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Shannon Sauer-Zavala, PhD

@SauerZavala

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Clinical Psychologist ✨ Author ✨ Speaker ✨Researcher @universityofky Helping people nudge their personality traits to achieve goals and improve mental health

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Shannon Sauer-Zavala, PhD
17 days
Did you know that your personality isn't set in stone? You can intentionally shape your traits to align with life you want. I spoke with 🌞 @CBSSunday Morning's Susan Spencer on the science of personality change:
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Shannon Sauer-Zavala, PhD
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Come hang with me!!!.
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DC Psychological Association
1 month
Join Dr. @sauerzavala TOMORROW for an overview on the BPD Compass—a streamlined 18-session CBT approach for BPD. Explore core skills like cognitive flexibility, mindfulness, and exposure, plus practical tools to boost client outcomes. Secure your spot through our Linktree.
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Shannon Sauer-Zavala, PhD
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Register here: Trainees: Use code TRAINEE. CEs for social workers and psychologists.
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Join the BPD Compass Introductory Webinar with Dr. Shannon Sauer-Zavala to gain key insights into BPD management. Click here to learn more!
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Shannon Sauer-Zavala, PhD
4 months
Here's a run-down on @BpdCompass:. 18 sessions of Compass leads to sig. large reductions in self-reported #bpd, #anxiety, #depression, #PTSD. We also see improvement in negative affectivity, antagonism, and disinhibition #AMPD. We've trained 100s of therapists. Want to be next?
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Shannon Sauer-Zavala, PhD
4 months
Spend an afternoon with me and learn our short-term, generalist treatment for borderline personality disorder,.@BpdCompass. 🌻 Friday May 16th, 2-5 PM ET .📷 $99 for professionals, $10 for students (code: TRAINEE) .📷
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Shannon Sauer-Zavala, PhD
5 months
RT @CaulfieldTim: Yep. Increasingly, distrust driven by lies & ideology. Why Do People Distrust Science? by @Saue….
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psychologytoday.com
Science skepticism is rising. Learn why people distrust science—and how to think critically in a world full of misinformation.
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Shannon Sauer-Zavala, PhD
5 months
I'm partnering with @NewHarbinger and Praxis to deliver a 5-week course on the Unified Protocol (UP). ✅ Treat Multiple Conditions with One CBT Framework. 📅 Starting Tuesdays, April 1. Sign up today!
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Shannon Sauer-Zavala, PhD
5 months
Proven mental healthcare should not be behind a paywall. People with #BPD looking for resources → download the BPD Compass workbook. Providers who work with BPD (so, all y'all) → download the BPD Compass workbook . 👉 . #bpdchat.
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Shannon Sauer-Zavala, PhD
5 months
Get ahead of the curve before @BpdCompass is officially published in Spring 2026
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Shannon Sauer-Zavala, PhD
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⭐️ NEWS! ⭐️.We've got an Introductory Webinar for BPD Compass coming up! Friday May 16th (2-5 ET). 3 CEs for psychologists. Learn more & register: $99 for professionals, $10 for students with code TRAINEE . Hope to see you there 📷
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Shannon Sauer-Zavala, PhD
6 months
My article made the psychology today page :).
@PsychToday
Psychology Today
6 months
Perfectionism isn't making you better—it's keeping you stuck, quietly sabotaging your confidence, creativity, and ability to take up space in the world. Here's how to break free, by @SauerZavala
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Shannon Sauer-Zavala, PhD
6 months
RT @PsychToday: Perfectionism isn't making you better—it's keeping you stuck, quietly sabotaging your confidence, creativity, and ability t….
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psychologytoday.com
Perfectionism isn’t making you better—it’s keeping you stuck. Learn how to break the “good girl” cycle and reclaim your potential.
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Shannon Sauer-Zavala, PhD
7 months
New year, same commitment to putting commercial personality testing on blast.
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Shannon Sauer-Zavala, PhD
8 months
A 30 second primer on why we need a Dimensional TREATMENT System to make psychotherapy more potent, parsimonious, and personalizable.
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Shannon Sauer-Zavala, PhD
8 months
Super excited to be speaking at the University of Kentucky Women's Forum's (@UKWomensForum) 2024 Conference. The theme is Standing Strong: Empowering Women to Define their Path. I couldn't ask for a better fit for my talk "Be Who You Want" on intentional personality change!
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Shannon Sauer-Zavala, PhD
8 months
My student, @MartinaFrh won the Morgan T. Sammons Doctoral Student Award for her project examining a mechanism-focused (hopelessness, perceived burdensomeness, and thwarted belongingness), single-session intervention for suicidal thoughts/behaviors! .
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The National Register honors students with a $5,000 stipend to further the development of a clinically oriented research project.
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Shannon Sauer-Zavala, PhD
8 months
Register here:
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Shannon Sauer-Zavala, PhD
8 months
144 mental health professionals have already signed up for our BPD Compass Webinar happening THIS FRIDAY!!!. That means we have 56 spots left. Sign up today for a smoking hot deal ($25 off registration with code MONDAY)!. Always free for trainees with code FREE4TRAINEES. 🔗 below
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Shannon Sauer-Zavala, PhD
8 months
Just putting this here in case someone needs it in advance of Thanksgiving dinner. Here's a meditation specifically designed to help people bring a non-judgmental, present-focused stance to their family members .
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Shannon Sauer-Zavala, PhD
9 months
We came, we ABCTed, and now we’re headed back to Kentucky. Glad these youths let me tag along with them to feel relevant 🙃
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