Narcissistic Personality (NPD) Therapists in Arkansas
Do you feel alienated, alone, & misunderstood? Caught in a cycle of escape, control, and avoidance? You judge yourself at every turn, can’t meet your own expectations and don't seem to trust yourself? You feel like you're not good enough and scared you can't feel anything but alone. You sacrifice parts of yourself to feel worthy of love. Overwhelmed by shame and guilt about who you are and what you’ve experienced. You try to find peace by avoiding life. Control has become the problem, not the solution. I'm here to help you discover a new way to feel, heal & deal. You no longer need to feel alone in the face of overwhelming emotions.
Do you feel alienated, alone, & misunderstood? Caught in a cycle of escape, control, and avoidance? You judge yourself at every turn, can’t meet your own expectations and don't seem to trust yourself? You feel like you're not good enough and scared you can't feel anything but alone. You sacrifice parts of yourself to feel worthy of love. Overwhelmed by shame and guilt about who you are and what you’ve experienced. You try to find peace by avoiding life. Control has become the problem, not the solution. I'm here to help you discover a new way to feel, heal & deal. You no longer need to feel alone in the face of overwhelming emotions.
I believe in creating a safe space that allows the opportunity to build trust and connection. Opening up can be scary, stressful, and difficult. As you learn skills and gain self-understanding, you'll increase confidence and achieve success. Changing thoughts and perspectives will allow you to gain control over old fears and habits. Life experiences, big and small, can leave scars on us, which can be labeled as anxiety, depression, or trauma. Traumatic events, such as accidents, illnesses, abuse, or major losses, can create a sense of numbing or shutting down, making it difficult to experience happiness or even relaxation.
I believe in creating a safe space that allows the opportunity to build trust and connection. Opening up can be scary, stressful, and difficult. As you learn skills and gain self-understanding, you'll increase confidence and achieve success. Changing thoughts and perspectives will allow you to gain control over old fears and habits. Life experiences, big and small, can leave scars on us, which can be labeled as anxiety, depression, or trauma. Traumatic events, such as accidents, illnesses, abuse, or major losses, can create a sense of numbing or shutting down, making it difficult to experience happiness or even relaxation.
Appreciating an awareness of personal research in narcissistic and dependent personality relationships.
Offering increased self and psychological awareness of the reasons for dysfunction. Offering intense work for improving self awareness through personal identity development. Discovery in therapy of the relationship between identity (knowing self) and intimacy (ability to self disclose). Everything in psychology begins with an assessment and an observation!
Appreciating an awareness of personal research in narcissistic and dependent personality relationships.
Offering increased self and psychological awareness of the reasons for dysfunction. Offering intense work for improving self awareness through personal identity development. Discovery in therapy of the relationship between identity (knowing self) and intimacy (ability to self disclose). Everything in psychology begins with an assessment and an observation!
My focus is on couples, individuals, teens, narcissistic abuse, divorce, co-parenting challenges, blended families, and trauma.
I believe in creating a safe and nurturing space where clients can explore their challenges, build resilience, and experience healing through both professional counseling methods and the transformative power of faith.
My focus is on couples, individuals, teens, narcissistic abuse, divorce, co-parenting challenges, blended families, and trauma.
I believe in creating a safe and nurturing space where clients can explore their challenges, build resilience, and experience healing through both professional counseling methods and the transformative power of faith.
Chris McCleary
Licensed Professional Counselor, EdS, MS, MA, LPC/D&A, CHT
2 Endorsed
Lowell, AR 72745
If you feel stuck in anxiety, inner conflict, or painful relationship patterns, my counseling style can help you find calm, balance, and relief. I work with adults and couples who want more than insight alone—they want real, practical change. Using evidence-based counseling, especially ACT, I help clients reduce emotional overwhelm, understand repeating patterns, improve boundaries and communication, and create greater inner peace, clarity, and self-trust. Although my 4 Master’s degrees have helped shape my counseling career, my most valuable experience comes from years of working directly with clients and learning alongside them.
