Borderline Personality Disorder therapists in St. Charles, Maryland MD
Andrea Miller
Counselor/Therapist, NCC
In my practice, I often integrate aspects of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to help individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) manage their emotions and improve interpersonal relationships. Additionally, I utilize elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients develop mindfulness skills, increase psychological flexibility, and align their actions with their values, fostering a sense of purpose and fulfillment. Lastly, incorporating Narrative Therapy techniques, clients explore their life experiences and challenges from a contextual standpoint, empowering them to reconstruct their self-narrative and find new meaning in their journey towards healing and self-discovery.
3 Years Experience
Shelby Willoughby
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LMSW
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is often considered the treatment of choice for borderline personality disorder, offering a comprehensive approach that addresses emotion dysregulation, interpersonal difficulties, and self-destructive behaviors. Psychodynamic therapy can delve into underlying conflicts and attachment issues contributing to the development of borderline personality traits, promoting insight and self-awareness. Additionally, relational therapy focuses on repairing and improving interpersonal relationships, which is crucial for individuals with borderline personality disorder who often struggle with intense and unstable relationships.
10 Years Experience
Taylor Allie
Licensed Professional Counselor, LGPC
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques may be employed to identify and challenge maladaptive thought patterns and behaviors. Additionally, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) strategies could be integrated to address emotional dysregulation and interpersonal difficulties, emphasizing skills such as distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness. My hope is to provide a comprehensive framework for individuals with borderline personality disorder to cultivate self-awareness, develop healthier coping mechanisms, and foster more stable relationships.
5 Years Experience
Daniel McNulty
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LMSW
In my approach to treating borderline personality disorder, I integrate elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Internal Family Systems (IFS) to address emotional dysregulation and interpersonal challenges. Additionally, I utilize Attachment-based techniques to explore early relational patterns and attachment wounds that may contribute to the development of borderline personality traits. By incorporating Trauma Focused interventions and Mindfulness-Based approaches, I help clients process past traumas and develop healthier coping strategies, fostering greater self-awareness and emotional stability in managing their symptoms.
10 Years Experience
Utah Center for Evidence Based Treatment
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is one of the most effective treatments for emotion regulation difficulties. Our goal is to help our clients find a life worth living.
It has been used with both adolescents and adults for the treatment of self-injury, suicidality, personality disorders, substance use, eating disorders, and several other psychological problems.
Our DBT team has completed the Behavioral Tech Official DBT Intensive Training. Further, DBT therapists make a commitment to ongoing education in DBT, other evidence-based treatments, suicide prevention, integrating trauma-based approaches with DBT, and ethics.
We are one of the few local sites that offers the full DBT program, which includes individual therapy (once per week), skills group training (once per week), telephone coaching (as needed), and therapist collaborative consultation.
DBT is ideal for clients with one or more of these emotional experiences:
• Painful emotions from which a person feels there is no escape
• A chronic sense of "feeling nothing"
• Quickly shifting from one emotion to another
• Feeling like emotions are overwhelming, confusing, or controlling your life
• Having problems with anger, anxiety, and depression
In addition, DBT addresses the following difficulties:
• Difficulties in interpersonal relationships
• Living with a sense of emptiness or feeling like you are confused about who you are
• Impulsive behavior, suicide attempts, or self-injury
• Confused or fearful thinking
• Coping with distress through self-harm, eating, substance use, risky sexual behaviors, or avoiding everything
11 Years Experience