Narcissistic Personality (NPD) Therapists in 84009
Eddie Golub
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
South Jordan, UT 84009
Embracing the therapeutic journey means acknowledging there's no 'fast food' method to healing. In a world where our spirits often face profound challenges, there's no simplistic or instantaneous remedy. Therapy, in its essence, is not merely a sanctuary for surmounting symptoms, healing emotionally, and freeing our voices. It's a profound exploration aimed at uncovering and nurturing our sense of purpose and meaning. This journey enriches our existence, celebrating our complexity and guiding us towards a deeper understanding of ourselves as intricate beings.
Embracing the therapeutic journey means acknowledging there's no 'fast food' method to healing. In a world where our spirits often face profound challenges, there's no simplistic or instantaneous remedy. Therapy, in its essence, is not merely a sanctuary for surmounting symptoms, healing emotionally, and freeing our voices. It's a profound exploration aimed at uncovering and nurturing our sense of purpose and meaning. This journey enriches our existence, celebrating our complexity and guiding us towards a deeper understanding of ourselves as intricate beings.
The Evidence Based Practice of Nevada (The EBP)
Psychologist
Not Verified Not Verified
South Jordan, UT 84009
The Evidence Based Practice of Nevada (The EBP) is a behavioral healthcare clinic located in Henderson, Nevada. The EBP also serves neighboring Arizona and Utah. We are a team of highly-specialized licensed mental health care providers (including psychologists, social workers, and other therapists) who stay up to date with the most recent research and innovations in patient care. The EBP team provides comprehensive evaluations (such as neuropsychological, psychological, and psychoeducational testing and assessment), and treatment (psychotherapy) for a wide range of behavioral and mental health concerns across the lifespan.
The Evidence Based Practice of Nevada (The EBP) is a behavioral healthcare clinic located in Henderson, Nevada. The EBP also serves neighboring Arizona and Utah. We are a team of highly-specialized licensed mental health care providers (including psychologists, social workers, and other therapists) who stay up to date with the most recent research and innovations in patient care. The EBP team provides comprehensive evaluations (such as neuropsychological, psychological, and psychoeducational testing and assessment), and treatment (psychotherapy) for a wide range of behavioral and mental health concerns across the lifespan.
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Narcissistic Personality (NPD) Therapists
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.