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
My primary focus includes meeting people where they are on their personal journey and helping them to better understand themselves, work through unresolved issues, and increase their quality of life. Together we can work on overcoming life’s challenges. Everyone’s story is unique and deserves to be heard. My goal is to create a safe, open, and nonjudgmental atmosphere where we can work together...
I am a licensed clinical psychologist who provides evidence-based care for children, teens, adults, and families. I specialize in treating anxiety of all types, depression, OCD, trauma, tics, and body-focused repetitive behaviors (hair pulling and skin picking). I have particular expertise at working with adolescents and adults who struggle with multiple challenges simultaneously, and with seve...
It can be so overwhelming and scary to struggle and not know where to turn next... but in the words of Brene Brown, “We don’t have to do all of it alone. We were never meant to.” This sums up what I've learned my years of experience. In therapy with me, I aspire to help support you through life's challenges, achieve your personal goals, grow in self-awareness, connect with important emotions,...
**Now accepting new clients** Weekend and evening appointments available**. I strive to bring an effective blend of experience, expertise, clarity, concern and action to the counseling process in order to maximize outcomes and provide genuine healing and wholeness to individuals, children and families. **I am fluent in Spanish** Me esfuerzo por aportar una combinación eficaz de experiencia,...
**NOW ACCEPTING AETNA. IMMEDIATE OPENINGS AVAILABLE** Have you been feeling like you have reached or are about to reach your breaking point? Have you come to a point where your usual coping skills are no longer effective? Have you resorted to coping skills that you know are leading you down a dangerous, unproductive, or negative path? Are your relationships with your spouse, family, friends or...
My goals are to support clients in the challenges that they face and help them set attainable goals. I have worked in the mental health field for 12 years in a different number of roles. My specialty is working with individuals with dual-diagnosis, traumatic experience, and adoption related challenges. I have experience working with diverse populations from different cultural backgrounds and...
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I began my career, as a Bachelor’s level provider, while my family was stationed in Okinawa, Japan. I worked for a military contract under UCLA’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior. On completion of my MSW, I rejoined the FOCUS team at Camp Lejeune, NC as a Resiliency Trainer for military families & couples. We relocated to Beaufort, SC, and I joined the Military & Family Life...
**DR. BOSWELL IS NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS AT THIS TIME** I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist as well as a Licensed Psychologist who has worked with a variety of individuals, couples, families, and children over the past ten years. I adopt a collaborative approach wherein the client and I begin to explore the areas of one’s life that cause suffering. Together, we undercover unhealthy,...
My passion for helping and empowering others shines through my commitment and connection to clients. Trauma can be debilitating and difficult to process. Therefore, I believe that a strong and safe therapeutic relationship built on trust is essential. I focus on developing healthy self-esteem, improving relationships and interpersonal skills, and learning how to navigate life stressors with a...
Life is a journey that sometimes requires a moment of reflection of where we have been in order to concentrate on where we might allow life to lead us next. Meeting with a therapist enables individuals and families the opportunities to inquire as to why patterns exist and encourages one to ask the question - is this working for me? Is there room for growth? Am I uncomfortable enough with the...
Mend Counseling aims to serve those seeking a straight forward approach to mental health counseling. The world is complex and each individual struggles with different aspects of life, living within their values, and finding a balance in health. Mend aims to create a meaningful relationship with each person that reaches out for aid to address their specific needs and struggles. Though depression...
***ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS STARTING 2/1/2021*** Have you been feeling sad, overwhelmed, tired, and irritable? Have you been jittery, can't sit still, have racing thoughts, and can't sleep at night? Maybe you have had some trauma in your past or have had thoughts that life is no longer worth living. Do you wonder why you and your significant other fight so much? You may not know why you are feelin...
Janet is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She has over twenty years of experience working with adults, couples and families from a variety of backgrounds including the military, and provides empathy and strength building. She supports her clients toward self-empowerment and brings a wealth of professional and life experience to help clients on their journey of healing. She has significant...
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