Grace Serafin

Grace by the numbers 2 younger siblings 3 cups of coffee per day 9 countries traveled to 21 years old when I found out my true ethnicity Grace earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley. During her time

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Jillian Holbrook

Jillian by the numbers 21 rotating hobbies 36 vinyl records 57 playlists on Spotify 200 mg of daily caffeine Infinite books on my TBR Jillian graduated from the University of Washington, Seattle—earning a B.A. in Psychology with College Honors and

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Stacey Doyne

Stacey by the numbers: 12+ years practicing Reiki, a Japanese healing technique 2 sacred travel trips to Egypt 15 years in Seattle (originally from San Diego) 20 minutes to assemble my origami-inspired folding kayak Stacey earned her B.A. in Communication Design

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Gaby Senises

Gaby by the numbers: 1 fiesty Pomeranian 17 years of playing Classical Music 4 house plants that may be struggling 2 the amount of books that are read each month Gaby grew up in New York City and received her

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Chloe Jaques

Chloe by the numbers: 1 piece of fruit on me at any given time 206 bones 18 years spent in scenic New Jersey 100 worms in a composting bucket in my studio Chloe received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology

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Jacinto Silva

Jacinto by the numbers: 1 Torbie cat named Squatt 2 immigrant parents from Mexico 1st generation college graduate 0 cooking skills 3 years of owning a bike 100 unnecessary milligrams of caffeine Jacinto received his Bachelor of Science in Psychology

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Kasey Bumgardner

Kasey by the numbers: 100s of hours spent in the ceramic studio 6 different states lived in (MA, NV, CA, NM, AZ, OR) 1 happy dog named Bowser 9 plants successfully kept alive in the office Kasey graduated from Scripps

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Prin Ocea

Prin by the numbers: 1 international trip that they love talking about 65 degrees Fahrenheit feels cold to this Floridian 100 potted plants (approximately) Prin received their B.A. from the University of South Florida in Women’s & Gender Studies with

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Oak VanSlyke

Oak by the numbers: 21: Successful escapes in Hades the Video Game 72: Years my family has gone camping on the same site on Mt Hood Oak received their B.A. in Political Science from Lawrence University in 2022, a first-generation

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April Davis

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(Free CE Hour) The Role of Zen in DBT
November 12, 2025
Randy Wolbert, MSW, Zen Roshi


Ethics, Boundaries of Competence, Avoiding Harm, and Risk Management: Working Well with the Suicidal Patient
December 5, 2025
Andrew White, PhD, ABPP, DBT-LBC


(Free CE Hour) DBT in Context: Clinical Considerations for Oppressed Populations
December 10, 2025
Linda Oshin, PhD


(EXCLUSIVE) Dialectics can be Challenging and Freeing: Tools for Teaching and Applying Dialectics
December 12, 2025
Andrea Gold, PhD
Jesse Finkelstein, PsyD


(Free CE Hour) From Complexity to Clarity: Why MED-DBT and How to Target Multiple High-Risk Behaviors in Multidiagnostic Eating Disorders
January 14, 2026
Anita Federici, PhD FAED
Lucene Wisniewski, PhD FAED


DBT in a Nutshell: Treating Multi-Diagnostic, Complex Individuals
January 15-16, 2026
Irmary Rodriguez Rivera, PhD, DBT-LBC


(EXCLUSIVE) Digging Deeper into Clinical Credibility: Practical and Ethical Applications for Challenging Pseudoscience and Utilizing Evidence-Based Treatments
January 30, 2026
Sarah Hope Lincoln, PhD


Avoiding Board Complaints
February 6, 2026
Andrew White, PhD, ABPP, DBT-LBC


(EXCLUSIVE) Your Parent Compass: DBT and Parent Management Training for Parents who Support Struggling Youth
February 6 & 13, 2026
Nancy Cohen, PhD
Tracy Kalloway, MA, LPC


DBT for Psychosis
February 20, 2026
Maggie Mullen, LCSW, DBT-LBC


(EXCLUSIVE) Zen Based Mindfulness and Psychotherapy: Cultivating your own Zen Garden
February 26, 2026
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Randy Wolbert, MSW, Zen Roshi
Julianne Ballón-Casement, MSW, LCSW


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