Borderline Personality (BPD) Therapists in 98409

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Affirming Connections PLLC
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Tacoma, WA 98409
Waitlist for new clients
I respect it takes courage to seek and partner with a therapist. My core values as a clinician are to provide others utmost respect, hope, resiliency, concern, empathy, challenge, creating a path to recovery and healing. I enjoy working with adults through age sixty-five, and children ages four through twenty-one, including families. I have been a Marriage and Family Therapist for thirty plus years, I am honored to enter with others in their healing journey.
I respect it takes courage to seek and partner with a therapist. My core values as a clinician are to provide others utmost respect, hope, resiliency, concern, empathy, challenge, creating a path to recovery and healing. I enjoy working with adults through age sixty-five, and children ages four through twenty-one, including families. I have been a Marriage and Family Therapist for thirty plus years, I am honored to enter with others in their healing journey.
(253) 263-1105 View (253) 263-1105
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Stronger You Counseling
Counselor, LMHC, MS, MDiv
Verified Verified
Tacoma, WA 98409  (Online Only)
I provide quality and ethical mental health care tailored to your individual needs, values, and circumstances. Concerns about location accessibility, chemical sensitivities, or exposure for the immunocompromised, or non-traditional scheduling are things of the past. Your video counseling session will be in an environment you control. I have experience serving POC, LGBTQ+, and people in poverty. I’ve also worked with those impacted by disabilities and incarceration. I’ve experienced both trauma and the wounding and healing qualities of relationships. I understand how hard it can be, and I know there’s still hope for positive change.
I provide quality and ethical mental health care tailored to your individual needs, values, and circumstances. Concerns about location accessibility, chemical sensitivities, or exposure for the immunocompromised, or non-traditional scheduling are things of the past. Your video counseling session will be in an environment you control. I have experience serving POC, LGBTQ+, and people in poverty. I’ve also worked with those impacted by disabilities and incarceration. I’ve experienced both trauma and the wounding and healing qualities of relationships. I understand how hard it can be, and I know there’s still hope for positive change.
(253) 352-2814 View (253) 352-2814
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Joyce Moody, LICSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, MSW, ACSW
Verified Verified
Tacoma, WA 98409
I like people and enjoy getting to know and understand them. There are many ways we can get stuck or get weighed down in life issues. It is exciting for me to assist others in finding ways to get on with living. I believe this occurs when a client feels comfortable in the relationship with their therapist. As a therapist, my first task is to provide a safe environment for a person to experience themselves in new ways.
I like people and enjoy getting to know and understand them. There are many ways we can get stuck or get weighed down in life issues. It is exciting for me to assist others in finding ways to get on with living. I believe this occurs when a client feels comfortable in the relationship with their therapist. As a therapist, my first task is to provide a safe environment for a person to experience themselves in new ways.
(253) 243-3035 View (253) 243-3035
Photo of undefined - Lois Stevens LICSW, LICSW, CSAT-C, Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Lois Stevens LICSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, CSAT-C
Verified Verified
Tacoma, WA 98409
I believe individuals are unique because of their life experience, perceptions, genetic and cultural background. I don't use one therapy fits all; I use what I think is best given what each client tell me. I encourage, people to move past their own limitations, but do not insist, because it is their journey not mine. I have worked on my own issues, and continue to do so, I appreciate the courage it takes to open up to another person. This process takes time to build a relationship of trust so you can talk about what you don't want to talk about. My hope is you will find a safe place with me to discover more about yourself
I believe individuals are unique because of their life experience, perceptions, genetic and cultural background. I don't use one therapy fits all; I use what I think is best given what each client tell me. I encourage, people to move past their own limitations, but do not insist, because it is their journey not mine. I have worked on my own issues, and continue to do so, I appreciate the courage it takes to open up to another person. This process takes time to build a relationship of trust so you can talk about what you don't want to talk about. My hope is you will find a safe place with me to discover more about yourself
(253) 893-8593 View (253) 893-8593
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Therapy Associates of Tacoma
Counselor, LMHC, LMFT
Verified Verified
Tacoma, WA 98409
Therapy Associates of Tacoma strives to make quality counseling an affordable resource. Therapy Associates of Tacoma counselors work collaboratively with individuals, teens, couples, and families to identify and create movement toward your desired goals.
Therapy Associates of Tacoma strives to make quality counseling an affordable resource. Therapy Associates of Tacoma counselors work collaboratively with individuals, teens, couples, and families to identify and create movement toward your desired goals.
(253) 343-9478 View (253) 343-9478
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Healing Counseling
Counselor
Verified Verified
Lakewood, WA 98409  (Online Only)
Healing Counseling is a private group practice offering Mental Health Counseling. We use a person centered approach where inclusion and acceptance for diversity is our main objective. Is very important for us that all our clients feels hear and seen . The cultural, educational and background diversity of our team is an example of how we emphasized on individual/personalized treatment to meet all our client's needs. Our team has experience/education working with different cultural backgrounds, different mental health disorders and life issues, Domestic Violence and Women issues, LGBTQIA+ and more.
Healing Counseling is a private group practice offering Mental Health Counseling. We use a person centered approach where inclusion and acceptance for diversity is our main objective. Is very important for us that all our clients feels hear and seen . The cultural, educational and background diversity of our team is an example of how we emphasized on individual/personalized treatment to meet all our client's needs. Our team has experience/education working with different cultural backgrounds, different mental health disorders and life issues, Domestic Violence and Women issues, LGBTQIA+ and more.
(253) 259-2638 View (253) 259-2638
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Elizabeth Klein
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LSWAIC
Verified Verified
Lakewood, WA 98409
Waitlist for new clients
Current Openings for Private Pay Ketamine-Assisted Therapy... All others: 3-4 month waitlist. I focus on trauma work by creating a safe space for healthy healing. As a holistic practitioner, I believe in treating the body, mind, and spirit as one unit. My approach to healing is compassionate and tailored to each individual's needs. I want to help you achieve optimal growth, health, and wellness in all areas of your life. That's why I offer a range of services that focus on healing the root causes of your health concerns.
Current Openings for Private Pay Ketamine-Assisted Therapy... All others: 3-4 month waitlist. I focus on trauma work by creating a safe space for healthy healing. As a holistic practitioner, I believe in treating the body, mind, and spirit as one unit. My approach to healing is compassionate and tailored to each individual's needs. I want to help you achieve optimal growth, health, and wellness in all areas of your life. That's why I offer a range of services that focus on healing the root causes of your health concerns.
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Ruth Currah
Counselor, PhD
Verified Verified
Tacoma, WA 98409
Not accepting new clients
I use an interdisciplinary approach, which means I use different styles of counseling to meet the different needs and personalities of clients. I always allow their feedback so they remain comfortable. I try and meet their perceptual needs, emotional needs, cognitive needs, situational needs, and respect their individual personalities. I have worked with all ages, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds (including the Middle and Far East), and social economic backgrounds.
I use an interdisciplinary approach, which means I use different styles of counseling to meet the different needs and personalities of clients. I always allow their feedback so they remain comfortable. I try and meet their perceptual needs, emotional needs, cognitive needs, situational needs, and respect their individual personalities. I have worked with all ages, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds (including the Middle and Far East), and social economic backgrounds.
(253) 201-2475 View (253) 201-2475
Borderline Personality (BPD) Therapists

