Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a comprehensive and evidence-based therapeutic approach designed to help individuals manage intense emotions, improve interpersonal relationships, and develop effective coping strategies. Developed by Dr. Marsha Linehan, DBT combines cognitive-behavioral techniques with mindfulness practices to help clients increase emotional regulation and build a life worth living. The ultimate goal of DBT is to help individuals create a life that aligns with their values, while reducing harmful behaviors and fostering greater emotional resilience.

We offer a range of DBT training programs tailored to meet the specific goals and needs of your organization. Whether you're looking to introduce DBT to your team, enhance existing skills, or deepen the understanding of core DBT principles, we provide customized training to ensure your program is both impactful and effective.

Our training offerings include, but are not limited to:

• DBT Skills Training: Learn how to teach clients the fundamental DBT skills, including mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. These core skills are designed to help clients better manage their emotions and relationships.

• DBT Treatment Planning: Learn how to create individualized treatment plans that identify primary and secondary treatment targets, ensuring a focused and effective approach to client care.

• Behavior Chain Analysis: Learn about the process of analyzing problematic behaviors by identifying triggers, vulnerabilities, and reinforcing consequences, and helping clients to understand and change patterns.

• Diary Cards: Train your team to use diary cards as a tool for tracking emotions, behaviors, and skills practice, helping clients gain insight into their progress and challenges.

• DBT Phone Coaching: Equip your team with the tools to provide real-time support to clients outside of therapy sessions. Phone coaching is an essential component of DBT, helping clients apply their skills in everyday situations.

• Change Strategies: Gain a deeper understanding of the change strategies used in DBT to help clients modify behaviors and develop healthier coping mechanisms.

• Acceptance Strategies: Learn techniques to help clients radically accept themselves and their circumstances.

• Dialectical Strategies: Discover how to apply dialectical thinking to create balance and resolve contradictions, fostering acceptance and change simultaneously.

• Crisis Strategies: Gain practical skills for managing and intervening during crisis situations, ensuring that clients remain safe while learning to manage distress.

• Consultation Team Training: Understand the importance of ongoing team support and supervision in DBT, and learn how to effectively use consultation teams to maintain high standards of care and prevent burnout.

No matter where your program is in its DBT implementation, we can design training that aligns with your needs. We provide practical, hands-on learning experiences that empower your team to support clients effectively and compassionately.

We offer a wide range of trauma-informed trainings designed to meet the specific goals of your agency. Our training is rooted in the latest research and best practices, ensuring that your team is equipped with the knowledge and tools to provide effective, compassionate care for individuals healing from trauma.

We believe that creating a trauma-informed environment is essential to supporting both clients and providers, and our trainings are designed to help integrate trauma-informed practices into the daily life of your agency. Whether you are looking to deepen your team’s understanding of trauma or improve your current trauma interventions, we offer training that is adaptable to your program's needs.

Our training offerings include:

• The Neurobiology of Trauma: Gain a deeper understanding of how trauma affects the brain and body. Learn how trauma impacts physical and emotional health, and discover how this knowledge can enhance your therapeutic approach.

• The 3-Stage Model of Trauma Recovery: Understand the three key stages of trauma recovery—safety and stabilization, trauma processing, and reintegration. This model provides a structured framework for guiding clients through trauma recovery.

• Trauma and Attachment: Explore how trauma impacts attachment and interpersonal relationships. Learn strategies to help clients build secure and healthy connections with others.

• Working with Dissociation: Understand the complex nature of dissociation and how to effectively work with clients experiencing dissociative symptoms, ensuring safety and stability throughout their recovery.

• Intervention Strategies: Learn evidence-based intervention techniques to help clients manage trauma-related symptoms.

• Self-Care for Providers: Explore the importance of self-care and vicarious trauma prevention for professionals working with trauma survivors. We provide practical strategies to support provider well-being and prevent burnout.

• Trauma and Emotion Dysregulation: Gain insight into the connection between trauma and emotional dysregulation. Learn how to support clients in developing skills to manage overwhelming emotions effectively.

• Trauma and Addiction: Understand the intersection of trauma and addiction, and learn strategies for working with clients who experience both, focusing on integrated care that addresses both trauma and substance use.

• Overview of Trauma-Informed Practices: Get an introduction to trauma-informed care principles and practices, ensuring that your organization is equipped to provide compassionate, client-centered care to those affected by trauma.

Each of our training programs is designed to be practical, engaging, and directly applicable to your work. We provide a supportive learning environment that empowers your team to enhance their skills and improve outcomes for trauma survivors.

Our LGBTQ+ competency training is designed to equip healthcare providers with the knowledge and tools to effectively care for individuals in the LGBTQ+ community. This training highlights the unique strengths, challenges, and healthcare needs of LGBTQ+ individuals, helping providers foster a more inclusive and supportive environment.

By learning how to accommodate the specific needs of this population, healthcare providers can significantly improve patient engagement, satisfaction, and health outcomes. The training draws attention to the disparities LGBTQ+ individuals face within the healthcare system and offers actionable guidance on how to be sensitive to these needs in order to minimize harm and promote trust.

Participants will explore the profound impact that marginalization can have on both the physical and mental health of LGBTQ+ individuals. With this understanding, providers will gain practical strategies for offering compassionate, patient-centered care that empowers LGBTQ+ individuals to feel seen, heard, and respected in the healthcare setting.

This training is an essential resource for creating a healthcare environment where all patients, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, can access the care they deserve.

Our trauma-informed care training is tailored to help healthcare organizations implement trauma-informed practices across a wide variety of settings such as doctor’s offices, hospitals, fertility clinics, long/short term care facilities, and treatment centers. Our focus is on transforming the healthcare environment into a compassionate and supportive space for all patients. This training provides a comprehensive overview of traumatic stress, offering practical tools and knowledge to create an environment that prioritizes patient safety, empowerment, and healing.

Participants will learn how to screen for traumatic stress, understand why it's critical to address this, and explore effective ways to communicate with and support patients who have experienced trauma. The training emphasizes advocacy within the healthcare setting and provides actionable strategies to make appropriate accommodations for trauma survivors.

Additionally, this training examines how traumatic stress can impact both physical and mental health, and the critical role healthcare providers play in fostering recovery. By focusing on strengthening collaboration between patients and providers, this training empowers healthcare professionals to create a more supportive environment that promotes patient satisfaction and improves overall health outcomes.

This trauma-informed approach is essential to ensuring that every patient feels respected, heard, and safe throughout their healthcare journey, especially for those who have experienced past trauma.