Borderline Personality (BPD) Therapists in Mercer Island, WA
Laura Claire DelGrippo
Counselor, MA, LMHCA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Mercer Island, WA 98040 (Online Only)
The psychic wounds of family turmoil, emotional neglect, and traumatic life experiences can be profound and run deep. Confusion, loneliness, fear, anger, and sorrow can hollow out the heart and leave in it an aching sense of shame, emptiness, inadequacy, brokenness, and maybe even hopelessness. We may feel disconnected from ourselves and the world around us, tangled up in unrelenting beliefs that tell us we are inherently flawed or somehow just not good enough, no matter how hard we try.
The psychic wounds of family turmoil, emotional neglect, and traumatic life experiences can be profound and run deep. Confusion, loneliness, fear, anger, and sorrow can hollow out the heart and leave in it an aching sense of shame, emptiness, inadequacy, brokenness, and maybe even hopelessness. We may feel disconnected from ourselves and the world around us, tangled up in unrelenting beliefs that tell us we are inherently flawed or somehow just not good enough, no matter how hard we try.
At Grace Mindcare we specialize in comprehensive psychiatric care, cutting-edge ketamine therapy infusions to enhance your mental and physical well-being. Our services are designed to provide holistic support, catering to your unique needs with compassion and expertise.
At Grace Mindcare we specialize in comprehensive psychiatric care, cutting-edge ketamine therapy infusions to enhance your mental and physical well-being. Our services are designed to provide holistic support, catering to your unique needs with compassion and expertise.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with a private practice on Mercer Island, Washington. I have experience in providing therapy for a variety of mental health concerns with children, adolescents, and adults, including those associated with adoption, depression, anxiety and trauma. My services might be particularly suited to those individuals with long-standing mental health concerns.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with a private practice on Mercer Island, Washington. I have experience in providing therapy for a variety of mental health concerns with children, adolescents, and adults, including those associated with adoption, depression, anxiety and trauma. My services might be particularly suited to those individuals with long-standing mental health concerns.
Kelsey Staub
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, LCMHC, CH
Verified Verified
Mercer Island, WA 98040 (Online Only)
As a licensed therapist and hypnotherapist, I have a wide range of experience with varying ages that include depression, anxiety, trauma, substance abuse, self-worth/esteem, negative habits, relationship/family issues, ADHD, sexuality, and intellectual/developmental differences. I provide a welcoming space for processing what arises in therapy, manage and regulate challenging feelings in a healthily, develop effective coping skills, re program thought/behavior patterns, heal unresolved emotions, and create a plan for life improvement. Unconditional positive regard, warmth, and acceptance are key elements to our therapeutic work.
As a licensed therapist and hypnotherapist, I have a wide range of experience with varying ages that include depression, anxiety, trauma, substance abuse, self-worth/esteem, negative habits, relationship/family issues, ADHD, sexuality, and intellectual/developmental differences. I provide a welcoming space for processing what arises in therapy, manage and regulate challenging feelings in a healthily, develop effective coping skills, re program thought/behavior patterns, heal unresolved emotions, and create a plan for life improvement. Unconditional positive regard, warmth, and acceptance are key elements to our therapeutic work.
Do you or your partner identify as neurodivergent (ADHD, autism)? Are arguments and lack of intimacy making you contemplate divorce? Has infidelity or betrayal trauma caused pain in your relationship? Communication difficulties, anxiety, and breaches of trust can create barriers to intimacy. Working with a specialist who understands the impact of neurodiversity on relationships can help you both thrive. If you have trouble expressing your needs or understanding your partner, I will help you embrace your strengths and learn strategies to become closer and learn to connect on a deeper level. You can have the relationship you desire!
Do you or your partner identify as neurodivergent (ADHD, autism)? Are arguments and lack of intimacy making you contemplate divorce? Has infidelity or betrayal trauma caused pain in your relationship? Communication difficulties, anxiety, and breaches of trust can create barriers to intimacy. Working with a specialist who understands the impact of neurodiversity on relationships can help you both thrive. If you have trouble expressing your needs or understanding your partner, I will help you embrace your strengths and learn strategies to become closer and learn to connect on a deeper level. You can have the relationship you desire!
