We’re proud to share that Sarah Gordis, LCSW is now a DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified DBT Clinician™. She joins our Clinical Director, Dr. Jenell Effinger, as the second board-certified DBT clinician at Front Range Treatment Center.
What board certification actually means
Lots of therapists say they “do DBT.” Far fewer have proven it to an independent board. The DBT-Linehan Board of Certification is the only certification endorsed by Marsha Linehan, who developed DBT. Earning it isn’t a weekend workshop or a self-attestation — clinicians pass a rigorous written exam, document extensive DBT training and supervised experience, and submit recordings of their own sessions to be scored for adherence to the model.
In other words, certification verifies that a therapist delivers DBT the way it was researched and validated — not a loose collection of borrowed techniques. If you want the fuller picture, we wrote about what DBT certification actually means and the difference between comprehensive and DBT-informed care.
What this means for our clients
Sarah works with individuals, couples, and families on emotion dysregulation, self-harm, trauma, and eating disorders, and she’s licensed in both Colorado and California. Her certification is one more signal of something we’ve built the whole practice around: DBT done properly, by clinicians held to a real standard.
If you’re looking for evidence-based DBT in the Denver area, reach out through our contact page and we’ll help you find the right fit on our team.
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