If you feel stuck in anxiety, inner conflict, or painful relationship patterns, my counseling style can help you find calm, balance, and relief. I work with adults and couples who want more than insight alone—they want real, practical change. Using evidence-based counseling, especially ACT, I help clients reduce emotional overwhelm, understand repeating patterns, improve boundaries and communication, and create greater inner peace, clarity, and self-trust. Although my 4 Master’s degrees have helped shape my counseling career, my most valuable experience comes from years of working directly with clients and learning alongside them.
Specializing in Psychological Testing for Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, Learning Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Dementia/Memory problems, and Psychiatric Disorders in general.
Specializing in Psychological Testing for Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, Learning Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Dementia/Memory problems, and Psychiatric Disorders in general.
I enjoy providing individual psychotherapy to adolescents and adults. I treat a variety of issues including depression, anxiety, mood disturbance, psychosis, trauma, grief and loss, eating disorders, self-harm, suicidal ideations, and impulse control problems. I provide a therapeutic atmosphere that is compassionate, empathetic and confidential. I utilize an eclectic approach to therapy adapting to the specific needs of the individuals I serve.
I enjoy providing individual psychotherapy to adolescents and adults. I treat a variety of issues including depression, anxiety, mood disturbance, psychosis, trauma, grief and loss, eating disorders, self-harm, suicidal ideations, and impulse control problems. I provide a therapeutic atmosphere that is compassionate, empathetic and confidential. I utilize an eclectic approach to therapy adapting to the specific needs of the individuals I serve.
Check out my website! My areas of expertise are Couples and Family Relationships, Trauma Therapy, and Addiction Issues. I consider myself open, honest, direct, and compassionate. Together, we can unpack your story in a way that makes sense to you and your loved ones. We can work to end unwanted behaviors, process your trauma history, and mend your relationships. I use experiential styles of therapy that help people who are going through addictions, affair/betrayal recovery, trauma recovery, abuse recovery, anxiety, depression, and spiritual growth. I work with Trauma Healing, Addictions, Marriages/Couples, Parent-Child Issues.
Check out my website! My areas of expertise are Couples and Family Relationships, Trauma Therapy, and Addiction Issues. I consider myself open, honest, direct, and compassionate. Together, we can unpack your story in a way that makes sense to you and your loved ones. We can work to end unwanted behaviors, process your trauma history, and mend your relationships. I use experiential styles of therapy that help people who are going through addictions, affair/betrayal recovery, trauma recovery, abuse recovery, anxiety, depression, and spiritual growth. I work with Trauma Healing, Addictions, Marriages/Couples, Parent-Child Issues.
I specialize in three types of clients - couples hanging on by a thread, men who are less than thrilled at the idea of attending therapy, and individuals that live under a constant state of performance pressure. As someone who has lived and survived all three of these scenarios personally, I've got a ton of empathy and a box of tools ready for people motivated to achieve change. Whether you're picking up the pieces from infidelity, exhausted from fighting about the same tired topics, or struggling to escape the voices in your head that beat you down, I'm honored to pull up a chair next you and begin sorting through the mess.
I specialize in three types of clients - couples hanging on by a thread, men who are less than thrilled at the idea of attending therapy, and individuals that live under a constant state of performance pressure. As someone who has lived and survived all three of these scenarios personally, I've got a ton of empathy and a box of tools ready for people motivated to achieve change. Whether you're picking up the pieces from infidelity, exhausted from fighting about the same tired topics, or struggling to escape the voices in your head that beat you down, I'm honored to pull up a chair next you and begin sorting through the mess.
I have been in practice over ten years. My practice consists of children, adults, couples, and families. I also have been involved with both active/ retired military personnel and the unique issues faced by their families. My practice consists of addressing those issues ranging from those encountered by children in their school setting to various family environment and employment issues. As well as, assisting individuals in developing stronger social skills to be used on a daily basis.
I have been in practice over ten years. My practice consists of children, adults, couples, and families. I also have been involved with both active/ retired military personnel and the unique issues faced by their families. My practice consists of addressing those issues ranging from those encountered by children in their school setting to various family environment and employment issues. As well as, assisting individuals in developing stronger social skills to be used on a daily basis.
I am a multi-degreed Chicago native, who graduated from ASU with an Education Specialist Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, with a passion for community and helping others obtain total wellness. I enjoy working with varied populations, i.e., families, couples, adolescents, children, young adults, multicultural populations, and passionately strives, through therapeutic support, to effectively address personal life challenges. I feel proficient in working with anxiety, depression, disruptive behaviors, relationship challenges, self-esteem, trauma, SMIs, and LGBTQIA+ social, individual/community relationship issues.
