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The right book at the right time changes everything

3 Books for Clinicians and Clients Hi! My name is Alyssa, and I've been a volunteer with DBT-LBC™  since September 2022 on the social media committee. In late 2018, I was first diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) while in a partial hospitalization program (PHP). Subsequently, I received comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) treatment for…
Kimberly
May 21, 2026
Webinars

REGISTRATION OPEN: Harnessing the Power of LGBTQ+ Validation in DBT

June 12, 2026 @ 9-10 :30am PT/11am-12 :30pm CT/ 12pm-1 :30pm ET Register HERE 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…
Kimberly
May 19, 2026
Blogs

Happy Birthday Marsha!

Please join us in celebrating Dr. Marsha Linehan's birthday, today May 5th by sharing your well wishes and reflections via email to: [email protected] ​ If DBT has touched your life or your work, you are invited to send a birthday message for Marsha, a favorite DBT skill, or a brief story of hope that we…
Kimberly
May 5, 2026
Webinars

Structuring Skills Group in DBT Next Steps, by Adam Carmel

May 15, 2026 This Webinar will be available to rent in August Webinar Details: In the “DBT Next Steps” manual, Dr. Katherine Comtois,  Dr. Adam Carmel, and Dr. Marsha Linehan offer a way to stretch across the divide for clients who successfully completed standard DBT but haven’t yet achieved their worth-living aspirations for work, employment,…
Kimberly
April 23, 2026
Blogs

Become a Host Site and celebrate Dr. Marsha Linehan’s Legacy!

Beyond therapy, beyond a model: Dr. Marsha Linehan created connection, hope, and a global DBT community. Celebrate her legacy & Birthday this May! Around the world, thousands of clinicians practice DBT every day, running skills groups, sitting with high-risk clients, and doing the difficult, meaningful work of helping people build lives worth living. None of…
Kimberly
March 18, 2026
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DBT-LBC™ Clinician Spotlight: First Japanese Certified Clinician

We are so excited to announce that clinical psychologist Mie Takaki, MSc, has become the first DBT Linehan Board Certified Clinician in Japan! Why Mie Chose To Get Certified Mie is the founder of DBT Tokyo, and the translator of the Japanese version of Dr. Marsha Linehan’s memoir Building A Life Worth Living. She felt…
Kimberly
March 14, 2026
Webinars

MED-DBT Protocol

Introduction to the MED-DBT Protocol: A Compassionate and Comprehensive Approach to Treating Multifaceted Eating Disorder Presentations March 10, 2026, 9am-10:30PT/11am-12:30CT/ 12-1:30pmET Description of the webinar | This 90-minute webinar introduces MED-DBT (Multidiagnostic Eating Disorder–Dialectical Behavior Therapy), a groundbreaking adaptation of standard DBT developed to meet the needs of individuals with eating disorders who also present with…
Kimberly
February 18, 2026
Blogs

In Honor of Black History Month

In Honor of Black History Month: Research on DBT with Black and African American clients February is Black History month, and DBT-LBC ™ wanted to specifically address the state of the research on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) with Black and African American clients.  Currently, there are few studies to consider, and what studies there are…
Kimberly
February 14, 2026