Borderline Personality (BPD) Therapists in Wyncote, PA
After 25 years of experience in the field of behavioral health & human relations , I continue to be excited and energized by the unique interactions and special challenges that courageous patients bring to the therapy meetings. I have always felt it is an honor and privilege to be doing this type of work.My areas of specialization and training include individual, couples and family therapy. I also work effectively with special populations such as seniors and individuals with intellectual & developmental disabilities. My approach is eclectic or integrative, but I use many behavioral and cognitive-behavioral approaches in my work.
After 25 years of experience in the field of behavioral health & human relations , I continue to be excited and energized by the unique interactions and special challenges that courageous patients bring to the therapy meetings. I have always felt it is an honor and privilege to be doing this type of work.My areas of specialization and training include individual, couples and family therapy. I also work effectively with special populations such as seniors and individuals with intellectual & developmental disabilities. My approach is eclectic or integrative, but I use many behavioral and cognitive-behavioral approaches in my work.
Starting to process your own story is a brave step. It can be daunting to explore challenging life seasons and open chapters we've closed off for self-protection. Confronting childhood or generational experiences is tough, and we often turn to coping mechanisms like addiction or unhealthy relationships. You deserve a life that excites you every morning. How can I help you on this journey? Let's work together to heal, understand your past, and find healthier ways to cope, so you can embrace a renewed and fulfilling life.
Starting to process your own story is a brave step. It can be daunting to explore challenging life seasons and open chapters we've closed off for self-protection. Confronting childhood or generational experiences is tough, and we often turn to coping mechanisms like addiction or unhealthy relationships. You deserve a life that excites you every morning. How can I help you on this journey? Let's work together to heal, understand your past, and find healthier ways to cope, so you can embrace a renewed and fulfilling life.
If you're hurting over relationship troubles, find yourself struggling with the same issues in your marriage or relationship, or feel stuck and confused about how to move forward, I'd like to help you with this. I'm an experienced psychotherapist and professor of clinical psychology with a special emphasis on relationship difficulties. I can help support and guide you through the confusion you're experiencing, the emotions you're struggling with, and the decisions you're confronting. We can work on this together, and I'll help you identify problematic patterns and develop a plan for moving forward in your life and relationships.
If you're hurting over relationship troubles, find yourself struggling with the same issues in your marriage or relationship, or feel stuck and confused about how to move forward, I'd like to help you with this. I'm an experienced psychotherapist and professor of clinical psychology with a special emphasis on relationship difficulties. I can help support and guide you through the confusion you're experiencing, the emotions you're struggling with, and the decisions you're confronting. We can work on this together, and I'll help you identify problematic patterns and develop a plan for moving forward in your life and relationships.
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Kristina Frechette
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Philadelphia, PA 19118 (Online Only)
I specialize in working with mood disorders such as anxiety, depression and personality disorders such as DMDD, Borderline Personality Disorder.
My ideal client is someone who is seeking a path to meaningful change. They may be struggling with a range of issues, such as anxiety, eating disorders, depression, stress, trauma, self-esteem challenges, or navigating life transitions. I enjoy working with those who are seeking guidance and support to understand of their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors, and are motivated to become the best version of themselves.
I specialize in working with mood disorders such as anxiety, depression and personality disorders such as DMDD, Borderline Personality Disorder.
My ideal client is someone who is seeking a path to meaningful change. They may be struggling with a range of issues, such as anxiety, eating disorders, depression, stress, trauma, self-esteem challenges, or navigating life transitions. I enjoy working with those who are seeking guidance and support to understand of their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors, and are motivated to become the best version of themselves.
Morgan Karcher
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, ATR-BC
Verified Verified
Jenkintown, PA 19046
Hi, I'm Morgan! I'm a Philly-based trauma focused licensed professional counselor. My expertise comes from a psychodynamic, relational therapy approach, implementing tenants of Art Therapy, Feminist Theory, Internal Family Systems Model, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (T-F CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy . I have helped individuals, families, couples from adolescence into adulthood find healing and understanding in desperate situations. I work with clients experiencing anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, PTSD, ADHD, BPD, codependency, attachment issues, body image & self-esteem.
Hi, I'm Morgan! I'm a Philly-based trauma focused licensed professional counselor. My expertise comes from a psychodynamic, relational therapy approach, implementing tenants of Art Therapy, Feminist Theory, Internal Family Systems Model, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (T-F CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy . I have helped individuals, families, couples from adolescence into adulthood find healing and understanding in desperate situations. I work with clients experiencing anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, PTSD, ADHD, BPD, codependency, attachment issues, body image & self-esteem.
