DBT Intensive Plus FAQs

The Intensive Plus pathway allows individuals without an existing DBT consultation team to participate in  DBT Comprehensive training by matching them into a team with others who need a team. Teams are formed when we match participants to the day and time that is most convenient for them to meet for the weekly team meetings and DBT expert consultations. 

This is dependent on the total number of participants enrolled in the Intensive Plus pathway, and their availability and timezone, along with our DBT expert trainers availability. We will contact you directly regarding your availability and preference for meeting times. Your start date is not confirmed until we’ve placed you in an online team.

Your team will consist of others like you who are interested in becoming part of a DBT team. Your team composition may include members from all over the world.

You, your team & your DBT expert consultant will meet for the first introductory session and for a series of team formation consultations. You will work with a designated DBT expert who will guide you through the sessions and ensure you are set up to continue meeting weekly with your online team.

After your team has completed these Team Formation sessions, you will continue to meet with your team for 1 hour per week online.  A DBT consultation team meets every week. This is true regardless of whether they are participating in the DBT Intensive Plus program or are actively practicing DBT with your clients.  

Yes, you need a team! The DBT consultation team is a required part of the treatment. In order to be faithful to the DBT model and to truly do DBT, you need to be on a consultation team.  You can refer to Marsha Linehan’s Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder for a description of the important functions that the team serves in this treatment. 

DBT Expert Samantha Yard explains more in Important Functions of a DBT Team

Completing DBT Intensive Plus is an important step toward DBT certification and provides training that aligns closely with the Linehan model of DBT. The program is taught by leading DBT experts, including key members of the Linehan Board of Certification, helping ensure fidelity to the treatment approach developed by Marsha Linehan.

However, completing DBT Intensive Plus does not automatically grant DBT certification. Certification is a separate, optional credential awarded by the DBT Linehan Board of Certification and requires applicants to meet additional eligibility requirements beyond course completion.

To learn more about DBT certification and the application process, visit the DBT Linehan Board of Certification.

The DBT Intensive Plus pathway is intended for mental health providers who do not have access to a DBT Consultation Team. Teams are created during the training that are intended to be the primary DBT Consultation Team for participants upon completion of the training. To qualify for this pathway you must: 

• Agree to participate as a DBT consultation team member for the duration of the program

• Hold the legal credentials required in your local jurisdiction to provide mental health treatment

Note: This program has an application process. Your information will be reviewed and we will seek to place you in an online team alongside other participants within a similar timezone. Your start date is not confirmed until we’ve placed you in an online team.