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 curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination." - Carl Rogers I believe we are all continually growing and changing. Therapy simply provides a medium through which this growth is shaped and sculpted. I believe in providing a non-judgmental and compassionate environment for ...
Self-awareness, self-acceptance, and congruence with our values. It's my best understanding that when we're out of alignment with these core concepts, we experience symptoms of anxiety, depression/despair, compulsivity, loneliness, relationship distress, uncertainty, fear and hopelessness. These experiences frequently lead to ineffective coping and ultimately a breakdown in the balanced quality...
What is YOUR desired journey? Life is a journey which provides us with many challenges that may seem insurmountable, however, these challenges can help us grow. In therapy, we will work through your presented challenges to help you grow in your desired way. The key to your destiny is held in your own hands; you are an expert your own life and have the inner strength and ability to help yourself...
I welcome people with various needs and goals. I will welcome you with kindness and insightful thoughtfulness and will ensure you feel safe and seen. From a foundation of caring acceptance, I will work with you to craft a plan of action to move you forward with awareness and energy. Gently and persistently, I will keep you on course, encouraging you to greet your obstacles directly, and to...
People often seek therapy when they feel stuck in suffering and want to make changes in their lives. These changes can involve making difficult choices, moving in a new direction, and learning to cope with past or current painful experiences in order to exist and move through the world in a new way. I respect the vulnerability involved in seeking help and work to build the connection and safety...
Down to earth, realistic and common sense describe my therapeutic style. In this fast paced world we are all faced with daily struggles and challenges. My person centered and eclectic approach to counseling has translated into helping my clients learn the tools needed to cope with these daily struggles. When you enter my office you will be in a safe and warm environment in which to talk and fin...
I am straightforward in my approach, focusing on helping clients achieve behavioral change towards living in line with their values and priorities. I provide treatment that is founded on evidence based principles, meaning that I base treatment on knowledge gleaned from research and science while also allowing for flexibility to accommodate to the individual with whom I work. I have been trained...
I believe all people are capable of change if one is willing to be open, honest, and engaged in taking a hard look at oneself and the behaviors that are not best serving goal achievement and a happy life. Together we can work through the obstacles that have not allowed you to do so on your own and find the potential underneath. With a positive psychology mindset and a strengths based perspectiv...
My focus is helping you to discover your own unique pathway through the hardships and challenges that you are currently facing. This path is almost impossible to find on your own when you feel lost, confused, overwhelmed, and in pain. At such times one naturally feels broken, defective, and defeated by troubles that you have tried your best to understand and overcome. In every struggle however...
Feeling isolated? An interesting career, friends, or loving family doesn’t protect you from feeling anxious, sad, & lonely. The needs of others come before your own? Sometimes, as children, we fundamentally altered who we were to adjust to trauma, role-reversals, and cold parenting. This can create an underdeveloped sense of self or we are sensitive the slightest shifts in the moods of others....
** I am currently not accepting new clients ** Hello and thank you for taking the time to read my profile. Sometimes life can be challenging and overhwelming however, I believe that we are all capable of healing, learning, and growing from our experiences. The decision to start therapy is a courageous first step towards becoming the best version of yourself and I would be honored to have the...
Welcome! People usually find psychotherapy when their old ways of coping no longer work and they get stuck in dysfunctional patterns or relationships. Therapy is a place where you can increase insight into those patterns, develop new tools and have more fulfilling relationships. I am a multi-faceted practitioner who believes in meeting people where they are at, and building on the strengths and...
Hello, I am Maylee Chang. I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who graduated from Wheaton College Graduate School. My personal and professional experience have provided me the experience necessary to effectively work with elementary age children, at-risk adolescents, families, and adults with varied needs from all ethnicities. Some of the areas I work with are as follows but not limi...
Hi. Do you feel as if you are stuck in your life, that you are not where you want to be, but that if you only had the tools to move forward, you could truly accomplish all that you have ever dreamed of and possibly even more? You are not alone in this feeling. Many people feel weighted down with the multiple challenges of trying to juggle all of the responsibilities of life, and as such often f...
I have experience working with people who identify a wide range of limitations from personality, mood, anxiety (i.e., Obsessive-Compulsive disorder (OCD), Hair pulling, Social anxiety, Panic disorder), and those working through a traumatic experience(s). I see clients across the lifespan and value building a strong therapeutic relationship to support the therapy journey. Much of my training has...
