Adam Carmel, PhD is Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington.  Dr. Carmel is the co-author of two books published by Guilford Press in 2025, DBT Next Steps Skills Handouts: Building a Life Worth Living and DBT Next Steps Clinician’s Manual: Building a Life Worth Living, written with Drs. Kate Comtois and Marsha Linehan. He is the co-director of the Annual Comprehensive DBT Training program in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington.

Dr. Carmel previously served on the faculty of Harvard Medical School at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. In his role as Director of a DBT outpatient clinic and partial hospitalization program operated by the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, he developed a psychotherapy seminar for psychiatry residents, psychology interns, and social work trainees.

In 2016 Dr. Carmel received the Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching and Mentorship from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry. In 2023 he received the Outstanding Mentoring and Teaching Faculty Award from the University of Washington’s Psychology Internship Program.