I am a multi-degreed Chicago native, who graduated from ASU with an Education Specialist Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, with a passion for community and helping others obtain total wellness. I enjoy working with varied populations, i.e., families, couples, adolescents, children, young adults, multicultural populations, and passionately strives, through therapeutic support, to effectively address personal life challenges. I feel proficient in working with anxiety, depression, disruptive behaviors, relationship challenges, self-esteem, trauma, SMIs, and LGBTQIA+ social, individual/community relationship issues.
I like to think I have a unique skill set coupled with life experience that equips me to be a dynamic therapist. I served as a Marine in the military, spent 20 years working in the pathology field looking at healing the body, and now work with clients from 5 years old to older adults healing the mind. I value your experience and how it has shaped your core beliefs. But just because we have these beliefs doesn’t make them true. Together, we can assign new rules to these beliefs and heal the system as a whole—both body and mind.
I like to think I have a unique skill set coupled with life experience that equips me to be a dynamic therapist. I served as a Marine in the military, spent 20 years working in the pathology field looking at healing the body, and now work with clients from 5 years old to older adults healing the mind. I value your experience and how it has shaped your core beliefs. But just because we have these beliefs doesn’t make them true. Together, we can assign new rules to these beliefs and heal the system as a whole—both body and mind.
Have you struggled just getting through the day? Has depression , anxiety or grief started to affect your daily activities or thoughts? Paul Castillo LPC is a licensed professional counselor that has been in the mental health field for over 25 years. He graduated from California State University in San Bernardino in 1991 and came to Arkansas to the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville to the doctoral program in Rehabilitation Education and Research. He became one of the only Spanish speaking therapists in Arkansas after getting his counseling license.
Have you struggled just getting through the day? Has depression , anxiety or grief started to affect your daily activities or thoughts? Paul Castillo LPC is a licensed professional counselor that has been in the mental health field for over 25 years. He graduated from California State University in San Bernardino in 1991 and came to Arkansas to the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville to the doctoral program in Rehabilitation Education and Research. He became one of the only Spanish speaking therapists in Arkansas after getting his counseling license.
I believe everyone has the ability to heal and your relationship with yourself is your greatest asset. As a compassionate counselor, I am here to support you on your individual journey to emotional well-being. My role as your therapist will be to help facilitate change in areas you want to see improvement in by providing a safe and inviting environment. I use a variety of validating approaches which can empower and motivate you in the therapeutic process.
I believe everyone has the ability to heal and your relationship with yourself is your greatest asset. As a compassionate counselor, I am here to support you on your individual journey to emotional well-being. My role as your therapist will be to help facilitate change in areas you want to see improvement in by providing a safe and inviting environment. I use a variety of validating approaches which can empower and motivate you in the therapeutic process.
Have you been looking for a therapist who is highly knowledgable, compassionate, and light-hearted? Have you been looking for a therapist who believes that the therapist and client unit are a TEAM? Jennifer believes therapy can be a fun and rewarding process for people from all walks of life and she hopes you will allow her to be a partner on your journey. She offers a judgement-free and down-to-earth atmosphere in which clients are celebrated for their strengths and recognized for their courage.
Have you been looking for a therapist who is highly knowledgable, compassionate, and light-hearted? Have you been looking for a therapist who believes that the therapist and client unit are a TEAM? Jennifer believes therapy can be a fun and rewarding process for people from all walks of life and she hopes you will allow her to be a partner on your journey. She offers a judgement-free and down-to-earth atmosphere in which clients are celebrated for their strengths and recognized for their courage.
NWA Marriage & Family Therapy
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT-S, LPC-S, EMDR, TA
Fayetteville, AR 72703
As a licensed Marriage & Family Therapists, I offer Individual Counseling as well. Make your relationship authentic, loving and dynamic. Experience in overcoming infidelity, emotional trauma, intimacy, blended families, premarital, dating, cohabitation and divorce issues. Depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, self esteem, compulsions. The two best predictors of client's success are a client's motivation and the relationship you and your therapist create, regardless of theory used. Might I be the right counselor for you? Deciding to participate in counseling is a journey of self discovery and a sign of courage and strength.
