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 suffering from eating disorders, body image dissatisfaction, depression and anxiety, and relationship/family conflict. I help clients develop self-compassion and empower them to strengthen their sense of self by identifying and centering their values, hopes, and needs. I approach food and body issues with a health at every size, body-positive, all foods fit lens. Whether...
I am not accepting new clients as I transition to telehealth services but may begin accepting new clients after completing this transition. I anticipate that this will likely occur by May 2020. Clients who have experienced trauma often don’t feel heard and find the world extremely overwhelming. It can often feel like life will never get better but healing is possible. Our life experiences don’t...
Resolve Community Counseling Center offers the services of 14 masters' and doctoral level mental health clinicians (LPCs, LAC's, LCADC's, PsyD), under the supervision of a licensed psychologist. We work with families and children of all ages, couples and adults experiencing a variety of mental health challenges. We also carry out psychological evaluations for clinical and forensic purposes. Wit...
Deciding to go to a therapist is an act of courage. You have made the choice to be vulnerable about your inner world and experiences, with someone who is a complete stranger at first. That is a commendable courage. In a world with a lack of connection and empathy, it can be easy to become anxious, stressed, lacking in self-care and direction. There are many transitions in life that happen, both...
Through my 15 years of being a foster/adopt parent, I have experienced how trauma, attachment, anxiety, learning disorders, Autism, ADHD, and mood disorders, affect daily functioning and the ability to enjoy life. I have come to appreciate how important it is to feel a sense of safety and belonging. We are biologically wired to need connections/relationships for optimal growth and development....
Recognizing the diversity of human experience, I have sought comprehensive and multicultural clinical experiences. My interest in holistic health has led to a wide breadth of professional experiences throughout the United States and abroad. I have served in numerous settings including in a forensic clinic, a refugee shelter, a university counseling center, with homeless veterans, and in general...
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Are you depressed, self-harming, angry, having panic attacks and/or distressed from past or current abuse/trauma? Are you suffering a major loss, grieving or sometimes you may feel like you do not want to be here. You may have family or relationship issues, parent-child conflict or single-parenting. Or you may have "church-hurt" or other hurtful situations. Well, there is hope. Your path is uni...
My goal as a therapist is to help a client to find his or her way back to the best place for him or her to be. I want to help the client become comfortable in his or her own skin and lifestyle again by elevating stress, anxiety, depression, or other issues that he or she is struggling to get through....
I have been working with people since 1982, after graduating from University of Hartford in 1981. I obtained my Master’s in Social Work from Fordham University, in 1995. I have extensive experience in various milieus, including working in inpatient psychiatric hospitals, outpatient alcoholism clinics, mental health agencies, as a contractor in several nursing facilities; group home clinician fo...
Through life, you have various goals you are try to accomplish but sometimes can feel as if you have lost your way. With increasing levels of stress, life can become less vivid than it once was. My goal as your therapist is to get you to a space of empowerment, self-control, and understanding. Together, we can find ways to regain control, learn what your emotions are signaling to you, explore...
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Proven mental health clinician with years of experience working with elementary age children to young adults who exhibit challenging behaviors. Expertise in conducting play therapy, and engaging individuals with parent-child relationship issues. Knowledgeable in the child welfare arena. Experienced in providing coordination services for people with disabilities and case managing clients from...
In this day and age it is so hard to be seen and heard, to know if we are “normal” and “fit in with society.” If you are having issues navigating troubled thoughts, unmotivated to reach your goals, concerns with substance abuse, or relationship/ marriage problems, I would love the opportunity to work with you. I meet clients where they are and identify what concerns have brought you to therapy....
Everyone struggles. Happiness, fear, joy, sadness, and anger are all part of the human experience. Sometimes, we need help navigating through life's trials. Finding healthy ways to express ourselves and communicate what we actually want and need is crucial to our overall well-being. As a mental health professional, I strive to create a safe, healthy environment where individuals, couples, and...
