Jill H. Rathus

Jill H. Rathus, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and a leading expert in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), with particular focus on adolescents. She is a former Professor of Psychology at Long Island University Post, where she directed the DBT clinical research lab and was involved in DBT scientist–practitioner training within the clinical psychology doctoral program. She earned her PhD in clinical psychology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and is cofounder and codirector of Cognitive Behavioral Associates, a treatment and training center in Great Neck, New York.

Rathus is coauthor of several influential DBT resources for youth, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Suicidal Adolescents, DBT Skills Manual for Adolescents, and DBT Skills for Adolescents Workbook: Second Edition. She is also a codeveloper and coauthor of the DBT STEPS-A and DBT STEPS-E school-based curricula, including DBT Skills in Schools: Skills Training for Emotional Problem Solving for Adolescents (DBT STEPS-A) and DBT Skills in Elementary Schools: Skills Training for Emotional Problem Solving in Grades K–5 (DBT STEPS-E).[9