Jennifer Tillman
Counselor, MA, LMHCA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Mercer Island, WA 98040 (Online Only)
Hello! My name is Jenny Tillman and I am currently accepting new clients for individual therapy services through Sound Resilience Health. I work with clients ages 15 and older struggling with anxiety, interpersonal conflicts, parenting challenges, depression, mood disorders and challenges surrounding eating behaviors, and self-harm.
Hello! My name is Jenny Tillman and I am currently accepting new clients for individual therapy services through Sound Resilience Health. I work with clients ages 15 and older struggling with anxiety, interpersonal conflicts, parenting challenges, depression, mood disorders and challenges surrounding eating behaviors, and self-harm.
I believe therapy is most effective when clinicians welcome the expertise clients have about their own lives. Treatment is collaborative! My hope is to take the relationship we build and extend it to the rest of your life outside of the therapy room. I approach therapy with the assumption that clients aren’t trying to make their lives harder, but often that our attempts to manage distress may increase suffering. Through our work together, we will focus on identifying strengths and values that are guiding behavior, and then challenging and changing the unhelpful aspects and thought patterns that make reaching your goals difficult.
I believe therapy is most effective when clinicians welcome the expertise clients have about their own lives. Treatment is collaborative! My hope is to take the relationship we build and extend it to the rest of your life outside of the therapy room. I approach therapy with the assumption that clients aren’t trying to make their lives harder, but often that our attempts to manage distress may increase suffering. Through our work together, we will focus on identifying strengths and values that are guiding behavior, and then challenging and changing the unhelpful aspects and thought patterns that make reaching your goals difficult.
Jackie Young
Counselor, MSEd, MEd, LPCC, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Mercer Island, WA 98040 (Online Only)
With more than 20 years of experience as an educator and therapist, Jackie specializes in helping parents interact compassionately and effectively with their children. Her training and experience is rooted in evidence based therapies with a focus on creating and maintaining authentic, healing relationships. Jackie has advanced and intensive training in DBT and offers individualized coaching sessions for parents with children of all ages struggling with regulating intense emotions. She also runs DBT skills groups for parents, providing them with the skills and support to effectively manage parenting and family challenges.
With more than 20 years of experience as an educator and therapist, Jackie specializes in helping parents interact compassionately and effectively with their children. Her training and experience is rooted in evidence based therapies with a focus on creating and maintaining authentic, healing relationships. Jackie has advanced and intensive training in DBT and offers individualized coaching sessions for parents with children of all ages struggling with regulating intense emotions. She also runs DBT skills groups for parents, providing them with the skills and support to effectively manage parenting and family challenges.
Zoey (Suhaila) Yousefinejad
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, NCC, LPC, LMHC, LCADC
Verified Verified
Mercer Island, WA 98040 (Online Only)
I am a licensed mental health counselor with over 10 years experience providing individual counseling for adults seeking therapy for a variety of of treatment needs. With a collaborative approach, I build on your personal strengths to help you reach your goals. During our sessions I can provide you with support, individualized coping skills & education on symptoms/ symptom management. Please visit my website: ZoeyCounseling.com
I am a licensed mental health counselor with over 10 years experience providing individual counseling for adults seeking therapy for a variety of of treatment needs. With a collaborative approach, I build on your personal strengths to help you reach your goals. During our sessions I can provide you with support, individualized coping skills & education on symptoms/ symptom management. Please visit my website: ZoeyCounseling.com
Avanti is a place where children, adolescents, young adults, couples and families can receive counseling and support. The foundation of therapy is the relationship with a trusted and trained therapist who can help teens and young adults deal with the causes of distress and help them acquire the skills to cope more successfully in the future. We are here to help you achieve healing, insight and growth in your life. We offer both in-person and telehealth services.
Avanti is a place where children, adolescents, young adults, couples and families can receive counseling and support. The foundation of therapy is the relationship with a trusted and trained therapist who can help teens and young adults deal with the causes of distress and help them acquire the skills to cope more successfully in the future. We are here to help you achieve healing, insight and growth in your life. We offer both in-person and telehealth services.
Sandra Killebrew
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Mercer Island, WA 98040
If you’re tired of recycling the same argument, walking on eggshells with each other or don’t know how to repair your relationship, I can help you get to the root of your disconnection. I help distressed, disconnected couples remember what it's like to be sexy best friends instead of roommates. Together, we will identify your entrenched ways of arguing so that both of you can break these patterns by learning how to clearly state how you’re feeling to your partner and in turn, listen deeply. I'll help you pay close attention to each other, so that you both feel a little more held each time we meet.
