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Finding it difficult to find a clinician or program that is covered by your insurance?

See below for some strategies for obtaining treatment with a DBT-LBC Certified clinician or program covered by your insurance We at the DBT-Linehan Board of Certification™ (DBT-LBC™) are committed to helping all individuals receive quality DBT services regardless of financial situation. We understand that the process of identifying high fidelity providers and programs who accept insurance…
Kimberly
November 8, 2021
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Letter from the President’s Desk – November 2021

Expressing Gratitude: DBT-LBC Certification Discounts The past 2 years have really given the term ‘new normal’ a whole new meaning. How can you find gratitude in this ‘new normal’? As an organization of volunteers, DBT-LBC is forever grateful for everyone in the DBT community working to help those struggling the most.  With so many continuing…
Kimberly
November 8, 2021
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Preparing the Environment for Change: Pretreatment for Families

ISITDBT 2021 is Thursday November 18, and this edition of the research corner serves as a backdrop for some of this year’s scheduled workshops. Read on to refresh your memory with what’s already out there, as well as get a sneak peek at what’s to come at ISITDBT 2021.  We know that DBT treatment has…
Kimberly
October 8, 2021
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Program Spotlight: Chicago DBT Institute (CDBTI)

The owner of Chicago DBT Institute (CDBTI), Dr. Kay Segal, started her DBT journey while being supervised by one of Marsha’s former students, Eunice Chen, PhD. She was fortunate enough to get to hang around some of the OG DBTers at ISITDBT meetings every year and recalls listening to Marsha speak about certification, her vision…
Kimberly
October 8, 2021
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Spotlight: Casey Anderson

Lessons learned from my DBT-LBC certification journey I was in the thick of learning about DBT when I worked as an outpatient professional counselor at the Center for Child and Family Traumatic Stress (CCFTS) at Kennedy Krieger Institute, located in Baltimore City. I was lucky to have attended a Foundational DBT training provided by Adam…
Kimberly
September 8, 2021
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Letter from the President’s Desk-August 2021

So Much Has Changed all While So Much Has Remained the Same: Living in a World of Dialectics I hope you all are doing well amidst the ongoing challenges that we all continue to face. It is hard to believe that a year has come and gone and so much has changed while so much…
Kimberly
August 8, 2021
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Research on the effectiveness of DBT outcomes

As DBT practitioners, we know the research on the effectiveness of DBT outcomes. Delivered to fidelity, DBT treatment remains the number one evidence-based intervention for treating Borderline Personality Disorder symptoms. Still, what about those clients that don’t show improvement with the comprehensive model? An observational study  (Salamin, Virginie & Kratzel, Armin & Gothuey, Isabelle & Guenot, Florence.…
Kimberly
August 8, 2021
DBT-LBC Certified Programs

Inner Solutions Ltd

www.innersolutions.ca Team Lead Jessica Heil Date Certified 6/24/21 City, Province Calgary, AB Insurance Accepted No Population Served Adults; Adolescents Level of Care Provided Outpatient Additional Program Information Inner Solutions is a private practice that has been supporting people and their families in their mental health journey for the past two decades. Our team specializes in…
Kimberly
June 16, 2021
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DBT Treatment and Telehealth

Anyone else curious how we are evolving as DBT clinicians practicing telehealth? Overall, online sessions presented their own dialectic, with therapists both lauding its ability to reach clients as never before, as well as lamenting the difficulty of a virtual therapy setting.
Kimberly
May 19, 2021
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Letter from the President’s Desk – May 2021

Hello all and Happy Spring, I want to take a moment to wish our treatment developer and distinguished leader, Dr. Marsha Linehan a Happy Belated Birthday (May 5th). She has been an inspiration to so many and has provided hope to those suffering the most. Marsha, Happy Birthday and THANK YOU!  If you haven’t already…
Kimberly
May 11, 2021