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 have assisted clients with numerous issues, including anxiety, depression, self-esteem, trauma, goal-setting, attention and concentration, life transitions, and grief and loss. While using a combination of person-centered and cognitive-behavioral approaches, I assist clients in learning new skills to reduce symptoms and develop healthy relationships, while working towards living a happy and...
My clients present with a variety of concerns including mood concerns, needs for healthy coping tools, substance use issues, goals for improving relationships, and processing through trauma history. I offer individual, couples, and family counseling and use a variety of research-based methods including DBT, CBT, Person-Centered Therapy, Addictions Counseling, Trauma-Informed Counseling, and oth...
Even the strongest and most skillful people sometimes lose their way. Past experiences do not always prepare you for the unique challenges that find you. You can feel very competent in one area of your life, and like a failure in another. An unforeseen trauma can overwhelm your ability to cope. Nearly everyone has some time in their life when they can benefit from a supportive other who attempt...
You spend your days endlessly and painfully obsessing over what you did or didn't eat, how much you did or didn't exercise, or how uncomfortable you feel in your body. Thoughts of food and body have completely taken over your life and you are at a place where you feel powerless and completely out of control. You have tried time and time again to "get it under control," but you are lost. You are...
At Fresno Family Therapy we provide Individual, Child/Teen, Couples, and Family Therapy. Our mission is to provide high quality, reliable, and evidence based counseling services for the community of Fresno. You do not need to go through this on your own… we are here to help. We believe that you deserve to feel well and seeking help is strength, not a weakness. Our team of licensed therapists ar...
I respect all clients and absolutely convey that on each meeting. All people I see I make it my mission to listen first and honor all clients. I know each person has a path I also believe each person has their own answers my responsibility is to assist them in finding those answers to stand by each client in their personal discoveries and meaning. I completely advocate to Cure the Stigma of...
Why should you have a therapist? I believe everyone needs to have someone in their corner, someone who is there to listen and help you through whatever is going on in your life, without judgment or bias. As your therapist, I can be that person for you. Whether you are facing a new challenge or have ongoing stressors, I want to help you find your way. By learning new techniques to cope and...
As a former active duty veteran I understand the needs/challenges of veterans and families of veterans. I specialize in grief and substance use disorders which often encompasses depression, anxiety, and other spectrums of mental disorders. You matter, you are important and you have the potential and power to utilize your mind to heal, grow and make healthy choices. I have helped client's in the...
Beginning 4/8/19 I will offer daytime hours Monday-Friday 8:30-5. When we encounter struggles in our lives, we can react in ways that are not necessarily effective. Stressful situations can lead us to have thoughts, harbor feelings or act in ways that can damage the many facets of our lives. Self-defeating thoughts influence your feelings and behavior. Working on your thoughts, feelings and...
Life in general, can be challenging. I believe in the healing power of telling your story in a judgement-free environment where you feel safe. Research consistently shows it is the quality of the therapeutic relationship, more than any other factor including the method of therapy, predicting the clients’ ability to use therapy to help themselves and make positive life changes. Therapy does not...
As a therapist, I've been described as authentic, knowledgeable, and compassionately direct. With me you will find a soft place for hard conversations –‒ a place to see yourself, your environment, and your choices more clearly so you can best decide how to create peace in the struggle of living. I’m passionate about working with adolescents and discovering the big hearts they mask with problema...
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PRACTICE STATUS: ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS. Starting therapy for the first time or re-initiating therapy after a break is daunting. But most things worth doing involve some risk. Many of my clients are quite successful, but unsatisfied with certain aspects of their life such as self-confidence, mood, relationships, or sleep. Whether you are seeking support during a difficult period of your life,...
Are you feeling stuck and frustrated in life? Are you struggling in your relationships? You do not have to stay in this place. It takes courage to take the first step, and you be thankful once you do. I create a safe and judgment-free environment to explore the uncomfortable aspects of life & the things you want to change and evolve. I utilize evidence-based practices that focus on exploring a...
