Borderline Personality (BPD) Therapists in 45239
Mary Kay Giovanetti
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, RN, MS, LPCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Cincinnati, OH 45239
Are you experiencing low mood, lack of energy or motivation, and having trouble concentrating? Do you get overwhelmed, feel nervous and scare to do something or avoid situations? Do you have panic attacks or past traumas that are getting in your way to the life you want? Maybe you need help with life challenges such as divorce, changing jobs or grieving a death of a loved one? If so, I can help by listening compassionately, develop healthy perspectives and work together to find effective coping skills to improve your life.
Are you experiencing low mood, lack of energy or motivation, and having trouble concentrating? Do you get overwhelmed, feel nervous and scare to do something or avoid situations? Do you have panic attacks or past traumas that are getting in your way to the life you want? Maybe you need help with life challenges such as divorce, changing jobs or grieving a death of a loved one? If so, I can help by listening compassionately, develop healthy perspectives and work together to find effective coping skills to improve your life.
Leah Renner
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LISW-S, MSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Cincinnati, OH 45239 (Online Only)
Are you worried about the future, struggling to find the words in your relationship, or managing symptoms from a personality disorder, anxiety, or depression? I believe everyone has a place in this world, and my passion is to normalize the struggle and empower my clients to be who they want. My therapeutic style is a culturally sensitive, empathetic, dialectic approach that offers tools for acceptance and change. I draw on mindfulness, DBT, and person centered approaches to best fit your needs.
Are you worried about the future, struggling to find the words in your relationship, or managing symptoms from a personality disorder, anxiety, or depression? I believe everyone has a place in this world, and my passion is to normalize the struggle and empower my clients to be who they want. My therapeutic style is a culturally sensitive, empathetic, dialectic approach that offers tools for acceptance and change. I draw on mindfulness, DBT, and person centered approaches to best fit your needs.
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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.