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Perfectionism and Mental Health: When Striving Becomes Harmful

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This webinar explores the difference between adaptive versus maladaptive perfectionism and how it manifests in adolescents and adults. Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding about perfectionism and associated mental health disorders, including personality pathology and anxiety disorders. Dr. Yang will also explore the links between maladaptive striving and the ways it leads to burnout and paralysis. Lastly, attendees will learn to incorporate practical ways to shift their clients toward healthier striving.

Educational Goal

The education goal of this course explores the clinical presentation of perfectionism and offers clinicians practical strategies for navigating it during the therapeutic process. Attendees will refine their skills in diagnosis assessment, intervention planning, and determining the need for specialized referral.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Define maladaptive versus adaptive perfectionism.

  • Recognize how perfectionism manifests in different mental health diagnoses, including personality disorders and anxiety disorders.

  • Apply therapeutic strategies with clients who struggle with perfectionism.

Target Audience

  • Addiction Professional
  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker

Presenters

Rose Yang, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist in Houston, TX. Rose is a clinical psychologist in the Houston area and has worked at The Menninger Clinic for almost a decade. She specializes in personality disorders, relational difficulties, persistent suicidality, psychological assessment, postpartum mental health, and DEI issues. In addition to serving as a faculty member and clinician on the units, she has held roles including Adult Division Coordinator, Interim Program Director, and DEI Faculty Lead and Liaison for BCM. She has a passion for working with individuals who are striving to understand how their personality styles impact them—believing that knowing and understanding one’s personality styles empowers the individual and fosters greater empathy within their relational systems. She has a strong background working with individuals experiencing co-occurring disorders such as substance use, personality disorders, and mood disorders. She helps clients gain a deeper understanding of how their substance use relates to avoidance behaviors and attempts to regulate an activated attachment system.

Financially Sponsored By

  • Luna Recovery Services, LLC