Wise Mind, Wise Life is affiliated with NorthStar Therapy and Wichita DBT.
Wise Mind, Wise Life promotes education and access to DBT, mindfulness-based therapy, and the cultivation of wisdom for daily life. Scott is a Wichita-based provider of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness-based psychotherapy, Christian Counseling and professional training.
02/12/2026
Learn more about at dbt4adhd.substack.com. In this edition, we explore the dialectic of chaos vs. control.
Be mindful out there. :-)
We present a brief reflection on the works of Philipsen and Hesslinger, pioneers in adapting DBT for adult ADHD. Come visit. Hang out. Follow, subscribe, and learn more about how DBT helps mitigate .
Dear , here comes a film that might slip past your radar. Don't miss it.
Fellowship of St. Moses the Black, this film is showing in Wichita and I'm encoruaging others to see this film.
01/28/2026
Please accept my Happy New Year wishes for all of you my friends and followers. Please note, as the Wichita DBT program continues to evolve at NorthStar Therapy, you will find me more active there, and on our new page, DBT 4 ADHD, sharing posts on all things , , , and other therapy services.
I will be folding, in a sense, this page into the Wise Mind, Wise Life group to resume community work on cultivating wisdom in daily life through community, mindfulness, and the cultivation of other skills we need to regulate our emotions and to increase our self-direction as we act upon ourselves, that we may embody our values.
Thank you for your support over the years. More to come.
12/22/2025
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year to all. May this be a bright and joyful season for you.
Please Note: The NorthStar offices and services (Wichita DBT, Wise Mind Wise Life) are closed from Monday, December 22nd, through Monday, January 5th.
12/17/2025
Good morning, Instapeeps.
12/15/2025
Take time this morning to move with intention through the world. Choose your actions. Choose your disposition. Consider stepping into a stance of gentle willingness through which you can flow with presence and receptivity through the spaces you inhabit. From the bedroom to the kitchen, from your bathroom to your closet, and from your living room to your workspace, bring your curiosity and even gratitude all throughout.
12/12/2025
Love for the Holidays.
12/04/2025
John Vervaeke is an invaluable resource and inspiration for Wise Mind aspirations.
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I am a Wichita-based provider of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness-based psychotherapy, Christian Counseling and professional training. I am a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Addictions Counselor (LAC). I’m the author of the book “Don’t Let Your Emotions Run Your Life: How Dialectical Behavior Therapy Can Put You in Control” (New Harbinger, 2003). My practice of DBT started at the Portland DBT Program, Portland, OR in 1996, and I completed DBT intensive training with Dr. Marsha Linehan’s Behavioral Technology Transfer Group in Seattle, WA in 2000.
I’m currently working with a bright, credentialed, skilled and compassionate team of therapists at the Haus of Clarity, where we are developing mindfulness-based counseling services in the form of Wichita DBT, including Wabi-Sabi DBT for teens and adults. And this is in addition to our offerings in EMDR, hypnotherapy and trauma-informed therapy.
The mission is to provide heart-centered, compassionate and effective therapy to the people of Wichita and surrounding area.
DBT focuses on assisting persons who suffer with problems in emotion dysregulation, which emerges from a confluence of biological factors and social experiences of invalidation which ranges from general neglect to outright forms of abuse. Emotion dysregulation issues are often visible in self-destructive behaviors such as self-harm, suicidality, substance abuse, excessive anger and other compulsive behaviors.
Wichita DBT teaches core mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness. These practices help you dance more skillfully with your thoughts and emotions, and they help you relinquish the chaos of impulsive and sometimes life-threatening beahviors. I’m here with my colleagues at Haus of Clarity, and we are ready to serve you, Wichita, as we all learn to let go of emotional suffering as we turn toward joy.
