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
Feeling isolated, stuck in a rut or like you don't matter in the world? Has your teenager gotten out of control or had a dramatic personality change? My approach is to empower clients in order to change negative patterns and learn to make meaningful connections with others in order to heal from painful experiences. I believe that the strength of the therapeutic relationship is necessary for...
When a person walks into my office, the orientation I bring to every session is that each individual is an expert on themselves. With that framework and in combination with my professional experience, together we work on overcoming obstacles and reaching personal goals. I provide individual and couples therapy for adults and adolescents. I am a professional with a strong sense of boundaries and...
I specialize in helping adolescents and adults with various origins and types of anxiety, depression, and trauma, with associated behavioral issues including substance abuse, eating disorder, and other addiction issues. I also work with those with relationship and family issues, sexuality and gender issues, and other social adjustment issues. I value working with clients who strive for various...
Feeling stuck? Overwhelmed with difficult emotions, rumination or impulsive behaviors? Finding yourself engaging in the same ineffective patterns? Having difficulty healing from the past or managing a current traumatic event, loss or life adjustment? I am a strengths-based, certified EMDR therapist with nearly 20 years counseling experience with adults, intensive training in DBT, and influenced...
I'm a general practice psychotherapist with over 30 years' experience. I work best with the adolescent-to-adult range. I work with a broad variety of issues, including anxiety, depression and panic attacks; couples and relationship issues; substance abuse and eating disorders; trauma and abuse; sexuality and gender issues; and questions of identity and personal development. I have specialty...
I have developed a safe place with programs that promote healing and hope. For more than 25 years these programs have helped with Marriage, Addiction, Abuse, Work related issues and have helped people to identify their needs and work towards having those needs met. I welcome the opportunity to help you and/or your family. If you are not interested in Faith based Counseling please let us know, a...
Through counseling I explore communication and relationship patterns that are impacting people's personal, work, and family connections. Patterns of conflict, isolation,and frustration can often be eased through a combination of self-exploration and honest communication. I often work with people seeking to build better relationships with themselves and the people around them. I work with...
Having received training in both Clinical and Forensic psychology, I work with a diverse client population, delivering targeted Behavioral, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), and Dialectical Behavioral (DBT) Therapies tailored to the specific needs of each individual client. I specialize in working with adolescents and adults with Mood Disorders (Anxiety, Depression), Behavioral Disorders...
"We are open 7 days a week and offer evening hours for your convinience.” We are located in Bowie, Maryland and provide psychotherapy to individuals, couples, children, adolescents, and families. Together we can understand and process your life experiences. We will develop a therapeutic relationship with you to ensure that you feel safe and comfortable during therapy sessions. We can help you...
As a nationally certified sex therapist and clinical sexologist, I have expertise and experience working with a wide range of sexual and relationship issues. I specialize in working with sexual minorities, alternative/kink/polyamory lifestyles, sex workers, discordant desire and infidelity in couples, sexual dysfunction and anxiety, gender and orientation confusion, and sexual compulsivity. The...
I counsel the following populations: individuals struggling with anger, depression, grief, anxiety and/or trauma (such as acute trauma or PTSD); couples struggling with communication, trust, infidelity, and/or abusive patterns; and teens struggling with motivation, self-esteem, suicidal preoccupations, anti-social or other behavioral issues. I counsel individuals struggling with psychotic...
No question, life is hard. In fact, trouble is one of the few guarantees we have in this world. But take heart! There is help along the journey. My hope is to provide skilled, compassionate assistance to overcome the challenges in front of you. As a therapist and person of faith, I am committed to providing high-quality, person-centered services. Your goals and values provide the context for...
As a psychotherapist I can help when you are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or facing difficult changes. I provide a safe space where you can talk about your most troubling issues. It is within this space where we can work together to identity how you want your life to be different and the steps to the life you want. I believe each person is unique therefore I utilize the treatment technique that...
I use a warm, integrative approach to help change behaviors and identify patterns that prevent clients from living the way they want. We might start by targeting your day-to-day challenges, exploring the relationship between your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to open a path to change. The next step is often to work backwards, seeking insight and acceptance of past experiences that can impac...
I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW). I grew up in Western Nebraska and moved to Kearney in 2008. I began doing my dream job as a mental health therapist after earning my Master of Social Work degree in 2014. I am currently a member in good standing of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and of the World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH)....
