Borderline Personality Disorder & Emotional Regulation Therapy

Living with borderline personality disorder—or intense emotional dysregulation—can make emotions, relationships and your sense of self feel difficult to manage. You may experience emotions very deeply and find that your reactions happen faster than you can control them.    

You may be looking for BPD therapy if you experience:

•    Intense or rapidly changing emotions

•    Fear of rejection or abandonment

•    Unstable or highly emotional relationships

•    Difficulty trusting other people

•    Impulsive decisions or behaviours

•    Anger that feels difficult to control

•    Feeling empty, disconnected or unsure of who you are

•    Black-and-white or all-or-nothing thinking

•    Self-harm urges or other unsafe coping strategies

•    Feeling overwhelmed during interpersonal conflict

•    Shame or regret following emotional reactions

•    Difficulty returning to baseline after becoming upset  

Our therapists provide compassionate, non-stigmatizing support. We recognize that intense emotional responses often developed for understandable reasons and that meaningful not everyone experiencing these symptoms has borderline personality disorder. Therapy may incorporate Dialect Behaviour Therapy-informed strategies, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, trauma-informed care, mindfulness and interpersonal skills. Along with dialectical behavioural therapy. Treatment can help you recognize emotional triggers, tolerate build distress tolerance, communicate more effectively and develop safer ways of coping.

Untwist provides emotional-regulation and BPD-informed therapy in Midland and virtually across Ontario. We do not provide a formal diagnosis unless the treating clinician is legally authorized and qualified to do so. When additional assessment or specialized care is needed, we can discuss appropriate referral options. Your extended-health benefits may cover therapy with an eligible regulated clinician. Coverage varies by plan, and receipts are provided. 

Individual Session Fee: $175/50 minute

In-Person in Midland or Virtually across Ontario. Evening availability.