Personality Disorders Therapists in Piedmont, CA
Treatment for body image issues, anxiety, and personality disorders is grounded in evidence-based, trauma-informed care and begins with an assessment to guide treatment planning.
My ideal clients are adolescents transitioning into adulthood through older adults who are navigating substance use challenges, trauma histories, and mild to moderate depressive symptoms. They often experience recurring crises, difficulty with independent living skills, and unresolved trauma that impacts daily functioning and relationships.
They need a safe, consistent, and trauma-informed therapeutic space that supports emotional regulation, stability, skill-building, and healing. Their goals include reducing substance use, processing trauma, strengthening coping and life skills, and improving mood.
Treatment for body image issues, anxiety, and personality disorders is grounded in evidence-based, trauma-informed care and begins with an assessment to guide treatment planning.
My ideal clients are adolescents transitioning into adulthood through older adults who are navigating substance use challenges, trauma histories, and mild to moderate depressive symptoms. They often experience recurring crises, difficulty with independent living skills, and unresolved trauma that impacts daily functioning and relationships.
They need a safe, consistent, and trauma-informed therapeutic space that supports emotional regulation, stability, skill-building, and healing. Their goals include reducing substance use, processing trauma, strengthening coping and life skills, and improving mood.
I believe that the power of vulnerability is one of our greatest strengths and ultimately can provide us with a deeper sense of self, security, comfort, and more compassionate towards one another. Coming from a strength-based form of doing therapy and providing support to others, I work to provide my clients with a sense of validation and comfort. As a cis male that identifies as Latinx and as a proud member of the LGBTQIA community, I am able to hold the experience of living in many diverse, cross-cultural emotional experiences that we sometimes may not even know how to begin to understand.
I believe that the power of vulnerability is one of our greatest strengths and ultimately can provide us with a deeper sense of self, security, comfort, and more compassionate towards one another. Coming from a strength-based form of doing therapy and providing support to others, I work to provide my clients with a sense of validation and comfort. As a cis male that identifies as Latinx and as a proud member of the LGBTQIA community, I am able to hold the experience of living in many diverse, cross-cultural emotional experiences that we sometimes may not even know how to begin to understand.
Have you been feeling stuck in a repetitive dynamic? Are you in the midst of a major transition, reeling from a recent trauma, or re-living painful and emotional residue connected to traumas long past? I want you to know that I can help.
I believe that we all have more potential than we know, and no matter where we might currently find ourselves or where we have been in the past, we each have the capacity for psychological and emotional growth. I have a special interest and passion providing therapy to couples, and individuals struggling with transition, and experiencing feelings of disconnection, isolation, and grief.
Have you been feeling stuck in a repetitive dynamic? Are you in the midst of a major transition, reeling from a recent trauma, or re-living painful and emotional residue connected to traumas long past? I want you to know that I can help.
I believe that we all have more potential than we know, and no matter where we might currently find ourselves or where we have been in the past, we each have the capacity for psychological and emotional growth. I have a special interest and passion providing therapy to couples, and individuals struggling with transition, and experiencing feelings of disconnection, isolation, and grief.
Our mission is to provide quality online mental health and substance abuse services while breaking down the barriers of traditional, office based therapy. Traditional mental health and substance abuse treatment tends to focus on what makes you sick, what you are lacking but at The Mindful Lemon, our clinicians let you sit in the driver’s seat, focusing on your strengths and assets to help you become the best version of you! This can be via traditional talk therapy, medication management, mindfulness techniques, an emphasis on health, wellness and fitness or any combination of the above.
Our mission is to provide quality online mental health and substance abuse services while breaking down the barriers of traditional, office based therapy. Traditional mental health and substance abuse treatment tends to focus on what makes you sick, what you are lacking but at The Mindful Lemon, our clinicians let you sit in the driver’s seat, focusing on your strengths and assets to help you become the best version of you! This can be via traditional talk therapy, medication management, mindfulness techniques, an emphasis on health, wellness and fitness or any combination of the above.
You may look like you’re managing everything from work, school, parenting, and relationships, but privately feel anxious, self-critical, disconnected, or stuck in patterns you don’t fully understand. I work with people who are thoughtful, sensitive, and often high-functioning, but who feel overwhelmed underneath or unsure why life feels harder than it should.
