From 13-Year Old Immigrant to DBT Therapist: Diana Ramirez's Story

Michelle is joined by therapist Diana Ramirez who shares her incredible story of coming to the United States from Honduras when she was 13 as an unaccompanied minor. Having no idea what DBT was, she can look back now at her past and see how she was using DBT skills along the way to help her overcome the obstacles she was facing. She shares DBT skills that can be useful for other immigrants and talks about how she uses DBT personally for herself and professionally with her clients. TRIGGER WARNING: Material that may be triggering is discussed from 12:06 to 12:41 and 15:17-16:34. Want to learn more about Diana? Follow her on Instagram at (@psychologydailycare). Support the show Want to get 15% off of ALL Guilford Press titles? Use this link (code is DBTME at checkout): If you want to sign up for Kate's free DBT peer support group, you can sign up here: Check out our Etsy shop for DBT-inspired items and our journaling workbook (only $7.50!): Our book, "DBT for Everyone" is available! Order your copy on Amazon here: Consider providing ongoing support to the podcast by becoming a patron at You can join our facebook community here: Check out our other podcast, The Couch and The Chair, on Apple Podcasts ( or on Spotify ( If you need support/have questions, email us at dbtandmepodcast@gmail.com

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From 13-Year Old Immigrant to DBT Therapist: Diana Ramirez's Story is an episode from DBT & Me by Michelle Henderson and Kate Sherman.

This episode is 51:23 long.

This episode was published on Mar 25, 2026.

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