Marsha Linehan is Professor Emeritus of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington. She is the developer of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), a treatment originally developed for the treatment of suicidal behaviors and since expanded to treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and other severe and complex mental disorders, particularly those that involve serious emotion dysregulation. You can learn more about DBT on our FAQ pages.

Dr. Linehan retired from the university in 2019, no longer sees clients for therapy, and is not available for interviews.

 

Read / Watch Dr. Linehan

In 2007, Dr. Linehan gave a public lecture on suicide titled “Suicidal Individuals: Evaluation, Therapies, and Ethics” https://vimeo.com/325098873

In 2011, the New York Times published an article about Dr. Linehan in which she revealed the psychological struggles she had experienced as a young woman.
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/23/health/23lives.html

In 2016, Dr. Linehan gave a public lecture on DBT titled “Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Where We Were, Where We Are and Where Are We Going”
https://vimeo.com/325097903

In 2017, a series of clips from interviewing Dr. Linehan about BPD and DBT for a documentary film was uploaded to YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_L7KEOxOeQ_gwUQX8ExtaIt3jSm8XYbK

In 2019, at Dr. Linehan’s retirement celebration, Dr. Michaela Swales and Dr. Kate Comtois gave public lectures honoring Dr. Linehan.
https://depts.washington.edu/uwbrtc/news-events/presentations-events/

In 2020, Dr. Linehan published her memoir “Building a Life Worth Living“.

Prior to the publication of her memoir, Dr. Linehan sat for a Q+A with Dr. Ursula Whiteside about her memoir, and her life. https://depts.washington.edu/uwbrtc/resources/qa-with-marsha-linehan/