Treatment Implementation Collaborative

What Treatment Implementation Collaborative does

Treatment Implementation Collaborative, LLC (TIC) is a Seattle-based, privately held professional services firm founded in 2010 that provides training, consultation, and implementation support for Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), a cognitive-behavioral treatment originally developed by Dr. Marsha Linehan at the University of Washington. The company is led by three co-founders with direct lineage to Dr. Linehan: Shari Manning, Ph.D. (CEO), Helen Best, M.Ed. (President), and Cindy Best (COO). TIC's team includes five DBT research therapists or supervisors who have worked on DBT randomized controlled trials, three DBT book authors, and the developer of DBT ACES, positioning the firm as one of only a few DBT training organizations globally with this level of methodological provenance.

TIC's product portfolio spans four delivery formats: (1) high-ticket live online intensives such as "Jump Start in DBT" priced at $1,190-$1,400 per participant, (2) a catalog of 10+ on-demand self-paced courses priced from $25 to $150 per person, (3) $20 CEU and participation certificate requests, and (4) custom agency and hospital system contracts for DBT implementation, consultation, and certification preparation. The platform is delivered via Zoom for synchronous training and a Squarespace-hosted login portal for asynchronous content, with no mobile app, no API, and no AI features. Customers include licensed individual clinicians (psychologists, social workers, counselors, therapists), community mental health agencies, state hospital systems, and academic medical centers, with named engagements including the Department of State Hospitals and the Harborview DBT program (now part of UW Medicine Outpatient Psychiatry).

The go-to-market motion is sales-led and content-driven: open-enrollment live cohorts are filled through direct outreach and a content marketing stack (monthly email newsletter, free TIC Video Library, Facebook, and a comprehensive website), while custom agency engagements are sold directly to clinical leadership and program directors. TIC maintains a strategic partnership with the DBT-Linehan Board of Certification (DBT-LBC) and a referral partnership with Guilford Press. The company is bootstrapped, founder-owned, with no disclosed outside investment, operates from Seattle and Hilton Head, and has stated reach across the United States, Canada, England, Norway, Australia, and New Zealand.

Name

Treatment Implementation Collaborative

Legal name

Treatment Implementation Collaborative, LLC

Website

https://ticllc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Treatment Implementation Collaborative (TIC) is a Seattle-based, founder-owned professional services firm providing training, consultation, and implementation support for Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to individual clinicians, mental health agencies, and hospital systems globally, with direct lineage to DBT's developer Dr. Marsha Linehan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Live Online Training Registrations: Open-enrollment live online training programs (e.g., Jump Start in DBT) sold to individual clinicians and groups. Participants pay per person tuition. The training includes continuing education credits (APA, NASW, NBCC, NAADAC). Pricing ranges from $1,190-$1,400 per person depending on early registration and group discounts.
2. On-Demand Course Sales: Pre-recorded on-demand courses sold to individual clinicians for a set access period (typically 2-6 months). Course prices range from $25 to $150 per person depending on course length. These provide a recurring revenue stream as access can be renewed at 50% of the original rate.
3. Continuing Education / Certificate Fees: Certificate request service for CEU and participation certificates at $20 per request. Revenue generated from participants who attended open-enrollment trainings and need certificates.
4. Agency Implementation and Consultation Contracts: Direct contracts with mental health agencies, hospitals, state systems, and organizations for tailored DBT training and implementation support. Services include team/systems assessment, consultation, and train-the-trainer programs. These are sold as custom engagements rather than standardized pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Treatment Implementation Collaborative (TIC) provides expert training, consultation, and implementation services for Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Offerings include a flagship live online intensive training program (Jump Start in DBT), a catalog of on-demand self-paced courses covering DBT skills and clinical topics, and tailored agency implementation contracts including train-the-trainer and certification preparation support. The firm is one of only a few DBT training organizations globally led by people who worked directly with DBT developer Dr. Marsha Linehan.

