DBT Essentials Toolkit for Music Therapists

Elevate Your Ability to Support Clients’ Emotions and Coping Skills

Start Using DBT Skills in Your Music Therapy Sessions This Week

If certification isn’t your next step, but your clients need tools now

Get The DBT Essentials Toolkit for Music Therapists

Get Instant Access + 23 CMTEs

Why DBT + Music Therapy? 

Evidence-Based Skills. Creative Application. Real Impact

  • DBT is one of the most respected, research-backed therapy models. Its set of personal growth tools, paired with music therapy, gives you a toolkit that helps clients regulate emotions, reduce impulsivity, and build resilience in ways that stick — while also giving you verbal counseling skills many music therapists never learned in school.

Imagine...

feeling equipped and confident

to handle every emotional challenge

that comes your way!

With DBT, you’ll have skills, techniques, and support to transform your practice and your clients’ lives.

Get Instant Access + 23 CMTEs

Here’s how to know if the Toolkit is right for you -

The DBT Essentials Toolkit is right for you if:

  • You’ve heard about DBT but aren’t sure how to actually use it in music therapy.
  • You want more than a quick introduction, but you’re not ready for a yearlong certification.
  • You’d love practical, music-based interventions to help your clients manage emotions, stress, and relationships.
  • You want CMTE credits that are flexible, relevant, and directly useful in your sessions.

Imagine the difference when…

  • You walk into a session with music-based DBT tools you can use right away.
  • Your clients are more engaged because the skills make sense and stick through music.
  • You feel confident explaining and demonstrating DBT-informed work to colleagues and treatment teams.
  • You expand your professional toolbox without overwhelming your schedule - or your budget.

The Results You’ll See

Therapist benefits

  • Broaden intervention options for any client need
  • Collaborate more effectively with treatment teams
  • Enhance your own emotional resilience

Client benefits

  • Navigate crises with confidence
  • Handle distress with grounded tools
  • Improve emotional balance and life outcomes

Personal benefits:

  • Stay centered under pressure
  • Reduce impulse-driven responses
  • Improve your ability to handle stress

Have skills when you need them the most.

What Others are Saying

“In my hospital setting, I consistently find opportunities to utilize DBT skills to assist in emotion regulation and distress tolerance for patients as is covered with specific details and ideas in this course. Mindfulness practices and interpersonal effectiveness skills are inherent in our own daily lives both personally and professionally. I was able to share course content with colleagues at the hospital to connect with team goals in the recent trending Trauma Informed Care philosophy for medical settings.”

Denise Lee MT-BC

"I have an even bigger toolkit now, and more importantly I now know how to talk about the skills, and translate them into what we are doing within our music therapy interventions. I think I sound more confident and will be more on board with the entire treatment team. The course content was great- really good information."

Elizabeth La Combe MT-BC

"I work in a facility where DBT is the form of therapy used for all patients. I found myself wanting to learn more about DBT and how I can help my patients better understand how they can use DBT.  I can use my deeper knowledge of DBT to make sure each music therapy intervention I present to my patients will reinforce their DBT skills. I appreciate the clearness with which the material was presented and the self-paced option. "

Katherine E. Noel MT-BC

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Learn from Experienced DBT-Informed Music Therapists

Deborah Spiegel MT-BC, CEO and Director of The Spiegel Academy has shaped DBT-informed Music Therapy since 2001. Her breakthrough moment? A music intervention that stopped a crisis on the roof.

Lindsey Landeck, MT-BC 15+ years delivering DBT-music therapy

Katie Down MT-BC, LCAT Music, mindfulness, meditation & sound specialist

Melissa Gabel, MT-BC DBT informed Music Therapist applying innovation in DBT mindfulness skills

Bailey Hinz MA, MT-BC, LPMT, LMSW, CSW-I DBT informed music therapist & social worker, adolescent focus

Your DBT Essentials Toolkit Includes...

Core Courses

  • DBT: Practical Life Skills + Music Therapy (10 CMTEs | $250 value): Apply DBT’s 4 modules directly in music therapy so you can help clients regulate emotions in session and beyond.
  • Mindfulness & Music in Clinical Practice (8 CMTEs | $200 value): Use music strategies to build presence and balance so that both you and your clients feel more grounded and aware enough to act instead of react.
  • 6-Week Mindfulness + Music Program Template (5 CMTEs | $125 value): A ready-to-use program so you don’t have to start from scratch.
  • Earn 23 CMTEs

Bonuses (limited-time access)

  • DBT Music Therapy Resource Hub (2 months access | $100 value): A library of songs, interventions, and clinician resources you can use right away so you always have fresh ideas at your fingertips.
  • 2 Live Consultation Group Meetings ($150 value): Real-time support and supervision with DBT-informed music therapy trainers so you can get answers and feedback when you need it.
  • 2 Virtual Retreat Tickets ($200 value): Interactive workshops so you keep growing alongside a supportive community.

And here’s something extra:

  • Your payment will be credited toward the full advanced DBT Informed Music Therapy Training if you choose to continue later!

Total Value is $1025

Your investment today: $497!

  • Includes a free 1:1 consultation if you enroll before the timer ends
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FAQs

  • Do I need to join live?

Self-study except 2 live Zooms (last Monday each month).

  • Access limits?

Resource Hub and Consultation Groups are 2-month access. Core courses stay forever.

  • Will it give me DBT credentials?

Not yet. But cost counts toward the advanced year-long credential and this completes the foundational part of the Training

  • Is there research on DBT and music therapy?

Yes - positive outcomes at Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital (Journal of Music Therapy).

  • Does DBT only apply to borderline personality disorder?

No. While DBT was originally developed for borderline personality disorder, research shows it’s effective across a wide range of diagnoses and settings—including schools, prisons, addiction recovery, and mental health programs. DBT skills are also used with children, adolescents, adults, seniors, hospital staff, and even for wellness and personal growth.

  • Is this worth it for me?

Absolutely. Learning DBT skills expands your ability to help clients in any setting while also giving you tools to strengthen your own life. You’ll become more effective as a therapist, a stronger role model, and more confident in the impact you make.