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Old Nov 12, 2014, 11:43 AM
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Technically speaking i don't have one - most people from the UK don't. Individual psychotherapy has extremely long waiting lists so most make do with infrequent psychiatrist appointments and meetings with a CC. In fairness my CC is actually a registered therapist but we don't have therapeutic sessions if that makes sense. He just deals with the practical stuff like liaising treatment.

DBT is usually offered for BPD cases - that might be the intensive therapy you're looking for as they meet 2 to 3 times a week both in group sessions and individually. I'm not sure you can expect up to 3 individual sessions with a therapist each week - unless you're willing to pay for it. But most therapists worth their salt wouldn't advise it - I mean what would it achieve? Focus needs to be on the quality of care received rather than the amount...if you're seeing someone 3 times a week, what opportunity does that give you to actually go away and put your homework into practice etc?

I think you need a care team - a psychiatrist to advise on medicating and a key worker of sorts to oversee treatment. One thing is for sure, BPD requires intensive, longer term treatment so whatever you go in for, you've got to be able to commit to it and be aware that even the right kind of therapy still takes a hell of a lot of work both inside and out of sessions to become effective. Good luck.
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