You may look like you’re managing everything from work, school, parenting, and relationships, but privately feel anxious, self-critical, disconnected, or stuck in patterns you don’t fully understand. I work with people who are thoughtful, sensitive, and often high-functioning, but who feel overwhelmed underneath or unsure why life feels harder than it should.
I am a psychoanalytic psychotherapist working with individuals in the Bay Area. In general, I am interested in how we articulate and inhabit our experiences and how the therapeutic process can broaden our experiential capacities, providing increased freedom from different forms of anxiety and distress over time. Throughout therapy, I am especially attentive to changes in relationship dynamics both within and without the therapy, as well as the ways in which the language we use together develops and shifts from session to session to accommodate emergent understanding.
I am a psychoanalytic psychotherapist working with individuals in the Bay Area. In general, I am interested in how we articulate and inhabit our experiences and how the therapeutic process can broaden our experiential capacities, providing increased freedom from different forms of anxiety and distress over time. Throughout therapy, I am especially attentive to changes in relationship dynamics both within and without the therapy, as well as the ways in which the language we use together develops and shifts from session to session to accommodate emergent understanding.
Are you ready to stop feeling desperate, anxious, confused, stuck and unable to trust yourself to make decisions? Would you like to heal long-held trauma that's interfering with your life? If this sounds like you, help is available! Using an integrative approach of Internal Family Systems (IFS Therapy), Somatic-Attachment and Relational Psychotherapy, I will collaborate with you to gain confidence and skills to support your growth and healing. You'll learn the skills of emotional regulation as you diminish anxiety and panic. As your healing progresses, you'll experience the joy of being present and connected.
Are you ready to stop feeling desperate, anxious, confused, stuck and unable to trust yourself to make decisions? Would you like to heal long-held trauma that's interfering with your life? If this sounds like you, help is available! Using an integrative approach of Internal Family Systems (IFS Therapy), Somatic-Attachment and Relational Psychotherapy, I will collaborate with you to gain confidence and skills to support your growth and healing. You'll learn the skills of emotional regulation as you diminish anxiety and panic. As your healing progresses, you'll experience the joy of being present and connected.
If you are curious about being in therapy with me, I invite you to set up a 30-minute consultation session at no charge. I am committed to helping adults who are struggling with painful situations such as depression, anxiety, relationship issues, or feelings of disconnection. Together, we will strive to understand your emotional suffering and recognize relationship patterns that have not served you well. Over time, through our work together, you will see choices in life where before there had seemed to be none.
If you are curious about being in therapy with me, I invite you to set up a 30-minute consultation session at no charge. I am committed to helping adults who are struggling with painful situations such as depression, anxiety, relationship issues, or feelings of disconnection. Together, we will strive to understand your emotional suffering and recognize relationship patterns that have not served you well. Over time, through our work together, you will see choices in life where before there had seemed to be none.
You are the one everyone relies on. You notice what people need before they ask, and you have gotten good at not being a burden. What you have not figured out is how to let someone close without bracing for it.
Often this traces to a childhood you would call fine. Your parents did the best they could, and you still needed more validation, more attention to your needs, more attunement to your feelings than you received. Those early conclusions are still running. They surface now as a harsh inner critic and a guardedness with the people closest to you.
I help you get curious about them instead of obeying them.
You are the one everyone relies on. You notice what people need before they ask, and you have gotten good at not being a burden. What you have not figured out is how to let someone close without bracing for it.
Often this traces to a childhood you would call fine. Your parents did the best they could, and you still needed more validation, more attention to your needs, more attunement to your feelings than you received. Those early conclusions are still running. They surface now as a harsh inner critic and a guardedness with the people closest to you.
I help you get curious about them instead of obeying them.
Finding a therapist that you connect with can be a daunting task. Making connections is one of my strengths. I have the utmost respect for each person seeking therapy and for the therapeutic process itself. Whether you are struggling, going through a transition, or looking to better understand your inner world our work can help you achieve new levels of awareness. My style is warm and non-judgmental. We can work together to uncover and understand how your unique individual life experiences shape how you feel and live. Together we can strive to make meaning, increase awareness, and minimize suffering.
