Dr. Kay Segal is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, DBT-Linehan Board of Certification Certified Clinician, and the Owner and Certified Team Lead of Chicago DBT Institute. She earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and served as the Senior Lead DBT Clinician and Postdoctoral Fellow for numerous research studies at the Eating and Weight Disorders Program at The University of Chicago. Dr. Segal has also served as the Lead Clinician on the Health and Wellness Team at Kovler Diabetes Center at The University of Chicago Medical Center. In addition, she has significant experience providing treatment across outpatient, partial and inpatient hospital, forensic, community mental health and specialized settings, and has training from leading experts in the treatment of suicidal behavior, non-suicidal self-injury, trauma and personality disorders. She has extensive training and experience utilizing Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and  has been Advanced Intensively trained by Marsha Linehan, PhD, the developer of DBT. Dr. Segal's research, including the development of a DBT program for court ordered domestically violent men, has been mentored by such leaders in DBT as Dr. Eunice Chen and Dr. Alan Fruzzetti. Dr. Segal is also trained and experienced in DBT STEPS-A (DBT in Schools), Prolonged Exposure for PTSD (PE), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Family-Based Therapy for Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa (FBT), and Motivational Interviewing for substance abuse and medical noncompliance (MI).

Dr. Segal has published several articles and book chapters on the use of DBT in various settings. She is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), and a frequent contributor to conferences of the International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (ISITDBT). She currently serves on the Program Certification committee of the DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, helping further the development and support of adherent DBT programs nationally.

Dr. Segal works collaboratively with adolescents, adults, families, and couples utilizing evidence-based, proven interventions to treat eating disorders, self-injury, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, substance abuse, domestic violence, difficulties related to chronic medical conditions and disorders of emotion regulation. She provides trainings and lectures on a community, national and international level on the topics of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Mindfulness.

In her free time, Dr. Segal enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She lives on a small farm with chickens and turkeys, values a homemade and homegrown lifestyle, and has a knack for learning about natural health remedies. Kay is an avid reader, and loves hiking, baking, talking to friends, and camping. She is passionate about her work and provides expert treatment with enthusiasm, humor, expertise, and a radically genuine approach. She believes each human being possesses their own ability to heal and, with a little experienced help, can move forward to a life of hope, courage, and freedom.