Cedar R. Koons, MSW, LCSW, has had a mindfulness practice for over forty years. She has assisted at numerous retreats with Marsha Linehan, Roshi, and treatment developer of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). For over twenty years, as a therapist, DBT team leader, researcher, trainer and consultant, Cedar has taught the skills she describes in this book to people struggling to find relief from intense emotions. Koons resides in Dixon, New Mexico.
Foreword writer Marsha M. Linehan, PhD, is professor of psychology and director of the Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics (BRTC) at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. She is author of Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder and Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder.