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
*****ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS!! Please contact us to schedule a telephone or video session today! “When we talk about our feelings they become less overwhelming, less upsetting and less scary.” My name is Chantell Paris and I am passionate about working with individuals to help them gain the confidence, independence and happiness we all desire by discovering inner strengths and resilience to overc...
Vanessa received her Bachelors of Science degree from Brigham Young University-Idaho. Following that, she then received her Masters of Physician Assistant studies from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science in Manchester, New Hampshire in which she graduated with honors. She has had the honor in serving the mental health community as community based rehabilitation worker (social...
*Evening & Weekend Appointments* Our relationships can be an enriching force and yet they can also be a source of great distress. Often, life transitions and stress highlight what we wish were different in our relationships, but have swept under the rug. In times of stress and strain, meeting our individual needs take priority making it harder to attune to the needs of our partners and family...
TELETHERAPY is provided because we believe the greatest challenge of Mental Health Care is immediate accessibility to services. Mental Health needs should be met with the same sense of urgency as a physical ailment. We strive to set same day appointments. Are aim is to provide access to relevant, short-term, and fulfilling quality care when you need it most. Each service is specifically...
I am a licensed professional counselor, providing individual, couple, and family counseling. I am trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - https://www.emdrconsulting.com/), which is a highly effective way to treat anxiety, depression, and trauma. I am also trained in play therapy and theraplay (attachment-based therapy with the purpose of building bond between child and...
When pain lingers long enough or becomes greater than our resistance to seeking help, we finally become willing to do whatever it takes for relief. Psychological and emotional distress affects sleep, eating behaviors, abuse of alcohol and other drugs, our well-being, and our ability to function at home, at work, at school, and in our relationships. We're often left with fear, anxiety, anger,...
My focus is directed towards a client’s strengths. In today’s society it becomes Increasingly difficult to just “keep up”. I focus on the positive aspects to include client’s abilities, talents and resources that helped them achieve satisfaction. When feeling imbalanced or down on oneself it sometimes is difficult to recall or even identify the strengths that got you to a good place, that’s whe...
Working with children and families was an easy decision for me that began in High School during my years as a Peer Counselor. My belief is that all children and adults need someone they can express their thoughts, feelings, and emotions to. Everyone needs someone they can confide in, someone they can feel safe and comfortable with. My drive, as a counselor, is to give children and families that...
***ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS-- CALL TODAY!!!*** At Storrs Behavioral Health Center, it is our mission to provide you with compassionate and quality care in a supportive, safe, and open environment. We will help you to explore challenges, maximize strengths, and move towards the life you want. We offer holistic individual, family, and group therapy, as well as medication consultation and management....
When life is challenging it can be hard to know what to do or where to turn to. You feel worried, angry, or sad. You don't think you're "good enough." It's hard to get things done. You can't let loose and fully enjoy life. You might be struggling with an addiction. You aren't where you thought you'd be at this point in time and you know you’re capable of so much more. You want fulfillment,...
Welcome to Wholistic Counseling! My name is Kathy Ensign and I am a licensed clinical social worker. My focus is on working with individuals and families helping them become whole again. I have lived in Alaska on and off for 15 years, grew up in Minnesota, military spouse for 20 years, and have two children in college. I work from a variety of therapeutic frameworks to help achieve holistic...
Testimonial from a former client: "Susan's approach to therapy is grounded in real neurological and behavioral science. With some past counselors, I've often been put off by vaguely new age "feel good" sessions that never sought to address the actual underlying illness. Susan has helped me to identify why I reacted or interpreted something in a certain way, and how to catch myself from repeatin...
Me desempeño desde un encuadre psicoanalítico combinando elementos de diversas teorías como la cognitiva-conductual, existencial y gestaltica. Mi rol es activo, intento junto a la persona que consulta aclarar, reformular el motivo de la misma, orientarlo/a ya sea durante la sesión o al finalizar la misma comunicar con señalamientos, preguntas lo que se haya trasmitido mediante el discurso, las...
Tara works as a therapist to service individuals, couples, adolescents, and families. She earned her Master’s degree from Friends University in Marriage and Family Therapy. She began her career working at South Central Mental Health in Andover, KS, before transitioning into private practice in 2013. Tara has focused her practice on working with anxiety, depression, survivors of suicide, attachm...
I strive to create an environment which fully supports my clients in making meaningful and lasting changes within their lives. My areas of specialty include depression and anxiety, substance use and misuse, LGBTQ+ populations, men and masculinity, college-aged students and those navigating life, family and career-related transitions. I completed my undergraduate, graduate and now doctoral work ...
