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 only accept insurance at my Artesia office and am currently FULL. Laguna Niguel office is cash pay only, I have some availability** Life can get difficult, for all of us. Some issues can be managed easily, and others can be extremely hard to navigate. Are you or your child feeling overwhelmed, depressed, anxious? Are you suffering from managing your daily life and feeling like you're drowni...
*Please note: I am currently unable to take new clients.* I understand the ways in which trauma and distress lead to suffering and blocked goals. With over 10 years as a mental health professional, and a deep commitment to my own healing and growth, I offer a space for therapeutic work that is both well-informed by research and training, and personally connected. I work with clients to feel mor...
I enjoy working with a variety of clients; families, individuals, adults, and teens. Nothing is more fulfilling to me than being a witness to someone's healing from their pain and moving on to live their life! I get excited when I work with families who come in at their wits' end about how they will ever get along, and, magically, after working together, they all learn how to communicate...
For the last 5 years, I have worked with transgender, gender non-conforming, LGBQ+ identified, and questioning adolescents, young adults, and couples, as well as parents and families of LGBTQ+ youth. I provide personalized support around sexuality and gender identity development, managing gender dysphoria, trauma, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, boundary-setting, and coping skill building. Fo...
Get the help you need to live a happy, and fulfilling life. If you are willing to do the work, you will be very pleased with what you can do for yourself, with my help. I have worked in child guidance, community mental Health, Hospitals and have been in my office for over 25 years. I have been on the faculty of UTA School of Social Work, as Adjunct Professor, Supervising students....
Just because we're "all in this together" doesn't mean we may have never felt more alone. Our normal outlets and usual support might be gone right now. We may also feel that we're weak if we're seeking help, or that we need to be strong for those around us, but we have to ask, who's supporting us? I understand many of the concerns you may be going through right now. So instead of feeling like...
The focus of my practice is to assist individuals and families struggling with many of life's problems. Whether it is coping with COVID or over exposure to the media; dealing with stress from work, school, or a relationship; coping with an illness; or struggling with an addiction, life's problems can seem overwhelming and even debilitating at times. The good news is we hold the answers to our...
Working from a person centered perspective, I see you as an individual who has their own strength to change and grow in reaching your goals. Since I am a M.A. level Clinical Mental Health Counselor with additional training in Hypnotherapy, I offer both traditional talk therapy sessions as well as hypnotherapy sessions. I have worked primarily with adults holding a variety of mental health...
***ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS*** Life is challenging, and sometimes those challenges can feel like too much to overcome alone. I work with individuals to explore what obstacles they face to live their best life. I want to help you focus on the strengths you have, find the positivity in your life, and lead you on the path to happiness. I work with you to define goals, cope with traumas, and support y...
You and I will talk together to identify your concerns in detail, and formulate, again, together, your goals for our work, and approaches best suited to your needs and preferences. I have extensive experience working with individuals, couples, and groups, on issues ranging from depression and anxiety, to relationship and workplace conflicts. I am a licensed clinical psychologist, and participat...
Change is something that we can always rely on. It will come into our lives whether welcomed or not. Being able to find inner balance and develop resiliency can help a person move through these changes. The start of this journey to establish inner balance, whether triggered due to illness, depression, anxiety, stress, or something else, can begin with outreach for support. I am drawn to the hum...
I am a Licensed Psychotherapist working with adolescents and adults who are experiencing difficult life changes and stages. I practice psychodynamically oriented psychotherapy and work on a range of concerns including anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and grief. I obtained my Masters in Clinical Social Work from New York University, with a concentration in Mental Health and Art Therapy....
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with a special focus on providing therapy for adults and couples. Depression, anxiety, personality disorders, relationship conflicts, unhealthy behaviors, and identity issues are among the broad areas in which I practice. Though the reasons you are seeking therapy might fit into one of these categories, your experiences and circumstances are unique--as is t...
Are you stuck in your own life? Are your negative thoughts dragging you down? Do you feel overwhelmed by worry and can't turn off your own mind? I get it and I can help you. I believe that every person deserves to be free from suffering and emotional pain. But beyond that, I believe that everyone deserves the chance to lead a life where they thrive. I provide Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy and...
Clients often come to me feeling overwhelmed and exhausted by the painful thoughts running through their minds all day. Perhaps it is an unrelenting self critic who never lets you feel good enough. Or a list of anxious “what if’s” that keeps you awake at night, preparing for the worst. For some, it is scary, shameful thoughts that come out of nowhere. Others feel haunted by a frightening or...
