Dr. Heather Marshall is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist at Chicago DBT Institute®. She earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from DePaul University in Chicago, IL. Dr. Marshall has completed foundational training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) through Behavioral Tech and completed her two-year post doctoral fellowship in comprehensive DBT at CDBTI. In addition to her expertise and experience in DBT, Dr. Marshall has completed training in and has experience providing several evidenced based trauma treatments including TF-CBT, CPT, and DBT-PE. Dr. Marshall completed her Intensive Training in DBT-PE with the developer, Melanie Harned, PhD.

Dr. Marshall’s clinical interests include personality disorders, trauma and complex trauma, emotion dysregulation, and interpersonal challenges. Dr. Marshall has worked in a variety of settings including medical centers/hospitals, community mental health centers, and schools. She has also had the opportunity to collaborate on a variety of research teams. Her focal areas in research have included stress response functioning, intergenerational stress and trauma, and identity considerations including race and cultural humility. While she is not actively involved in research at the moment, these topics continue to be of interest to her and to inform her work with her clients.

In her free time, Dr. Marshall enjoys spending time with her loved ones and her cat. She also enjoys reading, crocheting, macrame, and illustrating. She enjoys music and is working on building mastery playing her guitar.

Dr. Marshall takes a collaborative and non-judgmental approach in her work with clients. She understands while mental health professionals have gained a wealth of knowledge and expertise in their training, each client is an expert on their individual life experiences. She believes, with support and collaboration, each client is capable of making meaningful change.