KENNEDY WILLIAMSON, LPCA

Kennedy Williamson is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate in South Carolina. She received her Master of Arts in Psychology: Clinical Counseling from The Citadel Graduate College and her Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Youth Development from Clemson University. . 

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Kennedy's training has consisted of a focus on evidence-based treatment for adults with substance use disorders, depression, anxiety, and emotion regulation concerns. ​Throughout her training Kennedy has focused on DBT as a co-leader for DBT skills groups and by providing skills focused individual DBT sessions. 

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Kennedy provides individual and group therapy services with CDBTA. 

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INTENSIVE DBT TRAINING​

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Dialectical Behavior Therapy Post Masters Training Fellowship

May 2024 - current

CDBTA’s fellowship program combines intensive training, mentorship, peer consultation and hands-on clinical work. The program is designed to enhance clinical competencies in DBT treatment and prepares clinicians for national certification. CDBTA fellows learn from specialists in the field by participating in DBT consultation team, mentorship discussions, learning activities and individual supervision. Fellows apply their learning by co- facilitating DBT Skills Training Groups and providing therapy to a small number of clients.

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Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Introduction

May 2024 

This training, offered through Behavioral Tech: A Linehan Institute Training Company, introduces Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills: Core Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. Participants learn about the function of skills training in DBT, the structure of a DBT skills training program, the goals and general content of each skills module, and the targets for DBT skills training. It also provides an overview of the manner in which DBT conceptualizes problems, as well as the behavior change, validation, and dialectical strategies used across all modes of the treatment.

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Dialectical Behavior Therapy 

Clinical Counseling Student Internship

August 2023 – May 2024

CDBTA’s internship program is a year long internship for graduate students in clinical counseling programs. This internship combines intensive training, mentorship, peer consultation and hands-on clinical work. The program is designed to enhance clinical competencies in DBT treatment and prepares clinicians for licensure as professional counselors. Interns apply their learning by observing and co- facilitating DBT Skills Training Groups while providing therapy to a small number of clients. 

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If you are interested in learning more about the CDBTA DBT program,

or have any questions about our services, please do not hesitate to reach out.