- Analyze the origins and clinical implications of Biosocial Theory.
- Choose DBT skills to help clients identify unhealthy interaction styles.
- Use mindfulness skills to empower clients in interpreting and reacting situations in healthier ways.
- Utilize DBT skills to encourage support and constructive feedback in a group setting.
- Develop ways in which clinicians can maximize client buy-in for DBT homework assignments.
- Determine how interpersonal skills training can be used with clients to improve relationships.
- Determine how DBT skills can be used to decrease the likelihood of compassion fatigue in clinicians.
- Utilize DBT skills to identify and overcome obstacles to changing emotions and reactive behaviors.
- Modify DBT for working with children and adolescents.
- Appraise how DBT can be used in working with trauma survivors.
- Use diary cards to monitor emotions and track use of DBT skills to deal with challenges.
- Utilize a chain analysis with clients to help them gain insight into how they can change problem behaviors.
- Determine how opposite action strategies can be used by clients to reduce self-destructive urges.
- Choose interpersonal effectiveness exercises to help clients keep relationship without sacrificing their self-respect.
- Utilize a pros and cons list to help clients see the consequences of their actions and make better choices when they are faced with a difficult decision.
- Choose strategies to confront therapy interfering behavior and help clients overcome avoidance.
- Determine how Dialectical Behavior Therapy interventions can help clients foster radical acceptance of traumatic events and reduce feelings of shame, guilt and fear.
- Choose STOP skills to help clients manage crisis situations and decrease impulsive behaviors.
- Use the levels of validation to enhance the therapeutic alliance and teach clients to validate themselves.
- Identify DBT skills that can be used with clients to reduce self-harm and suicidal behaviors.
- Develop a client’s Wise Mind state so they can be more aware and less impulsive in their actions.
Join us in Sedona, Arizona for a rejuvenating 5-day retreat amongst the stunning red rocks while learning the DBT blueprint for helping your most challenging clients.
Leave this experiential, clinical getaway personally renewed and intellectually equipped with the practical DBT skills and tools you need to transform your clients’ trauma, anxiety, depression, and more!.
PLUS, earn up to 21 CE Hours AND become Certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (C-DBT)!*
Leave this experiential, clinical getaway personally renewed and intellectually equipped with the practical DBT skills and tools you need to transform your clients’ trauma, anxiety, depression, and more!.
PLUS, earn up to 21 CE Hours AND become Certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (C-DBT)!*
Your most difficult, chronically stuck clients come to you plagued with struggles managing intense emotions and distress, trouble with interpersonal relationships, difficulty managing impulses, or battling substance abuse or thoughts of self-harm.
You need practical strategies you can implement right away and start seeing the impacts whether you’re working with adults, kids, couples, or almost any clinical population.
Now, for the first time ever, you can learn firsthand over 5-days the techniques, tools, and skills that have made Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) so popular for guiding your clients to better emotional regulation, distress tolerance, impulse control, relationship skills and more.
No theoretical overload. This retreat cuts right to the chase and puts you in action. Over the course of 21 hours, you’ll be immersed in lectures, live demonstrations, practical exercises, immersive and experiential activities, hands-on skills training, and more!
Join one of the most in-demand DBT trainers, Charles Jacob, PhD, and a group of your colleagues amongst Sedona’s scenic backdrop and learn to:
- Incorporate the foundations of DBT into your practice
- Guide clients to embrace the moment, cultivate awareness, & reduce reactivity
- Build clients’ resilience, emotional stability & ability to endure difficult circumstances
- Utilize interventions to help resist & reduce self-harm, substance abuse, impulse control, & self-destructive behaviors
- Teach communication skills and boundary setting for developing healthy interpersonal relationships
This “how-to” experiential retreat goes so much deeper than standard trainings.
You’ll be immersed in the practical application of DBT skills and given everything you need - exercises, handouts, diary cards, and scripts - to meet the needs, and customize the treatment, of every client.
PLUS! Attend and become eligible to become Certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (C-DBT)!*
Spots are limited and fill up fast! Secure yours today!
*Professional and clinical experience standards apply. See below for more information.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Certification Retreat
Practical Strategies for Improving Treatment of Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, and More
LIVE in Sedona, Arizona: Monday, September 29 – Friday, October 3, 2025
Single Occupancy: $2,999.00
Interested in a payment plan? Get started for just half down today!
