From Lakeview Center for Psychotherapy offers a consultation group for therapists who have recently trained or who wish to be trained in DBT.
We meet on Wednesdays from 1:00-2:00PM. The group begins with an experiential mindfulness experience, then we discuss DBT concepts and apply them to our clinical work. At some meetings we are joined by one of our consultants, Dr. Freda Friedman and Dr. Michael Maslar.

The bi-monthly consultation group is currently on hiatus. Meanwhile, we will have occasional meetings and trainings with our consultants. Our next intensive training is tentatively scheduled for Friday, October 3, from 8:30-3:30. Check back or call for more details.

Lakeview Center's DBT consultants

Dr. Friedman is currently in private practice in Chicago and Northfield, a faculty member of the Institute for Clinical Social Work in Chicago, and consultant to mental health organizations and clinicians. Using her training and experience working in DBT and psychodynamic programs, she has worked extensively with multi problem clients and their families for many years. She has developed and implemented DBT programs in inpatient and outpatient settings in Chicago and NY. She received intensive DBT training directly from Marsha Linehan, the developer of DBT. She has written about borderline personality disorder, trauma and families dynamics, including the book Surviving a Borderline Parent.

Michael Maslar, PsyD is a licensed clinical psychologist at Northwestern Memorial’s Stone Psychiatric Institute and in private practice. A graduate of the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, he has a specialty practice in DBT. He received his training as a clinician and trainer in this approach from the originator of DBT, Marsha Linehan’s Behavioral Tech. He also serves as a member of the Illinois DBT Training team and the Chicago DBT Consortium.

For more information, call Dr. Niquie Dworkin at 773-472-8587.