Marsha M. Linehan

b. 1943

American psychologist (born 1943), creator of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT).

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Quotations

Two seemingly opposed principles could form the basis of a treatment: acceptance of life as it is, not as it is supposed to be; and the need to change, despite that reality and because of it.
Building a Life Worth Living: A Memoir, 2020 · view quotation

Covered in Tome 1 of the Mémento des Psychothérapies.