Dr. Ronda Oswalt Reitz has been a leader in the delivery and implementation of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for more than 25 years. She currently serves as DBT Coordinator for the Missouri Department of Mental Health, where she oversees statewide training, consultation, implementation, evaluation, and supervision of DBT services across diverse clinical settings.
An internationally recognized trainer and consultant with the Behavioral Tech Institute, Dr. Reitz also serves on the board of and as a consultant to the Linehan Institute. She is co-founder of the Health Resiliency Institute, dedicated to advancing innovative psychosocial health interventions, and was a lead collaborator in developing a DBT-based curriculum to help individuals cope with cancer.
Dr. Reitz earned her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Kansas in 1999. A longtime student of Rinzai Zen, she has trained for more than 20 years under Roshi Marsha Linehan and Roshi Alice Cabotaje, integrating mindfulness practice into both her clinical work and professional training.