Narcissistic Personality (NPD) Therapists in M8W
Karolina Lutkiewicz
Registered Psychotherapist, PhD, RP, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Etobicoke, ON M8W (Online Only)
I am a mental health professional with more than 10 years of experience working with individuals, couples and families from different backgrounds. I graduated from The Toronto Institute for Relational Psychotherapy (TIRP). I completed Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Psychology and a 2-year post diploma program in Clinical Sexology. I am here to help you cope with your various struggles, in the context of relationships, past experiences, social and cultural backgrounds. If you need healing from trauma, gaining awareness, regulating emotions, exploring needs, and building meaningful connections with yourself and others, I am here.
I am a mental health professional with more than 10 years of experience working with individuals, couples and families from different backgrounds. I graduated from The Toronto Institute for Relational Psychotherapy (TIRP). I completed Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Psychology and a 2-year post diploma program in Clinical Sexology. I am here to help you cope with your various struggles, in the context of relationships, past experiences, social and cultural backgrounds. If you need healing from trauma, gaining awareness, regulating emotions, exploring needs, and building meaningful connections with yourself and others, I am here.
Yasamin Karimi Psy.d. (C)
Registered Psychotherapist, PsyD(c), MA, RP, CCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Etobicoke, ON M8W (Online Only)
I am a Registered Psychotherapist with 14 years of experience with a wide variety of clients. As far as I remember, nothing has ever fascinated me more than humans; their interactions; their mentality and how they grasp the universe. I knew far too young what I was made to do and am thrilled to be in the very profession I can see myself in for the rest of my life.
I am a Registered Psychotherapist with 14 years of experience with a wide variety of clients. As far as I remember, nothing has ever fascinated me more than humans; their interactions; their mentality and how they grasp the universe. I knew far too young what I was made to do and am thrilled to be in the very profession I can see myself in for the rest of my life.
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Narcissistic Personality (NPD) Counsellors
What type of therapy is best for narcissistic personality disorder?
Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is best treated with talk therapy, which could involve cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, schema therapy, gestalt therapy, or similar approaches. A therapist will help a patient uncover the feelings that may drive their behavior and discover how to engage with themselves and those around them with greater empathy and understanding, fewer demands, and less defensiveness, with the goal of developing a more authentic sense of self that enables healthier relationships.
How do therapists treat NPD?
By developing a strong therapeutic relationship, and continually focusing patients on relationships, community, and connection, a therapist, through talk therapy, may be able to help someone with NPD change. In sessions, a therapist will help an individual achieve relief from their current stressors, including the treatment of co-occurring conditions such as anxiety or depression. A therapist may also help an individual to recognize unhealthy coping mechanisms, learn new ways of interacting with others, and eventually become able to feel and display empathy.
Can a narcissist be cured with therapy?
Therapy can be effective. After a serious setback or great loss, someone with NPD may be forced to recognize that they are not immune to life’s challenges. That can spur feelings of melancholy and depression that lead them to seek professional help. Once an individual decides to seek help, they have already taken a step that the majority of those with NPD never will. Still, people with NPD often quit therapy as they naturally resist feeling vulnerable, being challenged, or admitting to flaws.
How can you get narcissistic personality disorder treatment for someone?
It is notoriously difficult to convince someone with NPD to seek help. With their feelings of superiority, they may be unlikely to recognize or acknowledge that they have a problem, or that their problem is narcissism. Sometimes, they are aware that they are arrogant and that others resent them but they don’t see it as a problem because they are convinced of their superiority. People with NPD have trouble maintaining relationships, but family members and others who do feel close to them, and whose presence they value, may be able to encourage them to seek therapy.