Heidi L. Heard

Heidi L. Heard, PhD, has published numerous articles and chapters related to borderline personality disorder and DBT and is coauthor (with Michaela A. Swales) of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Distinctive Features. She collaborated with Marsha Linehan on the initial outcome trials for standard DBT and the adaptation for substance abuse and dependence, particularly focusing on the cost-effectiveness of DBT. Now retired, Dr. Heard was the founder of British Isles DBT Training and was a senior trainer for Behavioral Tech, which provides advanced training in DBT internationally. She provided consultation in the United States and Europe to DBT teams working in adult and adolescent outpatient programs and in adult secure inpatient programs, and to individual clinicians in adult outpatient, secure hospital, and prison settings.