Personality Disorders Therapists in Calgary, AB
Many clients come to ShiftGrit feeling stuck in patterns they can’t easily explain—reactions that feel automatic, emotions that come on quickly, or beliefs that are hard to shake. They’re looking for clarity, direction, and a therapy process that helps them understand why these cycles keep happening. Many want a structured, guided approach that explores the beliefs, early experiences, and protective strategies shaping how they respond today.
Many clients come to ShiftGrit feeling stuck in patterns they can’t easily explain—reactions that feel automatic, emotions that come on quickly, or beliefs that are hard to shake. They’re looking for clarity, direction, and a therapy process that helps them understand why these cycles keep happening. Many want a structured, guided approach that explores the beliefs, early experiences, and protective strategies shaping how they respond today.
Mike is a Registered Psychologist with over 10 years experience working with divorce, separation, mediation, and high conflict families. He is a specialized Child & Adolescent/Young Adult Psychologist. He has experience conducting mental health, addiction, Borderline Personality Disorder, ADHD, anxiety, depression, Custody & Access assessments, and counselling both 'high risk' youth and adults. He is a certified and experienced DBT therapist, and practices Reality, Narrative, and Client Centred paradigms. He is courteous, respectful & open minded.
Mike is a Registered Psychologist with over 10 years experience working with divorce, separation, mediation, and high conflict families. He is a specialized Child & Adolescent/Young Adult Psychologist. He has experience conducting mental health, addiction, Borderline Personality Disorder, ADHD, anxiety, depression, Custody & Access assessments, and counselling both 'high risk' youth and adults. He is a certified and experienced DBT therapist, and practices Reality, Narrative, and Client Centred paradigms. He is courteous, respectful & open minded.
Change will happen when we focus on our inherent strengths and abilities—this is a belief central to my collaborative approach. I work with clients through life's challenges with empathy and understanding by fostering an environment with space for both meaningful exploration and lighthearted humor. I hold a Master’s in Clinical Social Work from UBC-O, and I am trained in CBT, DBT, TF-CBT, ERP, and EFFT. Whether you’re facing a mental health concern or working on personal growth, I am here to walk alongside you on the path toward well-being. My counseling style is down-to-earth, making you feel comfortable while making change.
Change will happen when we focus on our inherent strengths and abilities—this is a belief central to my collaborative approach. I work with clients through life's challenges with empathy and understanding by fostering an environment with space for both meaningful exploration and lighthearted humor. I hold a Master’s in Clinical Social Work from UBC-O, and I am trained in CBT, DBT, TF-CBT, ERP, and EFFT. Whether you’re facing a mental health concern or working on personal growth, I am here to walk alongside you on the path toward well-being. My counseling style is down-to-earth, making you feel comfortable while making change.
Why: I believe life is a journey, the people and experiences we engage with along the way shape who we are and who we become. I have had intimate encounters with addiction and mental health and the people who walked with me through those journeys were, are still important to me. What ever your reason for reaching out, whether it is a relationship concern, life goals, loss/grief or adjusting to life stressors. Maybe it’s a concern that impacts your mood, personality, and keeps you in a triggered anxious and depressive place, Lets journey together.
Why: I believe life is a journey, the people and experiences we engage with along the way shape who we are and who we become. I have had intimate encounters with addiction and mental health and the people who walked with me through those journeys were, are still important to me. What ever your reason for reaching out, whether it is a relationship concern, life goals, loss/grief or adjusting to life stressors. Maybe it’s a concern that impacts your mood, personality, and keeps you in a triggered anxious and depressive place, Lets journey together.
She helps clients with emotional regulation disorders such as borderline personality disorders, PTSD, self-esteem, anxiety, self-harm and suicidality and mood disorders.
Skills are taught to help clients learn mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation and interpersonal effectiveness. Jennifer helps clients uncover inner strengths and resources. Trauma therapy reprocess trauma memories so they do not interfere with daily life. Formal assessment provide insight, informs treatment and guidance for career decisions.
