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
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Laura Mazzapica, MA, LMHC Laura Mazzapica is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who is trained in and practices Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Dialectal Behavior Therapy(DBT). Laura is highly trained and experienced with providing counseling to children and teens to address social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties. She offers individual and group counseling and Family Therapy sessio...
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