r/Amsterdam • u/Any-Fly7913 • 8d ago
Private therapy for BPD?
Hi all, i suspect I have a borderline personality disorder and while I am on the waiting list for an evaluation, I would like to know if someone can recommend a private therapist who specialises in bpd (and DBT would be nice)? I often have a very hard time dealing with my emotions and want to start with therapy asap. Preferably Amsterdam or area but further away is also fine. Thanks in advance for your advices 🙏
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u/CryGroundbreaking783 8d ago edited 8d ago
You are going to need a lot of perseverance. Waiting lists for specialised treatment are long, and a lot of therapists don't want to touch BPD — especially not in English — or at least, that's what my doctor told me.
What got me into therapy faster was deciding (together with my huisarts) to simply describe symptoms (avoiding the term BPD altogether), and then I got an intake at iPractice fast.
My advice would be to do the same. Find a generalised place you like the look of (can recommend iPractice), get a referral there from your doctor, and just start going to therapy for your BPD symptoms under the guise of having "difficulty regulating emotions and unstable interpersonal relationships" — or whatever your biggest complaints are. Good luck! Please do let me know if you find a better way!
If you can afford it, I think there are private DBT therapy groups in Amsterdam too, but health insurance is unlikely to cover this, as far as I'm aware.