She helps clients with emotional regulation disorders such as borderline personality disorders, PTSD, self-esteem, anxiety, self-harm and suicidality and mood disorders.
Skills are taught to help clients learn mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation and interpersonal effectiveness. Jennifer helps clients uncover inner strengths and resources. Trauma therapy reprocess trauma memories so they do not interfere with daily life. Formal assessment provide insight, informs treatment and guidance for career decisions.
I work with individuals navigating significant life changes and/or trauma, with a focus on neurodivergent folks, veterans, and first responders.
My therapeutic approach is grounded in an existential perspective, emphasizing personal freedom, responsibility, and the pursuit of meaning. You are the expert of your own experience and possess the capacity for change if that is what you want; my role is to guide and support that process.
I work with individuals navigating significant life changes and/or trauma, with a focus on neurodivergent folks, veterans, and first responders.
My therapeutic approach is grounded in an existential perspective, emphasizing personal freedom, responsibility, and the pursuit of meaning. You are the expert of your own experience and possess the capacity for change if that is what you want; my role is to guide and support that process.
I am a trauma informed therapist. I am trained in Accelerated Resolution Therapy. My focus and area of practice has been working with addiction and trauma. I also have my own lived experience with addiction and trauma. I believe in showing up authentic, genuine, and with empathy. I am a mom, wife, dog mom, and a psychologist. I also believe that people are put in our path for a reason and feel very blessed with gratitude for everyone that crosses my path. Life is so beautiful and full of miracles, and yet it is also full of pain and challenges. I hope to offer some validation, relief and to hold some space for you.
I am a trauma informed therapist. I am trained in Accelerated Resolution Therapy. My focus and area of practice has been working with addiction and trauma. I also have my own lived experience with addiction and trauma. I believe in showing up authentic, genuine, and with empathy. I am a mom, wife, dog mom, and a psychologist. I also believe that people are put in our path for a reason and feel very blessed with gratitude for everyone that crosses my path. Life is so beautiful and full of miracles, and yet it is also full of pain and challenges. I hope to offer some validation, relief and to hold some space for you.
Hi, I’m Farzeen Kassam, a therapist providing in-person and virtual therapy to support individuals navigating anxiety, ADHD, personality disorders, and life transitions.
What makes my practice unique is my background as a nurse. I take a holistic approach, considering both mental and physical health, and integrate medical knowledge into therapy when needed. I’m also involved in neuropsychiatric research at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, which helps me stay up to date with the latest advancements in mental health care.
Hi, I’m Farzeen Kassam, a therapist providing in-person and virtual therapy to support individuals navigating anxiety, ADHD, personality disorders, and life transitions.
What makes my practice unique is my background as a nurse. I take a holistic approach, considering both mental and physical health, and integrate medical knowledge into therapy when needed. I’m also involved in neuropsychiatric research at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, which helps me stay up to date with the latest advancements in mental health care.
As a Jungian Psychoanalyst trained at C.G Jung Institute Zurich I offer the analytic approach,as a fascinated way to face life transition, trauma and all kind of psychological issues. The ultimate result of this approach is increased wisdom as a tool of taking appropriate decisions in everyday life. Wisdom is acquired only by processing the life experience in a constructive way and finding the inner pace I take an integrative approach to analytic work that focuses on the unique needs of my patients,working collaboratively with them to focus on understanding their concerns and conflicts both within themselves and with other people.
As a Jungian Psychoanalyst trained at C.G Jung Institute Zurich I offer the analytic approach,as a fascinated way to face life transition, trauma and all kind of psychological issues. The ultimate result of this approach is increased wisdom as a tool of taking appropriate decisions in everyday life. Wisdom is acquired only by processing the life experience in a constructive way and finding the inner pace I take an integrative approach to analytic work that focuses on the unique needs of my patients,working collaboratively with them to focus on understanding their concerns and conflicts both within themselves and with other people.
