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
Hi! While it is necessary to introduce myself according to my education, experience, licensing, and specializations it is more important to let you know that I am a human first. I live life just like you and experience parenting pitfalls, marriage challenges, financial quandaries, and all of the other stuff that life is made of. My role in your life isn’t to tell you what to do or how to do it,...
Nicole believes in working with individuals to help them identify their strengths, and uses creative approaches to move towards client's goals. Nicole's has training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) that allows her to teach her clients skills to improve and maintain their social, emotional well-being. She also incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Client-Centered therapy to h...
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It takes a lot of courage to look for help, and I’m glad you’re here. You may be feeling alone and like no one understands what you are going through. Perhaps you are feeling scared about coming into therapy because you're not sure where to start. Maybe you are experiencing anxiety, an eating disorder, or problems with your relationships. Perhaps you have had painful experiences in the past tha...
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Dr. Michela A. Muggeo is a clinical psychologist with expertise in the treatment of adolescents and adults with a range of medical and psychological conditions. Dr. Muggeo joined Clarus Health Alliance after completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the Department of Psychiatry at UConn Health. Dr. Muggeo specializes in the treatment of anxiety and mood disorders, social problems, behavioral...
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