What is the most successful approach to treating borderline personality disorder?

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is considered the gold standard of treatment for borderline personality disorder. An evidence-based treatment, it addresses the extreme emotional reactivity, the relationship difficulties, and the acts of self-harm that create so much distress for BPD patients. DBT is a comprehensive program that includes both regular individual psychotherapy sessions and weekly group sessions of skills training.

What happens in treatment of borderline personality disorder?

Treatment typically consists of weekly individual therapy sessions that last an hour and group skill-focused instructional sessions that may last up to two hours. Patients are typically given homework “assignments” in which they are asked to practice in their daily life the skills they acquire in therapy. Patients also keep a diary tracking their emotions and impulses as a way to know which situations are most problematic and to help them gain control over their own behavior. Difficult situations and feelings are typically reviewed in therapy sessions and more constructive solutions found.

What kinds of problems does BPD treatment help with?

DBT was initially developed to dampen the self-destructive impulses of chronically suicidal patients. It is now the treatment of choice for borderline personality disorder, a serious condition marked by extreme emotional reactivity, relationship instability, and self-injurious behaviors. Treatment of BPD helps patients tolerate the flux of emotions without acting on them, often with a specific focus on tolerating negative emotions. DBT addresses the core problems of BPD—fear of abandonment, low self-esteem, and impulsivity.

What is the goal of treatment in borderline personality disorder?

The goal of treatment for borderline personality disorder (BPD) is to relieve the extreme emotional distress that patients experience—to curb their emotional reactivity, to minimize their inclination to self-harm, and to reduce their impulsivity. Toward these ends, patients are not only taught an array of new coping skills and techniques for emotional regulation, they are given opportunities to practice them. Another major goal of treatment is interpersonal effectiveness; patients learn and problem-solve ways to effectively communicate in relationships, especially how to ask for what they need as a way to minimize hurt feelings.