DBT News

November 11, 2020

DBT Featured in Article on Mental Health Treatment in Israel

Struggles with mental illness amid the aliyah dream Mental illness intervened and turned their dream into a nightmare. These are their stories of trial and tragedy and their dealings with the Israeli healthcare system. Read more »


May 28, 2020

A DBT Client Shares 10 Lessons From the Memoir of Marsha Linehan

‘When I was in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) for a year, we regularly watched Marsha Linehan — its creator — in her “Crisis to Survival” skills videos and the opinion of her was mixed. She was at times a polarizing figure. Perhaps this was an antipodean bias against her (perceived) grating Tulsan accent, or over-the-top […] Read more »


November 19, 2019

Lady Gaga Speaks to Oprah About Trauma, Self-Harm, and Fighting the Stigma of Mental Illness

Lady Gaga speaks to Oprah Winfrey about her struggle to overcome trauma, stop self-harming, and why her fight against the stigma of mental illness is personal. She also opens up about her experience with dialectical behavior therapy and suggests the DBT Skill she finds most useful in times of emotional distress. Read more »


October 25, 2019

A Beginner’s Guide to Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and How It Works

Allure magazine offers its readers “A Beginner’s Guide to Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and How It Works” in their Let’s Talk Therapy series. Read more »


July 31, 2019

Marsha Linehan and Ursula Whiteside included in Washington Post Article

Marsha Linehan and Ursula Whiteside included in Washington Post Article, “Once they hid their stories. But now, survivors of suicide are ‘coming out’ to combat a national crisis.”     Read more »


July 30, 2019

Marsha Linehan Featured in New “Q&A with Marsha” Series

Marsha Linehan sits down with Ursula Whiteside and answers questions about her soon to be released memoir, “Building a Life Worth Living”, why she developed DBT, and what makes her happy (including her dog, Toby Baby Boy). Marsha’s personal and touching responses will resonate with many of us – colleagues, friends, and clients alike, whose […] Read more »


June 5, 2019

Lectures Honor the Legacy and Impact of Dr. Marsha Linehan’s Pioneering Research

After more than four decades of pioneering research and developing dialectical behavior therapy, Dr. Marsha Linehan retired in Spring of 2019. In honor of this occasion, the UW Department of Psychology hosted two lectures featuring the journey and development of DBT, and the legacy of Dr. Linehan and her unparalleled impact within the global community […] Read more »


May 27, 2019

Marsha Linehan’s Memoir to be Released in Early 2020

Available now for pre-order via Amazon » Building a Life Worth Living: A Memoir    Marsha Linehan tells the story of her journey from suicidal teenager to world-renowned developer of the life-saving behavioral therapy DBT, using her own struggle to develop life skills for others. Growing up in the early 1960s, Marsha Linehan was a […] Read more »