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2025 End of Year President’s Letter

💥🎉Closing Out 2025 with New Connections, Strong Collaborations, and an Exciting Start to 2026💥🎉 As 2025 draws to a close, I want to express my heartfelt thanks to the DBT community for the unwavering support of DBT-LBC™ and the work that is being done across the globe to support clients and their loved ones. This…
Kimberly
December 29, 2025
Blogs

Clinician Spotlight: First Puerto Rican Certified Clinician

We are thrilled to announce our first Puerto Rican Linehan Board Certified DBT Clinician! Dr. Luis DĂ­az-Medero, Ph.D. is a Clinical Psychologist licensed in Puerto Rico. He is the owner of a DBT and trauma-focused clinic located in Ponce, Puerto Rico. His work primarily involves treating individuals experiencing emotional dysregulation, trauma-related symptoms, and suicidal or…
Kimberly
December 19, 2025
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Staunton Clinic, Heritage Valley Health System

https://www.heritagevalley.org/services/behavioral-health/ Team Lead Michael Moyeroff, MSW Date Certified November 19, 2025 City, State Sewickley, PA Insurance Accepted Most major commercial health insurances, Medicare and Medicaid. Population Served Adults Level of Care Provided Outpatient
Kimberly
November 29, 2025
Webinars

Interview with Kelsey Packwood: BORDERLINE

President of DBT-LBC Dr. Kimberly Vay had the opportunity to talk with filmmaker Kelsey Packwood about her courageous project, BORDERLINE.  To learn more about Kelsey's courageous work check out the interview Kelsey Packwood is the Writer/Director of BORDERLINE-a half hour traumedy series about lived experience with Borderline Personality Disorder. BORDERLINE bridges art and mental-health education…
Kimberly
November 26, 2025
Webinars

Panic! I have only one session or two with my Stage 1 client’s partner. What can I do that would be useful?

December 5, 2025 @ 9AM-10:30AM PT, 11AM-12:30PM CT, 12PM-1:30PM ET Recording will be available here soon! We employ a transactional model to understand emotion dysregulation in DBT.  With our adult clients in Stage 1, their partners often “show up” on their chains leading to self-harm, suicidality, substance misuse, and so on.  In this webinar, Dr. Fruzzetti…
Kimberly
November 16, 2025
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Your Donation Saves Lives

Because of our supportive community, lives are being changed.  The support that DBT-Linehan Board of Certification (DBT-LBC™) has received in the past has helped advance our critical mission: ensuring that individuals in crisis receive Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) delivered with the highest fidelity to the evidence-based model.  As a volunteer-run organization, DBT-LBC™ depends on committed…
Kimberly
October 20, 2025
Webinars

Live Webinar: Introduction to the MED-DBT Protocol: A Compassionate and Comprehensive Approach to Treating Multifaceted Eating Disorder Presentations

Live Webinar: Introduction to the MED-DBT Protocol: A Compassionate and Comprehensive Approach to Treating Multifaceted Eating Disorder Presentations March 10, 2026 @ 9AM-10:30AM PT, 11AM-12:30PM CT, 12PM-1:30PM ET (Registration will open a month before the webinar date) This 90-minute webinar introduces MED-DBT (Multidiagnostic Eating Disorder–Dialectical Behavior Therapy), a groundbreaking adaptation of standard DBT developed to…
Kimberly
October 16, 2025
Webinars

Live Webinar: Research Driven Adaptations to DBT Skills for Autistic Clients: Converging Results Across Contexts

Live Webinar: Research Driven Adaptations to DBT Skills for Autistic Clients: Converging Results Across Contexts April 10, 2026 @ 9AM-10:30AM PT, 11AM-12:30PM CT, 12PM-1:30PM ET (Registration will open a month before the webinar date) As has become exceedingly clear in the past several years, DBT therapists are highly likely to work with Autistic clients in…
Kimberly
October 16, 2025
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DBT-LBC™ Mentorship Program Needs YOU

DBT-LBC™ is inviting dedicated DBT-LBC™ Certified Clinicians to serve as mentors for our growing Mentorship Program. Volunteers will be fostering future certified providers committed to fidelity to the model, who in turn will provide DBT as it was designed to be delivered to both present day and future clients in need. Mentors focus on helping…
Kimberly
October 9, 2025
Blogs

Australia BPD Awareness Week

BPD Awareness Week 2025-1 in 10: Uniting for Change DBT-LBC™ is excited to spread awareness about BPD and promote high quality DBT treatment beyond US borders. To begin, we are highlighting BPD Awareness Week in Australia which spans October 1st through October 7th. Our intention is to continue promoting collaboration to reduce stigma, support DBT…
Kimberly
October 1, 2025