Borderline Personality (BPD) Therapists in Del Rio, TX

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Ethel H Gomez
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, NCC, LPC
Verified Verified
Del Rio, TX 78840
Life can be difficult to navigate at times, but I believe we all possess inner strength and resiliency to address and learn coping skills to make life easier to handle. I meet people where they are and assist alongside them to where they want to be. Therapy can be challenging, but I provide a relaxed atmosphere where we work to assist in guiding you to identify your strengths and where you can freely express your emotions. My goal is to provide the best modalities to address areas of concern and be empathetic, understanding, and demonstrate unconditional positive regard where you feel safe, listened, while assuring your self-worth.
Life can be difficult to navigate at times, but I believe we all possess inner strength and resiliency to address and learn coping skills to make life easier to handle. I meet people where they are and assist alongside them to where they want to be. Therapy can be challenging, but I provide a relaxed atmosphere where we work to assist in guiding you to identify your strengths and where you can freely express your emotions. My goal is to provide the best modalities to address areas of concern and be empathetic, understanding, and demonstrate unconditional positive regard where you feel safe, listened, while assuring your self-worth.
(830) 469-4882 View (830) 469-4882
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Kent Slayton
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Del Rio, TX 78840  (Online Only)
I've been a therapist for over 40 years and thoroughly enjoy my work. I understand the personal nature of therapy and the difficulty it takes to ask for help when already feeling overwhelmed and vulnerable. I appreciate the responsibility and privilege given me when invited to join you in discussing personal and even painful issues. I'll listen, assume nothing, judge nothing, impose nothing and try to find a solution as individual and personal as your dilemma, as quickly as possible.
I've been a therapist for over 40 years and thoroughly enjoy my work. I understand the personal nature of therapy and the difficulty it takes to ask for help when already feeling overwhelmed and vulnerable. I appreciate the responsibility and privilege given me when invited to join you in discussing personal and even painful issues. I'll listen, assume nothing, judge nothing, impose nothing and try to find a solution as individual and personal as your dilemma, as quickly as possible.
(830) 774-4447 View (830) 774-4447
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Larissa Dovalina
Licensed Professional Counselor, M Ed, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Del Rio, TX 78840
There are times in life where you may feel lost and struggle to understand, change, or accept life and the circumstances that surround you. Sometimes you need someone in your corner when times are tough where it seems like there is no way out of a negative situation. Larissa’s passion is to be in your corner and help support you in your time of need through psychotherapy. Larissa's therapeutic approach focuses on a client- center approach such as Cognitive behavior Therapy (CBT) and Reality therapy.
There are times in life where you may feel lost and struggle to understand, change, or accept life and the circumstances that surround you. Sometimes you need someone in your corner when times are tough where it seems like there is no way out of a negative situation. Larissa’s passion is to be in your corner and help support you in your time of need through psychotherapy. Larissa's therapeutic approach focuses on a client- center approach such as Cognitive behavior Therapy (CBT) and Reality therapy.
(832) 621-4174 View (832) 621-4174
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Ruben Garza
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCDC, NCC
Verified Verified
Del Rio, TX 78840
“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.” As an experienced therapist, it is my honor to assist you in exploring your core issues and move toward a healthy, fulfilling life. Utilizing a variety of approaches to work a treatment plan customized to meet your unique circumstances. With honesty and compassion I will work to create an open channel of communication. The goal of our therapy sessions together, will be to help you develop the mental fortitude needed to lead a successful life. The more support you gain, the better equipped you will be to live life.
“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.” As an experienced therapist, it is my honor to assist you in exploring your core issues and move toward a healthy, fulfilling life. Utilizing a variety of approaches to work a treatment plan customized to meet your unique circumstances. With honesty and compassion I will work to create an open channel of communication. The goal of our therapy sessions together, will be to help you develop the mental fortitude needed to lead a successful life. The more support you gain, the better equipped you will be to live life.
(512) 543-2373 View (512) 543-2373

Online Therapists

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Inclusive Minds
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC
Verified Verified
Eagle Pass, TX 78852  (Online Only)
Life can be challenging and can sometimes feel overwhelming. Emotions like guilt, resentment, fear, depression, loneliness, anxiety, and grief can take away our peace, and cripple our wellbeing. You don't have to do it alone. Join me at Inclusive Minds to work collaboratively with a professional who is accepting and non judgmental to help you reach your health and wellness goals.
Life can be challenging and can sometimes feel overwhelming. Emotions like guilt, resentment, fear, depression, loneliness, anxiety, and grief can take away our peace, and cripple our wellbeing. You don't have to do it alone. Join me at Inclusive Minds to work collaboratively with a professional who is accepting and non judgmental to help you reach your health and wellness goals.
(830) 396-4864 View (830) 396-4864
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Elia Ann Guzman
Pre-Licensed Professional, MEd, LPC-A
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Hondo, TX 78861
You want to experience more joy and fulfillment in your life, but you struggle with fear of failure or rejection, difficulty focusing on positive thoughts in challenging moments, lack of motivation due to low energy levels, a sense of isolation or loneliness, difficulty seeing self-worth or finding purpose, feeling overwhelmed by the state of your emotions and mental health. If you have anxiety, grief, or chronic pain, life can be hard. I’m here to help you make it easier. Even though it may feel like happiness is unattainable right now. Together, we can explore the roots of your struggles and find ways to create lasting change.
You want to experience more joy and fulfillment in your life, but you struggle with fear of failure or rejection, difficulty focusing on positive thoughts in challenging moments, lack of motivation due to low energy levels, a sense of isolation or loneliness, difficulty seeing self-worth or finding purpose, feeling overwhelmed by the state of your emotions and mental health. If you have anxiety, grief, or chronic pain, life can be hard. I’m here to help you make it easier. Even though it may feel like happiness is unattainable right now. Together, we can explore the roots of your struggles and find ways to create lasting change.
(830) 460-5630 View (830) 460-5630
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Triple C EAP Equine Assisted Therapy-Rhonda Fousek
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-S
Verified Verified
Vanderpool, TX 78885
In this crazy, non predictable world are you anxious, angry or overwhelmed? Are you more stressed, avoiding others, or are you to the point of calling it quits? Are you dealing with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, ADHD, PTSD, trauma or abuse. I believe we learn survival skills from our past that affect your present relationships, but are no longer heathy & we feel stuck. I am a Christian Therapist for over 20years. There is HOPE. God is a God of attachments and HE says it is not good to be alone. HE has given me to passion and HIS knowledge and HIS Wisdom to help you walk through this journey. You are not alone.
In this crazy, non predictable world are you anxious, angry or overwhelmed? Are you more stressed, avoiding others, or are you to the point of calling it quits? Are you dealing with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, ADHD, PTSD, trauma or abuse. I believe we learn survival skills from our past that affect your present relationships, but are no longer heathy & we feel stuck. I am a Christian Therapist for over 20years. There is HOPE. God is a God of attachments and HE says it is not good to be alone. HE has given me to passion and HIS knowledge and HIS Wisdom to help you walk through this journey. You are not alone.
(830) 433-8946 View (830) 433-8946

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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.