{"formatVersion":"1.1","id":"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/christy-matta","path":"/people/christy-matta","url":"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/christy-matta","title":"Christy Matta","family":"People profile","description":"Christy Matta is a mental health professional with over 25 years of experience, specializing in Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Mindfulness.","language":"en-US","access":{"audience":"custom-shared-preview","indexable":true},"provenance":{"sourceUrl":"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/christy-matta","wordpressId":"6404","contentCompleteness":"complete","dateScope":"original-source"},"authors":[],"dates":{"datePublished":"2024-05-31T21:19:15Z","dateModified":"2025-07-31T21:35:56Z"},"content":{"html":"<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\"><ol><li><a href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people\">People</a></li><li><span aria-current=\"page\">Christy Matta</span></li></ol></nav><div class=\"people-profile\" data-default-profile-view=\"contributions\" data-profile-template=\"person\"><header class=\"person-header\"><div class=\"person-overview\"><div class=\"person-identity\"><h1>Christy Matta</h1><p class=\"person-role\">M.A.</p></div></div><img alt=\"\" class=\"person-avatar\" height=\"180\" src=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/assets/wordpress/9365.jpg\" width=\"180\"></header><p class=\"person-summary\">Christy Matta M.A. is a medical writer with extensive training and experience in mindfulness and dialectical behavior therapy. She has authored many articles on DBT, communication skills, happiness, mindfulness, and more.</p><nav aria-label=\"Person profile\" class=\"person-nav person-actions\" role=\"tablist\"><a aria-controls=\"about\" aria-selected=\"true\" href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/christy-matta#about\" id=\"tab-about\" role=\"tab\">About</a><a aria-controls=\"contributions\" aria-selected=\"false\" href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/christy-matta#contributions\" id=\"tab-contributions\" role=\"tab\">Contributions</a></nav><div class=\"person-body\"><div class=\"person-content\"><div class=\"person-main\"><section aria-labelledby=\"tab-about\" class=\"person-panel person-view\" id=\"about\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\"><p>Christy Matta M.A. is a trainer, consultant and writer. She is the author of <em>“The Stress Response: How Dialectical Behavior Therapy Can Free You from Needless Anxiety, Worry, Anger, and Other Symptoms of Stress.</em>” She has worked in mental health since 1994, is intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy(DBT) and has extensive training in Mindfulness. She is an experienced group leader and trainer in both Mindfulness and DBT Skills Groups.</p>\n<p>She has provided clinical supervision to Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) residential programs and was a member of the senior administrative team that designed Grove Street Adolescent Residential Program, a winner of the American Psychiatric Association's Gold Award. She functioned as The Bridge of Central Massachusetts DBT training supervisor for clinicians from the department of counseling psychology of Assumption College and the department of psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.</p><section><h2 id=\"education\">Education</h2><p>Boston College<br>Master of Arts (MA), Counseling Psychology<br>1993 - 1995</p>\n<p>Colorado State University<br>Bachelor of Science (BSc), Psychology<br>1990 - 1993</p></section><section class=\"person-regional-communities\" aria-labelledby=\"local-communities\"><h2 id=\"local-communities\">Local Communities</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/local/sunnyvale-ca\">Sunnyvale, CA</a></li></ul></section><section class=\"person-related-communities\" id=\"topic-communities\" aria-labelledby=\"topic-communities-heading\"><h2 id=\"topic-communities-heading\">Topic Communities</h2><div class=\"person-community-links\"><a href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/community/dialectical-behavior-therapy\">Dialectical behavior therapy</a><a href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/community/anxiety\">Anxiety</a></div></section><section data-reference-list=\"\" data-reference-style=\"author-date-numbered\" class=\"article-sources\"><h2 id=\"references\">References</h2><ol><li data-reference-number=\"1\" id=\"amazon\"><span><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/stores/Christy-Matta-MA/author/B0077PT8XQ?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=libra&amp;utm_content=external_resource&amp;utm_id=site-people-christy-matta&amp;utm_source=mentalhealth.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">About the Author. <em>Amazon.</em></a></span></li>\n<li data-reference-number=\"2\" id=\"huff-post\"><a href=\"https://www.huffpost.com/author/christy-matta-ma?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=libra&amp;utm_content=external_resource&amp;utm_id=site-people-christy-matta&amp;utm_source=mentalhealth.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Christy Matta, M.A. