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
It can be difficult to take those first steps to start counseling services, and I believe that finding someone who is a good fit for you is such an important part of the therapeutic process. My first priority is always the working relationship that I have with my clients, and my style is very warm and collaborative in nature. My hope for your therapy process is to work together to identify goal...
Life can feel chaotic. Whether you are considering your first time in treatment, continuing or returning to treatment, my goal is to provide you with the platform and skills to effectively evaluate, identify and create solutions to help you. It’s important to remember that therapy is not always about ‘fixing’ a problem. Sometimes, it is about learning how to work with the problem by creating...
I moved to Charlotte in 2017. Before I made my way to the Queen City, I graduated from West Virginia University with a B.S in Human Nutrition and Food. I worked as a licensed massage therapist for 10 years in Scottsdale AZ before returning to West Liberty University to obtain my Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies. Since graduating, I have worked in the psychiatric outpatient setti...
I am available to encourage and motivate you, while helping you to navigate through the current issues in your life. I provide a therapeutic, relaxed, and confidential atmosphere in which to explore your feelings, beliefs, & behaviors. Collaboratively, we will work together to help you become your "best self". My counseling approach is person centered with a mixture of solution focused. I...
I provide a safe and compassionate atmosphere to support awareness and acceptance so that change can then happen. I focus on my client’s strengths to assist them in living a life worth living, and achieving the life they want. Our work together can target ineffective thinking and behavior patterns, painful emotions, and conflicted relationships. We can work on developing healthier coping...
If your struggling with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety, depression, bipolar, post traumatic stress, or trauma of any kind, grief, separation anxiety, communication issues, parent-child relational issues or PNES (Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures) I can help. Looking for extra support and guidance through a challenging situation or you're just ready to move in a new direction...
The journey of life sometimes leads us down roads and paths untraveled. These new paths can be exciting or painful and scary. Perhaps you have experienced an unexpected death or loss. You or someone you love may be struggling with addiction, like substances or pornography. You may experience chronic physical pain and feel hopeless to find relief. Stress, depression, and anxiety may have surface...
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I am only seeing client's via teleheatlh and am currently full. I love helping people to find their potential. Experienced in many treatment modalities, strengths based therapy is what I am passionate about. This allows my clients to find their own strength which helps them grow. If you want to work on yourself and allow the process to work, I am the therapist for you. I utilize a variety of...
My clients have been through something difficult, and it continues to haunt them. They feel like the difficult thing has changed them. They've felt more alone; more worried. They waver from feelings of guilt, anger, and fear. They want to "get back to normal," but they aren't sure if they are able. My clients will sometimes turn to negative coping strategies like avoiding certain experiences, o...
My ideal client is a person who may have challenges and needs a gentle, safe and caring environment to heal. They want to be heard, and want to have an opportunity to develop their own "voice" where there is unconditional positive regard. Most importantly as they get better they begin to think of developing a life vision based on their highest values! The basic roadmap is: STABILIZE (reduce...
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Reaching out for help during difficult times in your life can feel vulnerable. The truth is healthy people ask for help when they need it. I know, not ideal, but it is what it is. Building a strong connection with your therapist is one of the largest predictors for therapy success. I want my clients to know that I take their care seriously. I am a little fiery and I like to tell it like it is. ...
We've got this. I help one-on-one, couples, & families figure out why things aren’t feeling right, and we work together to get you to a place of enhanced peace and contentment. As a Doctor of Behavior Health & licensed professional, I specialize in integrative care, promoting wellness at a holistic psychological & physical level. I work with our thoughts, emotions, & self. Clients share with me...
It is my belief if you are not where you want to be in some aspect of your life that you have complete control to change "something" in order to improve where currently are and to "feel better and be better" both mentally and physically. I have spent the past eighteen years working in a variety of setting with a variety of clients helping people do just that "be better." The road to this will l...