As a licensed Marriage & Family Therapists, I offer Individual Counseling as well. Make your relationship authentic, loving and dynamic. Experience in overcoming infidelity, emotional trauma, intimacy, blended families, premarital, dating, cohabitation and divorce issues. Depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, self esteem, compulsions. The two best predictors of client's success are a client's motivation and the relationship you and your therapist create, regardless of theory used. Might I be the right counselor for you? Deciding to participate in counseling is a journey of self discovery and a sign of courage and strength.
I am a licensed therapist who works most often with trauma, addiction, and relationships.
I am a licensed therapist who works most often with trauma, addiction, and relationships.
Amy supports each individual's autonomy and pledges to be a consistent pillar of support. Everyone has a unique way of obtaining their version of positive mental health, so Amy will explore what modality and theoretical approaches work best for your success.
Amy supports each individual's autonomy and pledges to be a consistent pillar of support. Everyone has a unique way of obtaining their version of positive mental health, so Amy will explore what modality and theoretical approaches work best for your success.
I have expertise in integration of religion in counseling, both positively and negatively. So I actively integrate clients' Christian faith for those who seek it - in both techniques and goals (cf. spiritual maturity = balance of openness and commitment to God, self and others), while recognizing unbalanced religion is often part of clients' abusive past. So I work with my clients' values and refer out the few who can't work with mine.
I have expertise in integration of religion in counseling, both positively and negatively. So I actively integrate clients' Christian faith for those who seek it - in both techniques and goals (cf. spiritual maturity = balance of openness and commitment to God, self and others), while recognizing unbalanced religion is often part of clients' abusive past. So I work with my clients' values and refer out the few who can't work with mine.
Bio Video on my website....The therapy work I do is very intentional. I do not aim to waste your time or money. You need robust therapy, and that is what I provide. I help my clients overcome generational trauma and shame, addiction, grief and loss, attachment wounds, and marital conflict. I strive to give my clients all of my knowledge and heart so they experience a deep sense of understanding and freedom.
Bio Video on my website....The therapy work I do is very intentional. I do not aim to waste your time or money. You need robust therapy, and that is what I provide. I help my clients overcome generational trauma and shame, addiction, grief and loss, attachment wounds, and marital conflict. I strive to give my clients all of my knowledge and heart so they experience a deep sense of understanding and freedom.
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Narcissistic Personality (NPD) Therapists
What type of therapy is best for narcissistic personality disorder?
Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is best treated with talk therapy, which could involve cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, schema therapy, gestalt therapy, or similar approaches. A therapist will help a patient uncover the feelings that may drive their behavior and discover how to engage with themselves and those around them with greater empathy and understanding, fewer demands, and less defensiveness, with the goal of developing a more authentic sense of self that enables healthier relationships.
How do therapists treat NPD?
By developing a strong therapeutic relationship, and continually focusing patients on relationships, community, and connection, a therapist, through talk therapy, may be able to help someone with NPD change. In sessions, a therapist will help an individual achieve relief from their current stressors, including the treatment of co-occurring conditions such as anxiety or depression. A therapist may also help an individual to recognize unhealthy coping mechanisms, learn new ways of interacting with others, and eventually become able to feel and display empathy.
Can a narcissist be cured with therapy?
Therapy can be effective. After a serious setback or great loss, someone with NPD may be forced to recognize that they are not immune to life’s challenges. That can spur feelings of melancholy and depression that lead them to seek professional help. Once an individual decides to seek help, they have already taken a step that the majority of those with NPD never will. Still, people with NPD often quit therapy as they naturally resist feeling vulnerable, being challenged, or admitting to flaws.
How can you get narcissistic personality disorder treatment for someone?
It is notoriously difficult to convince someone with NPD to seek help. With their feelings of superiority, they may be unlikely to recognize or acknowledge that they have a problem, or that their problem is narcissism. Sometimes, they are aware that they are arrogant and that others resent them but they don’t see it as a problem because they are convinced of their superiority. People with NPD have trouble maintaining relationships, but family members and others who do feel close to them, and whose presence they value, may be able to encourage them to seek therapy.