Stress both workplace and life, sexual addicitons, relationships including couple, marital, family, co-worker, Christian. The goal of MARTHA7 counselling is to help people be the best version of themselves.
Stress both workplace and life, sexual addicitons, relationships including couple, marital, family, co-worker, Christian. The goal of MARTHA7 counselling is to help people be the best version of themselves.
Now accepting new clients!
I believe therapy is a journey—and you don’t have to walk it alone. My role as a counsellor is to walk beside you, offering support, insight, and honest conversation along the way.
I bring an energetic and direct approach to therapy. While compassion and safety are at the heart of my work, I also believe in respectfully challenging clients so they can move beyond patterns that hold them back and reach their full potential. Growth often comes from being both supported and stretched, and our work together reflects that balance.
Now accepting new clients!
I believe therapy is a journey—and you don’t have to walk it alone. My role as a counsellor is to walk beside you, offering support, insight, and honest conversation along the way.
I bring an energetic and direct approach to therapy. While compassion and safety are at the heart of my work, I also believe in respectfully challenging clients so they can move beyond patterns that hold them back and reach their full potential. Growth often comes from being both supported and stretched, and our work together reflects that balance.
Daniel Klassen
Registered Provisional Psychologist, RCC, CCTP-II, C-PD, ADHDCSP, ASDCS
1 Endorsed
Calgary, AB T3H
My work specializes in identity disturbances, personality disorders, relational challenges, grief, anxiety, ADHD, autism, complex PTSD, and dissociation.
Are you tired of struggling? Feeling stuck in the same problems?
When life feels this hard, it's easy to feel alone and hopeless. But you don't have to stay stuck. You deserve real help from someone who understands and knows the way forward.
I've been through hard times too. I found my way out, and I can help you find yours.
Here's how it works: I'll help you feel safe and grounded. Together we'll figure out what's wrong and why it keeps happening. We'll find the good in you and separate it from the hurt. We'll strengthen you from inside. Step by step, we'll break down what's holding you back until you're in control again.
My work specializes in identity disturbances, personality disorders, relational challenges, grief, anxiety, ADHD, autism, complex PTSD, and dissociation.
Are you tired of struggling? Feeling stuck in the same problems?
When life feels this hard, it's easy to feel alone and hopeless. But you don't have to stay stuck. You deserve real help from someone who understands and knows the way forward.
I've been through hard times too. I found my way out, and I can help you find yours.
Here's how it works: I'll help you feel safe and grounded. Together we'll figure out what's wrong and why it keeps happening. We'll find the good in you and separate it from the hurt. We'll strengthen you from inside. Step by step, we'll break down what's holding you back until you're in control again.
Over the past 18 years, I've had the privilege of helping individuals, couples, injured workers, service members and veterans successfully manage PTSD, anxiety, chronic illness, pain, personality disorders, injuries, burnout, and existential crises.
You can expect treatment to help reduce symptoms, but that is not all. Most people report better recognizing and understanding their patterns, becoming less self-critical and more self-compassionate, feeling more capable and in charge, improving boundaries and communication, developing coping skills, and managing emotions more flexibly.
Over the past 18 years, I've had the privilege of helping individuals, couples, injured workers, service members and veterans successfully manage PTSD, anxiety, chronic illness, pain, personality disorders, injuries, burnout, and existential crises.
You can expect treatment to help reduce symptoms, but that is not all. Most people report better recognizing and understanding their patterns, becoming less self-critical and more self-compassionate, feeling more capable and in charge, improving boundaries and communication, developing coping skills, and managing emotions more flexibly.
Najwa Zahr is a compassionate family counsellor and registered social worker with 25 years of experience, offering therapy in English and Arabic to children, teens, adults, and families. She specializes in helping clients overcome challenges in using evidence-based approaches. Najwa tailors her therapy to your needs and understands that your time and struggles are unique. Najwa is committed to delivering quick, effective results through tailored therapy. Whatever your challenges, she offers a safe, supportive space to help you heal and grow.
