Inside DBT and Friday Lunch Series
Inside DBT: Treatment Model and Core Strategies for Clients with Emotion Dysregulation
Presented by Kate White, PhD
Friday, November 20, 2027
9:00 am to 12:15 pm EST (3 CEs)
Live by Zoom
What really happens in DBT? Go beyond the familiar skills to explore how DBT expert clinicians understand chronic emotion dysregulation, balance acceptance and change, and intervene with highly dysregulated clients. Kate White, PhD, certified in DBT by the Linehan Board of Certification, will help you discover not just what to do, but why—and gain practical strategies for some of your most challenging clinical work. Learn more.
Stronger Than You Think: Building Lifelong Resilience
Sherry Hamby, PhD
Friday, December 11, 2026
Noon to 1 pm EST (1 CE)
Live by Zoom
Resilience isn’t something you either have or you don’t - it is a modifiable process, meaning anyone can learn, practice, and benefit from it across every stage of life. Drawing on more than thirty years studying violence, trauma, and recovery, Dr. Hamby shares what the latest science reveals about the key resources and assets to thrive after hardship. Her newest book is Stronger Than You Think: Building Lifelong Resilience.
Beyond Symptoms: Loneliness, Longing and Belonging in Clinical Practice
Teresa Valliere, LCSW, LADC, CCS
Friday, January 8, 2027
Noon to 1 pm EST (1 CE)
Live by Zoom
Loneliness and disconnection often contribute to psychological suffering, yet may go unaddressed in individual therapy. This presentation explores the healing factors of group therapy and its value as a complement to individual work.
Could This Be Autism? Recognizing and Assessing Autism Spectrum Disorder in Adults
Joseph Moldover, PsyD, ABPP/cn
Friday, February 5, 2027
Noon to 1 pm EST (1 CE)
Live by Zoom
Adults are increasingly raising questions about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This conversation will provide an overview of ASD in adulthood, with attention to characteristics that may be overlooked or misunderstood in routine clinical practice and to approaches to diagnosis and referral.
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Sincerely,
Joel Guarna, PhD
Director of Education and Training
Psychology Specialists of Maine