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Title: Therapy needed Atlanta teenager Post by: Anab on April 03, 2025, 02:02:27 PM Hello. Desperately looking for a therapist for our daughter. Originally diagnosed with eating disorder (binging), finally concluding that this was just the tip of the iceberg, as after some years treating her for ED they concluded it's BPD. We don't want to continue with the ED therapist, but have a specialist to tread a severe case of BPD. Prefer in person help in Atlanta, however open to online.
Thank you! Title: Re: Therapy needed Atlanta teenager Post by: kells76 on April 03, 2025, 04:13:36 PM Hello and *welcome*
It's not surprising to hear that your daughter is struggling with more than "just" an eating disorder. It's good that the ED treatment team clued you in that there's possibly more going on. Can I ask, how old is your daughter? In some US states, minors have more "say" over mental health treatment, while in other states, it's fully up to the parents... depending on ages. Has your daughter been mostly compliant with the ED treatment? And has the ED team made any recommendations or referrals for a BPD-specific professional? ... A great place to start looking, if you haven't gotten any referrals, is the Psychology Today (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us) "Find a Therapist" tool (should be a search box in the middle of the page). You can tailor it to your area, in person or remote, BPD specific, etc. We also have some articles especially for when your teen or adult child has BPD (https://bpdfamily.com/portfolio-child), definitely take a look at those when you have a moment. ... Who else is in your family -- spouse? other children? How are they all doing... and how are you doing? |