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) consultant; Author of 'The Stress Response'. <em>Huff Post.</em></a></li>\n<li data-reference-number=\"3\" id=\"vaden-health-services\"><span><a href=\"https://vaden.stanford.edu/people/christy-christy-matta-ma?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=libra&amp;utm_content=external_resource&amp;utm_id=site-people-christy-matta&amp;utm_source=mentalhealth.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Christy Matta. <em>Vaden Health Services</em></a>.</span></li></ol></section></section><section aria-labelledby=\"tab-contributions\" class=\"person-panel person-contributions person-view\" id=\"contributions\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\"><h2>Contributions</h2><div 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class=\"person-work-badge\">Authored</span></span><div class=\"person-work-copy\"><h3>The Impact of Exercise on Your Mental Health</h3><p>Discover the impact of exercise on mental health, including reducing symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress.</p></div></a></div></article><article class=\"person-work-card\" data-contribution-category=\"Library\" data-editorial-contribution=\"\"><div class=\"person-post-body\"><a class=\"person-work-preview\" href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/library/6-ways-mindfulness-can-improve-your-daily-life\"><span class=\"person-work-media\"><img alt=\"A woman sits cross-legged beside a lake in a green park.\" height=\"409\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/assets/library/editorial-18610.webp\" width=\"1200\"><span class=\"person-work-badge\">Authored</span></span><div class=\"person-work-copy\"><h3>How Mindfulness Enhances Your Daily Life</h3><p>Learn how mindfulness reduces stress, improves focus, regulates emotions, boosts relationships, and fosters happiness.</p></div></a></div></article><article class=\"person-work-card\" data-contribution-category=\"Perspective\" data-editorial-contribution=\"\"><div class=\"person-post-body\"><a class=\"person-work-preview\" href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/blog/comedy-and-mental-illness\"><span class=\"person-work-media\"><img alt=\"A microphone and stool stand on an empty amber-lit stage.\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/assets/perspective-20261004/comedy-and-mental-illness.webp\" width=\"1200\"><span class=\"person-work-badge\">Authored</span></span><div class=\"person-work-copy\"><h3>Comedy and Mental Health</h3><p>Discover how comedians like Maria Bamford and Joshua Walters use comedy to address mental illness, sharing their own challenges.</p></div></a></div></article><article class=\"person-work-card\" data-contribution-category=\"Perspective\" data-editorial-contribution=\"\"><div class=\"person-post-body\"><a class=\"person-work-preview\" href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/blog/feeling-bad-about-being-sad\"><span class=\"person-work-media\"><img alt=\"Person sitting thoughtfully on a garden step\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/assets/perspective-20261004/feeling-bad-about-being-sad.webp\" width=\"1200\"><span class=\"person-work-badge\">Authored</span></span><div class=\"person-work-copy\"><h3>When Sadness Brings Guilt</h3><p>Separate sadness from self-judgment to enhance emotional well-being and maintain healthy relationships.</p></div></a></div></article><article class=\"person-work-card\" data-contribution-category=\"Perspective\" data-editorial-contribution=\"\"><div class=\"person-post-body\"><a class=\"person-work-preview\" href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/blog/can-you-predict-your-emotional-future\"><span class=\"person-work-media\"><img alt=\"Two walking paths diverge through an autumn meadow.\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/assets/perspective-20261004/can-you-predict-your-emotional-future.webp\" width=\"1200\"><span class=\"person-work-badge\">Authored</span></span><div class=\"person-work-copy\"><h3>Predicting Your Emotional Future</h3><p>Discover how our expectations about future happiness influence our choices and how emotional intelligence and memory shape our emotional reactions to decisions.</p></div></a></div></article><article class=\"person-work-card\" data-contribution-category=\"Perspective\" data-editorial-contribution=\"\" hidden=\"\"><div class=\"person-post-body\"><a class=\"person-work-preview\" href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/blog/a-look-at-faith-and-spirituality-in-mental-health-an-interview-with-jena-morrow\"><span class=\"person-work-media\"><img alt=\"An open journal on a wooden bench facing a peaceful garden.\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/assets/perspective-20261004/a-look-at-faith-and-spirituality-in-mental-health-an-interview-with-jena-morrow.webp\" width=\"1200\"><span class=\"person-work-badge\">Authored</span></span><div class=\"person-work-copy\"><h3>The Role of Faith in Mental Health with Jena Morrow</h3><p>Discover how faith and spirituality impact mental health and trauma recovery. Learn from Jena Morrow's experience in residential treatment and her own journey…</p></div></a></div></article><article class=\"person-work-card\" data-contribution-category=\"Library\" data-editorial-contribution=\"\" hidden=\"\"><div class=\"person-post-body\"><a class=\"person-work-preview\" href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/library/what-you-should-know-about-how-stress-shapes-the-brain\"><span class=\"person-work-media\"><img alt=\"A woman takes a break from work with one hand resting on her forehead.