About us

Serious science, led by those who brought DBT to Brazil.

DBT Brasil exists to bring Dialectical Behavior Therapy to mental health professionals with the same rigor as its origin. We are the only institution in the country certified as a Tier 1 affiliate of Behavioral Tech, the institute founded by Dr. Marsha Linehan, the creator of DBT.

Official certification as a Tier 1 affiliate of Behavioral Tech · Seattle Trainings exclusive to psychologists and psychiatrists

Only

Brazilian Behavioral Tech Tier 1 affiliate · Seattle

active DBT trainings and programs

languages: native content in Portuguese and English

focused on mental health and clinical evidence

Who leads us

Two paths that meet in a shared commitment to evidence.

DBT Brasil is led by two professionals with international training and a direct link to the original sources of DBT. That foundation underpins every training we offer.

Specialist and Official Trainer · Behavioral Tech

Vinícius Guimarães Dornelles

Master's in Psychology with a concentration in human cognition, Treasurer of the World DBT Association (WDBTA), the first internationally recognized DBT trainer who is a native Portuguese speaker, technical coordinator of the Intensive DBT Trainings in Portuguese-speaking countries, and official reviewer of the Portuguese translation of Dr. Marsha Linehan's skills manuals.

Master's in Psychology · Human Cognition
Specialist in DBT · Behavioral Tech
Official Trainer · Behavioral Tech
Treasurer · World DBT Association (WDBTA)
Technical coordinator of the Intensive DBT Trainings · Portuguese-speaking countries
Specialist in DBT · Universidad de Luján (Argentina)
Specialist in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Specialist in evidence-based therapies for BPD · Fundación Foro
Official reviewer of the skills manuals translation · Dr. Marsha Linehan

CBT and DBT specialist · Behavioral Tech Mentorship Lead

Êdela Aparecida Nicoletti

Psychologist with an international certification in DBT and in PTSD from the Beck Institute, qualified to teach and supervise. She brings together clinical practice and the training of new therapists in Brazil and Portugal.

Psychologist · Certified DBT specialist · Behavioral Tech (FBTC / DGERT)
Mentorship Lead · Behavioral Tech
Specialist in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
PTSD certification · Beck Institute
Qualified in teaching and supervision · Beck Institute
Director of the Cognitive Therapy Center (CTC) Veda
Mentor and Tutor · Cognitive Therapy Proficiency Program
Honorary Professor · Nora Cavaco Institute (Portugal)

What guides us

Mission, vision and values.

Mission

To spread knowledge to professionals and companies committed to Dialectical Behavior Therapy, in Brazil and across the global Portuguese-speaking community.

Vision

To establish DBT as a scientifically valid treatment, available to people with complex and severe mental disorders.

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Professional knowledge

Technical rigor and fidelity to DBT's original sources in everything we teach.

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Valuing and respecting people

Every professional and every patient treated with the dignity clinical practice demands.

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Social responsibility

Expanding access to a validated treatment for those who need it most.

Certification

The same source that created DBT.

Behavioral Tech is the institute founded by Dr. Marsha Linehan, the creator of Dialectical Behavior Therapy, in Seattle. Being the only institution in Brazil certified as a Behavioral Tech Tier 1 affiliate is what guarantees the method reaches you straight from the source, with no intermediaries or distortions.

That is why professionals looking for a serious DBT training find in DBT Brasil the path closest to the origin of the treatment.