Liz LoTempio, PsyD (she/her)

I am a clinical psychologist licensed in Washington state and a certified DBT therapist by the DBT-Linehan Board of Certification. I specialize in working with individuals who are wanting to reduce suicidal and self-harming behaviors, individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and/or PTSD, and individuals with eating disorders (including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder). My focus is on providing evidence-based treatment for these and other presenting problems for adults and adolescents, including dialectical behavior therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy.

While I place a high value on treatments that are supported by the research, I recognize the limitations of the research, particularly for under-represented groups. Therefore, I also strongly believe in tailoring the treatment to the individual and the central importance of developing a strong, collaborative relationship based on compassion and validation. I am committed to providing quality care to clients from all backgrounds and identities, honoring each client’s unique experiences, values, and goals through tailored and culturally responsive treatment. I provide gender-affirming care, I follow a Health at Every Size model, and I am committed to the work of anti-racism and racial justice in my clinical work and personal life.

Professional Biography:

Dr. LoTempio is a DBT-Linehan Board of Certification Certified clinician, a licensed clinical psychologist in Washington state, and a member of the clinical faculty in the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington. Dr. LoTempio has been providing Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for 13 years, and is an expert in the treatment of suicidal and self-harming behaviors, borderline personality disorder, eating disorders, and PTSD. Dr. LoTempio is a leader and supervisor for the Greater Seattle DBT Training Consortium, which provides rigorous training to advanced graduate students providing DBT. In addition, Dr. LoTempio provides training and supervision to psychiatry residents and psychology fellows at the University of Washington Department of Psychiatry DBT training program and works with the Treatment Implementation Collaborative (TIC) to provide training and consultation to DBT teams across the U.S. and Canada who are working to develop DBT programs or improve their treatment fidelity and competence.

Dr. LoTempio completed her undergraduate studies at Boston University, where she was a research assistant in the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders. She completed her graduate studies at the PGSP-Stanford Consortium, where she was part of the Eating Disorders Research Program team at Stanford University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Dr. LoTempio completed her pre-doctoral fellowship at Yale University School of Medicine, specializing in DBT for adults with BPD and/or suicidal behavior, and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the DBT Center at the Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle. Dr. LoTempio has presented at conferences and published on DBT and on treatment for adolescents with eating disorders.