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 specialize in helping people feel better about themselves. I enjoy supporting individuals, couples, and families. My approach is direct and active. If I am doing my job well, you will feel comfortable enough to speak openly about what troubles you so that we can help you better enjoy yourself and move towards the life you desire. I bring honesty, kindness, and humor to our work together. I am...
"UGH! - I FEEL STUCK! and I have no idea how to get out of this!" - Have you ever felt this way? We all have - and some much longer than they have needed to. Life is full of highs and lows- everyone experiences them! No one can escape them, and we each have our own way of dealing with them. Sometimes the "lows" we experience can leave us feeling helpless, breathless and quite honestly- hopeless...
I believe that caring for your mental health is one of the most powerful things you will do in life. Many of us have pain and wounds we carry with us, each and every day. These often show up as depression, anxiety, focus concerns, anger, general irritability, relational concerns and more. Within a trusted, safe, and dynamic relationship with me as your Trauma-informed therapist, you will learn ...
My approach when meeting and treating new clients is simple: you are not alone. We will start there. I work with individuals, couples and families that find themselves really struggling with relationships, anger, depression, hopelessness, addictions of all sort, anxiety and phobias and everything in between. I want to walk alongside my clients to help them find their true selves and find meanin...
Choosing the right therapist can feel overwhelming; how do you find that person with whom you can develop an authentic relationship who will also be skilled enough to know where and how to challenge you? Having spent the last fifteen years working successfully with teens, adults, and parents, I am deeply committed to fostering a safe space while using evidence-based methods that are trusted to...
Maybe you're not sure when or why, but the emotional burdens you have been carrying became heavier. You've been carrying that pain for a while, hoping you could deal with it by yourself. But now, there's also worry, anger, shame, frustration, grief or exhaustion that you struggle to understand and cope with. Maybe you've started wondering if you're anxious or depressed. You thought about talkin...
My ideal clients are adolescents and adults who are ready to break old habitual patterns which perpetuate symptoms and internal conflict. Whether it's anxiety, depression, mood disorders, relationship problems or addiction. The source of the problem lies in defense responses created to avoid painful unconscious material from early childhood and/or other traumatic experiences. Traditional talk...
I have been working in Las Cruces, NM as a therapist for 23 years. My Master's degree is in Social Work, and I'm independently licensed to practice. My special interests include working with trauma survivors and serving the LGBTQ community. My primary goal is to assure my clients feel safe and cared for so that healing can begin. Modalities I may utilize include Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavio...
Hi and welcome to my practice! I commend you on taking the first step towards helping yourself. Do you feel stuck and unmotivated? Are you having difficulty in your relationships or feeing anxious all the time? Have you experienced a trauma in your past? Do you experience persistent disturbing thoughts? Has something happened to you that is running like a video in your head daily? A lot of us...
Life can be hard! Sometimes emotions get out of control and we get to a place where we feel like cutting, drinking or smoking more than we want, or hurting ourselves in some other way. I am passionate about working with teens and young adults who are feeling anxious, stressed out, down, or just out of it. I like to rely on YOU being the expert on yourself, and couple that with my training in EM...
Hi, congratulations on taking your first step towards healing! I am a therapist with multiple years working with individuals impacted by addiction, mental health concerns, and those who are struggling with life changes. I have experience treating co-occurring disorders in both individual and group settings. I take a very empathetic and collaborative approach in my work. I believe that it is ver...
As a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience. I am well equipt to partner with you on your journey of change. It is my belief that therapy is about a partnering in transformation. I will meet you were you are at any point of your life and together we will define and work toward your goals. It is the journey that defined who we are and who we are to become. I possess both the...
In searching for a therapist it can be hard to know what to choose. My biggest asset is that I've been there, and I can lead people through the process that has transformed me. Whether it's feeling capable at school or at work, having confidence with friends and partners, or realizing that not everyone has had to dodge the same number of curve balls that you have, developing new patterns is bot...
Healing is a relational process in which therapist and client begin a journey of discovering the self through the therapist's creation of a place the client feels felt, seen, safe, understood, soothed, and secure. A womb is created in the room of therapy. This is a recreation of the mother-infant bonding and positive attachment that was lacking or inadequate. In this client-therapist relationsh...
Looking to make an appointment? Please email me. I’m happy to help! I'm a licensed professional counselor and a national certified counselor. I have experience treating adult populations including substance use disorders, anxiety, depression, and trauma. It is my honor to have experience working with first responders, veterans, and service members. I am trained in EMDR therapy - eye movement...
