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The ESSPD @theesspd.bsky.social · 1d

🌍✨ Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Week – Day 6 ✨🌍

What’s happening in the brain during self-injury? 🧠

In today’s video 🎥, Prof. Christian Schmahl 🎓, Board member of the ESSPD, explains the neurobiology of non-suicidal self-injury.

#BPD #ESSPD #AwarenessWeek #ResearchToPractice

The ESSPD @theesspd.bsky.social · 4d

✨ Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Week ✨

We join the global community in raising awareness of #BPD 💙

🎓#ESSPD#ESSPDCongress2026

The ESSPD @theesspd.bsky.social · 5d

✨ Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Week ✨

We join the global community in raising awareness of #BPD 💙

🎓#ESSPD#ESSPDCongress2026

The ESSPD @theesspd.bsky.social · 6d

✨ Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Week ✨

We join the global community in raising awareness of #BPD 💙

🎓#ESSPD#ESSPDCongress2026

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The ESSPD @theesspd.bsky.social · 7d

✨ Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Week ✨

We join the global community in raising awareness of #BPD 💙 Each day this week: expert videos 🎥

🎓#ESSPD, who explains what BPD is and invites you to #ESSPDCongress2026

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The ESSPD @theesspd.bsky.social · 8d

✨ Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Week ✨

We join the global community in raising awareness of #BPD 💙 Each day this week: expert videos 🎥

Starting with Prof. Michaela Swales 🎓, President of #ESSPD, who explains what BPD is and invites you to #ESSPDCongress2026

The ESSPD @theesspd.bsky.social · 26d

✨SAVE THE DATE! 📢 The 8th International ESSPD Congress! 🌍

📅7–9 September 2026 📍Lausanne, Switzerland
Transforming Futures: Integrating Lived Experience, Research, and Practice

📝Submissions open 1/12/2025 → lnkd.in/g-ad6Dx

🔔Mark your calendars, spread the word, and start preparing your abstracts!

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The ESSPD @theesspd.bsky.social · Sep 5

On our final day all our groups presented their exceptional research works👩🏼‍🏫...

... And we couldn't be more proud of all of them!

We wait all of you next year for another overwhelming #ESSPD #Summer #School 🧠

The ESSPD @theesspd.bsky.social · Sep 5

#Summer #School is a whole different experience and you don't want to miss it!

#ESSPD

The ESSPD @theesspd.bsky.social · Sep 4

Work groups ✍🏼, discipline and huge smiles 😁 during our #Summer #School

#ESSPD

The ESSPD @theesspd.bsky.social · Sep 4

Another day, another bless at our #Summer #School

Our colleagues keep working, improving and sharing experiences, giving new light and perspectives to the increasing disease of #Personality #Disorders 👩🏼‍🏫🧠

The ESSPD @theesspd.bsky.social · Sep 2

Prof. Dr. Rasa Barkauskienė has just traced the complex trajectories of Personality functioning in #adolescence...

... And it left us speechless👏🏼👩🏼‍🏫

#ESSPD #Summer #School

The ESSPD @theesspd.bsky.social · Sep 2

Which are the underlying mechanisms of #social #dysfunction in Personality Disorders?

Prof. Dr. Katja Bertsch just made a stellar presentation at the #Summer #School ✨🧠

#ESSPD

The ESSPD @theesspd.bsky.social · Sep 2

#Summer #School had the most beautiful moment 💫 with Prof. Dr. Katja Bertsch and her poignant sunset talk in an exclusive cellar🗣️

#ESSPD

The ESSPD @theesspd.bsky.social · Sep 1

Our exceptional colleagues did a fabulous job on their first day at our #Summer #School 👩🏼‍🏫

We explored and dissected many aspects of #PDs...

... And we can't wait for what comes next tomorrow❕

#ESSPD

The ESSPD @theesspd.bsky.social · Sep 1

Today's FIRST day at our #Summer #School started with activities en plein air🧘🏼‍♀️
And it was a time of connection and interaction🫂🧠

The ESSPD @theesspd.bsky.social · Aug 31

✨ It’s happening! ✨The 4th ESSPD Summer School has officially started 🎓📍In the beautiful hills of Parma, wonderful knowledge exchange is about to begin... 🎓🌿

Our students and faculty are ready to begin! 🤝

Stay tuned for a week full of science, collaboration & unforgettable moments! 💫

The ESSPD @theesspd.bsky.social · Jun 8

📸 Closing three powerful days at the ESSPD Clinical Skills event in Riga, Latvia 💪

A heartfelt 💛 thank you to our incredible local hosts Ieva Bite and Inta Zile for their outstanding organisation and warm hospitality 🫶 Thank you all for your energy, 🌟 openness, and dedication 🌿

The ESSPD @theesspd.bsky.social · Jun 8

🛠️ Therapy-interfering behaviours — how do we address them without rupturing the alliance?

Amy Gaglia Essletzbichler led a practical and reflective DBT workshop on managing the very behaviours that can derail therapy — from missed sessions to silence in the room 💬

The ESSPD @theesspd.bsky.social · Jun 8

🔄 Role-play in action at the ESSPD Clinical Skills event in Riga!

In 🧠 Svenja Taubner’s workshop on Mentalizing Ruptures, participants explored how to navigate therapeutic alliance ruptures using techniques from Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT).

The ESSPD @theesspd.bsky.social · Jun 8

🗣️ What happens when the therapeutic alliance breaks down?

During the GIT-PD workshop at the ESSPD Clinical Skills event in Riga, Prof. Joost Hutsebaut guided participants through strategies 🤝 to recognize and repair alliance ruptures in the treatment of personality disorders.

The ESSPD @theesspd.bsky.social · Jun 6

🔥 Live from the ESSPD Clinical Workshop in Riga!

Chris Korevaar supervising practical exercises in his workshop on Limited Reparenting in Schema Therapy: A practical way to confront patients in different phases of therapy

The ESSPD @theesspd.bsky.social · Jun 6

🔥 Live from the ESSPD Clinical Workshop in Riga!

The ESSPD @theesspd.bsky.social · Jun 6

🔥 Live from the ESSPD Clinical Workshop in Riga!
🎤 Expert panel explores tough therapy challenges using real vignettes from attendees—showcasing unique insights across therapeutic models and what unites them. #ESSPD #BPD #Psychotherapy #TherapySkills

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The ESSPD @theesspd.bsky.social · Jun 5

🔥 Live from Riga! At the #ESSPD #ClinicalWorkshop, Anna Babl (Leiden Univ) dives into alliance ruptures & repair.

She highlights task renegotiation & metacommunication as key tools for resolution—vital for improving clinical outcomes. #ESSPD #BPD #psychotherapy