Shawna Naethe

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Shawna by the numbers: 5 amazing humans that call me mom 3 cats that have brainwashed me into believing I own them Infinite gratitude for the little things that make life good Shawna is a Billing Specialist with PDBTI, working…

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Tanner Snell

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Tanner by the numbers: 3 months too little spent living in Costa Rica 4 summers working at a youth summer camp 2 skydiving trips 9 years of piano lessons Tanner grew up in Grand Rapids, MN and recently graduated with…

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Catherine Wiese

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Catherine by the numbers: 2 husky mixes 250,583 minutes listened on Spotify in 2021 23 house plants with individual names and counting Cat left her hometown of Houston, TX in the summer of 2010 to pursue a BA in Psychology at…

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DBT Training Calendar

(Free CE Hour) Understanding and Addressing Shame with LGBTQ+ Clients
August 12, 2026
Kiki Fehling, PhD, DBT-LBC

DBT in a Nutshell: Treating Multi-Diagnostic, Complex Individuals
August 20-21, 2026
Jason Fritts, LCSW, DBT-LBC

(Free CE Hour) AI & Mental Health: Ethical and Practical Considerations
September 9, 2026
Faria Kamal, PhD
Clerissa Cooper, MS, LPC, SEP, CPCS

DBT in a Nutshell for Adolescents and Caregivers 
September 17-18, 2026
Ashley Maliken, PhD, DBT-LBC

Ethics, Boundaries of Competence, Avoiding Harm, and Risk Management: Working Well with the Suicidal Patient
September 25, 2026
Andrew White, PhD, ABPP, DBT-LBC

(EXCLUSIVE) Your Parent Compass: DBT and Parent Management Training for Parents who Support Struggling Youth
October 2 & 9, 2026
Nancy Cohen, PhD
Tracy Kalloway, MA, LPC

DBT Comprehensive Implementation & Training Intensive Part I
October 5-7 & 13-14, 2026
Andrew White, PhD, ABPP, DBT-LBC
Leah Smart Gordon, LCSW, DBT-LBC

(Free CE Hour) Treating Couples with Borderline Personality Disorder: Lessons Learned from the Sage Studies
October 14, 2026
Skye Fitzpatrick, PhD

Maximizing Individual Therapy in DBT: Moving Beyond Life Threatening Behavior
October 22-23, 2026
Dorian Hunter, PhD, DBT-LBC

Diving into DBT Skills 
November 5-6, 2026
Andrea Gold, PhD

(EXCLUSIVE) Terminating Effectively in DBT: Treatment Contracts, Ethical Considerations, and Lots of Stuff In Between
November 6, 2026
Christopher Conley, MSW, DSW, RSW

(EXCLUSIVE) Dialectics can be Challenging and Freeing: Tools for Teaching and applying Dialectics
December 4, 2026
Andrea Gold, PhD
Jesse Finkelstein, PsyD

AI & Mental Health: Ethical and Practical Considerations
January 22, 2027
Faria Kamal, PhD
Clerissa Cooper, MS, LPC, SEP, CPCS

DBT for Psychosis
February 5, 2027
Maggie Mullen, LCSW, DBT-LBC

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