Borderline Personality (BPD) Therapists in 98042
Carrie Talamaivao
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Covington, WA 98042 (Online Only)
Hi, and thank you for being here. I commend you for considering therapy. I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Washington with 18 years of working with children, youth and adults. I have worked with people of all ages affected by depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, loss, chronic medical conditions, life changes, children/parents/foster parents who experienced the child welfare system, and First Responders, friends and family.
Hi, and thank you for being here. I commend you for considering therapy. I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Washington with 18 years of working with children, youth and adults. I have worked with people of all ages affected by depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, loss, chronic medical conditions, life changes, children/parents/foster parents who experienced the child welfare system, and First Responders, friends and family.
Thrive Wellness Clinic
MA, LMHC, SUDP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Covington, WA 98042
Thrive offers mental health services to every part of the family system. With a team of expert therapists with different specialties, we aim to match you to a team member who is trained with your specific needs. Our therapists see children from the age of 3 and beyond to include every age. We offer every type of therapy to include individual therapy for children, teen and adults, couples counseling and family therapy. Additionally we specialize in perinatal therapy, fertility counseling and adoption counseling. If you're looking to explore holistic alternatives for mental health needs we offer integrative medicine for mental health.
Thrive offers mental health services to every part of the family system. With a team of expert therapists with different specialties, we aim to match you to a team member who is trained with your specific needs. Our therapists see children from the age of 3 and beyond to include every age. We offer every type of therapy to include individual therapy for children, teen and adults, couples counseling and family therapy. Additionally we specialize in perinatal therapy, fertility counseling and adoption counseling. If you're looking to explore holistic alternatives for mental health needs we offer integrative medicine for mental health.
Kerry Mayhall
Counselor, PhD, LMHC
Verified Verified
Covington, WA 98042
Not accepting new clients
I am trained for work with individuals, couples, youth and families within a variety of mental health and recovery situations. I have worked within the mental health field for approximately 15 years with experience ranging from issues surrounding chronic mental illness in kids and adults, trauma and abuse, domestic violence, behavioral disturbances, parenting, depression and anxiety. I use a relational and strength-based approach in therapy and collaborate with clients to help determine the best and most appropriate course of treatment.
I am trained for work with individuals, couples, youth and families within a variety of mental health and recovery situations. I have worked within the mental health field for approximately 15 years with experience ranging from issues surrounding chronic mental illness in kids and adults, trauma and abuse, domestic violence, behavioral disturbances, parenting, depression and anxiety. I use a relational and strength-based approach in therapy and collaborate with clients to help determine the best and most appropriate course of treatment.
Anne Moss Riley
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Covington, WA 98042
Not accepting new clients
I am primarily a cognitive-behavioral therapist, but I incorporate other approaches to provide an individualized plan for recovery. I will help you recognize how thoughts (cognitions) and actions (behaviors) create and maintain patterns in daily living. I combine many aspects of dialectical behavior therapy into my work with clients. This kind of therapy offers specific skills to enhance emotional regulation, develop effective interpersonal relationship skills, and ways to tolerate distress in daily living. I often use psycho-education so you can make informed choices about different ways of thinking, feeling, and acting.
I am primarily a cognitive-behavioral therapist, but I incorporate other approaches to provide an individualized plan for recovery. I will help you recognize how thoughts (cognitions) and actions (behaviors) create and maintain patterns in daily living. I combine many aspects of dialectical behavior therapy into my work with clients. This kind of therapy offers specific skills to enhance emotional regulation, develop effective interpersonal relationship skills, and ways to tolerate distress in daily living. I often use psycho-education so you can make informed choices about different ways of thinking, feeling, and acting.
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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.