Posts Tagged ‘OPI Intensive’
Exploring the Dangers of Perfectionist Thinking
Despite external factors, including financial difficulties and social pressure, internal conflicts are often the biggest contributors to the development of Failure to Launch syndrome. Perfectionist thinking is one of the main internal factors that can have a negative impact on your ability to excel in adulthood. A.M. struggled with perfectionist ideals for herself while growing…
Read MoreOptimum Performance Institute now has an official Equine Ambassador!
Because Equine Therapy can be an effective, fun, and exciting part of helping our clients create and lead successful lives, OPI is now sponsoring a horse at Mischief Farm, OPI’s Equine Therapy Partner. His name is Phantom of the Opera (nickname “Spot”), and he will be carrying the OPI message to an ever-widening audience, both…
Read MoreStacy Pershall on BPD and Suicidality (at OPI Intensive)
It can be difficult at times for clients to feel that the staff working with them truly understand their struggles. How could we know what they are experiencing? How could we understand what it’s like to deal with Borderline Personality Disorder, anxiety, depression, or know the feeling of being in residential treatment? We as staff…
Read MoreAnxiety and Failure to Launch Syndrome in Borderline Personality Disorder
Originally thought to be at the “borderline” between psychosis and neurosis, people with Borderline Personality Disorder suffer from a disorder of emotion regulation. A person with BPD may experience intense bouts of anger, depression, and anxiety that may last only hours, or at most a day. These may be associated with episodes of impulsive aggression…
Read MoreHelp for Men with Borderline Personality Disorder
Dr. Robert Fischer, executive director of the Optimum Performance Institute and its OPI Intensive, was interviewed by Richard Zwolinski, LMHC, CASAC, and C.R. Zwolinski, Authors of the 2009 Bestseller Therapy Revolution: Find Help, Get Better, and Move On without Wasting Time or Money and the Therapy Soup blog at PsychCentral.com. The original interview appeared on PsychCentral.com.…
Read MoreMen Can Have Borderline Personality Disorder Too
Dr. Robert Fischer, executive director of the Optimum Performance Institute and its OPI Intensive, was interviewed by Richard Zwolinski, LMHC, CASAC, and C.R. Zwolinski, Authors of the 2009 Bestseller Therapy Revolution: Find Help, Get Better, and Move On without Wasting Time or Money and the Therapy Soup blog at PsychCentral.com. The original interview appeared on PsychCentral.com.…
Read MoreOPI Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary
“If you don’t break your ropes while you are alive, do you think ghosts will do it after?” by Kabir translated by Robert Bly, 1971. This year, OPI celebrates its 10th anniversary. Looking back, I remember in 2004 when Anne and I first talked about our dream of establishing the Optimum Performance Institute. We “broke…
Read MoreQ&A with Rebecca DeLeon – Clinical Therapist at OPI Intensive
In a recent interview, we sat down with Rebecca DeLeon, Clinical Therapist at OPI’s OPI Intensive, to discuss a few topics around her work. Q: What have you learned from OPI Intensive participants? A: Lots of patience and empathy. I have had to slow down my own reactions a bit in order to be effective…
Read MoreLaunch of Borderline Personality Disorder Magazine and Popularity of Healing from BPD Blog Indicate Demand for More Info on BPD
The launch of the new magazine coincides with an increasing public awareness and desire to have more information available about Borderline Personality Disorder. The rapid growth of the HealingFromBPD.org blog site, managed by Debbie Corso and sponsored by the Optimum Performance Institute, confirms this trend. Woodland Hills, CA (PRWEB) November 14, 2013 “Men with Borderline…
Read MoreQ&A with Melissa Martin – Associate Director of Life Coaching Services at OPI Living Programs
In an interview earlier this month, we sat down with Melissa Martin, valued member of our Department of Life Coaching Services for OPI Living Programs including the Optimum Performance Institute, specialized OPI Intensive for BPD and our Intensive Outpatient Program to discuss a few topics around her work. Q: What have you learned from the…
Read MoreThrough TraumaDrama, OPI Participants Heal Past Experiences and Develop New Narratives for Their Lives
TraumaDrama is a 10-week experiential group for OPI and OPI Intensive participants who have struggled with trauma at some point in their past. Facilitated by clinical therapist Kim Jensen, LMFT, TraumaDrama utilizes structured psychodrama interventions, improvisation, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), drama narrative, Fitzmaurice Voice and somatic bodywork to help participants process “life wounds” associated with…
Read MoreQ & A with Kim Jensen, LMFT – Clinical Therapist for OPI Living Programs
We are delighted to welcome clinical therapist Kim Jensen, LMFT as the newest member of our clinical team! With more than 23 years of experience working with adolescents and young adults, Kim brings an array of experiences, methods and new energy to Optimum Performance Institute. Kim has already started facilitating his well-known TraumaDrama group for…
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