Expertise
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Vinu is extensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She has completed the DBT Foundational Course with Behavioral Tech and the DBT-Prolonged Exposure for PTSD course with Melanie Harned. She also did her fellowship training at the Yale New Haven Hospital's DBT IOP Program with Seth Axelrod and Debra Bond. She then completed her post-doctoral training at the 3 East Merck Resident Program at McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical Center with Alan Fruzzetti.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Vinu received intensive training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy from Ronit Kishon at the Columbia University Medical Center and William Sanderson at Hofstra University who trained under Aaron Beck, the founder of Cognitive Behavior Therapy. She is also trained in using CBT-E for eating disorders and Cognitive Processing Therapy and Schema Therapy for individuals with childhood trauma.
Couples and Family Therapy
Vinu has completed trainings on DBT for Families and Couples as well as received clinical supervision from Alan Fruzzetti. She also participated in the Family Connections Leader Training for parents with children who have Borderline Personality Disorder and co-led intensive parenting workshops and parent groups with Alan Fruzzetti. Vinu is also trained in the Maudsley Method Family Based Therapy for adolescents with eating disorders and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for children who have behavioral dysregulation.