Personality Disorders

I have extensive training, expertise, and experience treating Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). In my private practice, I treat both individuals who meet criteria for BPD but for whom Comprehensive DBT is not indicated, and individuals who don't meet criteria for BPD but experience BPD symptoms/traits.

I work primarily with Obsessive Compulsive, Borderline, Histrionic, and Narcissistic personality disorders.

I am trained to work with the entire spectrum of personality disorders. My practice utilizes evidenced based treatments to treat and manage personality traits that get in the way of living a fulfilling life including DBT, Radically Open DBT, and Mentalization based treatment. My approach tend to be honest, down to earth, and direct.

I am formally trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) through Behavioral Tech - Marsha Linehan's training foundation. I have both residential and outpatient experience treating symptoms common in personality disorders such as suicidality, self-harm, and interpersonal struggles.

I use DBT and MBT to help with personality functioning and other interpersonal issues.

Tami’s initial training in master’s level clinical work began at Pacifica Graduate Institute. This individual focused training emphasizes psychological forces such as feelings and emotions that influence behaviors. In essence, asking how our pasts effects our present. Tami’s ongoing training consists of specializations in treating Complex-Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

I have extensive experience and knowledge specifically with borderline personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, and avoidant personality disorder.

I specialize in clients diagnosed with personality disorders. I will support you in working towards your ideal life, managing symptoms, and understanding the diagnosis.

You’ve been struggling with overwhelming emotion, at times hopeless that you will ever feel grounded. Emotions hit you like unrelenting ocean waves, and you’re being tossed and thrown around trying to get above water for some air. With comprehensive DBT and trauma focused therapy, I can help you navigate overwhelming emotion so you can feel safe and grounded, resolve conflict in relationships so you can feel connected and secure, and connect to yourself so you can feel powerful & purposeful.

Struggling with chronic emotion dysregulation and distress can feel isolating and demoralizing. With DBT I help clients diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder or Borderline traits build skills to soothe emotional distress, regulate and focus the mind, and build a true life worth living. I have extensive training in DBT and its applications, and have offered DBT in all levels of care and settings.

It can be difficult when diagnosed with a personality disorder to know where to turn. I have worked with numerous clients to understand their diagnosis and to help them learn to connect with their environment.

I specialize in treating individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) using the gold standard treatment for BPD: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). As my clinical practice focuses on treating the insomnia, nightmares, and related sleep disruption that is so common in BPD, I integrate various DBT skills during our sleep-focused treatment.

Experiencing chronic emotional distress and dysregulation can leave us feeling isolated and alone, and like we can't get connected to ourselves. I have worked extensively with people diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder and Borderline Traits for years with empathic validation and effective Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Many of my clients utilize DBT skills to soothe distress, regulate emotions, and truly build a life that's worth living.

All relationships come with their own hurdles; however, sometimes they can feel extra difficult to navigate. If being in close relationships has often felt difficult, please reach out and learn how to feel closer and more engaged with those you care about.

I have extensive training, expertise, and experience treating Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and, in my private practice, I treat both individuals who meet criteria for BPD but for whom Comprehensive DBT is not indicated, and individuals who don't meet criteria for BPD but experience BPD symptoms/traits.

I utilize Schema Therapy and have extensive training and knowledge on this topic. In fact, I've even conducted trainings on this topic for other licenses therapists. It's an amazing modality and I love using this to help my clients move past unhealthy patterns and improve relationships. Schema therapy helps people with personality disorders by identifying and changing deep-rooted negative thought patterns (schemas) that develop in childhood.

Intensively trained Dialectical Behavioral Therapy counselor. DBT has been shown to help with Anxious-Depression.

I started my career as a Master's level Social Worker receiving direct supervision in an intensive outpatient program that served primarily those diagnosed with personality disorders and chronic suicidality. I received supervision twice per week and engaged in outside studies on my own regarding personality disorders.

I have special experience and training in treating borderline personality disorder.

Dialectical behavior therapy is considered the best treatment for individuals who have been diagnosed with personality disorders. I am well trained in DBT and use it with all of my clients. I also am very knowledgeable about highly emotional people and trauma - and how both of these factors are often present with individuals with personality disorders.