I believe that many of our "disorders" have their foundations in trauma. Together we can work in a safe way with the trauma which supports growth and transformation.
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) affects everyone differently. Many people with BPD have experienced severe trauma and may also experience PTSD, but not everyone. I am here to hear your story and help you to develop better relationships, improve responses to distress, and gain more peace in life. While I can help you to apply some useful DBT strategies, I find traditional DBT to be too rigid for most people with busy lives and difficulties with relationships. I generally use a form on psychodynamic psychotherapy called the Conversational Model, which aims to help people function today rather than looking at their past primarily.
Psychologist, Registered Clinical Psychologists - Dr Peter Gibbons and Adri Hunt
Both therapists view personality disorders as a disruption in normal development, attachment and sense of self. They utilize the Brain-Mind-Relationship model that enables the exploration of reactive behaviours that interferes with effective functioning and development of safe and secure relationships. Therapy aims to develop a sense of self-awareness, distress tolerance and better choices at the most basic level of conscious awareness
Psychologist, BA (Hons), DPsych (Forensic), MPsych (Clinical)
Illume Psychology is a boutique psychology practice that offers a nurturing space to meaningfully and collaboratively work through your inner troubles. A diagnosis of personality disorder can be confusing and necessitates the thoughtful and skilled attention of a dedicated therapist to provide support, help make sense of past experiences and bring to awareness problematic patterns of thought and behaviour to empower you to create sustained change in your life.