Who We Are

Adam Carmel, PhD is Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington. He is the co-director of the Annual Comprehensive DBT Training program in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington. Dr. Carmel is the co-author of two books published by Guilford Press in 2025, DBT Next Steps Skills Handouts: Building a Life Worth Living and DBT Next Steps Clinician’s Manual: Building a Life Worth Living, written with Drs. Kate Comtois and Marsha Linehan.

Dr. Carmel previously served on the faculty of Harvard Medical School at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. In his role as Director of a DBT outpatient clinic and partial hospitalization program at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center, he developed a psychotherapy seminar for psychiatry residents, psychology interns, and social work trainees.

In 2016 Dr. Carmel received the Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching and Mentorship from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry. In 2023 he received the Outstanding Mentoring and Teaching Faculty Award from the University of Washington’s Psychology Internship Program.

Education

Duke University Medical Center - Predoctoral Internship 2011-2012
University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center - T32 Postdoctoral Fellow 2012-2014
Harvard Medical School, Instructor of Psychiatry, Massachusetts Mental Health Center DBT Program Director 2014-2017

Department Affiliations