Marsha Linehan started off life with major difficulties in functioning, moved passed and learned to cope these difficulties, and created a successful and widely-used therapeutic approach that can help people who suffer from chronic disorders. She struggled most of her early adult life, but was able to work past her issues after she had a realization in her chapel one night. After a sudden realization, she was able to learn how to cope with her thoughts and feelings. Linehan, after working hard to complete her education following her institutionalization, apply everything she had realized to create a successful therapeutic approach. Her past experiences helped her shape Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) into a successful therapeutic approach to help people who suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), suicidal thoughts and attempts, and other chronic mental disorders. The main focus is for treating clients with BPD who had attempted …show more content…
She created the beneficial therapeutic approach, DBT, and has be extremely successful in her career as a psychologist. She has dedicated her life to helping people who suffer from chronic mental disorders, suicidal thoughts, and suicide attempts. Linehan has written many books regarding treatment for BPD, such as “A Year of Living with More Compassion,” training manuals for DBT, “Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for BPD,” and many articles in scientific journals. She has also founded the Linehan Institute, which is an organization that provides support through education, research, and treatment for the mental health field, as well as the Behavioral Tech LLC, which is used to training and research of DBT. With all the Linehan’s success, it was no surprise that once she announced her past experience with a particular mental illness, everyone was shocked. (“Board of Directors,”