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Dr. Amy Gaglia-Essletzbichler, a leading voice in the world of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). With over 20 years of experience, Dr. Gaglia-Essletzbichler is a Consultant Trainer with British Isles DBT Training, the former Deputy Director of the PG Dip in DBT at Bangor University, and a Senior Lecturer at Bangor University. She’s deeply committed to training clinicians and supporting DBT implementation across services, with expertise spanning Family Connections, DBT Prolonged Exposure (DBT-PE), DBT-PTSD, Affect Phobia Therapy, and Radically Open DBT (RO-DBT). As Chair of the Society for DBT in the UK and Ireland, and an active researcher in the field, she continues to shape the future of DBT through both clinical excellence and academic leadership.