Katherine Anne Comtois

Katherine Anne Comtois, PhD, MPH, is Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington. Dr. Comtois was a research therapist and co-investigator with Marsha Linehan on her clinical trials from 1994 to 2006 and Director of the DBT program at Harborview Mental Health and Addiction Services from 1996 to 2019. She now leads the DBT standard and training programs at the University of Washington Medical Center Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic. In addition to leading the development of DBT Next Steps and the DBT-ACES program, Dr. Comtois provides training and consultation in standard DBT, DBT Next Steps, and DBT-ACES internationally.