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
Fallon Weatherspoon is a licensed social worker who earned her Master’s Degree in Health Care and Advanced Clinical Social Work at Aurora University. Fallon understands that therapy can be challenging but rewarding, so she always pushes her guests to be as empathetic with themselves as she is with them. Her ideal guest is someone who is open, honest, and ready to put in hard work. Many of her...
I work with clients who struggle with addiction, depression, anxiety, past life events and trauma that prevent them from accepting themselves and fully embracing joy in their lives. Each person must confront their own challenges but don't always have the tools needed to reach their life goals. A trusted professional can be a helpful partner in walking this path with you until you have the...
I believe in a strengths-based approach to moving through therapy. This entails helping clients foster their own resources so that they leave with the tools to grow through life’s challenges as they arise. I work with each person on their individual goals, wherever they may be at this point in life. My goal is to empower every client to trust themselves and their process. I use an evidence-base...
You ever wish your brain would just SHUT UP sometimes? Finding it hard to relax because you're always worrying, thinking of worst case scenarios, or replaying the past in your mind? As a licensed independent clinical social worker, I'll help you find relief from repetitive thoughts and overwhelming feelings of anxiety, depression, or anger. We will work together to identify underlying causes of...
Every person has had to navigate difficult times, moments, moods, relationships, and countless other concerns. Many of us start to see patterns emerge in these situations, and realize that we have to be able to look gently and fearlessly inward to learn how to truly create changes and relief in how we handle these situations. Knowing it can be anything from mood to trauma to a complicated loss ...
It is an honor to be trusted to collaborate with my clients on their healing journey. I work diligently to empower clients to help acknowledge their own innate wisdom and strengths within a stigma-free and judgment-free environment. I specialize in addiction, which I believe ultimately stems from unresolved trauma, attachment wounds, and adverse life experiences that cause toxic shame and patte...
Clients I work with have an element of wanting to restore hope in themselves, their professions, their relationships, and their life overall. We work together to restore hope in the areas of their choosing, using experiential and psychodramatic methods to achieve those results more effeciently and more impactfully. Within that modality, we work on making small degrees of difference vs a whole 1...
Adjusting to a new culture, or new way of existing in an environment and trying to figure out how to be your most authentic self? Changes in family dynamics? Are your few bad days beginning to feel more like an on-going permanent experience? Or perhaps the relationships that once fulfilled you is no longer fulfilling. Whether it is career-related, relationship challenges, or life changes you fe...
Living with frequently intense emotions is tough, and suffering sucks. Everyone’s story matters and every life is worth living. I work to inspire and empower my clients, while helping them gain a healthier relationship with themselves and others. I enjoy working with adolescents as well as adults, and my experience revolves around helping those who struggle with overwhelmingly strong emotions a...
I use a Narrative and Solution-Focused approach with clients in order to help them become more aware of themselves, focus more on their own processing, and to develop individualized coping strategies. We will work as a team to set goals and tackle each issue that is brought to session. I believe that clients are the experts of their own lives, and will have a better understanding of themselves...
I believe that every person strives to find meaning and fulfillment in life, and I consider myself privileged to help others walk that journey. As a licensed therapist, I have worked with clients with diverse backgrounds and a range of issues--from relational struggles to severe and persistent mental illness. My treatment approach is collaborative in that I work with you, the expert of your own...
I believe that everyone deserves the chance to be heard, accepted, and believed no matter what issues or struggles you are currently facing. In addition, I believe that our life experiences can shape who we are and can influence how we react to certain situations. And by examining and processing these experiences we can better understand ourselves and our behaviors. My goal is to empower you...
I have deep passion for holistic health (mind, body and spirit) and seek to provide a safe space for my clients with unconditional support and encouragement. I enjoy working with adolescents (12 and up), college students, and emerging adults. I believe within each of these seasons having a safe space to process and work through some of life’s trials is important to living a wholehearted,...
I have worked with people from all socio-cultural-economic demographics. My work focuses on helping client's identify patterns in their lives which do not serve them positively. Emotional, intellectual, psychological and behavioral habits develop in childhood. We are often unaware of how these habits affect our decisions and overall ability to choose constructively. I will help to explore and...
“Just a small-town girl, living in a lonely world…” Hi there! I never thought I’d have a good excuse to use a Journey song as my introduction, but here we are! I am a small-town girl; I grew up in Willard, graduated from Willard, and have returned. While driving home for Christmas in 2015, I realized Willard needed a counseling center--and I have officially taken the leap! My hope is this can h...