Product overview

Treatment Implementation Collaborative (TIC) is a provider of training, consultation, and implementation services for Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of educational products including: live online intensive training programs (Jump Start in DBT with bonus on-demand courses), on-demand self-paced courses (Master Class: Core Skills in DBT, Pre-Treatment, Maximizing Mindfulness, Conceptualizing Cases in DBT, Using Secondary Targets, Understanding Effective Supervision/Consultation in DBT, Averting the Crisis: Coaching in DBT, Advanced Topics in DBT-SUD, Advanced Topics in Creating High Fidelity Consultation Teams, and Back into the Book: CBT of BPD), a free TIC Video Library with pre-recorded educational content, and DBT implementation and consultation services for agencies and organizations. TIC also provides resource materials including mindfulness practice guides, a monthly newsletter with video content, and recommended book lists. The company focuses on supporting mental health systems, agencies, teams, and individuals in implementing DBT with fidelity, and preparing for DBT-Linehan Board of Certification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Jump Start in Dialectical Behavior Therapy Live, interactive online intensive training program in Dialectical Behavior Therapy for licensed clinicians and clinical teams. Includes bonus on-demand courses (Master Class: Core Skills in DBT, Back into the Book, Using Secondary Targets) and continuing education credits (APA, NASW, NBCC, NAADAC). Open-enrollment with scheduled offerings.
• DBT Implementation Services Focused, customized support for mental health agencies, hospital systems, and state departments to develop individualized DBT programs across the continuum of care, including staff training, documentation support, and reporting. Sold as custom enterprise contracts.
• DBT Consultation Services Clinical and programmatic consultation for individual clinicians, clinical teams, and organizations. Includes support for DBT-Linehan Board of Certification preparation, team development, and case conceptualization.
• Train-the-Trainer Programs Sustainability-focused programs that work with clinicians and administrators to identify plans for long-term DBT program sustainability and to develop internal DBT experts within client organizations.
• On-Demand DBT Course Library Catalog of self-paced, pre-recorded on-demand courses for licensed clinicians covering DBT skills training, pre-treatment, mindfulness, case conceptualization, secondary targets, supervision/consultation, crisis coaching, DBT for substance use disorders, and high-fidelity consultation team development. Courses range from 1 to 16 hours and are priced from $25 to $150 per person with 2-6 month access windows and renewal at 50% of original rate.
• Team/Systems Assessment for Certification Assessment services that prepare clinical teams and systems for individual clinician, skills, and programmatic certification through the DBT-Linehan Board of Certification (DBT-LBC).
• Continuing Education and Participation Certificates Replacement and additional CEU/participation certificates for open-enrollment training participants, available at $20 per request.

Quantifiable outcome

• TIC has supported thousands of clinicians and teams with DBT implementation across the US and internationally (US, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Norway).
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DBT-Linehan Board of Certification (DBT-LBC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTIC supports and has played a role in the development of certification of DBT individual therapists and programs through the DBT-Linehan Board of Certification (a non-profit 501c3 organization). Many TIC team members are DBT-LBC certified. TIC offers training and consultation specifically designed to support individuals and programs preparing for DBT-LBC certification.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Behavioral Tech, LLC: The original DBT training organization founded by Dr. Marsha Linehan's team. Most directly comparable to TIC: both offer DBT training and consultation, and two of TIC's founders (Helen Best and Cindy Best) spent a combined 20 years at Behavioral Tech before co-founding TIC.
• Behavioral Tech Institute: Online-focused DBT training platform spun out of the same Linehan lineage. Competes with TIC's on-demand and live-online offerings on the same evidence-based DBT methodology with similar target buyer (licensed clinicians pursuing CE and certification).
• Portland DBT Institute: Specialty DBT training, consultation, and treatment organization in the Pacific Northwest. Comparable to TIC in methodology focus, target customer (clinicians and agencies), and delivery format (live training plus consultation services).
• New England Cognitive Behavior Therapy (NECBT): Northeast-based DBT training and consultation provider offering foundational and intensive DBT workshops, team consultation, and certification preparation. Directly comparable in service mix to TIC's Jump Start and consultation offerings.
• Evidence Based Treatment Centers (EBTC): Seattle-based DBT treatment and training organization serving clinicians and agencies in the Pacific Northwest. Closest geographic and methodological peer to TIC, offering both clinical DBT services and clinician training pathways.

Broad incumbents

• PESI, Inc. Large behavioral health continuing-education provider offering thousands of live and on-demand courses including DBT content. Overlaps with TIC on CE-credit-bearing clinician training but does not specialize in DBT or offer implementation consultation.

Others

• International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of DBT (ISITDBT): Professional membership organization for DBT clinicians, trainers, and researchers. TIC team members participate in ISITDBT and the conference is a peer ecosystem rather than a direct competitor, but it shapes demand for TIC's advanced offerings.
• DBT-Linehan Board of Certification (DBT-LBC): Non-profit credentialing body for DBT individual clinicians, skills trainers, and programs. TIC is a strategic partner that offers certification prep; DBT-LBC's growth as the de facto DBT certification standard is a direct demand driver for TIC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TICLLCdbt

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Treatment Implementation Collaborative