North Texas DBT Associates offers Comprehensive DBT to adults anywhere in Florida by telehealth. You work with Courtney Hicks or Alana McCraw, who both hold Florida licenses, and individual sessions start at $165.
If you live in Florida and you’ve been looking for the full DBT program, the kind Dr. Marsha Linehan designed, we can work with you by telehealth wherever you are in the state, from Miami and Fort Lauderdale to Tampa, Orlando or a town without a single DBT therapist nearby.
North Texas DBT Associates is based in Dallas. Two of our therapists, Courtney Hicks and Alana McCraw, are also licensed in Florida, so Florida adults can join our Comprehensive DBT program from home.
What you get in Comprehensive DBT
Comprehensive DBT has four parts, and we run all four. You see your individual therapist every week and join a weekly skills group led by Alana. Between sessions you can call for phone coaching when you’re trying to use a skill in a hard moment. Behind the scenes, your therapist meets with our consultation team every week to keep your treatment on model. One round of treatment lasts 12 months (our fees page).
Not sure DBT fits what you’re dealing with? Our DBT page explains who it helps, and it isn’t only for borderline personality disorder.
Therapy for BPD and trauma in Florida
A lot of people find us while looking for therapy for borderline personality disorder (BPD) in Florida. DBT grew out of that work. In 1991 Dr. Linehan tested it in a randomized trial with women who had BPD and repeated self-harm, and the women in DBT harmed themselves less often and spent fewer days in a psychiatric hospital than women in usual community care (Linehan et al., 1991). Florida adults also come to us for emotions that swing hard and fast, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and relationships that keep falling apart.
If you’re looking for therapy for trauma or PTSD in Florida, Courtney offers DBT Prolonged Exposure (DBT PE) by telehealth to Florida clients in our Comprehensive DBT program. In a small pilot trial of women with BPD and PTSD, 80% of those who finished DBT with DBT PE no longer had PTSD at the end of treatment, against 40% with DBT alone (Harned, Korslund and Linehan, 2014).
Who you’d work with
Courtney Hicks, MS, LMFT-Supervisor, DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician™, co-founded the practice. She is licensed in Texas as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Supervisor and in Florida as a marriage and family therapist (MT5311). As of October 2026 she is one of 570 DBT-LBC Certified Clinicians worldwide (DBT-LBC directory). Read Courtney’s profile.
Alana McCraw, MA, LPC, is an individual DBT therapist in our adult program and a skills trainer. She is licensed in Texas as a Licensed Professional Counselor and in Florida as a mental health counselor (MH26633). Read Alana’s profile.
You can check both licenses on the Florida Department of Health license lookup.
What it costs
Florida clients pay the same fees as our Texas clients. A 45-minute individual session is $165 with Alana or $210 with Courtney, and the adult skills group is $85 a session. You pay one weekly rate covering your individual session and group. We’re private pay and offer a sliding scale. The full list is on our fees page.
How telehealth works for Florida clients
Every session with a Florida client is by telehealth. We don’t see Florida clients in person. You need to be in Florida or Texas at the time of each session, because that’s where our therapists are licensed.
Questions Florida clients ask
Can I do DBT online in Florida?
Yes. Adults anywhere in Florida can take part in our full Comprehensive DBT program by telehealth: weekly individual therapy, a weekly skills group led by Alana, phone coaching between sessions, and a therapist who meets with our consultation team every week. We see Florida clients by telehealth only, not in person.
Are your therapists licensed in Florida?
Yes. Courtney Hicks holds a Florida license as a marriage and family therapist (MT5311), and Alana McCraw holds a Florida license as a mental health counselor (MH26633). You can check both on the Florida Department of Health license lookup. Florida clients work only with Courtney or Alana.
How much does DBT cost for Florida clients?
Florida clients pay the same fees as our Texas clients. A 45-minute individual session is $165 with Alana or $210 with Courtney, and the adult skills group is $85 a session. You pay one weekly rate that covers your individual session and group. See our fees page for the full list.
Do you take insurance?
We’re private pay. If you want to use insurance, contact your insurance provider to find out how much, if any, your plan will pay and how much you may have to pay. Individuals and families with household incomes below $100,000 a year may be considered for sliding scale fees, which are reviewed during intake.
Do you treat BPD and trauma?
Yes. DBT was first developed and tested for people with borderline personality disorder (BPD), and we also work with Florida adults dealing with intense emotions, self-harm, suicidal thoughts and relationships that keep falling apart. For trauma and PTSD, Courtney offers DBT Prolonged Exposure (DBT PE) by telehealth to Florida clients in our Comprehensive DBT program.
Do I need to be in Florida during sessions?
You need to be located in Florida or Texas at the time of each session, because those are the states where Courtney and Alana are licensed. Every session with a Florida client takes place by telehealth, so you can join from home or another private space.
Is this a crisis service?
No. Our office line is not a crisis line. If you’re in crisis, call or text 988, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, which is free, confidential and open all hours. If you’re in immediate danger, call 911. Clients in our program can also call their therapist for phone coaching between sessions to use DBT skills.
Getting started
Call us at (817) 214-7200 or send us a message, and we’ll set up an intake with Courtney or Alana.
If you’re in crisis right now, call or text 988, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. It’s free and confidential, and it’s open all hours (988lifeline.org). If you’re in immediate danger, call 911. Our office line is not a crisis line.