Borderline Personality Disorder therapists in Walker, Michigan MI
Borderline Personality Disorder
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
Borderline Personality Disorder
Michelle Peacock
Psychologist, PhD
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.
19 Years Experience
Borderline Personality Disorder
Meghan McCoy-Smith
Psychologist, PsyD
Living with Borderline Personality can be challenging for yourself and your loved ones. I take an evidence based approach to helping clients understand the impact of this diagnosis on themselves and their relationships, improving the ability to regulate mood and behavior to achieve to enjoy living the life they desire.
9 Years Experience
Borderline Personality Disorder
Dr. Karen Perez
Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, PhD, LPC, LLP
There are good long-term outcomes for people experiencing BPD who engage in a comprehensive treatment plan. Most experience the best results using a combination of psychotherapy, peer and family support and medications (when indicated) to address their symptoms. Psychotherapy is considered the cornerstone for treating BPD because it aims to address the emotional dysregulation associated with the condition. A hallmark of effective treatment is learning to master dysregulation with coping skills, insight and acceptance by utilizing Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and Mentalization-based therapy (MBT).
33 Years Experience
Borderline Personality Disorder
Cameron Staley
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Individuals with borderline traits are often misunderstood and do not often receive the types of care and support they need. Dialectical Behavior Therapy is an effective way to develop skills to better navigate the challenges associated with emotion regulation difficulties and interpersonal concerns.
12 Years Experience