Danielle LaBruzzo

Danielle by the numbers: 2 eggs eaten every morning 4 walks with Barbara Streisand LaBruzzo (The Dachshund) a day 1,991 miles from home 0 pairs of matching socks owned Danielle received her masters degree in counseling at Texas Woman’s University.  Danielle has known of her passion for working with

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Leah Smart-Gordon

Leah Smart-Gordon, LCSW

Leah by the numbers: 3 different corners of the United States lived in 2 generations of DBT therapists in her family 65 the temperature at which her Florida dog starts shivering 107 articles of fabric tie-dyed in the past year

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Michele Sharp

Michele Sharp, PMHNP

Michele is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with Board Certification. She is also a trained DBT clinician. At Portland DBT Institute, Michele provides medication therapy to support PDBTI clients. Michele values collaborating with clients and taking time to find medications that will

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Tiffany Kerns

Tiffany Kerns, RD, LD

Tiffany by the numbers: 6000 miles traveled, covering 16 states, in 23 days, with 4 kids, and 1 husband, in 2016 Tiffany Kerns is a lifelong Oregonian. She grew up cheering for the Oregon Ducks and then attending Oregon State

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Jason Fritts

Jason Fritts, LCSW

Jason by the numbers: 8 chucks of the tennis ball needed for pet Aussie to tire 5 National Parks ridden through on a motorcycle 2 bands played in 1 notably realistic impression of the wacky wavy inflatable tube man mastered Jason received his

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Jennifer Heinlein

Jennifer Heinlein, LCSW

Jennie by the numbers: 24 Lucky number 1  Rainbow colored surfboard 6  Months spent salsa dancing in Guatemala 2  Parents who are also social workers Jennie is a licensed clinical social worker and certified alcohol and drug counselor in the

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Brian Comer

Brian Comer, LPC

      Brian received his master’s degree in counseling from Northern Arizona University in Phoenix, AZ and has worked since 1998 in the mental health field in both Phoenix and then Vancouver, WA prior to joining Portland DBT Institute

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Erica Tan

Erica by the numbers: 1 Unicycle she wants to learn to ride 4 Skateboards she tries to ride 43 States visited 25 Hoodie sweatshirts in her closet Erica Tan, PsyD, received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Regent University. Presently,

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Kathi Gerspach

Kathi by the numbers: 4 Musical instruments 38 Years of doing life with teenagers and their parents 2 Mountains summited Kathi received her Master’s in Professional Counseling in 2009. Prior to this she worked as an alternative high school teacher

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DBT Training Calendar

Optimizing Eating Disorder Treatment with DBT
May 8-9, 2025
Dean Malec, PhD


(Free CE Hour) Brushing Up on Chain Analysis
May 14, 2025
Shireen Rizvi, PhD, ABPP, DBT-LBC


Diving into DBT Skills for Adolescents and Caregivers
May 15-16, 2025
Jamie Bedics, PhD


(Free CE Hour) Metaphors for Teaching and Practicing Dialectics as a Skill
June 11, 2025
Andrea Gold, PhD
Jesse Finkelstein, PsyD


(EXCLUSIVE) Doing DBT with LGBTQ+ Clients
June 20, 2025
Colleen Sloan, PhD


Diving into DBT Skills
June 26-27, 2025
Leah Smart-Gordon, LCSW


(Free CE Hour) Treating PTSD in Dialectical Behavior Therapy: The DBT Prolonged Exposure Protocol
July 9, 2025
Melanie Harned, PhD, ABPP, DBT-LBC


(EXCLUSIVE) DBT and Chronic Pain: A Dialectical Workshop on Treating Sensory Dysregulation
July 11, 2025
Deborah Barrett, PhD, LCSW


(EXCLUSIVE) Incorporating Loved Ones into DBT Treatment: Strategies and Skills for Effective Sessions and Enhanced Relationships
July 18, 2025
Tali Wigod, PsyD, DBT-LBC


(EXCLUSIVE) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Moral Injury (ACT-MI): An Experiential Approach to Exploring Meaning while Holding Moral Pain
July 25, 2025
Lauren M. Borges, PhD
Jacob K. Farnsworth, PhD


DBT in a Nutshell: Treating Multi-Diagnostic, Complex Individuals
August 21-22, 2025
Jason Fritts, LCSW, DBT-LBC


(Intensive Training) DBT CITI Part I
October 6-8 & 14-15, 2025
Andrew White, PhD, ABPP, DBT-LBC
Ashley Maliken, PhD, DBT-LBC


DBT in a Nutshell for Adolescents and Caregivers
October 16-17, 2025
Tali Wigod, PsyD, DBT-LBC


(EXCLUSIVE) Dialectics can be Challenging and Freeing: Tools for Teaching and Applying Dialectics
December 12, 2025
Andrea Gold, PhD


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