Najwa Zahr is a compassionate family counsellor and registered social worker with 25 years of experience, offering therapy in English and Arabic to children, teens, adults, and families. She specializes in helping clients overcome challenges in using evidence-based approaches. Najwa tailors her therapy to your needs and understands that your time and struggles are unique. Najwa is committed to delivering quick, effective results through tailored therapy. Whatever your challenges, she offers a safe, supportive space to help you heal and grow.
I regularly attend live workshops & trainings to enhance my skills, with intensive training & certifications in treating trauma, neurodevelopmental, & personality disorders.
You are not broken. You’re navigating a life shaped by deep experiences—some painful, some confusing, some overwhelming. I provide a compassionate, affirming space to explore trauma, ADHD, ASD, BPD, life transitions, identity questions, behavioral struggles, anxiety, and depression. I also offer parent coaching and training support to help caregivers better understand and respond to their child’s unique needs with confidence and care. You deserve support that sees all of you—and I’m here to walk with you through it. Whether you're feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or simply seeking clarity, therapy is a space to reconnect.
I regularly attend live workshops & trainings to enhance my skills, with intensive training & certifications in treating trauma, neurodevelopmental, & personality disorders.
You are not broken. You’re navigating a life shaped by deep experiences—some painful, some confusing, some overwhelming. I provide a compassionate, affirming space to explore trauma, ADHD, ASD, BPD, life transitions, identity questions, behavioral struggles, anxiety, and depression. I also offer parent coaching and training support to help caregivers better understand and respond to their child’s unique needs with confidence and care. You deserve support that sees all of you—and I’m here to walk with you through it. Whether you're feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or simply seeking clarity, therapy is a space to reconnect.
Maia Mazanishvili
Registered Provisional Psychologist, BA, MSc, CCC
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
18 years in the field of Psychodiagnostcs,Psychotherapy, and Counseling, specializing in Complex Trauma, Personality Disorders, justce/correctons/forensics & military psychology, Substance Dependence, PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, Chronic illness, Suicidal ideation.
Former Clinical Director at WJS Canada and SOY. Former Clinical Director at Addiction Recovery Network and Psychotherapist at EVOLVE. Professional member of CCPA, Member of CMHA, FSCD approved clinician, having proven success in supporting individuals and families with special health and developmental needs.
18 years in the field of Psychodiagnostcs,Psychotherapy, and Counseling, specializing in Complex Trauma, Personality Disorders, justce/correctons/forensics & military psychology, Substance Dependence, PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, Chronic illness, Suicidal ideation.
Former Clinical Director at WJS Canada and SOY. Former Clinical Director at Addiction Recovery Network and Psychotherapist at EVOLVE. Professional member of CCPA, Member of CMHA, FSCD approved clinician, having proven success in supporting individuals and families with special health and developmental needs.
Hi, I offer therapy that’s grounded in respect, understanding, and real progress. My goal is to create a safe and collaborative space where you can feel heard, supported, and genuinely empowered to make meaningful changes in your life.
Whether you’re an adult, a late teen, part of a couple, or navigating family challenges, I meet you where you are. Together, we’ll work through whatever’s weighing you down—be it anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, or life transitions—and help you uncover your strengths and build lasting resilience. "No change is possible without taking responsibility."
I provide various assessments.
Hi, I offer therapy that’s grounded in respect, understanding, and real progress. My goal is to create a safe and collaborative space where you can feel heard, supported, and genuinely empowered to make meaningful changes in your life.
Whether you’re an adult, a late teen, part of a couple, or navigating family challenges, I meet you where you are. Together, we’ll work through whatever’s weighing you down—be it anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, or life transitions—and help you uncover your strengths and build lasting resilience. "No change is possible without taking responsibility."
I provide various assessments.
Have you ever been told to relax or that you’re not present? When you're at home, do you feel like your mind is still at work? Or, are you someone who often feels overwhelmed when you try to express your emotions, and end up feeling anxious and angry instead? Or perhaps you are struggling with some negative beliefs about yourself, or you have overwhelming worries that make you feel stuck, and you feel like you're letting down those closest to you? If any of this resonates with you, consider working with me to strike a balance between acceptance and learning new ways to manage your emotions, to build the kind of life you value.
