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About

Dr. Lane Pederson is an internationally recognized DBT expert, award-winning author, and the originator of the Dialectical Trauma Recovery Model (publication forthcoming August 2026). He has trained more than 40,000 professionals worldwide, with work that shapes modern DBT practice across healthcare, military, forensic, and community mental and chemical health systems.

Areas of Expertise

Dr. Pederson’s trainings are renowned for being engaging, practical, and directly applicable to real-world practice.

Areas of specialization include:

• Comprehensive DBT and Adherent DBT
• Adolescent DBT
• Dual Disorder DBT
• Skills-Based Treatment of Complex Trauma
• Treatment of Personality Disorders & Self-Injurious Behaviors
• Customized DBT programs for military, correctional, collegiate, chemical dependency, and other specialized settings

Notable Organizations Served

• Walter Reed National Military Hospital (DC)
• The American Psychological Association (APA)
• The United States Army, Navy, and Air Force
• Hazelden Betty Ford Center (MN)
• The Federal Bureau of Prisons (CO)
• The Minnesota Department of Corrections
• The Omid Foundation (Iran)
• Tatra Health Services (Australia)
• Acacia Health Training (South Africa)
• Psychotherapy Networker (DC)
• Arctic Women in Crisis (Barrow, AK)
• Centro de Psicoterapia Cognitiva (Mexico)
• John D. Dingell Veterans Hospital (MI)
• Moments of Change (FL)

Services

Presentations & Professional Training

From keynote speeches to multi day trainings, Dr. Pederson delivers practical techniques your team can use immediately to advance your DBT initiatives.

Tailored Program Design & Implementation

Let's help you design and implement programs tailored to your specific population, whether in military, correctional, hospital, collegiate, or community mental and chemical health settings.

Consultation Services

In addition to training and program implementation, Dr. Pederson delivers case consultation on a limited basis.
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Books

The DBT Deck for Clients and Therapists

101 Mindful Practices to Manage Distress, Regulate Emotions & Build Better Relationships
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The DBT Deck for Clients and Therapists, Volume 2

101 More Mindful Practices to Manage Distress, Regulate Emotions, and Build Better Relationships
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The DBT Flip Chart

A Psychoeducational Tool to Help Clients Manage Distress
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A Contemporary Guide for Practitioners

This comprehensive guide presents DBT as a flexible and effective therapeutic approach
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The Expanded Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Manual - Third Edition

This award-winning manual provides an in-depth exploration of DBT skills
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