Eileen McCann Araco, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MBA, LPC
Verified Verified
Abington, PA 19001
Life can be tough, and it’s almost always made better with therapy. Two of my specialties are DBT and Borderline Personality. Other specialties include anxiety, depression, anger, ADHD, and LGBTQ+ support.
Life can be tough, and it’s almost always made better with therapy. Two of my specialties are DBT and Borderline Personality. Other specialties include anxiety, depression, anger, ADHD, and LGBTQ+ support.
Shanna Savage
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Philadelphia, PA 19119 (Online Only)
I have a lot of experience with trauma, anxiety, depression, survivors of domestic violence, autism, and borderline personality disorders.
I offer telehealth sessions through a secure portal for clients who are distancing or quarantined. Have you been struggling with feeling sad, having enough energy to get through your day, or been overwhelmed with worry? I believe that each individual possesses strength and resilience, and sometimes it takes work to for one to recognize the unique qualities and character they have. I want to help you in your journey to discovering your strengths and help you through moments that have challenged you in the past and present, to create a better future.
I have a lot of experience with trauma, anxiety, depression, survivors of domestic violence, autism, and borderline personality disorders.
I offer telehealth sessions through a secure portal for clients who are distancing or quarantined. Have you been struggling with feeling sad, having enough energy to get through your day, or been overwhelmed with worry? I believe that each individual possesses strength and resilience, and sometimes it takes work to for one to recognize the unique qualities and character they have. I want to help you in your journey to discovering your strengths and help you through moments that have challenged you in the past and present, to create a better future.
Kathryn Hilton
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Philadelphia, PA 19119
Sometimes we need support to navigate the ups and downs of life. If you feel overwhelmed or lost, I’m here to help you explore your unique concerns and find your way forward. I help clients with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, gender dysphoria, and borderline personality disorder.
Sometimes we need support to navigate the ups and downs of life. If you feel overwhelmed or lost, I’m here to help you explore your unique concerns and find your way forward. I help clients with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, gender dysphoria, and borderline personality disorder.
Cecelia S. Baldwin
Licensed Professional Counselor, DMFT, LPC
Verified Verified
Jenkintown, PA 19046
I am a Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor, practicing as a therapist, trainer, and consultant in Philadelphia and surrounding suburbs. I offer individual therapy, couples counseling and family counseling for children, adolescents and adults. I have a broad and unique base of clinical experience and education. I have a particular passion and expertise in working with children, adolescents, individuals and families struggling with relationships difficulties. I have significant experience and advanced clinical training treating varying degrees of psychological trauma.
I am a Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor, practicing as a therapist, trainer, and consultant in Philadelphia and surrounding suburbs. I offer individual therapy, couples counseling and family counseling for children, adolescents and adults. I have a broad and unique base of clinical experience and education. I have a particular passion and expertise in working with children, adolescents, individuals and families struggling with relationships difficulties. I have significant experience and advanced clinical training treating varying degrees of psychological trauma.
Arika Moody, LMFT is a Philadelphia Native who strives to service the community she grew up in, and to provide them with affordable therapeutic supports and resources. She has spent her college years in Syracuse University and LaSalle University, where she obtained a B.S. in Child and Family Studies and a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy. She has been dedicated to continuing to learn new ways to be effective in treating her clients and providing holistic treatment that includes processing, validation, and skill building.
Arika Moody, LMFT is a Philadelphia Native who strives to service the community she grew up in, and to provide them with affordable therapeutic supports and resources. She has spent her college years in Syracuse University and LaSalle University, where she obtained a B.S. in Child and Family Studies and a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy. She has been dedicated to continuing to learn new ways to be effective in treating her clients and providing holistic treatment that includes processing, validation, and skill building.
Soul Transformation LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSW, MDiv, CTCP, CAMS-I
Verified Verified
Jenkintown, PA 19046 (Online Only)
There are many reasons you may be seeking therapy — marital and familial conflict, grief & loss, anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, self-esteem, sexual abuse, domestic violence, or relationships are among the most common reasons. Perhaps you have asked yourself questions such as “how long will this pain last?” “when will I be good enough?” “how can I learn to love myself” “Why me?’ "How do I get out?" I want you to know you are not alone! Together we can explore your needs. You want to be happy, let's explore the barriers keeping you from living the best version of you. You need tools to navigate life, let's create a road map.
