Dr. Yaeger received her PsyD from Yeshiva University in Bronx, New York. While training at Montefiore Medical Center she became interested in borderline personality disorder in adolescence and her passion for this population hasn’t wavered since. Dr. Yaeger has received intensive training in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and sought additional opportunities to understand how this evidence-based treatment can effectively be applied to youth and their families. Dr. Yaeger is an expert in DBT for adolescents and their families, and she developed the 3East Outpatient DBT program at McLean Hospital where she serves as program director. Dr Yaeger is also the associate director of training at 3East and is an Instructor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School, ensuring trainees and early career staff of varying disciplines understand the principals and foundations of DBT. She joined the board of the International Society for the Implementation and Training of DBT (ISITDBT) in 2019 and was the conference program chair responsible for transitioning to a virtual format in 2020 and served as president in 2023. As the parent of two teenagers Dr. Yaeger has a renewed appreciation for DBT skills.