Integrate Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills into your practice with confidence with our American Psychological Association (APA) approved continuing education program.
Our CE program* offers a comprehensive, self-paced curriculum covering the core principles and techniques of DBT. Tailored for mental health providers, this course provides practical knowledge and skills to enhance your clinical practice and improve client outcomes.
*Guidepost DBT is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Guidepost DBT maintains responsibility for this program and its content. TheraHive is co-sponsored by Guidepost DBT to provide the learning materials for this course.
Complete course delivered in 4 modules: Distress Tolerance, Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Interpersonal Effectiveness
22 hours of self-paced instruction: Learn at your own pace with written, video, and interactive content
1:1 Coaching: An option for students who need additional support
22 CE credits awarded upon full program completion
No previous experience with DBT required!
Student Rating: 4.8/5 stars
Course Creators
Psy.D. / DBT-Linehan Board of Certification certified therapist
Psy.D. / DBT Therapist
This program consists of four main modules: Distress Tolerance, Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. Each module includes interactive lessons, real-world applications, and comprehensive assessments to ensure mastery of DBT skills.
6 Hours
The Distress Tolerance module in DBT is an essential part of learning how to manage intense emotions, as well as cope with crisis situations. You’ll practice accepting reality as it is and coping strategies to regulate your emotions, tolerate distress, and increase resilience.
4 Hours
The Mindfulness module in DBT teaches you the skills to focus on the present moment without judgment, helping to reduce emotional reactivity and improve coping with difficult situations.
6 Hours
The Emotion Regulation DBT module teaches you how to manage and regulate your emotions effectively by helping you identify, understand, and change your emotional responses to different situations.
6 Hours
The Interpersonal Effectiveness module in DBT teaches you skills to communicate effectively, set boundaries, and maintain relationships while achieving your personal goals.
22 hours | Up to 6 months to complete
Learn at your own pace with 1 hour per lesson of:
Video instruction
Written material
Quizzes
Home practice and exercises
Choose 1 module from:
Includes all 4 modules:
Our Foundational DBT Skills course for mental health professionals was developed by Dr. Alicia Smart, Clinical Director and Business Owner of Guidepost DBT and Co-Founder of TheraHive, and Dr. Jesse Finklestein, Postdoc at Columbia University and Co-Founder of TheraHive, with the goal of bringing foundational DBT knowledge to professionals.
Guidepost DBT (formerly the DBT Center of Marin), is the leading Dialectical Behavior Therapy provider in California. Guidepost is recognized for its comprehensive DBT offering and DBT informed care, serving clients both in person and through telehealth.
TheraHive teaches DBT skills to improve mental health through short-term blended learning online courses that give students scheduling flexibility while ensuring they learn scientifically proven skills.
Our Foundational DBT Skills: Practicing and Teaching DBT for Mental Health Providers is a fully self-paced program. Upon receipt of payment, you’ll get access to our program within 48 hours.
Guidepost DBT and TheraHive are approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Guidepost DBT and TheraHive maintain responsibility for this program and its content. Continuing education credits are awarded upon module completion. Please note, no partial credits will be issued for incomplete modules. Module completion includes completing the end of module survey.
Our teaching approach is multimodal, as we've described earlier. This means that regardless of your learning style—whether you prefer visual, auditory, reading/writing, or kinesthetic methods—you'll learn the skills in a way that works for you. Additionally, this course is designed to teach you skills in the way you'll be teaching them to your clients. This approach allows you to experience both the learning process and the client's perspective, modeling effective skill teaching techniques. By participating in the course, you'll gain firsthand experience of the methods and strategies your clients will use, ensuring a deeper understanding and more effective teaching approach.
If you purchase the entire Foundational DBT Skills: Practicing and Teaching DBT for Mental Health Providers program (all 4 modules), you’ll have 6 months from receipt of purchase to complete your course. If you purchase an individual module (Distress Tolerance, Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, or Interpersonal Effectiveness), you’ll have 30 days from receipt of purchase to complete your course.
If you purchase the entire Foundational DBT Skills: Practicing and Teaching DBT for Mental Health Providers program (all 4 modules), you’ll have 6 months from receipt of purchase to complete your course. If you do not complete all modules of the course within 6 months and you require an extension, please reach out to our Customer Success team.
If you purchase an individual module (Distress Tolerance, Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, or Interpersonal Effectiveness), you’ll have 30 days from receipt of purchase to complete your course. If you do not complete the module within 30 days, you will lose access to the course materials and will be required to re-purchase the module to restart your 30-day deadline.
Please note, CE credits are awarded on module completion. No partial credits will be issued.