Have you ever been told to relax or that you’re not present? When you're at home, do you feel like your mind is still at work? Or, are you someone who often feels overwhelmed when you try to express your emotions, and end up feeling anxious and angry instead? Or perhaps you are struggling with some negative beliefs about yourself, or you have overwhelming worries that make you feel stuck, and you feel like you're letting down those closest to you? If any of this resonates with you, consider working with me to strike a balance between acceptance and learning new ways to manage your emotions, to build the kind of life you value.
The Centre for Psychodynamic Insights is a virtual psychotherapy clinic specializing in Psychodynamic psychotherapy. This approach focuses on revealing, understanding, and resolving underlying emotions and root causes of symptoms through evidence-based interventions and a comprehensive treatment plan. With an in-depth collaborative discussion and analysis of unconscious thoughts and emotions from childhood until the present day, we can explore how they inform us today to help relieve symptoms and develop targeted strategies to foster change.
The Centre for Psychodynamic Insights is a virtual psychotherapy clinic specializing in Psychodynamic psychotherapy. This approach focuses on revealing, understanding, and resolving underlying emotions and root causes of symptoms through evidence-based interventions and a comprehensive treatment plan. With an in-depth collaborative discussion and analysis of unconscious thoughts and emotions from childhood until the present day, we can explore how they inform us today to help relieve symptoms and develop targeted strategies to foster change.
My clients and I have addressed their depression, anxiety, emotional struggles, and trouble getting along with others. I greatly enjoy working with adults of all ages and life stages. I work psychodynamically and interpersonally, providing individuals with respect, empathy, and acceptance. Further, I provide the necessary encouragement and support for making difficult but important life changes. Many of my clients have found that therapy has helped them to feel a new sense of freedom and enthusiasm, both within themselves and in their relationships with friends, family, and co-workers.
My clients and I have addressed their depression, anxiety, emotional struggles, and trouble getting along with others. I greatly enjoy working with adults of all ages and life stages. I work psychodynamically and interpersonally, providing individuals with respect, empathy, and acceptance. Further, I provide the necessary encouragement and support for making difficult but important life changes. Many of my clients have found that therapy has helped them to feel a new sense of freedom and enthusiasm, both within themselves and in their relationships with friends, family, and co-workers.
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What are the common treatment options for personality disorders?
Personality disorders are typically treated with psychotherapy, sometimes in conjunction with medication. Therapy can help people with personality disorders develop skills to tolerate difficult emotions, navigate interpersonal relationships, and solidify their sense of self. Medications can treat symptoms that co-occur with the disorder, such as depression, anger, aggression, and impulsivity.
When to seek treatment for personality disorders?
Even though treatment for personality disorders can be an uphill battle, it’s best to seek help if you suspect that you or a loved one is struggling with one, because personality disorders can create substantial problems in life. Symptoms depend on the specific disorder, but overall signs of personality disorders include consistent difficulty maintaining close relationships, dramatic variations in self-esteem, and an unstable sense of identity.
How long does therapy take for personality disorders?
The timeline for treating personality disorders isn’t as clear-cut as it is for other disorders. Change can be difficult, taking from around one year to five, 10, or more. The key is finding a therapist who has extensive experience treating the relevant disorder. For example, a psychologist who specialises in narcissistic personality disorder has specific communication strategies that allow them to sustain the relationship and be more effective with narcissistic patients.
Can therapy help people with personality disorders?
Research suggests that for those who are motivated to address concerns or interpersonal conflict related to a personality disorder, therapy is far more effective than no treatment, and that most people in therapy see improvements. However, since personality disorders involve entrenched elements of identity, they are less responsive to treatment than are other mental health conditions. Finding an expert who has extensive experience working with a given personality disorder is one factor that increases the likelihood of successful treatment.