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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Andrew White

Andrew by the numbers: 2 Dogs in his house who wear ties 89 Year of manufacture of his current VW (and 1991 for his “new” VW) 100 Watts of hearing damage in his current Ampeg V4 guitar amp  120 Pounds

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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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Linda Dimeff

Linda Dimeff, PhD joins Portland DBT Institute, Inc. as Institute Director after previously serving as Chief Scientific Officer and Vice President at BTECH Research, Inc., an organization she co-founded with Marsha M. Linehan, PhD to facilitate the training and dissemination

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DBT Training Calendar

DBT for People with Substance Use Disorders
April 22-23, 2025
Leah Smart-Gordon, LCSW


DBT in a Nutshell: Treating Multi-Diagnostic, Complex Individuals
April 24-25, 2025
Jason Fritts, LCSW, DBT-LBC


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


(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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