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This in from Amanda Smith, President of the Florida Borderline Personality Disorder Association:

July 19, 2010

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Tonight at 7:00 pm, we are pleased to host a conference call with designer, boxer, film-maker, and BPD advocate Amanda Wang.

For those of you who don’t know about Amanda’s experience with borderline personality disorder, her story will encourage others who have been diagnosed with BPD as well as the friends and families that love them.

Go to our web site for more details.
Most respectfully,

Amanda L. Smith

P.S. Please save the date for Friday, November 19-our next conference!

For counseling and therapy services in the Winter Park, Orlando areas, please contact us at 407.835.3673 or visit our webpage for more information, or to sent an e-mail click here.

FBPDA is so excited about spreading the word about Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month throughout May. We’d love for you to join us in letting others know about our web site, professional and treatment referrals, and upcoming events. Our organization cannot be successful without your involvement!

A new article just published in the Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience has been made available through open access. The article is titled Pain Sensitivity and Neural Processing During Dissociative States in Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder With and Without Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. If you’d like a copy, please contact  amanda.smith@fbpda.org.

For appointments or information, please call 407.835.3673.

Counseling and therapy in Winter Park, Orlando areas.

This message from an active and dedicated NAMI member:

On May 1, 2010, I am participating in an event that is both very important and very exciting to me.  It is NAMIWalks for the Mind of America, NAMI’s signature walkathon event that is being held at Lake Lily in Maitland, Florida.

 
NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the largest education, support and advocacy organization that serves the needs of all those whose lives are touched by these illnesses.  This includes persons with mental illness, their families, friends, employers, the law enforcement community and policy makers.  The NAMI organization is composed of approximately 1100 local affiliates, 50 state offices and a national office. 

I am walking for my daughter who has been diagnosed with mental illness. With the help and support of NAMI, we continue to be educated about these serious brain disorders. Their weekly support groups for families and consumers like my daughter continue to be a part of our lives, where we can express ourselves and be understood without being judged.

I would like to ask you to come and walk with me or to donate to support my participation in this great event. Visit my personal walker page to sign up. It features a link to my team’s page where you can see who else is walking with me. There is also a link so you can donate directly to me online. Donating online is fast and secure, and I will get immediate notification via e-mail of your donation. Checks are also accepted and should be made payable to NAMI Greater Orlando.
The goals of the NAMIWalks program are to fight the stigma that surrounds mental illness, to build awareness of the fact that the mental health system in this country needs to be improved, and to raise funds for NAMI so that they can continue their mission.

NAMI is a 501(c) 3 charity and any donation you make to support my participation in this event is tax deductible.  NAMI has been rated by Worth magazine as among the top 100 charities “most likely to save the world” and has been given an “A” rating by The American Institute of Philanthropy for efficient and effective use of charitable dollars.
For more information on this worthy cause, please visit click here. If you wish to make a donation by check, the mailing address is NAMI Greater Orlando, 1800 Mercy Drive #103, Mailbox 4, Orlando, FL 32808.

Thank you in advance for your support.

Sincerely,
NAMI Member

For counseling and mental health therapy in the Orlando, Winter Park areas, please call 407.835.3673 for appointments and scheduling.  DBT Group and Weekly Wellness support group available.

 
FBPDA is excited that Tampa-based psychiatrist Emily Lazarou will join us at the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County on Wednesday, April 7 at 6:00 pm for an important discussion about the use of medications in the treatment for borderline personality disorder.

This presentation is open to individuals diagnosed with BPD, their families, and mental health professionals. Seating for this event is limited and there is a cost of $10 per person.

Please RSVP by e-mailing us at amanda.smith@fbpda.org. We look forward to seeing you!

For counseling and mental health therapy in the Winter Park, Orlando areas,

call 407.835.3673 for appointment and information!

This from Amanda Smith, President of the Florida Borderline Personality Disorder Association:

This from Amanda Smith, President of the Florida Borderline Personality Disorder Association:

FBPDA friend and supporter, Amanda Wang, has been instrumental in educating her peers, families, and mental health professionals in Orlando, Tampa and surrounding areas about borderline personality disorder by sharing her own personal story.

Amanda recently interviewed Frank Yeomans, MD and has posted the video online. You can watch Understanding the BPD Mind and BPD, Treatment & Assumptions by going to our web site. 

Both videos are well worth watching. Enjoy!

P.S. Don’t wait to register for our April 23 conference! Click here for more information!

