Borderline Personality Disorder therapists in Tonawanda, New York NY
Borderline Personality Disorder
Jim Stangarone
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, Certified psychodramatist (CP)
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a complex diagnosis that involves a wide range of feelings and emotions that can be very destructive not only to the individual, to for loved ones as well. There is an overall sense of chaos frequently associated with BPD, including a deep sense of helplessness and despair. Our work together focuses on emotional control, self-reflection, and the exploration of your goals in life.
19 Years Experience
Borderline Personality Disorder
Jenn Coonce
Licensed Psychoanalyst, Licensed Psychoanalyst, New York State
If you've had a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder or suspect you have it, it can feel like a stigma. But it is possible to work toward having a productive, satisfying life while living with Borderline Personality Disorder. Through a cooperative, supportive relationship with the right therapist, you can learn how to cope with the unique challenges you face due to your disorder. Psychotherapy for this disorder works well in tandem with psychiatric treatments to manage medications, or other treatments, if applicable.
14 Years Experience
Borderline Personality Disorder
Greta Cowles Consulting
Life Coach, LMFT, SEP, PIT, Trauma Stress Studies
Rooted in childhood trauma, BPD can be addressed using somatic therapies and process the trauma, reduce shame, regulate affect and emotional reactivity, enabling serenity and affect control as well as healing from one's traumas.
11 Years Experience
Borderline Personality Disorder
Rachel W. Bush, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist, Trauma Informed Yoga Instructor with 500 Hour Training, International bestselling author on Self-love and Creativity
I studied with Dr. Otto Kernberg and Dr. Marsha Linehan at Cornell as a Psychology. Fellow. Patient safety is always my top concern given that this is a high risk population. I like to refer these people to DBT Skills Management training and help with chronic feelings of emptiness, self-harming behaviors and mood dysregulation.
33 Years Experience
Borderline Personality Disorder
Rebecca, Mitchell
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, MSEd, SIFI
Receiving a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder can be a frightening and confusing experience. If you have received this diagnosis please "give yourself a break". Healing and growth are possible, and the fact that you are reading this blurb suggests that you have all you need to begin a process of recovery.
Often people who have received this diagnosis experienced a great deal of trauma, and neglect in their childhood. The patterns of thought and behavior you developed were likely necessary for your survival into adulthood. Unfortunately, these same skills may now be leaving you feeling isolated, alienated and alone.
I believe that first a foremost it is important for us to develop a therapeutic relationship based on honesty and compassion. Additionally, I am informed by Schema Therapy, Internal Family Systems and Dialectic Behavior Therapy.
8 Years Experience