Borderline Personality Disorder is difficulty in relationships, intense fears of abandonment, mood instability such as anger and sadness, impulsivity, and thinking in terms of extremes. Thoughts surrounding relationships often cause the most harm, as people with BPD tend to have an over-idealized or extremely negative picture of the same relationship. Impulsiveness can lead to risk-taking. Some people with BPD can have suicidal thoughts or self-harm behaviors.
Available Treatment Options
Therapist interventions for BPD often involve challenging unhelpful thought patterns in terms of a person’s ideas about themselves and their relationships, such as in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) or Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Once challenged, therapy can then help alter these thought patterns to be more helpful and realistic.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Borderline Personality
I am an Independently Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 15 years of providing direct, clinical services to individuals and families struggling with emotional, behavioral and psychiatric issues. It has been my experience that fear or avoidance of therapy occurs when people are reluctant to talk about past experiences, which can increase emotional pain. This can leave someone feeling...
Finding the right therapist can be the key to helping you rediscover your zest for life. Engaging in therapy can be transformative when depression has made everyday life feel impossible or stress has you feeling overwhelmed. I have experience working with teenagers and adults helping them face challenges, develop coping skills, and overcome the issues that keep them from enjoying their lives. M...
Feeling stuck, lonely, depressed, anxious, fearful or unfulfilled? GOOD NEWS...YOU'RE NOT ALONE! I believe true change & growth require a willingness to take risks. Resiliency & self-trust are strengthened by facing & moving through adversity. You can’t “know” what you're capable of until you try. Together, we can explore & map out a plan so you can take that leap of faith, try something new, f...
In a safe and non-judgmental environment, I strive to create a collaborative and trusting therapeutic relationship with each of my clients based on the practices of systems theory and marriage family therapy. My goal is to help you utilize your strengths and work toward enhancing a sense of well-being and personal satisfaction within your Self, so you can say "I Am Good" and believe it. We offe...
Emotional pain and struggle can be an imposing obstacle on a path to wellness, but these obstacles can be identified and removed with care and attention. Struggling to be in the moment and enjoy the day or week without symptoms may seem difficult right now, but there is always a way out. The fact that you are reading this says that something inside you is saying enough, so continue to reach out...
Ohel Children's Home And Family Services Mobile Outreach Team provides confidential in-home assessment, short-term case management and crisis intervention for children, adolescents, adults, and their families. The mobile team meets with individuals 4-6 times. The team services all 5 boroughs, with Brooklyn being our primary catchment area. The mobile team offers this service free of charge. The...
I love working with children, adolescents, and young adults. When you are growing up it is a time of constant and rapid change. The pressures from school, friends, social media, parents and everything in between are overwhelming. It can be so hard to manage on your own and scary as a parent to watch. My goal as a therapist is to help my clients learn how to successfully manage all of the stress...
Life can be messy and unexpected but that doesn't mean you have to be defeated or debilitated by it. If you are feeling hopeless, helpless, anxious, empty or depressed I may be able to help. My job is to help to alter the focus of external to internal control. We may not be able to control changes in life, but you can be rest assured that I will help and support you to cope with your next big...
Whether you’re just starting on your therapeutic journey or looking to return to the work, we are here to support and help guide you. We provide a kind and welcoming environment at Milestone where you’ll gain the skills and sense of calm you may find helpful for your journey. We have clinicians treating disorders not limited to Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, & Bipolar...
Reaching out for help is a STRENGTH, not a weakness. Life can be wonderful....but it is not easy. YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Therapy is the most useful way to learn Life Skills that are imperative in helping you achieve optimum mental health so you can successfully tackle life's challenges. And if you are motivated to learn these skills; learn how to think and react differently, then I am the therapist...
Do you feel overwhelmed with life? Is your relationship falling apart? Do you sometimes wonder where the parenting manual is? Is the trauma of your past haunting you? Then I would like to talk to you. I believe in empowering clients to be the best person they can be! I will be your biggest fan, your best listener and maybe the only person in your life that believes in you or your relationship....
Women's issues, adolescents, work/life stress, relationship problems, anxiety & depression are a few issues I work with clients to resolve. I help my clients learn to make themselves a priority, develop positive self-care, & nurture inner needs/wants in order to realize wholeness of self without avoiding responsibilities to others. Brief couples counseling is utilized to foster newfound support...
When you feel that something in your life needs to change, getting started can be overwhelming. My desire is to help identify strengths and explore solutions in a safe, non-judgmental atmosphere. It is important to me that you feel free to share your feelings. I enjoy helping adults, couples, and teens cope with the normal yet at times painful transitions in life such as marriage, parenting,...
Laura earned her Master of Social Work (MSW) Degree through The Ohio State University in 1997 and practiced Psychiatric Social Work in Ohio until 2018, when she returned to her home state of Florida. While in Ohio, she worked with individuals, couples and families in Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment, Community Mental Health and other outpatient settings for 20 years before making the move to a...
