The Society for Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

…… has been set up in the UK as a professional organisation for Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) practitioners and for those who are interested in furthering the development of DBT as an evidence-based treatment

The Society for Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

…… has been set up in the UK as a professional organisation for Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) practitioners and for those who are interested in furthering the development of DBT as an evidence-based treatment

The Society for Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

…… has been set up in the UK as a professional organisation for Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) practitioners and for those who are interested in furthering the development of DBT as an evidence-based treatment

The Society for Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

…… has been set up in the UK as a professional organisation for Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) practitioners and for those who are interested in furthering the development of DBT as an evidence-based treatment

Our aim / goal in providing an accreditation process is to ensure that service users and their families can be assured that their practitioner is offering DBT to a recognised standard and that employers can be sure that their staff are appropriately qualified for their roles.

We seek to ensure that DBT is provided in a safe, ethical, professional and accountable manner

The organisation has developed in response to a call from the growing number of DBT therapists in the UK and Ireland to create a membership organisation capable of protecting the interests of patients and representing the interests of therapists.

On the website you will find information about the Aims of the Society, Therapist Resources and the classes of membership.  In addition, the Society, in affiliation with the  Linehan Board of Certification, accredits therapists in DBT and you will find information about this process on the website

Accreditations

Supervisor Accreditation

Supervisor accreditation is designed to recognise the practice of accredited DBT therapists who have demonstrated consistent adherence to the DBT model and have advanced to supporting others in their delivery of adherent DBT……

Therapist Accreditation

Our aim / goal in providing an accreditation process is to ensure that service users, their families, and commissioners of treatment can be assured that a given practitioner is offering DBT to a recognised standard………

Training Programme Accreditation

DBT Clinical Programme Accreditation as a way of signifying to the public, i.e., commissioners, service users, referrers, other practitioners etc, that your programme has the structure and practices consistent with delivering a comprehensive (or adapted) implementation of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy……….

DBT Team/Programme Accreditation

DBT Clinical Programme Accreditation as a way of signifying to the public, i.e., commissioners, service users, referrers, other practitioners etc, that your programme has the structure and practices consistent with the delivery of a comprehensive (or adapted) implementation of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.

Upcoming Events

Listed below you can see all of our upcoming events. From Webinars to wrokshops, conferences and showcases. Certain events are members only. If you are a member please login to see the full list.

08 Oct

2026 SfDBT Conference Ticket

8 October 2026
9:30 am - 5:30 pm
£50.00
09 Oct

2026 SfDBT Conference (Workshops) Ticket

9 October 2026
9:45 am - 5:00 pm
£50.00
20 Nov

DBT Research & Service Evaluation Showcase 2026

20 November 2026
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
£15.00