Dr. Marsha Linehan is the developer of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), a groundbreaking, evidence-based treatment originally created to treat borderline personality disorder and since expanded to help individuals with complex emotional regulation challenges. Through her decades of research, teaching, and compassionate advocacy, Dr. Linehan has transformed the landscape of mental health care and given millions of individuals the tools to build lives worth living.
The Foundation of DBT: Dr. Marsha Linehan
”It is hard to be happy without a life worth living. This is a fundamental tenet of DBT. Of course, all lives are worth living in reality. No life is not worth living. But what is important is that you experience your life as worth living—one that is satisfying, and one that brings happiness.
Dr. Marsha LinehanDeveloper of DBT
A Message from Marsha’s daughter
Every May, in honor of Dr. Linehan’s birthday month, the DBT-LBC™ community hosts its Annual Global Legacy Event. Watch the message below from Geri Rodriguez (Dr. Linehan’s daughter) and the DBT-LBC™ President, Dr. Kimberly Vay, as they introduce the purpose and vision behind this global event.
Birthday Wishes for Marsha
Celebrating Our Global Community
Thank you to our 2026 Global Host Sites
Behavioral Psych Studio
BPD Alliance
CBM-DBT
Camden Center
DBT Coach
DBT Tokyo
Ebright Collaborative
Evidence Based Therapy and Consultation of Atlanta (EBT Atlanta)
Hillside (Atlanta)
Perimeter DBT
Recovery DBT
Skyland Trail
St. Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute
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