Dr. Lane Pederson, PsyD, LP, C-DBT, has trained over 40,000 professionals in DBT across the U.S., Australia, South Africa, England, Canada, Italy, Mexico, and the Middle East through his company, Lane Pederson and Associates, LLC. His clients have included Walter Reed National Military Hospital, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the U.S. Armed Forces, the Canadian Department of National Defence, and mental and chemical health centers large and small. Dr. Pederson is the author of multiple DBT publications, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A Contemporary Guide for Practitioners, the bestselling DBT Deck for Clients and Therapists, and the DBT Flip Chart. A real-world practitioner, he co-owns Mental Health Systems, Inc. (MHS), one of the largest DBT-specialized practices in the U.S. At MHS and for his clients, Dr. Pederson has developed and implemented evidence-based DBT for diverse clinical populations and settings. Dr. Pederson also co-owns Acacia Therapy and Health Training in South Africa.