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Payment Plan available through 7/29/25
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Payment Plan available through 7/29/25
Plus, earn up to 21 CE Hours — included in your tuition. Click here for Credit details
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And there’s more! The Sedona Mago Retreat Center offers an exquisite landscape, waterfalls, garden walks, and healthful pesco-vegetarian cuisine.
Past participants rave about how wonderful it is to stay at Mago…taking time to unwind, rejuvenate and connect with themselves and their community of colleagues…all at this remarkable place. The daily schedule is designed to allow ample personal time to enjoy the beautiful surroundings and amenities.
By the end of this retreat, you will feel transformed on both a personal and professional level – refreshed, revitalized and confidently equipped with new tools and practices to help your clients.
And all of it backed by our 100% satisfaction guarantee so you have nothing to lose.
Are you ready? Register today and see you in Sedona!
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Certification Retreat
Practical Strategies for Improving Treatment of Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, and More
LIVE in Sedona, Arizona: Monday, September 29 – Friday, October 3, 2025
Single Occupancy: $2,999.00
Interested in a payment plan? Get started for just half down today!
Click here for Payment Plan Information
Payment Plan available through 7/29/25
Click here for Payment Plan Information
Payment Plan available through 7/29/25
Plus, earn up to 21 CE Hours — included in your tuition. Click here for Credit details
Credit hours may vary by board and profession. Don't see your state profession listed? Contact us.
Click here for cancellation policy details
Credit hours may vary by board and profession. Don't see your state profession listed? Contact us.
Click here for cancellation policy details
Retreat Schedule
All Times Listed in Local Time
Monday, September 29, 2025
4:00–5:30 pm
Check-In
5:30–6:30 pm
Dinner
7:00–8:30 pm
Training*
Tuesday, September 30 – Thursday, October 2, 2025
7:00–8:00 am
Breakfast
8:00 am–12:00 pm
Training*
12:00–1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00–5:30 pm
Restoration and Relaxation
5:30–6:30 pm
Dinner
6:30–8:30 pm
Training*
Friday, October 3, 2025
7:00–8:00 am
Breakfast
8:00–9:30 am
Training*
9:30 am–12:00 pm
Check-Out
*CE is awarded during these specified times. Licensing boards require full attendance to the entire retreat, including departure day, to receive any credit for the entire retreat. Please plan travel accordingly.
Who Should Attend?
The target audience includes:
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Psychologists
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Addiction Counselors
- Nurses
- Other Mental Health Professionals
See What Others Have Said...
“Dr. Jacob was just outstanding!!!!”
—Julian M., Marriage & Family Therapist
"Charles Jacob, PhD was a fantastic presenter, knowledgeable, easy to listen to...”
—Joan K., Social Worker
"Dr. Jacob was an excellent presenter! …helped expand my base knowledge of DBT”
—Pilar F., Marriage & Family Therapist
"Dr Jacob made the material interesting and created a warm, supportive learning community.”
—Andi B., Counselor
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Certification Retreat
Practical Strategies for Improving Treatment of Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, and More
LIVE in Sedona, Arizona: Monday, September 29 – Friday, October 3, 2025
Single Occupancy: $2,999.00
Interested in a payment plan? Get started for just half down today!
Click here for Payment Plan Information
Payment Plan available through 7/29/25
Click here for Payment Plan Information
Payment Plan available through 7/29/25
Plus, earn up to 21 CE Hours — included in your tuition. Click here for Credit details
Credit hours may vary by board and profession. Don't see your state profession listed? Contact us.
Click here for cancellation policy details
Credit hours may vary by board and profession. Don't see your state profession listed? Contact us.
