Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Clinical Practice Applications across Disorders and Settings

Linda A. Dimeff, PhD, is Chief Scientific Officer for Behavioral Tech Research, Inc., an organization devoted to the dissemination of evidence-based practices. She is also on the clinical faculty in the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington. She collaborated with Marsha Linehan in the development of an adaptation of DBT for substance-dependent individuals with borderline personality disorder, and they are currently coauthoring a book on this treatment. Dr. Dimeff currently has eight dissemination research grants through the National Institutes of Health. She has published widely in the areas of addictive behaviors, DBT, and dissemination, and has provided extensive training, supervision, and consultation to treatment providers affiliated with large public-sector systems in their implementation of DBT, as well as to individuals in private practice.

 

Kelly Koerner, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and an expert clinician, clinical supervisor, and trainer in DBT. She is Creative Director of the Evidence-Based Practice Institute, which provides online communities and continuing education for practitioners who strive to combine science and compassion in their work. Dr. Koerner has served as Director of Training for Marsha Linehan’s research investigating the efficacy of DBT for suicidal and drug-abusing individuals with borderline personality disorder, Creative Director for Behavioral Tech Research, Inc., and cofounder and first CEO of Behavioral Tech, LLC, a company that provides training in DBT. She is on the clinical faculty in the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington and maintains a consulting and psychotherapy practice in Seattle.