Dr Jennifer Sayrs is an expert in Radically Open DBT (RO-DBT), an expansion of DBT aimed at problems of over-control, such as chronic depression. She is the executive director and co-founder of the Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle (EBTCS), where she provides DBT to adults, adolescents, and couples.

Dr Sayrs has extensive training and experience in treating anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder, social phobia, panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). She also treats depression, substance dependence, body dysmorphic disorder, and body-focused repetitive disorders (hair pulling, skin-picking). She is a graduate of the International OCD Foundation’s Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI).

Dr Sayrs is a founding member of EBTCS, where she spent seven years as Director of Training before transitioning to her role as Director of the DBT Center. Her research focuses on the effectiveness of evidence-based treatments in a clinic setting. Dr Sayrs is a board member and examiner for the American Board of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology, a specialty board of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). She is a licensed psychologist in the state of Washington.