If you’re tired of recycling the same argument, walking on eggshells with each other or don’t know how to repair your relationship, I can help you get to the root of your disconnection. I help distressed, disconnected couples remember what it's like to be sexy best friends instead of roommates. Together, we will identify your entrenched ways of arguing so that both of you can break these patterns by learning how to clearly state how you’re feeling to your partner and in turn, listen deeply. I'll help you pay close attention to each other, so that you both feel a little more held each time we meet.
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I work with all kinds of people, but I especially welcome queer, trans, Jewish, and autistic people. I also specialize in working with neurodivergent people, people with trauma, and people with BPD or related traits. My goal is to help you navigate hard times, and to assist you in your journey to a deeper understanding of yourself.
I work with all kinds of people, but I especially welcome queer, trans, Jewish, and autistic people. I also specialize in working with neurodivergent people, people with trauma, and people with BPD or related traits. My goal is to help you navigate hard times, and to assist you in your journey to a deeper understanding of yourself.
Columbia City MIndfulness and DBT
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Seattle, WA 98118 (Online Only)
I welcome people who are facing any number of challenges including life transitions such as divorce, job loss, illness, death of a loved one; all shifting the ground beneath us in dramatic ways. What worked no longer works. My trMy training as a Mindfulness Meditation Teacher complements training and practice in psychotherapy addressing a dysregulated emotion system resulting in various symptoms such as anxiety, panic, depression, and identity disturbance and sometimes even a desire to die or hurt oneself. There can be a painful sense of isolation and feeling unmoored. There is a way out; first understanding, then tools to heal.
I welcome people who are facing any number of challenges including life transitions such as divorce, job loss, illness, death of a loved one; all shifting the ground beneath us in dramatic ways. What worked no longer works. My trMy training as a Mindfulness Meditation Teacher complements training and practice in psychotherapy addressing a dysregulated emotion system resulting in various symptoms such as anxiety, panic, depression, and identity disturbance and sometimes even a desire to die or hurt oneself. There can be a painful sense of isolation and feeling unmoored. There is a way out; first understanding, then tools to heal.
Hello and Greetings, I am Thomas! My name is Thomas Phillips, and I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a master’s prepared Registered Nurse (MSN, RN). I live and am based out of Tacoma, WA, and work with clients from all over the state remotely in my practice. I enjoy combining the aspects of mental health treatment with physical health to have a dynamic and positive impact on client outcomes. I primarily use empirically based techniques such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Solution-Focused modalities combined with modalities that are reflective of the inner work that is not able to be measured.
Hello and Greetings, I am Thomas! My name is Thomas Phillips, and I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a master’s prepared Registered Nurse (MSN, RN). I live and am based out of Tacoma, WA, and work with clients from all over the state remotely in my practice. I enjoy combining the aspects of mental health treatment with physical health to have a dynamic and positive impact on client outcomes. I primarily use empirically based techniques such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Solution-Focused modalities combined with modalities that are reflective of the inner work that is not able to be measured.
As a queer, trans, nonbinary therapist with thirteen years of experience, I’m dedicated to providing compassionate and inclusive support to LGBTQIA+ individuals. My work is grounded in an anti-racist framework, ensuring that every aspect of our sessions honors and addresses the complexities of identity and systemic inequality. My passion includes working with diverse identities and communities, from polyamory and kink to perinatal and family-building concerns, with a particular focus on queer and trans individuals. As a parent, I bring a deep understanding of family dynamics and the unique challenges faced during transitions.
As a queer, trans, nonbinary therapist with thirteen years of experience, I’m dedicated to providing compassionate and inclusive support to LGBTQIA+ individuals. My work is grounded in an anti-racist framework, ensuring that every aspect of our sessions honors and addresses the complexities of identity and systemic inequality. My passion includes working with diverse identities and communities, from polyamory and kink to perinatal and family-building concerns, with a particular focus on queer and trans individuals. As a parent, I bring a deep understanding of family dynamics and the unique challenges faced during transitions.
