Sonya Varma looks forward to providing an introduction to what mindfulness is, speaking briefly about the research supporting it, and its importance in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).

The webinar will be 45 minutes in length, followed by a brief Q&A.

Date: Sunday January 10th , 2021

Time: 3:00 PM EST

NOTE: Don't worry if you can't attend the live webinar - the full presentation will be recorded. Please do NOT cancel your registration and the recording will be emailed to you the day after the webinar has ended.

While registration is open to all, attendance is limited to the first 100 people to sign onto the live session. We suggest signing on five minutes early to have the best chance of getting on the live session. If for any reason you aren't able to connect to the live session, rest assured you'll get the full recording by email the following day.

Please send your questions, comments and feedback to: Programs@abmf.charity

Sonya Varma is a clinical psychology graduate student in theTreating and Understanding Life-threatening Behaviour and Posttraumatic Stress Lab at York University, under the supervision of Dr. SkyeFitzpatrick.

Prior to beginning her graduate training, Ms. Varma worked as a Research Analyst under the supervision of Dr. Shelley McMain in the Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Clinic at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). Her primary role involved coordinating a multi-site randomized control trial evaluating a brief duration of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) for individuals with BPD.

Ms. Varma has presented at national and international conferences on emotion processing and the therapeutic relationship in BPD. Ms. Varma’s research is guided by a deep interest in identifying ways to optimize BPD interventions, determining what interventions work best for who and why. She is currently working to enhance our understanding of the distinct ways in which Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), emotion dysregulation (i.e., disrupted experiences of emotion and difficulties modulating it), and interpersonal difficulties impact BPD pathology.