Upcoming Trainings
Like a beautifully built and well-appointed structure, effective DBT is built from interconnected components. This Architecture of DBT training series explores the foundation, tools, and thoughtfully designed intervention strategies that help clinicians deliver more effective treatment.
The DBT Blueprint:
Constructing Competent DBT Practice
Dates: Sept. 25, Oct. 1-2, Oct. 8-9, 2026
CE Hours: 32.5 CE Hours
Explore the complete framework of Dialectical Behavior Therapy through a five-day training series that moves from foundational theory to skills training and individual therapy intervention design.
Participants Will Learn To:
Understand the theoretical foundations, assumptions, and treatment structure of comprehensive DBT.
Apply DBT skills and behavioral interventions across a variety of clinical presentations.
Design effective treatment plans using behavioral assessment, chain analysis, and solution analysis.
Integrate acceptance, validation, and change strategies into a cohesive treatment approach.
Series Includes the 3 trainings shown below.
Not everyone needs the full blueprint right away. Whether you're new to DBT, looking to deepen a specific skill set, or ready to focus on advanced intervention design, you can choose the training experience that best fits your professional goals. Each workshop stands on its own while also serving as part of the larger DBT Architecture training series.
DBT FUNdamentals: Laying the Foundations for Effective Practice
Date: September 25, 2026; 9AM-5PM
CE Hours: 6.5 CE Hours
Every effective structure begins with a solid foundation. This workshop explores the theoretical framework, treatment philosophy, and core principles that support the entire DBT model.
Participants Will Learn To:
Understand the Biosocial Theory and Transactional Model that form the foundation of DBT.
Balance acceptance and change strategies to create effective interventions.
Navigate DBT treatment stages, targets, and modes of treatment.
Identify the essential components that distinguish comprehensive DBT from DBT-informed therapy.
DBT Skills: Tools for Building a Life Worth Living
Dates: October 1-2, 2026; 9AM-5PM
CE Hours: 13 CE Hours
A well-designed building requires the right tools. This workshop provides a practical tour of DBT's skills curriculum and demonstrates how skills training helps clients build lives worth living.
Participants Will Learn To:
Build a toolbox of DBT skills tailored to clients struggling with emotional dysregulation.
Match skills interventions to common clinical challenges such as impulsivity, avoidance, interpersonal conflict, and emotional vulnerability.
Teach Core Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness skills with greater confidence.
Increase skills generalization so clients can apply what they learn outside of therapy sessions.
DBT Individual Therapy: Designing Effective Interventions
Dates: October 8-9, 2026; 9AM-5PM
CE Hours: 12 CE Hours
Great design is rarely accidental. Designers learn to identify patterns, anticipate challenges, and make deliberate choices that bring diverse elements together into a functional whole. Similarly, DBT therapists must learn to recognize behavioral patterns, understand what sustains them, and strategically combine validation, change strategies, and skills interventions to help clients build lives worth living.
Participants Will Learn To:
Conduct behavioral chain analyses that uncover the factors maintaining problem behaviors.
Design targeted interventions weaving together validation, behavior change strategies, and solution analysis.
Prioritize treatment targets and effectively address therapy-interfering behaviors.
Use diary cards, commitment strategies, and behavioral principles to improve treatment outcomes.
About the Trainers
Casey Limmer, MSW, LCSW, DBT-LBC
Founder and CEO of St. Louis DBT and Gateway Wellness Associates.
As a DBT clinician, program developer, trainer, and former university instructor, Casey Limmer has spent more than 20 years helping clients and clinicians navigate the challenges of emotion dysregulation, suicidality, self-injury, trauma, and Borderline Personality Disorder.
Trained in CBT by Judith Beck and in DBT by Marsha Linehan, Casey has developed multiple DBT programs, earned DBT-Linehan Board Certification, and trained clinicians around the world. Known for her practical, engaging teaching style, she received the Excellence in Teaching Award from Washington University in St. Louis.
Through the DBT Architecture Workshop Series, Casey helps clinicians move beyond simply learning DBT's individual components to understanding how the entire structure fits together—creating treatment plans that are intentional, stable, and built to withstand the complexities of real-world clinical practice.
Adrianne Martin, MSW, LCSW
Founder/CEO, A Nu Day Therapy and Lead Therapist and Trainer at STLDBT
Adrianne Martin, MSW, LCSW has worked in crisis intervention settings since 2007 and began specializing in suicide-related care while completing her Master of Social Work degree at Washington University in St. Louis. Adrianne is passionate about clinician training and suicide prevention education and serves as a Master Trainer for Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST).
Adrianne provides DBT-informed treatment through her private practice and collaborates with St. Louis DBT in the treatment of individuals diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder and related disorders involving emotional dysregulation.
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Attendance Policy and CE information
Participants attending in person will sign in and out for morning and afternoon sessions. Attendance records will be maintained in accordance with CE provider requirements. Participants must attend the full training in order to receive CE credit. Certificates are awarded online after completion of the workshop. Participants print their own certificate after registering at CE-Classes.com, entering a keycode, and completing an evaluation form.
CE-Classes.com is the provider of CE credits for this training.
Licensed professionals should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval.
CE-Classes.com is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE-Classes.com maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
This course is NOT available for NBCC credit. This course does not offer ASWB ACE credit to social workers. However, APA and state board approvals may be accepted for license renewal. Participants should check with their state board.
