Borderline Personality Disorder therapists in Golden Valley, Arizona AZ
Borderline Personality Disorder
Lauren Chavis
Psychologist, PsyD
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.
11 Years Experience
Borderline Personality Disorder
Jamie Pettus
Psychologist, PsyD
I have training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy and have worked with those who have been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, both in groups and individually.
21 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
Philip Cooke
Psychologist, PhD
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.
10 Years Experience
Borderline Personality Disorder
Claire Karakey
Therapist, LPC, MC
Borderline Personality Disorder is an illness that makes emotions difficult to manage. One may have difficulty relating to others, coping with stress, reckless behavior, strong feelings of isolation and abandonment, and challenges understanding other people’s points of view. BPD is sometimes also called Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD) as the name is more descriptive to the actual condition.
BPD commonly presents in adolescence or early adulthood with intense moods, suicidal thoughts, addictive behaviors, inability to maintain jobs and relationships, and paranoid thoughts. Because of the extreme mood swings, BPD is frequently misdiagnosed as Bipolar Disorder, however, the mood changes with BPD are typically much shorter in overall duration.
Treatment is typically a combination of psychotherapies including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Mindfulness. There are no medications specifically to treat BPD but there are support groups that can help when struggling to cope with these significant emotions. People living with BPD are able to improve their lives with the help of therapy and other kinds of support.
9 Years Experience