For more information or apointments for mental health therapy and counseling in the Orlando, Winter Park areas, call 407.835.3673 today!

This from Amanda Smith, President of the Florida Borderline Personality Disorder Association:

Please join us and Tampa-based psychiatrist, Emily Lazarou, MD, at the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County on Wednesday, April 7 at 6:00 pm for an important discussion about the use of medications in the treatment for borderline personality disorder.

This presentation is open to individuals diagnosed with BPD, their families, and mental health professionals. Seating for this event is limited and there is a cost of $10 per person.

Please RSVP by e-mailing us at amanda.smith@fbpda.org.

For mental health counseling and therapy in the Orlando, Winter Park areas, call for an appointment today! 407.835.3673.

This from Amanda Smith, President of the Florida Borderline Personality Disorder Association:
Please join us at St. Petersburg College’s EpiCenter in Clearwater on Friday, April 23 at 8:00 am for our latest conference.

While borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a complex and serious mental illness, it’s important for healthcare professionals to understand that BPD is also highly treatable. This one-day conference will provide an overview of evidence-based treatment and care practices that actively promote and encourage recovery. At the conclusion of the program attendees will be able to describe the longitudinal course of BPD including etiology, prognosis, and remittance of DSM-IV-TR criteria over the course of the illness; describe the role of neuroplasticity in effective treatment; outline a theoretical model of recovery; and identify the obstacles to recovery from a patient’s perspective.

Individuals diagnosed with BPD and their families are strongly encouraged to attend.

Conference Sponsors

· The Good Prognosis Diagnosis: Exploring the Myths Surrounding BPD. Stacy Louk, PhD
· Emotional Regulation Strategies for Clients with Borderline Personality Disorder. Aaron Norton, LMHC, CAP
· Neuroplasticity: Significance in Treatment and Prognosis in Psychiatric Illness with Specific Implications for BPD. Emily Lazarou, MD
· I’ll Have What She’s Having: The Realities of Recovery. Gisele Requena, MA
· In the Here and Now: Strategies for Mindfulness. Joan Dyer, LCSW and Janet Waye, LCSW
· Helping Patients with BPD Overcome Emptiness: Plugging the Hole and Filling the Cup. Mardie Chapman, MA
· The Role of Family in Treatment for BPD. Nancy Gordon, LCSW

Please see FBPDA for more info!

For counseling and therapy in the Orlando, Winter Park areas,

please call 407.835,3673 for an appointment today!

This from Amanda Smith, President of the Florida Borderline Personality Disorder Association (FBPDA):

Our February support group will be held tonight in downtown St. Petersburg at the Mirror Lake Library at 6:00 pm. This event was created just for individuals diagnosed with BPD or who engage in self-injury and you are invited to come and share how you remain safe when emotions run high. Anyone at any stage of recovery is invited to participate!

Please RSVP before 3:00 pm today (February 24, 2010) by e-mailing Amanda at amanda.smith@fbpda.org.

For counseling and mental health therapy in the Winter Park and Orlando areas, 

call 407.835.3673 today for an appointment! 

This from Amanda Smith, President of the Florida Borderline Personality Disorder Association (FBPDA):

We are excited to offer three terrific events and they are all taking place within the next month.

Our first program, Walking the Middle Path: Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents and their Families, will take place at the Children’s Board in Hillsborough County on February 22 at 6:30. For more information on this event and our other activities, please visit our web site today!
P.S. You can now register for our April 23 professional conference Borderline Personality Disorder: Supporting Recovery Today and Tomorrow online at St. Petersburg College’s web site!

For counseling and therapy services in the Winter Park and Orlando, FL areas call 407.835.3673 for an appointment now!

This from Amanda Smith, President of the Florida Borderline Personality Disorder Association (FBPDA):
Dear Friends and Colleagues,

The radio station, WHYY’s Dan Gottlieb hosted a radio program on Borderline Personality Disorder yesterday and it’s worth a listen. The second half features DBT creator Marsha Linehan, PhD. We’ve posted a link to the show on our web site.
We have two remaining seats for tomorrow night’s support group for anyone who has been diagnosed with BPD. This event will be held at the Mirror Lake Library in downtown St. Petersburg and persons at all stages of recovery from BPD are welcome to share their experiences with accessing treatment. Please RSVP by e-mailing me at amanda.smith@fbpda.org.

Most respectfully,
Amanda L. Smith
http://www.fbpda.org

For counseling and therapy in the Orlando, Winter Park areas, please call 407.835.3673 for an appointment!