Borderline Personality Disorder

It’s normal for people to experience mood fluctuations, but these should only last a few hours.

For those with bipolar disorder, these intense emotional swings last days to weeks and are accompanied by dangerous behaviour changes and difficulty with daily routines and social interactions.

Signs + Symptoms

  • Intense fear of abandonment or instability
  • Patterns of unstable relationships
  • Difficulty tolerating being alone
  • Inappropriate, intense anger
  • Impulsive and risky behaviour
  • Suicidal threats or behaviour or self-injury
  • Frequent mood swings lasting a few hours to a few days
  • Dissociations
  • Ongoing feelings of emptiness
  • Self-Image issues – rapid changes in self-identity and self-image (changing goals, values)
  • Periods of stress-related paranoia and loss of contact with reality lasting a few minutes to a few hours
  • Difficulty managing emotions and behaviour
  • Mood reactivity (intense emotional highs and lows, irritability, anxiety)

Goals of BPD Therapy

  • Increase interpersonal effectiveness; learning how to find and keep relationships
  • Increase ability to tolerate distress
  • Develop a routine with healthy habits to maintain consistency and balance
  • Learn mindfulness skills to regulate emotions
  • Controlling self-harming behaviours

Our Approach

We will do an assessment of your specific situation and goals, to come up with a targeted and individualized approach to therapy that draws from a variety of the listed modalities

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Change unhelpful and problematic ways of thinking got change unwanted or unhealthy behaviour

Mindfulness-Based Therapy

Utilized techniques like meditation, stretching, and breathing to increase awareness of our thoughts, feelings and actions

Dialectal Behavioural Therapy (DBT)

Develop healthy coping strategies and mindfulness skills like living in the moment to improve relationships and regulate emotions

Person-Centred Therapy

The therapists takes a supporting role to empower and motivate you as you work towards reaching your full potential

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Mental Health Therapist – Peace River
Registered Assessment Psychologist
Registered Psychologist EMDR Certified
Master’s Psychology & Social Work Registered Social Work – Direct Billing
Master of Counselling Student Counsellor