Click here for cancellation policy details
Retreat Content
Outline
Getting Started with DBT
Customizable Mindfulness
Emotion Regulation
Distress Tolerance
Interpersonal Effectiveness
Suicide and Self-Directed Violence
Adaptations for Working with Common Diagnoses
Adapt DBT for Children and Couples
DBT Groups & Diary Cards
Adapt DBT and Customize Skills for Each Client
- Discover the essential concepts, principles, and strategies required for a successful DBT journey
Customizable Mindfulness
- Develop greater therapeutic presence and alignment with clients
- Teach clients how to “embrace the here and now” without non-sense
- Cultivate awareness, manage emotions, and reduce reactivity
- In-session video demonstration
Emotion Regulation
- Get a roadmap for helping clients navigate intense emotions
- Build resilience to emotional turbulence
- Foster emotional stability and increase your client’s overall sense of well-being
- Activity demonstrations with real clients
Distress Tolerance
- Gain practical tools to help clients endure difficult circumstances
- Lead clients toward resistance to self-destructive behaviors and improved impulse control
- Help ensure emotional crises are managed constructively
- Client handouts
Interpersonal Effectiveness
- Teach your clients to communicate assertively, set boundaries, and develop healthy interpersonal dynamics
- Decrease “drama” and promote more fulfilling and harmonious connections
- In-session video demonstration
Suicide and Self-Directed Violence
- Gain knowledge and skills needed to assess suicidal crises and self-directed violence toward appropriate interventions
- More deeply understand ethics and responsibilities related to crises and self-directed Violence
Adaptations for Working with Common Diagnoses
- Practical “Radical Acceptance” ideas
- Basics of exposure therapy for trauma
- How to manage co-occurring OCD
- Anxiety-specific interventions based on DBT skills
- Research-supported adaptations for treating trauma
Adapt DBT for Children and Couples
- Flexible DBT-based interventions for relationship counseling
- Experience exercises for each pillar of DBT
- Parenting-focused DBT skills that can be integrated into family or individual sessions
DBT Groups & Diary Cards
- Practical considerations for effective group dynamics
- Experiential exercises for basic tenets of DBT with group-specific considerations
- Diary cards as valuable tools for tracking emotions, behaviors, and progress
- Considerations for inpatient groups
- Diary Cards and other client materials
Adapt DBT and Customize Skills for Each Client
- Use DBT basics to support independent practice
- Integrate DBT with Internal Family Systems therapy to help clients gain more insight into internal conflicts
- Use strategies from Motivational Interviewing to help keep clients motivated and engaged
- Incorporate ACT-based interventions to keep clients committed to therapy and deepen mindfulness and acceptance
- In-session video demonstrations
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Certification Retreat
Practical Strategies for Improving Treatment of Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, and More
LIVE in Sedona, Arizona: Monday, September 29 – Friday, October 3, 2025
Single Occupancy: $2,999.00
Interested in a payment plan? Get started for just half down today!
Click here for Payment Plan Information
Payment Plan available through 7/29/25
Click here for Payment Plan Information
Payment Plan available through 7/29/25
Plus, earn up to 21 CE Hours — included in your tuition. Click here for Credit details
Credit hours may vary by board and profession. Don't see your state profession listed? Contact us.
Click here for cancellation policy details
Credit hours may vary by board and profession. Don't see your state profession listed? Contact us.
Click here for cancellation policy details
Meet Your Retreat Instructor
Charles Jacob, PhD, is a psychologist, research scientist, and author with over 20 years of clinical experience conducting and overseeing the delivery of mental health services to individuals with severe mood and personality disorders. He is a recognized expert in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Motivational Interviewing (MI) and has delivered workshops, seminars, and courses on these topics at universities and institutions throughout the world. He has held numerous academic positions, and currently works as a research associate for a Washington DC-based consulting firm. He is a past president of the ACA’s Pennsylvania branch and has been a featured interviewee on several episodes of NPR’s The Pulse.
Dr. Jacob completed his PhD in the counseling ed program at the Pennsylvania State University followed by a year of postgraduate training at the Center for Cognitive Therapy at Penn. He was a Fulbright Specialist through the US Department of State, is certified in DBT and is an Evergreen Certifications approved CBT-C consultant.
Click here for information about Charles Jacob
Dr. Jacob completed his PhD in the counseling ed program at the Pennsylvania State University followed by a year of postgraduate training at the Center for Cognitive Therapy at Penn. He was a Fulbright Specialist through the US Department of State, is certified in DBT and is an Evergreen Certifications approved CBT-C consultant.
Click here for information about Charles Jacob
What does Tuition Include?
- Learn to incorporate DBT into your clinical practice to improve your treatment of trauma, anxiety, depression and more
- Experiential practice PLUS exercises, handouts, diary cards, and scripts for use with your clients
- C-DBT Certification Application Fee – A $249.99 value!
- Up to 21 CE Hours, CE certificate, & course manual
- Healing vortexes, meditation areas & labyrinth
- Peaceful lake & trails – surrounded by magnificent red rock mountains
- Healthful pesco-vegetarian cuisine
- Lodging, with private bathrooms, for duration of your stay
Are you ready to step into the life awaiting you as a Certified Dialectical Behavior Therapy (C-DBT) Professional?