There are many reasons you may be seeking therapy — marital and familial conflict, grief & loss, anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, self-esteem, sexual abuse, domestic violence, or relationships are among the most common reasons. Perhaps you have asked yourself questions such as “how long will this pain last?” “when will I be good enough?” “how can I learn to love myself” “Why me?’ "How do I get out?" I want you to know you are not alone! Together we can explore your needs. You want to be happy, let's explore the barriers keeping you from living the best version of you. You need tools to navigate life, let's create a road map.
Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Jenkintown, PA 19046
Have you tried brief symptom focused therapy, only to have your problems return? Are you feeling stuck with longstanding patterns in your life? Psychodynamic therapy may be the change you are looking for. Since 1939, the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia has promoted psychoanalytic training and practice. Through our Consultation & Referral Service, our members offer high quality therapy and psychoanalysis to the community. Through PCOP, you can be confident that your therapist has the training to provide you the kind of insightful therapeutic experience you're looking for.
Have you tried brief symptom focused therapy, only to have your problems return? Are you feeling stuck with longstanding patterns in your life? Psychodynamic therapy may be the change you are looking for. Since 1939, the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia has promoted psychoanalytic training and practice. Through our Consultation & Referral Service, our members offer high quality therapy and psychoanalysis to the community. Through PCOP, you can be confident that your therapist has the training to provide you the kind of insightful therapeutic experience you're looking for.
Natalie Ullmann - Teen And Young Adult Therapist
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Jenkintown, PA 19046
Waitlist for new clients
Life can feel so heavy and confusing, and if you’ve experienced traumas or challenges it will feel even heavier. I practice warm and genuine therapy for teens and young adults as they navigate the world, their mental health, relationships, and major life transitions. Whether new to therapy or looking for a different approach, I strive to build the supportive relationship with clients as they heal and understand their own unique life experiences.
Life can feel so heavy and confusing, and if you’ve experienced traumas or challenges it will feel even heavier. I practice warm and genuine therapy for teens and young adults as they navigate the world, their mental health, relationships, and major life transitions. Whether new to therapy or looking for a different approach, I strive to build the supportive relationship with clients as they heal and understand their own unique life experiences.
Instilling Hope, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Abington, PA 19001 (Online Only)
I approach each client's therapy based on his or her unique goals and needs. You and I work together as a team to identify the patterns that are affecting your life, and build the knowledge and skills to allow you to live a satisfying life. I am flexible in how I approach treatment, as I will integrate various therapy practices and approaches in order to best fit your needs. I work to create a safe enviornment where client's can grow and learn through their struggles.
I approach each client's therapy based on his or her unique goals and needs. You and I work together as a team to identify the patterns that are affecting your life, and build the knowledge and skills to allow you to live a satisfying life. I am flexible in how I approach treatment, as I will integrate various therapy practices and approaches in order to best fit your needs. I work to create a safe enviornment where client's can grow and learn through their struggles.
John Levenson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, BCD, CGP
Verified Verified
Philadelphia, PA 19118 (Online Only)
I combine active listening with creative response as a Gestalt therapist.
I do brief and long term work depending on what the client needs.
I am seasoned and I care about my clients' well-being.
I combine active listening with creative response as a Gestalt therapist.
I do brief and long term work depending on what the client needs.
I am seasoned and I care about my clients' well-being.
F.L.O.W. is a wellness center emphasizing a whole-person, integrative approach. Our team of Clinical Therapists, Practitioners, and Instructors is here to support you--physically, mentally, and emotionally-- as you take steps on your journey to transformation. We believe you are best served holistically; therefore, you can choose from mental health counseling, functional nutrition, or yoga, to name a few of our services. We offer these services virtually and in our comfortable, home-like wellness center so you can work on creating your best life in whatever environment you prefer.
F.L.O.W. is a wellness center emphasizing a whole-person, integrative approach. Our team of Clinical Therapists, Practitioners, and Instructors is here to support you--physically, mentally, and emotionally-- as you take steps on your journey to transformation. We believe you are best served holistically; therefore, you can choose from mental health counseling, functional nutrition, or yoga, to name a few of our services. We offer these services virtually and in our comfortable, home-like wellness center so you can work on creating your best life in whatever environment you prefer.
Karen is a marriage and family therapist with 10+ years experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. Karen has a unique base of clinical experience and offers individual, couples, family and group counseling. Karen has significant experience and advanced clinical training treating varying degrees of psychological trauma.
Karen is a marriage and family therapist with 10+ years experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. Karen has a unique base of clinical experience and offers individual, couples, family and group counseling. Karen has significant experience and advanced clinical training treating varying degrees of psychological trauma.
