Stacey Doyne

Stacey by the numbers: 12+ years practicing Reiki, a Japanese healing technique 2 sacred travel trips to Egypt 15 years in Seattle (originally from San Diego) 20 minutes to assemble my origami-inspired folding kayak Stacey earned her B.A. in Communication Design

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Gaby Senises

Gaby by the numbers: 1 fiesty Pomeranian 17 years of playing Classical Music 4 house plants that may be struggling 2 the amount of books that are read each month Gaby grew up in New York City and received her

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Chloe Jaques

Chloe by the numbers: 1 piece of fruit on me at any given time 206 bones 18 years spent in scenic New Jersey 100 worms in a composting bucket in my studio Chloe received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology

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Jacinto Silva

Jacinto by the numbers: 1 Torbie cat named Squatt 2 immigrant parents from Mexico 1st generation college graduate 0 cooking skills 3 years of owning a bike 100 unnecessary milligrams of caffeine Jacinto received his Bachelor of Science in Psychology

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Kasey Bumgardner

Kasey by the numbers: 100s of hours spent in the ceramic studio 6 different states lived in (MA, NV, CA, NM, AZ, OR) 1 happy dog named Bowser 9 plants successfully kept alive in the office Kasey graduated from Scripps

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Prin Ocea

Prin by the numbers: 1 international trip that they love talking about 65 degrees Fahrenheit feels cold to this Floridian 100 potted plants (approximately) Prin received their B.A. from the University of South Florida in Women’s & Gender Studies with

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Oak VanSlyke

Oak by the numbers: 21: Successful escapes in Hades the Video Game 72: Years my family has gone camping on the same site on Mt Hood 34: Inches of Hair (and still growing!) Oak received their B.A. in Political Science from

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Katy Sanchez

Katy by the numbers: 6 currently owned skulls of animals 12 pairs of trousers in my closet 147 packets of seeds in my propagation collection Katy Sanchez received a Bachelor’s of Science in Anthropology with an emphasis in Forensics, a

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April Davis

April by the numbers: 0 number of local Tom Petty Shows missed since 1978 2 number of rescued Mini Donkeys in my yard 24 number of Jodi Picoult novels read Professionally, April has been a healthcare Customer Service advocate for

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Shawna Naethe

Shawna by the numbers: 5 amazing humans that call me Mom 3 pets – Winston the Pomchi, Archer the Tuxedo Cat and Norman the Baby Ginger Kitty 4 times (or more) of watching every season of Portlandia Shawna is a

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(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, DBT-LBC


(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


(Free CE Hour) How to Think Like an Adherence Coder: The DBT AC-I in Practice
August 13, 2025
Sara Schmidt, PhD, DBT-LBC


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


DBT for People with Substance Use Disorders
September 11-12, 2025
Dorian Hunter, PhD, 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


Ethics, Boundaries of Competence, Avoiding Harm, and Risk Management: Working Well with the Suicidal Patient
December 5, 2025
Andrew White, PhD, ABPP, DBT-LBC


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


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