\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/assets/library/editorial-13057.webp\" width=\"1200\"><span class=\"person-work-badge\">Authored</span></span><div class=\"person-work-copy\"><h3>What You Should Know About How Stress Shapes the Brain</h3><p>Learn how chronic stress affects the body and brain. Discover how meditation rewires the brain and reduces stress levels.</p></div></a></div></article><article class=\"person-work-card\" data-contribution-category=\"Library\" data-editorial-contribution=\"\" hidden=\"\"><div class=\"person-post-body\"><a class=\"person-work-preview\" href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/library/dbt-distress-tolerance-skills\"><span class=\"person-work-media\"><img alt=\"Two adults comfort one another while sitting on a sofa.\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/assets/library/editorial-12854.webp\" width=\"1200\"><span class=\"person-work-badge\">Authored</span></span><div class=\"person-work-copy\"><h3>Surviving Crisis With Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) Skills</h3><p>Learn Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) Crisis Survival Skills for managing emotional crises. Techniques include distraction, and self-soothing.</p></div></a></div></article></div><button aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"person-secondary person-more\" data-contribution-more=\"\" type=\"button\">Show all contributions</button><p class=\"person-contribution-count\" data-contribution-count=\"\" role=\"status\">Showing 5 of 8 contributions</p></section></div></div></div></div>","text":"Home People Christy Matta Christy Matta M.A. Christy Matta M.A. is a medical writer with extensive training and experience in mindfulness and dialectical behavior therapy. She has authored many articles on DBT, communication skills, happiness, mindfulness, and more. About Contributions Christy Matta M.A. is a trainer, consultant and writer. She is the author of “The Stress Response: How Dialectical Behavior Therapy Can Free You from Needless Anxiety, Worry, Anger, and Other Symptoms of Stress. ” She has worked in mental health since 1994, is intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy(DBT) and has extensive training in Mindfulness. She is an experienced group leader and trainer in both Mindfulness and DBT Skills Groups. She has provided clinical supervision to Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) residential programs and was a member of the senior administrative team that designed Grove Street Adolescent Residential Program, a winner of the American Psychiatric Association's Gold Award. She functioned as The Bridge of Central Massachusetts DBT training supervisor for clinicians from the department of counseling psychology of Assumption College and the department of psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Education Boston College Master of Arts (MA), Counseling Psychology 1993 - 1995 Colorado State University Bachelor of Science (BSc), Psychology 1990 - 1993 Local Communities Sunnyvale, CA Topic Communities Dialectical behavior therapy Anxiety References About the Author. Amazon. Christy Matta, M.A. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) consultant; Author of 'The Stress Response'. Huff Post. Christy Matta. Vaden Health Services . Contributions All Library Perspective Authored The Impact of Exercise on Your Mental Health Discover the impact of exercise on mental health, including reducing symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress. Authored How Mindfulness Enhances Your Daily Life Learn how mindfulness reduces stress, improves focus, regulates emotions, boosts relationships, and fosters happiness. Authored Comedy and Mental Health Discover how comedians like Maria Bamford and Joshua Walters use comedy to address mental illness, sharing their own challenges. Authored When Sadness Brings Guilt Separate sadness from self-judgment to enhance emotional well-being and maintain healthy relationships. Authored Predicting Your Emotional Future Discover how our expectations about future happiness influence our choices and how emotional intelligence and memory shape our emotional reactions to decisions. Authored The Role of Faith in Mental Health with Jena Morrow Discover how faith and spirituality impact mental health and trauma recovery. Learn from Jena Morrow's experience in residential treatment and her own journey… Authored What You Should Know About How Stress Shapes the Brain Learn how chronic stress affects the body and brain. Discover how meditation rewires the brain and reduces stress levels. Authored Surviving Crisis With Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) Skills Learn Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) Crisis Survival Skills for managing emotional crises. Techniques include distraction, and self-soothing. 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