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​About Oregon City DBT

Here at Oregon City DBT, our growing team of licensed mental health therapists specialize in treating a variety of disorders with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). We treat disorders ranging from anxiety and depression to eating disorders, personality disorders and more using the principles of DBT.

Founded by Mimi Cogswell, LPC, PC, our clinic offers individual sessions as well as group therapy in Oregon City. Contact us today to find out how one of our therapists or groups can be of service to you in your healing journey.

About Mimi Cogswell, LPC, PC
Mimi Cogswell, LPC, PC has had a private practice in Oregon City for the past 17 years.  As she raised her twin boys and slowly built her practice, she worked part time for a national agency where she taught DBT, as well as Intensive Outpatient Therapy (IOP) groups and honed her skills in crisis intervention and trauma therapy. In 2018 she was able to fulfill her dream of transitioning to full time practice.  Mimi began teaching her self created class: 6 week Foundations of Mindfulness  in Oregon City in Fall of 2018, and has since had 56 attendees for her groups.  In consultation with the therapeutic community, it came to her attention that there was a need for DBT Skills Groups that were nearby, had availability, and were offered during evening hours to accommodate both working clients and stay at home parents of younger children.

​Is Oregon City DBT a Full Fidelity Program**?  
Not yet!  
Rolling out the DBT-Informed Skills Groups is the Phase I of her plans to build a DBT “Full Fidelity”(*see below) Clinic in Oregon City.  She is currently seeking other therapists to join her clinic with her shared passion for helping clients to cultivate happiness through living skillfully.

*“Full fidelity DBT” includes four component parts: Individual Therapy, Skills Group,  Phone Coaching, and Consultation for the therapist.  Based on research, this is the most effective treatment modality in the shortest amount of time.  We highly recommend full fidelity programs, such as DBT Clinic of Portland, and Portland DBT Institute, if their location, availability and scheduling requirements meets your needs.