Ryan Lindsay is the chief operating officer and co-founder of the St. Louis Center for Family Development. After graduating with a Master of Social Work from The University of Michigan School of Social Work, he completed a Post-Master’s Fellowship in the Department of Psychiatry and Social Work at the University of Michigan Health Center. Mr. Lindsay worked on the team with Dr. Ken Silk while there, and was mentored by JoAnn Heap, LMSW. Through this fellowship, Mr. Lindsay gained extensive knowledge of multiple evidence-based models of treatment, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy for adolescents and families, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Behavioral Activation, Unified Protocol, Family Systems, and Motivational Interviewing. Mr. Lindsay was intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy by Anthony DuBose, Ph. D. and Katie Korslund, Ph. D. in 2005. He completed the advanced intensive training with Marsha Linehan, Ph.D. and Sheri Manning, Ph.D. in 2008. Mr. Lindsay received his certification from the DBT-Linehan Board of Certification along with the first national cohort in 2015. He is an expert and trainer in the treatment of suicidal behavior and self-injury, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotion Regulation, and Motivational Interviewing. Mr. Lindsay also serves as an adjunct professor at the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University.
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Emotion Regulation in Mental Health Treatment: Where are we going as a profession?