Rebecca Ciatto

Director/DBT-LBC

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Rebecca has over 10yrs experience delivering DBT and RO DBT to children, adolescents, adults, families and couples with disorders of over-control and under-control in a variety of settings including outpatient, intensive outpatient, partial hospitalisation programs and residential facilities. Rebecca has her Bachelors in Psychology from Richmond, The American International University in London and her Masters of Clinical Social Work from The University of Georgia. Rebecca is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AHMSW) and active AASW member.

Rebecca was the first DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician™ in Australia and the first intensively trained RO DBT practitioner in NSW. Rebecca is also intensively trained in the DBT-Prolonged Exposure protocol. She’s trained in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and attended mindfulness training in Nepal. She created and implemented adaptations of DBT for children and worked with her team to adapt RO-DBT skills for adolescents. Since migrating to Australia in 2018, she has presented at multiple conferences and speaker events to increase awareness on Radically Open DBT and the difference to standard DBT.

While originally from Houston, TX, she has lived in London and Atlanta, GA. She’s an animal lover from ferrets to horses and has enjoyed discovering native Australian animals. Rebecca enjoys traveling and spends most of her time connecting with family and friends both virtually and in person.

Qualifications

Master of Social Work (Clinical Concentration), University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
Certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Richmond-The American International University in London, London, England
Linehan Board of Certification- DBT Certified Clinician™
RO Scholar Award Recipient 2024-2026

Treatment Training

Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) Intensively Trained with Treatment Implementation Collaborative, LLC
Radically Open Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (RO DBT)-Intensively trained (level 1-3) with Radically Open, Ltd
RO DBT Grief and Trauma Protocol with Radically Open Ltd
Intensively Trained in DBT- Prolonged Exposure Protocol with Behavioural Tech Institute
Foundations of Exposure Therapies with Behavioural Tech Institute
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E) with Inside Out
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) through Sound True

Professional Memberships

Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW)
Australasian Association for Research and Treatment of Personality Disorder (AART-PD)

Presentations

King, P., Ciatto, R., & Gilmartin, T. (2023, November). Radically Open Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Overcontrolled Personality Disorders-The Importance of Correct Assessment of Overcontrol. Presented at ISSPD Congress 2023. Sydney, NSW.
Ciatto, R. & Franic, T. (2023, October). One Hour Brief Introduction of Radically Open Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. Presented at Rivendell Hospital. Sydney, NSW
Gilmartin, T., Ciatto, R., Bhullar, M., Franic, T., & Visser, B. (2021, August). Radically Open DBT for Anorexia Nervosa. Presented at Hybrid ANZAED Conference. Perth, WA.
Ciatto, R. (2018, June). Youth and BPD Traits. Presented at Sydney BPD MHPN. Sydney, NSW.
Ciatto, R. (2018, April). Radically Open DBT: Differences to Traditional DBT & When to Apply it. Presented at Sydney BPD MHPN. Sydney, NSW.
Ciatto, R. & Gunnels, P. (2016, October). Adaptations of DBT When Working with Children. Presented at annual NAMI: National Alliance Mental Illness Texas Conference. Austin, TX.
Ciatto, R. (2017, January). Understanding Types of DBT with Children. Presented at monthly Family Connections meeting, Houston, TX.