News

& Blog

Welcome to the News & Blog of Evidence Based Therapy & Consultation of Atlanta. Here you’ll find the latest DBT news, insightful blog posts, webinars, events, and updates from Dr. Kimberly Vay and our team as we continue to advance high-quality, evidence-based care.

Tailoring DBT for Autistic Clients
Tailoring DBT for Autistic Clients – InterviewWebinar

Tailoring DBT for Autistic Clients – Interview

If you work with Autistic clients, or simply want to continue growing as a DBT clinician—Tailoring DBT for Autistic Clients, by Amara Brook, PhD, ABPP, and Rachel Kraus is a resource you will want on your…
08/10/2026
Therapy Webinar Series
Conquering BPD Stigma with DBT in Atlanta: A Webinar with Dr. VayWebinar

Conquering BPD Stigma with DBT in Atlanta: A Webinar with Dr. Vay

In this insightful webinar, Dr. Kimberly Vay confronts the deep-rooted stigma surrounding Borderline Personality Disorder and illuminates the path to recovery through Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). As president of the DBT-Linehan Board of Certification™, Dr. Vay…
07/28/2026
Life Skills
The Life Skills Nobody Taught UsBlog

The Life Skills Nobody Taught Us

It was an honor to sit down with Malissa Connors on the Mirror Mirror on the Mic podcast to discuss The Life Skills Nobody Taught Us. We talked about the practical skills that help people build…
07/20/2026
World DBT Summit
Connecting the World Through the First DBTathonNews

Connecting the World Through the First DBTathon

It was an honor to sit down with Michaela Swales to discuss the inaugural World DBT Summit. We talked about the vision for this historic event, the power of bringing the global DBT community together, and…
07/03/2026
30th Annual ISITDBT
2025 End of Year President’s LetterBlog

2025 End of Year President’s Letter

As 2025 draws to a close, I want to express my heartfelt thanks to the DBT community for the unwavering support of DBT-LBC™ and the work that is being done across the globe to support clients…
07/02/2026
Interview with National Educational AllianceBlog

Interview with National Educational Alliance

Interview with National Educational Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder (NEABPD) - DBT-LBC For Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) awareness month, we’d like to highlight an evidence-based program for individuals who are supporting someone affected by BPD called…
07/01/2026
World DBT Association
World DBT Association (WDBTA)News

World DBT Association (WDBTA)

The World Dialectical Behavior Therapy Association (WDBTA) is an international organisation whose mission is to connect those doing DBT around the world. The WDBTA seeks to maintain DBT treatment integrity by providing standards for essential theoretical…
06/19/2026
Recovery is Possible
May is BPD Awareness MonthNews

May is BPD Awareness Month

What will you do to spread awareness and decrease the stigma and misinformation? This month, I am challenging everyone to take action in breaking the stigma, raising awareness of BPD, and debunking the myths that have…
06/19/2026
not all roads
“I Tried DBT… and It Didn’t Work.”Blog

“I Tried DBT… and It Didn’t Work.”

It’s something I hear often from new clients and something that deserves a deeper dive. In many cases, what that intake received wasn’t comprehensive DBT. Instead, it was treatment-as-usual that incorporated a few DBT skills or…
06/19/2026