Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by experiencing heightened negative emotions (e.g., anger, sadness) and interpersonal turbulence. Individuals with BPD may also engage in maladaptive coping behaviors (e.g., self-harm, disordered eating) to cope with overwhelming emotions. In addition to my private practice, my experience working with individuals with BPD includes an assistantship at McGill treating adolescents with BPD and self-harm, internships at the University of Alberta and Alberta Health Services, and working as a staff psychologist at Cherry Hospital (Goldsboro, North Carolina).

My approach to treating BPD is to use DBT to help clients develop adaptive emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills so that they gain confidence in effectively managing emotional and interpersonal distress.