Lauren Cooper, LPC

Borderline Personality Disorder Therapy for Adolescents and Adults in GUNNISON & Crested Butte

Support for Emotional Balance, Healthy Relationships, and Self-Understanding

Living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) can feel overwhelming. Intense emotions, rapid mood shifts, fear of abandonment, and challenges in relationships can make daily life exhausting. Whether you’ve recently received a diagnosis or have been navigating symptoms for years, you deserve therapy that helps you build emotional resilience, develop practical coping skills, and regain stability.

Our BPD therapy services in Gunnison, Colorado and Crested Butte, Colorado provide a structured, compassionate environment where you can understand your patterns, practice new skills, and feel more in control of your emotional life.


Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder

BPD affects your emotions, self-image, and relationships. Individuals throughout Gunnison County, including Gunnison and Crested Butte, often experience:

  • Intense or rapidly shifting emotions
  • Fear of abandonment or rejection
  • Difficulty trusting others
  • Unstable relationships
  • Impulsive or self-destructive behaviors
  • Chronic feelings of emptiness
  • Mood swings and irritability
  • Emotional overwhelm or dissociation

These symptoms can feel isolating, but with support, meaningful change and stability are achievable.


How BPD Therapy Helps

Therapy provides consistent, structured support for understanding and managing BPD symptoms. Clients seeking BPD counseling in Gunnison or Crested Butte often find therapy helps them:

  • Regulate intense emotions and reduce emotional reactivity
  • Build healthier, more stable relationships
  • Reduce impulsive or self-harming behaviors
  • Develop mindfulness and grounding skills
  • Cultivate self-compassion and a stronger sense of identity
  • Improve communication and boundary-setting
  • Increase overall emotional stability and life satisfaction

With the right tools, emotional balance and relational stability become attainable.


Our Therapeutic Approach

We tailor therapy to your individual needs using evidence-based approaches, including:

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to build flexibility, self-compassion, and values-based living
  • Mindfulness and somatic strategies to manage emotional intensity
  • Strengths-focused and collaborative approaches
  • Coordination with other providers when needed, supporting a holistic approach

Whether you’re receiving BPD therapy in Gunnison, CO or traveling from Crested Butte, CO, we provide consistent support in a safe and structured environment.


What Sessions Look Like

Sessions are supportive, predictable, and skill-focused. Together we may explore:

  • How BPD affects emotions, thoughts, and relationships
  • Skills for managing emotional intensity and stress
  • Grounding, mindfulness, and distress tolerance techniques
  • Building healthy boundaries and interpersonal effectiveness
  • Reconnecting with your values, identity, and goals
  • Practicing strategies for long-term stability and emotional balance

You’ll be met with understanding, compassion, and guidance—never judgment.


BPD Therapy in Gunnison & Crested Butte: You Don’t Have to Navigate It Alone

If you’re seeking therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder in Gunnison, Colorado or Crested Butte, Colorado, we’re here to help you develop emotional balance, stability, and stronger relationships. You deserve support that is structured, compassionate, and evidence-based.

With the right guidance, emotional regulation, and healthy connection are possible. You are not alone.