Kassie Love Marriage and Family Therapist

Unusual thoughts and experiences may occur with a variety of conditions, stress, and emotions. While such experiences have been met with judgment in the past mental health field, rest assured that such experiences will be met with compassion and understanding in my treatment approach. I use research based methods, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and mindfulness to crate an evidence based approach. When desired, I can collaborate with prescribing providers.

I have experience in diagnosing and treating the unique differences between Bipolar Type I and II. I combine Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help clients develop coping skills to utilize during high energy and depressed mood states.

If you or a family member cope with Borderline Personality Disorder, my treatment approach of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and mindfulness can help you create the boundaries needed to reduce stress and conflict in your life and relationships.

Using CBT, we will explore how your thoughts, behaviors, and emotions are related in creating cycles that produce unhealthy thinking styles and unhelpful behaviors. Our work together will focus on helping you explore new cognitive perspectives to shift your mood and find skills that bring you balance.

I have specialized training in DBT to support a variety of mood states, emotions, and unusual experiences. The skills based approach of DBt can help you develop skills to stabilize your moods and find healthier ways of dealing with conflict.

ometimes, extreme stress and emotions lead to experiences that that you are not certain are a part of reality. While these unusual experiences or thoughts have been unfairly judged by past mental health approaches, rest assured that these experiences will be approached with compassion and understanding. We can work together to develop strategies to help you stay more grounded in the present, and have the tools you need to cope with such thoughts or experiences when they do occur.

While a diagnosis of BPD can sometimes feel stigmatizing, it's really just a way of saying that your coping strategies during times of stress are less than ideal. Sometimes, those with BPD may have experienced difficult childhood or relationship circumstances. Together, we can find healing and effective coping strategies that bring you the peace and presence you desire.