Kelly Koerner, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and an expert clinician, clinical supervisor and trainer in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). She received her Ph.D. from the University of Washington and has specialized training in a number of evidence based treatments. She has served as: Director of Training for Marsha Linehan’s research investigating the efficacy of DBT for suicidal and drug abusing individuals with borderline personality disorder; Creative Director at Behavioral Tech Research where she developed e-learning and other technology based methods to disseminate evidence-based practices; and co-founder and first CEO of Behavioral Tech, a company that provides training in DBT. Her most recent publications include guidelines for implementing DBT in routine practice settings as well as a summary of the research on Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She is in private practice in Seattle and also provides case consultation and tailored training for dialectical behavior therapy teams and individual therapists.