 | Marsha M. LinehanMarsha M. Linehan, PhD, ABPP, the developer of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), is Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Director Emeritus of the Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics at the University of Washington. Before retiring in 2019, she devoted her career to developing and evaluating evidence-based treatments for populations with high suicide risk and multiple, severe mental disorders. Dr. Linehan is the 2025 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Her contributions to suicide research and clinical psychology research have also been recognized with the University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Psychology, the Career/Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, the Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Application of Psychology from the American Psychological Foundation, and the James McKeen Cattell Award from the Association for Psychological Science. In her honor, the American Association of Suicidology created the Marsha Linehan Award for Outstanding Research in the Treatment of Suicidal Behavior. Dr. Linehan was featured in Time magazine's "Great Scientists: The Geniuses and Visionaries Who Transformed Our World." She is founder of the Linehan Institute and a Zen master. |
"One of the world's leading experts on BPD." —Time Magazine
Check out sample clips from Marsha Linehan's videos: Crisis Survival Skills: Part One, This One Moment, Treating Borderline Personality Disorder, and Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder.
All titles by Marsha M. Linehan:
Coping with Cancer: DBT Skills to Manage Your Emotions—and Balance Uncertainty with HopeElizabeth Cohn Stuntz and Marsha M. Linehan
DBT Teams: Development and PracticeJennifer H. R. Sayrs and Marsha M. Linehan
DBT Skills Manual for Adolescents ($57.00) and
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Suicidal AdolescentsAlec L. Miller, Jill H. Rathus, and Marsha M. Linehan
Foreword by Charles R. Swenson
Foreword by Charles R. Swenson
DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets: Second EditionMarsha M. Linehan
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DBT Skills Training Manual: Second EditionMarsha M. Linehan
Mindfulness and Acceptance: Expanding the Cognitive-Behavioral TraditionEdited by Steven C. Hayes, Victoria M. Follette, and Marsha M. Linehan
Treating Borderline Personality Disorder: The Dialectical Approach
Marsha M. Linehan
Produced by Dawkins Productions
Marsha M. LinehanProduced by Dawkins Productions
Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder: The Dialectical ApproachMarsha M. Linehan
Produced by Dawkins Productions
Marsha M. LinehanProduced by Dawkins Productions
Crisis Survival Skills: Part One: Distracting and Self-SoothingMarsha M. Linehan
Produced by Dawkins Productions
Marsha M. LinehanProduced by Dawkins Productions
Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality DisorderMarsha M. Linehan
