Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder
Your emotions feel bigger than you can hold. Relationships come and go which feels terrifying, and if you reach out too hard too fast, it feels like you push people away. Other people can be a source of comfort and reassurance, and also a source of stress and worry.
If this feels accurate to your experience, learn how therapy can help with this.
My Approach
I aim to support clients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) through a balanced approach. I offer space for validation and understanding the root of your big emotions, while also sharing concrete skills to get you through the challenging moments.
Attachment-based/Relational
Our past relationships inform how we experience and approach relationships in the present, and folks with BPD are no exception. Research has shown that folks with BPD have often experienced a great deal of trauma in relationships, including feeling abandoned and invalidated. Through an attachment-based approach, we take the time to recognize the impact of these experiences while focusing on how to experience a different kind of relationship in the present moment.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
In the moment, your feelings and challenging relationships can feel so overwhelming and you need immediate relief. I take a DBT-informed approach, a modality designed for folks with BPD who experience frequent and intense emotional dysregulation. I support clients with BPD with skills to regulate their emotions in the moment and techniques to better manage their relationships, without shame or judgement.