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
The struggle is real, and none of us are immune to hard times. Fortunately, you don’t have to struggle alone. Engaging in therapy works to better understand and solve problems, clarify values and goals, find more meaning and joy in life, alleviate suffering and improve the quality of relationships. It can also be helpful in increasing self-awareness and understanding the impact old wounds may h...
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With over 20 years of experience, I utilize talk psychotherapy and art psychotherapy to help you find your emotional voice whether it be about a current situation that is causing you distress or something from your past or future. We often hold on to thoughts, behaviors and feelings that seem too overwhelming to share with others. We fear being vulnerable. We run from difficult feelings and...
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Do you feel overwhelmed by the challenges of life? Are you feeling stuck, disconnected, unsettled with life? Do you experience difficulty expressing your thoughts, feelings, or needs; or feel you have no one who you can talk to? I understand how life can sometimes challenge our ability to cope and, left unaddressed, create inner conflict and disrupt our joy. Whether you are experiencing persona...
I work with children, adolescents, adults, and their families. My clients are often seeking to build more effective skills for managing uncomfortable emotions while helping them move towards their goals. They may have struggled to overcome self harm, suicidal ideation, and disordered eating behaviors. I also work with client who are looking to find ways to help them cope with anxiety that...
