DBT with Erin in Delaware County, PA
My therapeutic philosophy is grounded in the belief that people living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are not “too much”. They are often individuals who feel deeply, love intensely, and have survived more than most people will ever understand. I view BPD through a compassionate, evidence-based lens: a pattern of suffering shaped by emotional sensitivity, chronic invalidation, relationship instability, and a deep longing for connection and safety. My work centers on helping adults find stability, healing, and confidence using Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), a proven approach for emotion dysregulation and BPD treatment.
My path into this work is personal. Before I became a therapist, I spent almost a decade in therapy myself. I know what it feels like to sit in the client chair and be wanting change, wanting relief, and wanting to feel understood. I also participated in a DBT skills group as a client, which completely shifted the way I understood my emotions, relationships, and patterns. DBT helped me build my own foundation, and it inspired me to dedicate my career to supporting others who feel overwhelmed, reactive, misunderstood, or stuck in painful cycles. My therapeutic approach is deeply rooted in both professional training and lived experience with mental health.
As a Linehan Board Certified DBT Clinician, I offer the highest standard of adherent DBT therapy, combining structure and clarity with warmth, authenticity, and humor. I specialize in working with adults who struggle with Borderline Personality Disorder, intense emotions, relationship instability, impulsivity, panic, anxiety, and the fear of abandonment that so often accompanies BPD. Many of my clients come to therapy feeling ashamed of their reactions, disconnected from their identities, or afraid that their emotions make them “too much.” I want to show you that these patterns make sense and they can absolutely change.
My clients often tell me they appreciate that I am both real and grounded. I believe therapy should feel safe, supportive, and human and not clinical or cold. I use humor and authenticity to help clients feel comfortable opening up, and I balance validation with clear, effective strategies for change. My role is not just to teach DBT skills but to walk alongside you as you learn them, offering consistency, honesty, and hope.
Through online DBT therapy and virtual BPD treatment across Pennsylvania, Virginia, Delaware, and Idaho, I help adults build emotional regulation, strengthen relationships, decrease impulsive or self-sabotaging behaviors, and develop a life that feels stable and meaningful. DBT’s core skills, mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness give us a practical roadmap, while our therapeutic relationship creates the trust and safety to do the deeper work.
My philosophy rests on a simple but powerful truth: you are inherently capable of healing. Your emotions make sense. Your patterns have origins. And with the right support, you can learn to navigate your inner world with clarity, steadiness, and compassion. Online DBT therapy gives you the tools; our relationship gives you the connection; and together, we build a path forward.
Above all, I want you to know this:
You are not broken.
You are not hopeless.
You are not too much.
You deserve a therapist who understands BPD, who believes in DBT, and who sees your potential even on the days you can’t see it yourself. That’s the foundation of the work we will do together!