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Openness - Flexibility - Connectedness

Providing worldwide Training, Support and Supervision for Mental Health Professionals

Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO DBT) is an evidence based treatment, supported by 30+ years of clinical research, targeting a spectrum of disorders characterized by excessive self control, often referred to as overcontrol (OC).

We specialize in in-person and online training for mental health professionals wanting to develop Radically Open DBT services for patients with severe and difficult-to-treat mental health problems.

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RO DBT Online B.V. is approved by the American Psychological Association and the Association of Social Work Boards to offer continuing education certification for psychologists and social workers.

RO DBT Online B.V. maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
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Introductory RO DBT Training

Introductory training gives clinicians who are not yet familiar with RO DBT a sense of what the treatment is and who it is for. It is not part of the core RO DBT Practitioner or Skills Instructor Pathways.

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RO DBT Therapist Training

Blended learning program (a mix of on-demand webinars and in-person training) starting with a foundation in RO DBT, followed by a choice of either the RO DBT Practitioner pathway or RO Skills Instructor pathway.

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Further Training in RO DBT

Supplementary training courses for therapists who are enrolled in or have completed RO DBT Therapist Training and wish to expand their skills, e.g., RO skills classes for clinicians and advanced training courses and events.

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Prior training in Standard DBT is not required

How I am Unlocking Freedom: RO DBT Skills for BIPOC Navigating Social Signals and Racism

Living in a world shaped by systemic racism often means that BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of...

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Art therapy, not knowing, and new learning

“I don’t know what I’m doing”, she said looking up slightly from the outline of a circle in ...

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Superb presentation, excellent materials. The result is the pulling together of the science and practice of psychology almost never seen anywhere

Excellent and impactful!

Who is RO DBT for? RO DBT is designed for people who have excessive self-control and severe and difficult to treat mental health problems, such as anorexia nervosa, chronic depression, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.

Research Based RO-DBT has been informed by over 30 years of translational research, and is supported by experimental, longitudinal, and correlational research in a range of mental health disorders.

Become an RO DBT Therapist Our RO DBT therapist training starts with a foundation in RO DBT, followed by either the RO DBT Practitioner pathway or the RO Skills Instructor pathway.

Find a Therapist We've collected a list of RO-DBT trained health professionals for paitents to contact directly for treatment availabiliity in their local area.

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Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Disorders of Overcontrol

by Dr Thomas Lynch

The skills manual for Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy

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