BPD Support Consulting

Objectives >>>

To reach a population interested in the understanding and treatment of persons affected with borderline personality disorder and self injurious behaviors.

Education >>>

Temple University                                                                                                 

Bachelor's Degree in Psychology

Graduated magna cum laude, Golden Key National Honor Society, Phi Beta Kappa

Committees >>>

Recovery Advisory Committee – 2008 to present Belmont Center for Comprehensive Treatment

Friends of Belmont Committee – 2009 to present  Belmont Center for Comprehensive Treatment

Appearances >>>

WHYY/NPR radio 

The Morning Edition

Dan Gottlieb's "Voices in the Family"                              Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder

Support Groups >>>

Initiator/peer facilitator – 2008 to present 

Peer to peer support group for women dealing with traits of borderline personality disorder               

Co-facilitator – 2008 to present             

Parent/caregiver psychoeducational support group for those whose lives are affected by someone suffering from traits of borderline personality disorder

Volunteer Work >>>

CONTACT of Greater Philadelphia – 2007 to 2011

Sucide Hotline

Phone listener

Involved in training for new volunteers

National Alliance for Mental Illness – 2007 to 2011

School Outreach

Recovery Speaker

Recovery Talks Given >>>

Tinicum Middle School, 7^th grade class -- National Alliance for Mental Illness

TEC Workshop on Borderline Personality Disorder -- Mental Health Association of SEPA

Welsh Valley Middle School, guidance counselors -- National Alliance for Mental Illness

Unitarian Society of Germantown -- National Alliance for Mental Illness

Presbyterian Church of Ardmore -- National Alliance for Mental Illness

Recovery Foundations Training -- Department of Behavioral Health

Drexel University, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Biopsychosocial Issues in Patient Care -- Panel participant

Trauma Champions Day, Department of Behavioral Health Mental Retardation Services (DBHMRS) -- From Trauma Survivor to Helper

Consultations >>>

Mental Health Association of SEPA – family consultations

Private consultations – borderline personality disorder and self-injury

Private sessions - trauma coaching

Trainings/Workshops Conducted >>>

Mental Health Association of Southeastern PA – BPD

Gaudenzia House – BPD (co-presenter)

Girls Space – resiliency training (co-presenter)

LaSalle University School of Nursing –  A Journey Through Borderline Personality Disorder: Understanding the Behaviors and Tips to Responding 

Montgomery County Youth Center – Self Injury, full day workshop (co-presenter)

Upper Moreland Public Library – BPD

Psychiatric Nursing Conference, 2009 – A Journey Through Borderline Personality Disorder: Understanding the Behaviors and Tips to Responding , concurrent session

Bucks County Life Program – Self Injury, half day presentation

Behavioral Health Training and Education Network (BHTEN) – A Journey Through Borderline Personality Disorder: Understanding the Behaviors and Tips to Responding, full day workshop (co-presenter), 2009 

Mental Health Association of Southeastern PA – Get Off the Emotional Rollercoaster  An eight week workshop for parents/caregivers addressing depression, bi-polar disorder and borderline personality disorder – September 30th to November 18^th, 2009

University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing – A Journey Through Borderline Personality Disorder: Understanding the Behaviors and Tips to Responding, fall session 

Trauma Champions Day, DBHMRS – recovery speaker, breakout session facilitator

Montgomery County Behavioral Health Court – Building a Wall of Compassion: Understand and Respond Effecctively to BPD, half day presentation

French International School of Philadelphia – Teens and Mental Illness, presentation to 8^th through 11^th grade returning alumni students

Trail Guides/Friends Connection, Mental Health Association of Southeastern PA - Building a Wall of Compassion: Setting Limits.....BPD

Lower Merion Counseling Services and New Foundations - Building a Wall of Compassion: Understanding the  Behaviors and Tips to Responding, Full day presentation

Sources for Human Services - Building a Wall of Compassion: Understanding the  Behaviors and Tips to Responding, BPD, fufull day presentation, Edison, NJ

Sources for Human Services - Building a Wall of Compassion: Understanding the  Behaviors and Tips to Responding, BPD, full day presentation, King of Prussia, PA

University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing – Building a Wall of Compassion: Understanding the  Behaviors and Tips to Responding, BPD presentation, summer session

Behavioral Health Training and Education Network (BHTEN) – A Journey Through Borderline Personality Disorder: Understanding the Behaviors and Tips to Responding, full day workshop (co-presenter), 2009 

University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing - A Journey Through Borderline Personality Disorder: Understanding the Behaviors and Tips to Responding, fall session. 2010

Sources for Human Services - Getting Comfortable with Self-Injury: Personal and Professional Perspectives, co-presentor, full day presentation, King of Prussia, PA

The College of New Jersey - Master's of Counseling program, Community Agency class, A Journey Through Borderline Personality Disorder: Understanding the Behaviors and Techniques for Responding

Sources for Human Services - Building a Wall of Compassion: Understanding the  Behaviors and Tips to Responding, BPD, full day presentation, Edison, NJ, February 10, 2011

University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing - Building a Wall of Compassion: Understanding the Behaviors and Tips to Responding, BPD Presentation, summer session, 2011

University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing - Building a Wall of Compassion: Understanding the Behaviors and Techniques for Responding, BPD presentation, fall session, October 2011

Sources for Human Services - A Journey Through Borderline Personality Disorder: Understanding the Behaviors and Techniques for Responding, full-day presentation, Teaneck, NJ,  October 27, 2011

LaSalle University, Master's Clinical Psychology class - A Journey Through Borderline Personality Disorder, November 10, 2011

Sources for Human Services - Building a Wall of Compassion: A Personal Perspective on Understanding the Behaviors and Techniques for Responding to Borderline Personality Disorder, Full-day workshop, October 27, 2011

Northern Burlington County In-Service - Getting Comfortable with Self-Injury: Personal Perspective on Identifying, Understanding and Responding, Half-day In-service, November 22, 2011

Behavioral Health Training and Education Network (BHTEN) - Building a Wall of Compassion: Understanding and Responding Effectively to Borderline Personality Disorder, Full-day presentation Co-presentor, December 4, 2011