop self-harm and build a life worth living.

Meet Our Columbus Therapist Kelly Pinnick, Counselor/Therapist
Kelly Pinnick is a counselor in Columbus, GA with training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. As a therapist in Columbus, GA, Kelly provides individualized treatment for clients managing depression, anxiety, borderline personality disorder, and other mental health conditions. Kelly Pinnick therapist Columbus, GA works with each client to develop a treatment plan addressing their specific needs and goals. As a DBT therapist in Columbus, GA, Kelly has helped numerous clients build emotional stability and improve their quality of life.
Book Your Columbus Appointment
Ready to start therapy in Columbus, GA? Contact Southside DBT today to schedule your consultation. Our team will answer your questions and help you begin treatment.
Call: (770) 880-2538