Kim Lynn Lehnert, Ph.D.

Dr. Kim Lehnert received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She completed a year-long American Psychological Association (APA)-approved internship at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, working primarily with dually diagnosed Vietnam War veterans. As a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) postdoctoral clinical research fellow at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she received extensive training in the assessment and treatment of trauma, personality disorders, attachment difficulties, substance abuse, and eating disorders. Dr. Lehnert has co-authored several research articles in adolescent suicidal behavior.  

From 1998 to 2003, Dr. Kim Lehnert developed and directed the Zucker Hillside Hospital DBT and DBT-Substance Abuse Programs of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Healthcare System as the Chief of DBT Services. Dr. Lehnert also served as the Director of GamPro at the Pederson-Krag Center, applying DBT to develop a comprehensive behavioral treatment approach for gambling addiction. In the past 20 years, she has directed DBT services at Family Psychology of Long Island, Suffolk DBT Psychological Services, and DBT Psychological Services of Long Island. At Clear Path DBT, Dr. Kim Lehnert works with pre-adolescents, adolescents, college students, young adults, adults and the elderly providing individual therapy, leading several weekly DBT skills groups, and teaching a weekly Multi-Family DBT Skills group for parents and family members. Dr. Lehnert has completed two 10-day DBT intensive trainings (1997 & 2000) and served as a national trainer for Behavioral Tech, LLC for 10 years, teaching clinicians how to apply DBT in their own practice. Over the years, she has been invited to provide numerous DBT trainings at community high schools, community mental health center, in psychiatric settings, and in alcohol/drug rehabilitation centers.