Cancellation PolicyRefund requests submitted at least 14 days prior to the training date will receive a full refund minus any processing fees. Refund requests submitted within 14 days of the training may be transferred to a future training date at the discretion of the organizer.
Grievance PolicyAll grievances must be submitted in writing to the program administration email address (info@stldbt.com) and will receive a written response within 5–10 business days.
Recent Trainings
Want to learn DBT Skills AND Practice Them in a Surreal Setting?
Engage in a fun workshop in the mornings and vacation in the afternoons! Plus, get amazing savings on your vacation package at an all-inclusive resort!
Participants in this workshop will be “challenged” to continue the morning’s learning by practicing mindfulness amidst swaying palms and turquoise waters, applying distress tolerance techniques while savoring the calm of a secluded beach, refining emotion regulation skills as they relax by the pool, and trying out interpersonal effectiveness skills while ordering their favorite flavored margarita!
This training features St. Louis DBT’s CEO, Casey Limmer and is presented by Evidence Based Training Solutions.
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What are People Saying About Our Trainings?
We have been providing training in DBT since 2012 and so far, 100% of previous participants have stated they would recommend our trainings to friends or colleagues!
100% of past participants found their instructor to be “extremely engaging”!
“Super knowledgeable trainers, with a variety of approaches to and interpretations of the concepts/tools in individual DBT sessions. The instructors make a very intimidating program feel intuitive and easy to learn in small bites. ”
“I feel like a more effective/competent counselor as a result of this training. I highly recommend this training if you want to add skills/tools to your counseling repertoire. The training was fun, informative, and interactive. I am truly thankful to have experienced this training. ”
“I would highly recommend any clinician to take the 3 DBT trainings offered by StlDBT! They not only help you to feel competent in teaching DBT skills, but also set you up for joining a consultation group with your training cohort. The trainers are dynamic and keep you engaged through all 6 days of training. I cannot say enough how much I enjoyed these, and all of the information given to us!”
“I am extremely cautious when it comes to attending trainings offered by independent/private clinicians. So much so, I elected to only register for the first training, forgoing the bundled discount, not knowing how valuable this training would be. Following the first session, I immediately committed to completing the additional three sessions. Casey and Adrianne are beyond knowledgeable. Their dedication and commitment to this work and their clients is evident from the start. I left all four sessions with tools I could implement into practice immediately. I left the final session with an excitement to continue to grow my DBT skills and knowledge. This is a training well worth your time and investment.”
Clinical and Non-Clinical Trainings for Your Organization
We offer training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) as a therapeutic modality in a clinical setting. We also utilize DBT philosophies and skills to improve workplace relationships and help organizations create healthier environments for employees and staff.
Cultivating the Healthy Workplace
A healthy workplace goes beyond masks and social distancing. Healthy work environments are those where staff from the top to the entry level understand and agree to certain organizational values and norms. Employees are offered opportunities to thrive and management knows how to handle conflict.
We offer trainings that assist organizations to come together in open dialogue about healthy work practices that foster communication, increase personal capability to cope with constructive criticism, regulate emotions in intense or stressful situations, and improve focus and attention to tasks.
Available workshops include:
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In this 2 hour workshop, teams of employees and/or management work together to translate an evidence-based and highly effective set of proposed workplace agreements into their own organizational value system.
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In this 3 hour workshop, your trainer will share some immediately useable skills that individuals can use in the workplace to reduce stress and communicate more effectively.
This is a 2 part program where our trainer works with your staff for two 3 hour sessions spaced 1-3 months apart. Participants will receive weekly emails to help them apply what they learn to their daily practice.
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Emotionally sensitive people often feel out of place in some work settings - like a tulip in a rose garden. They may feel invalidated or discounted in the workplace where rational thought and emotional control are rewarded over empathy and sensitivity. We have programming to help support emotionally sensitive employees regulate emotional reactions at work and for emotionally over-controlled folks to learn how to validate and value their sensitive counterparts.
This is a 2 part program where our trainer works with your staff for two 3 hour sessions spaced 1-3 months apart.
Clinical Trainings for Dialectical Behavior Therapy
DBT is a comprehensive treatment that includes behavioral skills training, individual therapy, between-session coaching, and ongoing therapist consultation. The model was first created to treat people with suicidal and self-injurious urges and behaviors and has since been found to be highly effective for many mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, substance abuse, eating disorders, and more.
At St. Louis DBT, it is our mission to make this model accessible to everyone. Part of that mission means educated professionals about DBT and how to do it.
Available training in DBT include:
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In this 1 hour workshop, perfect for your organization’s in-service meeting or as a graduate level class guest speaker, your trainer will introduce you to DBT’s philosophies, interventions, and skills.
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We offer introduction to DBT trainings for school counselors that range from 3 hours to 2 day workshops. Participants will learn tangible and immediately usable techniques to use when working with emotionally dysregulated kids.
Pricing
Pricing for our trainings is based on length of the program, number of participants, and number of trainers (some trainings require two trainers). Please contact Casey Limmer for a quote.
Most trainings can be offered as either virtual or in-person. Please indicate which you prefer when contacting us.
“Thank you for sending us Bridget and Adrianne! The teachers, social workers, and counselors in our school system now feel prepared to help their students who are struggling with depression, self-harm, and suicide.”