Finding a therapist that you connect with can be a daunting task. Making connections is one of my strengths. I have the utmost respect for each person seeking therapy and for the therapeutic process itself. Whether you are struggling, going through a transition, or looking to better understand your inner world our work can help you achieve new levels of awareness. My style is warm and non-judgmental. We can work together to uncover and understand how your unique individual life experiences shape how you feel and live. Together we can strive to make meaning, increase awareness, and minimize suffering.
I am a Registered Psychological Associate, practicing under the supervision of Susan Ryan, PsyD (CA PSY34476). You may feel stuck in the same emotional or relationship patterns, drawn to the same fears, conflicts, or disappointments, no matter how hard you try to change. You want to understand yourself more deeply and live in a way that feels real and authentic. Beneath the anxiety, depression, or pain in relationships is a longing to feel more alive and connected. Our work will help you face what’s been avoided, understand yourself honestly, and begin building a life that truly feels like yours.
I am a Registered Psychological Associate, practicing under the supervision of Susan Ryan, PsyD (CA PSY34476). You may feel stuck in the same emotional or relationship patterns, drawn to the same fears, conflicts, or disappointments, no matter how hard you try to change. You want to understand yourself more deeply and live in a way that feels real and authentic. Beneath the anxiety, depression, or pain in relationships is a longing to feel more alive and connected. Our work will help you face what’s been avoided, understand yourself honestly, and begin building a life that truly feels like yours.
Finding the right therapist can be daunting, and for some, it can be the most difficult step. I offer a free 15 minute phone consultation so that you can assess if we are the right fit. I work with teens and adults presenting with concerns such as depression, anxiety, trauma, grief/ loss, chronic health concerns, relationship issues, and life transitions. In our work together we will explore your strengths and root you in them. We will define your values and explore how to live your life in harmony with them. We will also create space for the areas in your life where you want change and navigate the path to get you there.
Finding the right therapist can be daunting, and for some, it can be the most difficult step. I offer a free 15 minute phone consultation so that you can assess if we are the right fit. I work with teens and adults presenting with concerns such as depression, anxiety, trauma, grief/ loss, chronic health concerns, relationship issues, and life transitions. In our work together we will explore your strengths and root you in them. We will define your values and explore how to live your life in harmony with them. We will also create space for the areas in your life where you want change and navigate the path to get you there.
The Center, founded in 2012 by Christine Benvenuto, MFT and Heather Macbeth, MFT, has evolved beyond its roots while maintaining a firm foundation in DBT. We incorporate other evidenced-based, experiential, and depth-oriented approaches, including working within expanded states of consciousness via Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy. We have an integrative Team that meets weekly where we receive regular outside training and consultation so that we can provide state of the art clinical services.
Given our rapidly changing world, with multiple demands on our attention while being faced with polarizing societal forces, we aim to support.
The Center, founded in 2012 by Christine Benvenuto, MFT and Heather Macbeth, MFT, has evolved beyond its roots while maintaining a firm foundation in DBT. We incorporate other evidenced-based, experiential, and depth-oriented approaches, including working within expanded states of consciousness via Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy. We have an integrative Team that meets weekly where we receive regular outside training and consultation so that we can provide state of the art clinical services.
Given our rapidly changing world, with multiple demands on our attention while being faced with polarizing societal forces, we aim to support.
Have you been feeling stuck in patterns that no longer serve you—whether in your thoughts, relationships, or the way you see yourself?
Past experiences can deeply shape how we view ourselves, others and the world around us. At times, they can leave us feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure of how to create change. If this resonates, you’re not alone.
Choosing to seek therapy is a meaningful and courageous step. It often begins with a quiet awareness that something needs care, attention, or change—and you don’t have to navigate that alone. I’m here to support you in that process.
Have you been feeling stuck in patterns that no longer serve you—whether in your thoughts, relationships, or the way you see yourself?
Past experiences can deeply shape how we view ourselves, others and the world around us. At times, they can leave us feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure of how to create change. If this resonates, you’re not alone.