Dr. Jennifer (Wu) Andrews
Psychologist, PhD, LP, HSP, MA
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Seattle, WA 98118 (Online Only)
Do you currently feel stuck in life no matter what you try to do? Do you wish things could change but you're not sure how to go about it? If so, you are not alone. We all stumble and fall sometimes, whether in our friendships, relationships, work, and more. The most important thing you can do for yourself is to ask for help - you do not have to do this alone! I enjoy actively participating in collaborative care with my clients. No matter the issue, you and I will work as a team to conquer all! I provide culturally-minded, comprehensive, and holistic care to adults, utilizing an integrative and collaborative treatment approach.
Do you currently feel stuck in life no matter what you try to do? Do you wish things could change but you're not sure how to go about it? If so, you are not alone. We all stumble and fall sometimes, whether in our friendships, relationships, work, and more. The most important thing you can do for yourself is to ask for help - you do not have to do this alone! I enjoy actively participating in collaborative care with my clients. No matter the issue, you and I will work as a team to conquer all! I provide culturally-minded, comprehensive, and holistic care to adults, utilizing an integrative and collaborative treatment approach.
Changes in relationships and life circumstances can bring about challenging feelings. I see folx for individual, couples, and sex therapy to help people navigate: high couples conflict, communication issues, trauma, anxiety, avoidance, trust issues, shame, infidelity/betrayal, desire discrepancy, erectile dysfunction, sexual avoidance and more. My clients usually begin therapy feeling stuck and fed up of where they are and are looking to learn, change, and transition to a place where they are satisfied in their relationships and have greater clarity, confidence, and peace within themselves.
Changes in relationships and life circumstances can bring about challenging feelings. I see folx for individual, couples, and sex therapy to help people navigate: high couples conflict, communication issues, trauma, anxiety, avoidance, trust issues, shame, infidelity/betrayal, desire discrepancy, erectile dysfunction, sexual avoidance and more. My clients usually begin therapy feeling stuck and fed up of where they are and are looking to learn, change, and transition to a place where they are satisfied in their relationships and have greater clarity, confidence, and peace within themselves.
Soaring Reign Counseling, PLLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LSWAIC
Verified Verified
Seattle, WA 98118
Waitlist for new clients
Looking for a therapist means that you have made it this far in your healing journey; and that you are working towards the change that you feel you need. My professional experience centers on working with children and adults seeking counseling and crisis management, while supporting their caregivers and or parents.
Looking for a therapist means that you have made it this far in your healing journey; and that you are working towards the change that you feel you need. My professional experience centers on working with children and adults seeking counseling and crisis management, while supporting their caregivers and or parents.
As an organization we recognize that QTBIPoC folx tend to experience disproportionate amounts of mental health disparities due to large gaps in our current mental healthcare system. Here at MEND we believe that part of addressing those gaps is through the consistency of our intersectional feminist lens. In an effort to promote equity, we are expanding our team and client population to include members who hold identities that have not traditionally been offered at MEND. And while we center supporting QTBIPoC folx, we also offer services to those who do not hold these identities.
As an organization we recognize that QTBIPoC folx tend to experience disproportionate amounts of mental health disparities due to large gaps in our current mental healthcare system. Here at MEND we believe that part of addressing those gaps is through the consistency of our intersectional feminist lens. In an effort to promote equity, we are expanding our team and client population to include members who hold identities that have not traditionally been offered at MEND. And while we center supporting QTBIPoC folx, we also offer services to those who do not hold these identities.
My practice focuses on working with clients who are experiencing emotional distress, adjustment challenges, or communication difficulties. My clients may be struggling with relationship issues, a major life transition, such as divorce or other family changes, or the death of a loved one. Other clients may face the ongoing challenges of living with depression, anxiety, addiction, and/or trauma. My emphasis is on assisting all of my clients to find hope, direction, and a better path forward, using their own inherent strengths. You deserve to feel supported and empowered. Please note: I am licensed in both WA and CA.
My practice focuses on working with clients who are experiencing emotional distress, adjustment challenges, or communication difficulties. My clients may be struggling with relationship issues, a major life transition, such as divorce or other family changes, or the death of a loved one. Other clients may face the ongoing challenges of living with depression, anxiety, addiction, and/or trauma. My emphasis is on assisting all of my clients to find hope, direction, and a better path forward, using their own inherent strengths. You deserve to feel supported and empowered. Please note: I am licensed in both WA and CA.
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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.