Elevate your career with a new certification, and walk away from this training with C-DBT as a new credential!
Certification Made Simple
Certification Made Simple
It's never been easier to become a Certified DBT Professional!
- Step 1: Attend the retreat!
- Step 2: Complete the CE test & post-event evaluation.
- Step 3: Complete and submit your C-DBT application* to Evergreen Certifications & we’ll cover the cost of your certification fee (a $249.99 value!)
That's it! No hidden fees, no catch. Just certification made EASY.
*Professional and clinical standards apply.
We partner with to include certification with some of our products. When you purchase such a product, we may disclose your information to Evergreen Certifications for purposes of providing services directly to you or to contact you regarding relevant offers.
*Professional and clinical standards apply.
We partner with to include certification with some of our products. When you purchase such a product, we may disclose your information to Evergreen Certifications for purposes of providing services directly to you or to contact you regarding relevant offers.
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If you’re looking for a place to unwind and reconnect with what’s important, what better environment than one of the most beautiful deserts on the planet?
The Sedona Mago Retreat Center is located in Sedona, Arizona, an area long known for natural healing and spiritual awakening. Surrounded by red monoliths, Native American ruins and majestic mountains. Experience the beauty, feel the energy, and awaken your spirit.
Retreat Highlights
- Secluded retreat, offering 173 acres
- Private or shared lodging with private bathrooms
- Healthful pesco-vegetarian cuisine (3 meals daily)
- Beautiful lake surrounded by trees, flowers, aromatic herbs, and many wild birds
- Covered patios, meditation areas & labyrinth
- Healing vortexes – experience healing and deep awakening
- Peaceful trails to enjoy nature
- Awe-inspiring sunrises, sunsets and stargazing
- Direct shuttles service available from Phoenix Sky Harbor (additional fees)
Retreat Location
Sedona Mago Retreat
3500 E Bill Gray Road
Sedona, AZ 86336, USA
Phone: (928) 204-3391
Shuttle Services
Shuttle services are available from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport to Sedona Mago, such as Groome Transportation (928-350-8466). For more information, please visit Sedona Mago’s website . Note that transit times may take longer than the geographical distance from the airport. Please review the retreat’s schedule above, inquire regarding transit times with the shuttle services, and plan flights/travel accordingly.
Accessibility
Sedona Mago Retreat Center has been mindfully set in nature – the grounds and roads are a mixture of dirt, gravel, and pavement. The general guest areas are spread out over many acres, so getting to and from various points will require walking moderate distances and traversing stairs and hills. If mobility is a concern, please contact the retreat center before registering with СƵ.
Non-Participating Retreat Guests
Sedona Mago is an all-inclusive retreat center. All reservations are per individual, not per room. All individuals staying at the retreat center incur a room and board charge whether or not they are participating in the СƵ educational training. If you are considering bringing a guest with you who will not be participating in the СƵ educational training, please contact СƵ at 800-844-8260.
CE Information
Please review the retreat’s credit information by clicking any of the “Click here for CE credit details” links found above.
PLEASE NOTE: Most licensing boards require full attendance to the entire program to receive any credit.
Please review the retreat’s schedule above and plan your travel accordingly to ensure full attendance to the program.
Travel Advisories
All attendees are advised to purchase travel insurance that includes a cancellation for any reason option to protect your travel plans.
If for any reason you are unable to attend, please contact us immediately:
Email: retreatinfo@pesi.com • Phone: 800-844-8260
Please check with your local government to see what advisories are in place before you travel. All flights are subject to the terms and conditions of your airline carrier’s policy travel plans.
From Purchase Date until August 29, 2025: Cancellation results in a full refund less a $100 administrative fee
From August 30, 2025 until September 29, 2025: Cancellation results in a 50% penalty of the total purchase amount
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Certification Retreat
Practical Strategies for Improving Treatment of Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, and More
LIVE in Sedona, Arizona: Monday, September 29 – Friday, October 3, 2025
Single Occupancy: $2,999.00
Interested in a payment plan? Get started for just half down today!
Click here for Payment Plan Information
Payment Plan available through 7/29/25
Click here for Payment Plan Information
Payment Plan available through 7/29/25
Plus, earn up to 21 CE Hours — included in your tuition. Click here for Credit details
Credit hours may vary by board and profession. Don't see your state profession listed? Contact us.
Click here for cancellation policy details
Credit hours may vary by board and profession. Don't see your state profession listed? Contact us.
Click here for cancellation policy details