June 12, 2026 @ 9-10 :30am PT/11am-12 :30pm CT/ 12pm-1 :30pm ET
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As DBT therapists, we seek to understand the impact of an invalidating environment on our clients and ourselves. For LGBTQ+ people, invalidation can take many forms including traumatic invalidation and sociopolitical marginalization. This webinar will explore potential sources of LGBTQ+ invalidation that may show up in our work. DBT’s validation strategies, including functional validation, are powerful tools helping us deeply acknowledge the presence and consequences of invalidation. In this webinar, we will explore ways to effectively use LGBTQ+ validation to address these consequences as we work toward the critical goal of authentic self-validation in the pursuit of a life worth living.
Learning Objectives | By the conclusion of this event, participants will be able to: Need 3
- Participants will identify potential sources of LGBTQ+ invalidation
- Participants will apply DBT validation strategies to enhance LGBTQ+ validation
- Participants will prepare to actively apply these strategies in their work
Presenter| Kim Skerven (she/her), PhD, ABPP, DBT-LBC Certified Clinician.
Dr. Kim Skerven is a Licensed Psychologist at the Center for Behavioral Medicine in Brookfield, WI. She is a DBT-LBC Certified Clinician deeply interested in the well-being of LGBTQ+ people and communities. She offers a dedicated DBT skills training group for LGBTQ+ adults. Dr. Skerven is a member of the LBC’s Diversity Committee, Associate Editor for the Clinician’s Digest in the journal Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, and President-Elect of APA’s Division 44 (Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity).
Presenter |Erica Tan, PsyD, DBT-LBC Certified Clinician
Dr. Erica Tan is a Licensed Psychologist at Portland DBT Institute in Portland, OR, where she provides therapy, consultation and training. She has been on the Teen and Family Team at PDBTI for 15 years and enjoys working with LGBTQ+ folks. Dr. Tan is also DBT-LBC Certified and serves as a Board Member for DBT-LBC and is also a Co-Chair for DBT-LBC’s Diversity Committee.
