When Emotions Feel Overwhelming: Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder- 4 CEs August 29, 2026
$60.00
Course Description
While traditional cognitive interventions offer valuable insights, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is fundamentally driven by deep-seated emotional dysregulation, chronic developmental trauma, and sensitive nervous system hyper-reactivity. This clinically advanced training shifts the therapeutic lens from behavioral stigma to trauma-informed comprehension.
Participants will explore how developmental trauma, invalidating environments, and early attachment disruptions alter neurobiology and produce the classic symptoms of BPD. Moving beyond basic diagnostics, this course equips mental health practitioners with robust, evidence-based skills—with a core focus on integrating Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) principles. You will learn actionable strategies to foster emotional regulation, stabilize volatile interpersonal dynamics, and confidently manage high-risk behaviors while preserving a compassionate therapeutic alliance.
Learning Objectives
By the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:
Deconstruct the core DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder, translating clinical symptoms into functional, trauma-informed survival strategies.
Analyze the developmental and neurobiological pathways of BPD, examining how attachment trauma and physiological stress responses impair a client’s capacity for emotional regulation.
Formulate and Implement evidence-informed DBT interventions (including distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness) to stabilize high-risk behaviors and enhance relational cohesion in session.
CE Hours
Completion of the full course provides 4 NBCC approved CE hours.
Registration Requirements
Participants may register for this training directly on the Zoom Platform up until the date of the training. A link with join information is provided. You may use this link at any time to sign in to the training platform, which will provide you with reminders 1 week, 1 day, and 1 hour prior to the training.
Registration fees are paid by credit or debit card using Stripe credit card payment processing through PayPal. A PayPal account is not necessary to register.
Description
Course Description
While traditional cognitive interventions offer valuable insights, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is fundamentally driven by deep-seated emotional dysregulation, chronic developmental trauma, and sensitive nervous system hyper-reactivity. This clinically advanced training shifts the therapeutic lens from behavioral stigma to trauma-informed comprehension.
Participants will explore how developmental trauma, invalidating environments, and early attachment disruptions alter neurobiology and produce the classic symptoms of BPD. Moving beyond basic diagnostics, this course equips mental health practitioners with robust, evidence-based skills—with a core focus on integrating Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) principles. You will learn actionable strategies to foster emotional regulation, stabilize volatile interpersonal dynamics, and confidently manage high-risk behaviors while preserving a compassionate therapeutic alliance.
Learning Objectives
By the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:
Deconstruct the core DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder, translating clinical symptoms into functional, trauma-informed survival strategies.
Analyze the developmental and neurobiological pathways of BPD, examining how attachment trauma and physiological stress responses impair a client’s capacity for emotional regulation.
Formulate and Implement evidence-informed DBT interventions (including distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness) to stabilize high-risk behaviors and enhance relational cohesion in session.
CE Hours
Completion of the full course provides 4 NBCC approved CE hours.
Registration Requirements
Participants may register for this training directly on the Zoom Platform up until the date of the training. A link with join information is provided. You may use this link at any time to sign in to the training platform, which will provide you with reminders 1 week, 1 day, and 1 hour prior to the training.
Registration fees are paid by credit or debit card using Stripe credit card payment processing through PayPal. A PayPal account is not necessary to register.
Presenter Information
Lynell A. Howard, PhD, NCC, LPC-S, CPCS
Dr. Lynell Howard is a Licensed Professional Counselor, National Certified Counselor, and Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor who has been in practice over 25 years. Dr. Howard has earned a Master’s degree in clinical psychology and Doctorate in organizational psychology. She holds licenses as a professional counselor in Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas and has been a practicing consultant and clinician in various settings. Aside from her work as a mental health clinician, Dr. Howard provides professional training, counseling, and support for professional organizations across the US, Europe, and Asia.
Contact Information:
Howard Harris & Associates, LLC
2795 Main St. W Suite 19A
Snellville, GA 30078
678-775-8620
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