Dr. Karyn Hall is the Founder and Director of the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Center in Houston Texas, a trainer/consultant for Treatment Implementation Collaborative, founder of DBTSkillsCoaching.com and founder of the annual NEA BPD Houston conference, Healing Hearts of Families, She is a certified coach and psychologist. In addition she is trained in Radically Open DBT and Prolonged Exposure Therapy.Dr. Hall is author of SAVVY: Communication Skills for Family and Friends of Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder;The Emotionally Sensitive Person: Finding Peace When Your Emotions Overwhelm You; and co-author of The Power of Validation.Dr. Hall broadcasts a podcast on iTunes (The Emotionally Sensitive Person) and blogs for Psychology Today (Pieces of Mind) and PsychCentral (The Emotionally Sensitive Person). She is an expert contributor to ShareCare.