Madeleine E. Bertin is a Therapist based in the USA. My areas of speciality include Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality, Codependency, Depression, Emotional Disturbance, Life Transitions, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Stress, and Women's Issues. This profile is currently unclaimed; please validate the details are current when communicating with the mental health professional.
Therapist Overview
I believe that the therapeutic relationship is the central component to successful psychotherapy and I bring special attention to the ongoing process of relational safety. I also believe that self-harmful behaviors always have roots in past experiences of threat and it can be life-changing to discover these connections. I work to help individuals establish goals, explore their experiences, gain self-awareness, develop resources and skills, cultivate self-compassion, and find greater self-empowerment so they can create a more fulfilling and meaningful life for themselves. I have expertise working with Eating Disorders, Mood & Anxiety Disorders, PTSD, Dissociative Disorders, and the often co-occurring issues of self-harm, suicidal ideation, low self-worth, & interpersonal difficulties. My work is informed by research in the fields of neuroscience, somatic psychology, attachment, psychodynamic theory, and affect regulation. It can be frightening to reach out to a new therapist for help, e