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 work with individuals using a “Person Centered” approach to treatment that seeks to identify strengths and meet each individual where they are. I believe we are able to work through and understand our own needs in our own way, so that we can better understand our story within the context of our lives to enact positive change. I work with adults, adolescents, and couples. I have experience...
Offering Telehealth sessions to continue supporting those seeking help! Do you often feel overwhelmed or stressed? Do you struggle with changes in your life? Do relationships cause anxiety? I provide a No BS experience for those seeking individual therapy. In my practice, I use values-based exploration to support individuals struggling with: anxiety, depression, life transitions trauma, emotion...
Life has challenges. If you allow me to, I will be there to walk with you through your challenges. There will be times when the challenges seem greater than the gain. That’s when I will encourage you to address your challenges with acknowledgement, patience, tolerance, and acceptance which, if you’re willing, you will find a lesson about yourself within. I used a person centered approach with...
Have you lost your self confidence, feel stressed or overwhelmed? Let Distinctive Pathways help you move out your own way and put clarity back into your life. Changes occur when you shift your mindset. Our team has an extensive background working in a variety of areas as a change agent. They empower clients to achieve their full potential through a strength based perspective. Distinctive Pathwa...
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with experience working with a range of individuals. I received my Bachelor of Science degree from Boston University in Behavior and Health and later received my Master of Science degree at Salem State University in Mental Health Counseling Psychology. I am a certified clinician in the Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach (A-CRA), an evidence-based...
Susan Cutillo is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor. Susan earned her MSW in 1992 and has over 28 years of providing counseling services to children, adolescents, adults, couples and families. Susan believes in “meeting the client where he/she is” and working closely with the client to obtain symptom management, happiness, and life goals. Before joining...
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I am currently accepting new clients of all ages. I specialize in working with children and families who've experienced trauma and offer therapeutic supervised visitations as well as individual counseling. I also work with individuals of all ages experiencing a range of symptoms due to Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, and more. I want to share with you ways to manage these symptoms, and manage your...
I am here to help and would like to provide you with support. I am easy to talk to and have been told I have a soothing voice. My goal is to provide a safe and comfortable atmosphere for my clients. I would like to help those who would like better communication in their family, encourage someone who feels hopeless in life, or help a family with a struggling child. I am caring, compassionate, an...
I truly believe that we are all doing the best we can. Yet, sometimes we get stuck. Our methods of surviving are no longer working. Other times, life events have built up in a way to have us overwhelmed and unsure of what to do. We may develop patterns of feeling, thinking, and behaving that don't help us out of this hole, but can make it even deeper. This includes avoidance, isolation,...
My focus is restoring healthy relationships with individuals experiencing conflict within their family, workplace, or social group. I am comfortable with having "hard" conversations. We all want to belong and feel as though we contribute to the health and happiness of ourselves and those around us. Traumatic events block us from moving forward in a meaningful way. Focusing on increasing one's...
Hi, thank you for visiting my page. If you're looking for solutions for anxiety, depression, anger management, irritability, interpersonal problems, and emotional regulation - you're in the right place. Clients deserve treatment that they can trust will be effective, accessible and goal-oriented. I am committed to providing therapeutic solutions that are anchored in research and deemed most...
I am a Licensed Certified Social Worker - Clinical in Maryland and a Licensed Independent Social Worker in Washington DC. As a clinically trained practitioner I have worked with individuals and families in a variety of treatment settings. I believe that everyone has the ability to make positive changes and self-actualize. I have a dedicated interest in helping clients that are experiencing a ra...
