Borderline Personality (BPD) Therapists in Rhinebeck, NY

Russell Shelkowitz, LCSW-R has extensive experience working with adolescents (12+), adults (individuals & couples), and families, and has provided compassionate and effective care in diverse settings, including hospitals, private practices, and outpatient clinics.

I love working with people to understand their own patterns of thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and relationships. All of these patterns have a root cause, and have served you in some way at some time—even if they are now proving to be unhelpful or harmful. In our work together, we will come to better understand the problems you face, develop a plan to make a change, and then put that plan into action. I specialize in working with pre-teens, teens, and adults struggling with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, trauma, BPD, ADHD, patterns of difficulty regulating emotions, and pervasive isolation/interpersonal conflict.

I enjoy connecting with people and have been successful in aiding others to reconnect with their own power and joy. I have a wide range of experience, including trauma, couples therapy, serious mental illness, personality disorders, and forensic evaluations. I have come to specialize in trauma-focused work, life transitions, and couples counseling.

Do you feel life is unmanageable and nothing is going your way? Are you living through hard times in your relationships? Therapy can help! I am a licensed Jungian psychoanalyst and licensed marriage and family therapist. I have been working with individuals, couples and families for over 25 years in counseling centers and in private practice. I will help you connect painful past with current problems, resolve them, and realize your potential. I can help you improve challenging relational dynamics between partners and/or between parents and children.

Are you experincing life challenges with your family or employment? Maybe you are not entirely sure the cause of your distress and would just like to talk? We would like to walk with you on your journey to becoming a healthier person. We are a private practice that provides psychotherapy to patients experiencing challenges with a variety of issues including anxiety, depression, anger management, family discord, children with behavioral issues, impulsiveness, developmental disabilities, grief-loss and sexual behavior problems.

Adults, Teens, and Children in need of counseling benefit from Creative Arts Therapy, as do families, and couples. I offer the optional use of Creative Arts to help clients gain a much needed perspective to assist them in their healing. Words, alone, cannot fully express your feelings. The creative arts can provide a potent "language" for expression and requires no previous art making experience. Paint, college, clay, mask-making, and creative writing help clients express, understand, and transform their feelings into allies for healing. Art Therapy has been designated as a mind-body approach by the National Institute of Health.

As a solution-focused, mindfulness based cognitive/behavioral psychologist, I work by collaborating with you to identify problem areas and devise manageable strategies in the service of gradual, stepwise change. Our work looks at perceptions, thoughts, feelings and behavior and helps you alter and manage these. The fact that you are indeed able to make change becomes surprisingly clear to you, and it is done at a pace that feels workable.

I completed my undergraduate studies at Oberlin College, my post-baccalaureate studies at Columbia University, and my doctorate at LIU, Brooklyn. I have provided therapy and assessments to kids, teens, adults, and couples in varied settings, including urban inpatient/outpatient programs, VA hospitals, community clinics, and psychoanalytic institutes. Currently, outside of my private practice, I am engaging my passion for attachment and maternal/infant/early childhood mental health as a Perinatal Psychologist at The Motherhood Center or NY. I provider therapy to women and couples who are trying to conceive, pregnant, and postpartum.

I am an LMHC with experience in treating depression, anxiety, trauma, substance abuse, dually diagnosed, and a variety of other mental health needs. I have a Master’s in Counseling/Community Psychology with a certification in Forensic Mental Health. My work experience includes crisis services, psychiatric Emergency Room, and incarcerated adults. I am a Certified Anger Management Specialist through the NAMA, and provide Impaired Driving Assessments through the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS).

I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with more than 20 years of experience providing psychotherapy, consultation, and forensic assessments. In addition to my private practice, much of my career has been in community mental health where I’ve provided direct clinical services, as well as clinical supervision and worked in administration. Throughout my work in community mental health, I have also held the position of Adjunct Clinical Faculty with the Doctoral Program in Counseling Psychology at the University at Albany where, over the years, I have trained and supervised countless graduate students.

I offer compassionate support to those facing mood disorders, existential issues, sexuality, family issues, spirituality concerns, life path issues, trauma, anxiety, and a range of psychological and personal challenges. I seek to connect with clients in a patient and exploratory manner, providing insight and relief for those who seek it. I offer EMDR. Genuineness, authenticity, and acceptance are central to my practice and I strive to bring this into every moment. I am based out of Kingston and offer in-person sessions and telehealth. I work with teens (18+) and adults of all ages.

Are you feeling unhappy or even miserable? Are you struggling with managing or coping with the stressors that are overwhelming your life? Have you tried to feel better on your own and nothing seems to be working? If the answer is yes to any of these questions and you are willing to invest in yourself, I may be able to help. We will work together using evidence-based therapeutic interventions such as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). More often than not, I find individuals view change or a transition as uncomfortable and scary.

When emotions stir within, causing anxiety, depression, or distress in relationships, life can feel overwhelming. I view these shifts as gifts, like an indicator light your higher Self is yearning for a personal growth spurt. These feelings can be an opportunity to free yourself from the experiences that hold you back from living your best life. My ideal client is ready to explore their internal world to make the changes needed to create a positive transformation. I am a body-based trauma-informed therapist with a master’s degree in dance/movement therapy. I use the creative process and visualization as a tool for exploration.

Our ability to cope and manage stressors sometimes becomes overwhelming. These same stressors impact not only your life but those around you. If you are reading this, I applaud you for taking the first step in taking care of you. I am here to guide you on your journey to wellness. Feel free to reach out to me and explore how we can work together to improve your situation. I have years of experience in the fields of geriatrics, substance use disorders and mental health issues. Take control of the issues that are holding you back and no longer working.

My work has focused on clients in their teens, young adulthood and middle adulthood navigating life transitions, overlapping identities, and relational issues. My work has focused on mood disorders (depression and bipolar disorder primarily), anxiety disorders, trauma and issues related to gender identity and sexuality. My clinical experience has provided me with the opportunity to work with people of a wide set of backgrounds and issues.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in working with adults from a mindfulness based perspective. I believe that therapy can help you make meaning of pain, struggle and confusion in order to let go of suffering and find purpose in all the phases of life. Every moment of pain presents an opportunity for growth into deeper self-awareness, enhanced relationship intimacy and life fulfillment. I integrate concepts from psychodynamic, internal family systems, cognitive behavioral therapy and the major meditative traditions to address your individual needs.