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
Steps away from the beach, Lighthouse Counseling is located on the campus of Janus of Santa Cruz where compassionate licensed and pre-licensed therapists are available to provide client-focused therapy to you and your family. We provide therapy to people who are looking to heal from a variety of challenges including but not limited to addiction, mental health, life transitions, relationship iss...
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If you are reading these words, it is clear that you are looking to make some sort of change in your own life. And not just any kind of change either; I'm talking about positive, long-lasting, REAL change. You might be overwhelmed, unfulfilled, hopeless, or frustrated. Maybe even all of the above. Regardless of the issue that brings you to my office, I will work with you break those patterns of...
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Skilled, experienced psychotherapist. The most important thing is that the patient be comfortable and be helped to talk as much as possible. Long or short term Modern Psychoanalysis. Most problems stem from defenses and resistances used to protect ourselves but are no longer needed or useful and can be given up. The patient talks, and I listen. I will talk enough to make the patient feel...
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