Choosing to seek therapy is a meaningful and courageous step. It often begins with a quiet awareness that something needs care, attention, or change—and you don’t have to navigate that alone. I’m here to support you in that process.
I invite you to visit my website: drehrhart.com for a comprehensive understanding of how I can help you, of who I am, and how I work. In brief, we would explore the dynamic terrain of your relationships - to your self (your emotions, your thoughts, your behavior) and to others. This is done in a relationship of genuine curiosity and compassion, so that understanding and change, can take place. This productive and curious environment or relationship that we foster together, can be internalized and taken with you as one if the many tools for your life journey.
I invite you to visit my website: drehrhart.com for a comprehensive understanding of how I can help you, of who I am, and how I work. In brief, we would explore the dynamic terrain of your relationships - to your self (your emotions, your thoughts, your behavior) and to others. This is done in a relationship of genuine curiosity and compassion, so that understanding and change, can take place. This productive and curious environment or relationship that we foster together, can be internalized and taken with you as one if the many tools for your life journey.
People who need personal engagement and direct feedback about their life dynamics and challenges are a good fit for my style. Whether one is managing a mental health diagnosis, personal growth or dealing with a particular life circumstance.
People who need personal engagement and direct feedback about their life dynamics and challenges are a good fit for my style. Whether one is managing a mental health diagnosis, personal growth or dealing with a particular life circumstance.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with specialized training conducting psychological assessments of children and adults, identifying and tailoring therapeutic goals to each individual in order to provide compassionate and effective psychotherapy and psychological consultation. I earned my doctorate at UC Berkeley and completed my clinical training, working with children and adults, at the Veterans Administration Healthcare System, UCSF Medical Center and UC Davis Medical Center.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with specialized training conducting psychological assessments of children and adults, identifying and tailoring therapeutic goals to each individual in order to provide compassionate and effective psychotherapy and psychological consultation. I earned my doctorate at UC Berkeley and completed my clinical training, working with children and adults, at the Veterans Administration Healthcare System, UCSF Medical Center and UC Davis Medical Center.
Whether you are just going through a particularly hard time, or have ongoing concerns with work, relationships, identity, or regulating your behavior or emotions, it's just a fact that we all need help sometimes. I've been assisting people with moderate to very serious concerns for over thirty years. I love working with a sense of common humanity in order to help my clients better manage their day-to-day lives, address struggles and limitations, as well as experience deeper integration of a sense of Self, relationships and life choices.
Whether you are just going through a particularly hard time, or have ongoing concerns with work, relationships, identity, or regulating your behavior or emotions, it's just a fact that we all need help sometimes. I've been assisting people with moderate to very serious concerns for over thirty years. I love working with a sense of common humanity in order to help my clients better manage their day-to-day lives, address struggles and limitations, as well as experience deeper integration of a sense of Self, relationships and life choices.
The aim of therapy is to feel more at ease with oneself and more at home in the world. To be able to enjoy life without overwhelming anxiety, confusion or depression. As a therapist with over thirty years of experience, my aim is to foster a trusting relationship where you can confide your concerns, and through our dialogue overcome those difficulties that may feel overwhelming. I see individuals, adolescents, couples and families. My practice includes seeing clients who are experiencing serious disruptions in their lives.
The aim of therapy is to feel more at ease with oneself and more at home in the world. To be able to enjoy life without overwhelming anxiety, confusion or depression. As a therapist with over thirty years of experience, my aim is to foster a trusting relationship where you can confide your concerns, and through our dialogue overcome those difficulties that may feel overwhelming. I see individuals, adolescents, couples and families. My practice includes seeing clients who are experiencing serious disruptions in their lives.
My focus is on helping people to break free from painful, unwanted patterns in their lives, and to find greater confidence, connection, and joy. Couples work is a primary focus of my practice, and I work with couples at all stages of relationship. I help partners interrupt destructive fights, build effective communication skills, and create greater intimacy.
My focus is on helping people to break free from painful, unwanted patterns in their lives, and to find greater confidence, connection, and joy. Couples work is a primary focus of my practice, and I work with couples at all stages of relationship. I help partners interrupt destructive fights, build effective communication skills, and create greater intimacy.
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Personality Disorders Therapists
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 specializes 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.