Lane Pederson, PsyD, LP, C-DBT, an internationally known expert and speaker on Dialectical Behavior Therapy, has trained over 8,000 professionals around the world on the approach. Dr. Pederson owns one of the largest DBT-specialized practices in the United States and has overseen the treatment of thousands of clients.

Pederson founded the Dialectical Behavior Therapy National Certification and Accreditation Association (DBTNCAA), the first active organization to certify Dialectical Behavior Therapy providers and accredit Dialectical Behavior Therapy programs.

He's the author of the best-selling The Expanded Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Manual as well as DBT Skills in Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment Settings and the new Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A Contemporary Guide for Practitioners.

Pederson is an outspoken advocate of evidence-based practice and "doing what works" with clients across diverse settings and levels of care. Knowledgeable, humorous, and sometimes irreverent, he is highly rated by audiences for making treatment concepts accessible to therapists.

Jean Eich, PsyD, LP, is a Licensed Psychologist and has experience working in hospital, school, private practice, and community mental health settings. She has provided DBT services for 8+ years at the largest DBT clinic in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.

Dr. Eich has developed, facilitated, and coordinated DBT programming for adolescents and their parents. Additionally, she has written curriculum and facilitated programming for adults with mental illness and developmental delays and has helped to design and maintain studies examining clinical outcomes of DBT programs.

Dr. Eich is an adjunct assistant professor in the Masters of Counseling and Psychological Services program at St. Mary’s University. She currently serves clients at her private practice, Maplewood Psychology, where she continues to assist adults and adolescents with a variety of mental health concerns.

Dr. Eich is also the author of Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training with Adolescents: A Practical Workbook for Therapists, Teens & Parents (PESI, 2015)