Welcome to the Australian DBT Institute

Providing Leadership in
DBT & Radically Open DBT

The Australian DBT Institute is a specialist service established in 2004. We provide Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Radically Open DBT through our DBT Clinics in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and online. We are also Australia's longest established provider of education, mentoring and development of mental health professionals in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).

DBT

DBT is a therapeutic approach that targets maladaptive undercontrol.

RO DBT

Radically Open DBT is a therapeutic approach that targets maladaptive overcontrol.

DBT Clinics

Our DBT clinics provide clients access to DBT, Radically Open DBT & Safe Trauma Therapy!

Training

We educate over 1,000 professionals annually in DBT, RO DBT & Trauma Therapy Approaches!

The Australian DBT Institute provides professional development opportunities for Mental Health Professionals seeking to become proficient in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Radically Open Dialectical Behaviour Therapy approaches. Our approach has been developed in collaboration with Australian public health and private sector providers, as well as clinical research, clinical experts, consumers, and carers. Our team is led by experienced practitioners who have received training, mentoring, and development from Marsha Linehan’s team at Behavioral Tech LLC (2004-8) in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) as well as training, mentoring, and development from Radically Open Ltd (2022 to current) in Radically Open Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (RO DBT).

 

 

The Australian DBT Institute has led high-fidelity DBT programs since 2004 through the Essentia Health Clinics in Melbourne, Sydney, the Gold Coast, and online via Telehealth. The Australian DBT Institute’s adapted approach includes a baseline assessment of over-control and under-control coping to best determine the most suitable therapeutic approach (RO DBT for maladaptive over-control presentations and DBT for maladaptive under-control presentations) in our clinical and teaching programs. Our approach is compatible with Australian Health Care standards providing consumers and health professionals alike with a DBT approach that is both trauma-informed and recovery-focused.  Our clinical programs have included comprehensive DBT, Radically Open DBT, as well as modified DBT programs for specific populations including youth, carers, Indigenous Australians, correctional settings, and psychiatric emergency settings.

Are your clients presenting as OC or UC?

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy is an evidence based approach for maladaptive under-control presentations and Radically Open DBT for maladaptive over-control presentations!

We are qualified practitioners who have completed intensive training and run DBT & RO DBT programs!

Our local and international faculty have been developing mental health professionals since 2004 in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy informed approaches. RO DBT Trainer Dr. Sophie Rushbrook will return in April 2024 to deliver workshops in Radically Open DBT!
  • Full lifetime access to Workshop Materials

  • Downloadable resources for client use

  • Certificate of completion

Australian DBT Institute Services

Leadership in DBT and DBT Informed Approaches Since 2004

DBT Workshops

Since 2004 the Australian DBT Institute has delivered professional development workshops throughout the Asia Pacific Region.

RO DBT Workshops

The Australian DBT Institute works in collaboration with Radically Open Ltd to offer annual training in Radically Open DBT.

DBT Clinics

Our DBT Clinics fee for service clinics with DBT & RO DBT credentialed practitioners who offer DBT & RO DBT skills classes and individual therapy.

Supervision

The Australian DBT Supervision program has been running since 2010 with our practitioners offering a range of supervision options from individual supervision to consultation teams and group supervision arrangements.

Workplace Training

The Australian DBT Institute provides training to a range of mental health and community based services each year. Our programs range from one day workshops to Zoom based webinars and all the way to full program implementation training.

Consultancy

We have developed a range of mental health service models in addition to DBT and RO DBT Services. Our consultancy has included program development in forensic, public mental health, community based services, and private health.

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