Hope Qi DBT, trauma expert in VA, MD, DC and NY. DBT presenter and consultant

My Approach

I welcome all types of communication styles, whether you are hesitant to share since you may not know your emotions really well yet or you feel them so intensely and use the F bombs a lot. I am direct and balance empathy with unwavering focus to change to get you to your goals.

I strive to help people understand their emotions, experience their emotions, even the undesirable ones, and have peace with them. Our emotions tell us something. And it is our job to decide what we would like to do with the information. I will help you access your internal wisdom, equip you with tools to regulate feelings and actions, overcome difficulties rooted in the past and actualize the life you envision!

My Experience

Certfied DBT Clinician, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, consultant

Since 2015, I have worked with adolescents, young adults, adults, parents and families in a variety of settings, such as school, psychiatric outpatient clinic, intensive outpatient, partial hospitalization programs and private practice. Besides providing clinical services, I have also been in leadership positions where I trained social work graduate interns and pre-independently licensed providers, helped develop treatment programs and increased treatment adherence.

I am a Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)-Linehan Board of Certification certified clinician. I went through the rigorous certification process to ensure that I possess the knowledge and skills essential for delivering DBT with adherence to the model. I am also a presenter and consultant at Behavioral Tech Institute, the training organization founded by the creator of DBT Dr. Marsha Linehan to expand the use of evidence-based Dialectical Behavior Therapy globally through high-quality training, consultation, and certification support.

Education:

  • Master of Science in Social Work from Columbia University.

  • Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature from Tsinghua University, China

Credentials:

  • Licensed Clinical Social Workers in MD, VA, DC, MA and NY

  • Certificated DBT Clinicians by Linehan Board of Certification (DBT-LBC)

Language:

I provide therapy in English and Mandarin.

Trainings:

  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A)

  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Substance Use Disorders (DBT-SUD)

  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Parents, Couples and Families

  • Optimizing Eating Disorder Treatment with DBT

  • Prolonged Exposure (PE)

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy Prolonged Exposure (DBT-PE)

  • Exposure and Response Prevention (ExRP)

  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)