Looking for a counselor in PDX - DBT edition
October 9, 2014 1:08 PM Subscribe
I'm new to the area. A counselor, like a doctor, is a really good person to establish a working relationship with before you need one. Snowflake story inside
As a student in a small town in Texas, I was encouraged to see someone for mood irregularities. I saw someone from the school who was a PHD student. She unofficially diagnosed me with Borderline Personality disorder. She encouraged me strongly to keep seeing someone wherever I ended up. Post graduation, I've bounced between a few places looking for work and have finally found something in Portland OR. While I haven't had any huge problems here, I know that winter is coming and that 9 months of cloudy days can make even the most sane into a nutbag. That being said, I am poor but insured, looking for someone good and possibly someone who specializes in treating borderline personality disorders or in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) which is the recommended type of therapy.
I've only really done therapy the one time and it was easy to find because it was cheep/school provided. PDX is big and I'm no longer a student. Do you know anyone good?
As a student in a small town in Texas, I was encouraged to see someone for mood irregularities. I saw someone from the school who was a PHD student. She unofficially diagnosed me with Borderline Personality disorder. She encouraged me strongly to keep seeing someone wherever I ended up. Post graduation, I've bounced between a few places looking for work and have finally found something in Portland OR. While I haven't had any huge problems here, I know that winter is coming and that 9 months of cloudy days can make even the most sane into a nutbag. That being said, I am poor but insured, looking for someone good and possibly someone who specializes in treating borderline personality disorders or in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) which is the recommended type of therapy.
I've only really done therapy the one time and it was easy to find because it was cheep/school provided. PDX is big and I'm no longer a student. Do you know anyone good?
Response by poster: Oh! thank you for the resource! Also, bonus points if they are Kink friendly/kink aware
posted by becomingly at 3:30 PM on October 9, 2014
posted by becomingly at 3:30 PM on October 9, 2014
The Marsha Linehan (inventor of DBT) Institute has a search engine to locate DBT therapists.
posted by goggie at 4:55 PM on October 9, 2014
posted by goggie at 4:55 PM on October 9, 2014
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