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Effective Compassion

At the heart of our mission is a commitment to ensuring excellence and adherence to the highest standards in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Our goal is to serve the public and relevant stakeholders by offering a trusted resource for identifying providers and programs that deliver DBT in alignment with the evidence-based research established by Dr. Linehan and her colleagues.

Our certification process rigorously assesses clinicians to ensure they possess the knowledge and skills essential for delivering DBT with adherence to the model as it has been researched. Similarly, we evaluate DBT programs to verify they have the necessary components and organizational structure to implement DBT with fidelity.

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Begin your journey towards DBT-LBC™ Individual Clinician Certification and DBT-LBC™ Program Certification.

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Emotional? Overwhelmed? No treatment seems to help? Struggling to find a treatment that might help? 

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Search our roster of certified clinicians and programs who have demonstrated proficiency in delivering Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) according to the model as it was researched by Dr. Linehan and colleagues.

What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy?

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a comprehensive multi-diagnostic, modularized behavioral intervention designed to treat individuals with severe mental disorders and out-of-control cognitive, emotional and behavioral patterns.

It has been commonly viewed as a treatment for individuals meeting criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) with chronic and high-risk suicidality, substance dependence or other disorders. However, over the years, data has emerged demonstrating that DBT is also effective for a wide range of other disorders and problems, most of which are associated with difficulties regulating emotions and associated cognitive and behavioral patterns.

Why get Certified?

Certification has important advantages for individual therapists, for DBT programs, and for the collective effort that we all have contributed to the overall field of DBT treatment development and delivery.

DBT-LBC™ Certification provides the consumer and their loved ones with confidence that the clinician/program has been independently evaluated and has demonstrated efficiency in delivering the treatment as researched.

DBT-LBC™ Certification is an indication, for those who are researching their treatment options, that they will find in you a professional who meets high national standards.

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Help Us Continue Dr. Linehan’s Mission and Save Lives This Giving Tuesday

This Giving Tuesday, we invite you to support the DBT Linehan Board of Certification™ (DBT-LBC™) in our mission to promote the highest standards of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) practice. Your generous donation will help us continue our vital work certifying DBT clinicians and ensuring that individuals around the world have access to the highest-quality mental…
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We Want to Hear From You on Ideas and Interests You Would Like to See in 2025!

Looking back on this year’s webinars, DBT-LBC wanted to specifically thank each presenter for sharing their wisdom and time with our community. Randy Wolbert, LMSW, Zen Roshi, ushered in the new year with lessons on cultivating Mindfulness into daily practice. Janis Whitlock, Ph.D. provided practical guidance for using DBT to treat non-suicidal self-injury in youth.…
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Emotion Dysregulation and Addictive Behaviors- How Did We Get Here? DBT and the Biosocial Model

October 18, 2024 @ 9AM-10:30AM PT, 11AM-12:30PM CT, 12PM-1:30PM ET  This webinar will provide an overview of the biosocial model in DBT, and Dr. Hunter will discuss the modern science that underpins the model, and its prediction of substance use behaviors.  Science from both the biological and social/environmental sides will be reviewed briefly, and the interplay…