I spent a year training on a DBT team working with clients with BPD. I regularly use the skills in my practice and enjoying working with clients with BPD to this day.
If you have a history of unstable interpersonal relationships, high sensitivity in interactions with others, all-or-none thinking, low tolerance for perceived rejection in relationships, and/or low self-esteem, you may have Borderline Personality Disorder.
We work with individuals with BPD as well as individuals who have difficulties with emotional regulation. We use Dialectical Behavior Therapy in our approach.
For people with a borderline personality structure, emotions can feel overwhelming and confusing and relationships intense and frustrating. making it hard to find relief. This experience can be compounded by stigma experienced from the label of "borderline personality disorder" and ineffectual treatments that fail to address the issues causing those distressing symptoms in the first place.
I approach the treatment of borderline personality from a psychodynamic perspective. I incorporate the best evidence available for improving emotion regulation and relationship stability and satisfaction. We work together to develop a trusting working relationship that feels safe enough to explore the psychological causes of your symptoms. As you do the hard work of inner exploration with me, you’ll discover new ways to express your feelings and get your needs met, leading to a more manageable life.
Borderline Personality Disorder involves a pattern of intense emotional and behavioral reactions to perceived abandonment. Therapy can teach emotional regulation and tolerance as well as new patterns to thinking and behaving.