Yeva Ventura
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Abington, PA 19001 (Online Only)
I believe that in order to change anything, we first need to understand and accept it. This is done through talking. I bring an empathetic, worldly, and multidisciplinary approach to help you gain a deeper understanding of who you are and what you want. We all repeat the same patterns through our lives that sometimes prevent us from happiness.Through therapy, we can start to observe those patterns, and then decide how we want to change them.
I believe that in order to change anything, we first need to understand and accept it. This is done through talking. I bring an empathetic, worldly, and multidisciplinary approach to help you gain a deeper understanding of who you are and what you want. We all repeat the same patterns through our lives that sometimes prevent us from happiness.Through therapy, we can start to observe those patterns, and then decide how we want to change them.
Merle Clearfield
Psychologist, MA
Verified Verified
Jenkintown, PA 19046 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I have over twenty years of experience working with people, 18-elders. I believe that therapy is an adventure, where one chooses to go, regardless of not knowing the way. Through the relationship this awareness is brought together by truth, compassion, humor, and some pain. The therapist serves as a guide, modeling and teaching the individual a more effective way of living. I see the individual as someone with a whole life that exists beyond the therapy session. The relationship, which fosters hope is a non-judgmental environment, that underlies all the work that is undertaken.
I have over twenty years of experience working with people, 18-elders. I believe that therapy is an adventure, where one chooses to go, regardless of not knowing the way. Through the relationship this awareness is brought together by truth, compassion, humor, and some pain. The therapist serves as a guide, modeling and teaching the individual a more effective way of living. I see the individual as someone with a whole life that exists beyond the therapy session. The relationship, which fosters hope is a non-judgmental environment, that underlies all the work that is undertaken.
Complex trauma can be a stubborn life companion. Living through repeated exposure to traumatic experiences can leave you feeling unable to trust yourself or others, feeling chronically unsafe, and seeing yourself differently. Alongside those wounds, complicated grief can also be woven into the mix of post-traumatic pain. Complicated grief is so much more than “just” a loss - it’s sadness, anger, and guilt that cannot always be easily defined. As a licensed professional counselor with a special interest in trauma treatment, I understand the profound impact these experiences can have on an individual's emotional well being.
Complex trauma can be a stubborn life companion. Living through repeated exposure to traumatic experiences can leave you feeling unable to trust yourself or others, feeling chronically unsafe, and seeing yourself differently. Alongside those wounds, complicated grief can also be woven into the mix of post-traumatic pain. Complicated grief is so much more than “just” a loss - it’s sadness, anger, and guilt that cannot always be easily defined. As a licensed professional counselor with a special interest in trauma treatment, I understand the profound impact these experiences can have on an individual's emotional well being.
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Borderline Personality (BPD) Therapists
What is the most successful approach to treating borderline personality disorder?
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is considered the gold standard of treatment for borderline personality disorder. An evidence-based treatment, it addresses the extreme emotional reactivity, the relationship difficulties, and the acts of self-harm that create so much distress for BPD patients. DBT is a comprehensive program that includes both regular individual psychotherapy sessions and weekly group sessions of skills training.
What happens in treatment of borderline personality disorder?
Treatment typically consists of weekly individual therapy sessions that last an hour and group skill-focused instructional sessions that may last up to two hours. Patients are typically given homework “assignments” in which they are asked to practice in their daily life the skills they acquire in therapy. Patients also keep a diary tracking their emotions and impulses as a way to know which situations are most problematic and to help them gain control over their own behavior. Difficult situations and feelings are typically reviewed in therapy sessions and more constructive solutions found.
What kinds of problems does BPD treatment help with?
DBT was initially developed to dampen the self-destructive impulses of chronically suicidal patients. It is now the treatment of choice for borderline personality disorder, a serious condition marked by extreme emotional reactivity, relationship instability, and self-injurious behaviors. Treatment of BPD helps patients tolerate the flux of emotions without acting on them, often with a specific focus on tolerating negative emotions. DBT addresses the core problems of BPD—fear of abandonment, low self-esteem, and impulsivity.
What is the goal of treatment in borderline personality disorder?
The goal of treatment for borderline personality disorder (BPD) is to relieve the extreme emotional distress that patients experience—to curb their emotional reactivity, to minimize their inclination to self-harm, and to reduce their impulsivity. Toward these ends, patients are not only taught an array of new coping skills and techniques for emotional regulation, they are given opportunities to practice them. Another major goal of treatment is interpersonal effectiveness; patients learn and problem-solve ways to effectively communicate in relationships, especially how to ask for what they need as a way to minimize hurt feelings.