Personality Disorders Therapists in Jacksonville, FL
I specialize in working with LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent adults, as well as those navigating personality disorders, complex trauma (CPTSD), and addiction recovery.
In our sessions, you can expect a warm but direct embrace — a space that offers both safety, playfulness, and at times, a challenge. We will explore patterns of attachment, practice rupture-and-repair skills, and build confidence in facing life’s difficulties without having to hide parts of yourself or conform to conventional standards of success.
I specialize in working with LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent adults, as well as those navigating personality disorders, complex trauma (CPTSD), and addiction recovery.
In our sessions, you can expect a warm but direct embrace — a space that offers both safety, playfulness, and at times, a challenge. We will explore patterns of attachment, practice rupture-and-repair skills, and build confidence in facing life’s difficulties without having to hide parts of yourself or conform to conventional standards of success.
It can be exhausting when how you feel inside doesn’t match what others see. Many people come to therapy carrying sadness, anxiety, or tension while still trying to appear calm and in control. Trust and connection may feel difficult, and you might find yourself adapting to everyone around you or pulling back to protect yourself. It’s painful to feel unheard or dismissed. When your needs are overlooked or your experiences minimized, it can leave you feeling misunderstood and alone. Others may not realize how much effort it takes to keep going.
It can be exhausting when how you feel inside doesn’t match what others see. Many people come to therapy carrying sadness, anxiety, or tension while still trying to appear calm and in control. Trust and connection may feel difficult, and you might find yourself adapting to everyone around you or pulling back to protect yourself. It’s painful to feel unheard or dismissed. When your needs are overlooked or your experiences minimized, it can leave you feeling misunderstood and alone. Others may not realize how much effort it takes to keep going.
I have extensive training in working with Narcissistic and Borderline Personality Disorder, and am certified in DBT.
As a therapist, I work in a partnership with my clients to create a safe, confidential, and non-judgmental environment. I have 20 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and families in various settings. I believe that the therapeutic relationship is paramount for growth and change, and you will know within the first session whether I am the right therapist for you. Over the years, I have developed ways of addressing the past while focusing on the present day, and I have training and experience working with clients from childhood to adulthood. Confidentiality is assured.
I have extensive training in working with Narcissistic and Borderline Personality Disorder, and am certified in DBT.
As a therapist, I work in a partnership with my clients to create a safe, confidential, and non-judgmental environment. I have 20 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and families in various settings. I believe that the therapeutic relationship is paramount for growth and change, and you will know within the first session whether I am the right therapist for you. Over the years, I have developed ways of addressing the past while focusing on the present day, and I have training and experience working with clients from childhood to adulthood. Confidentiality is assured.
Life is full of messy bits, sometimes these are unforeseen issues that pop up out of our control and sometimes they are a product of our own design. Regardless, in a culture where we must present as put together, in control, etc., it gets a little hard to trudge the water. If we aren’t careful this can lead to emotional, behavioral, interpersonal, and self dysregulation. At Just Keep Swimming Counseling, LLC, and my group practice Keep Evolving Beyond Therapy, I strive to create a healthy, safe space in order to set goals for growth, face challenges, and gain introspection to be a fuller, healthier you.
Life is full of messy bits, sometimes these are unforeseen issues that pop up out of our control and sometimes they are a product of our own design. Regardless, in a culture where we must present as put together, in control, etc., it gets a little hard to trudge the water. If we aren’t careful this can lead to emotional, behavioral, interpersonal, and self dysregulation. At Just Keep Swimming Counseling, LLC, and my group practice Keep Evolving Beyond Therapy, I strive to create a healthy, safe space in order to set goals for growth, face challenges, and gain introspection to be a fuller, healthier you.
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida with extensive experience in private practice. I work primarily with preteens and adolescents, addressing concerns such as anxiety, depression, self-esteem, relationship challenges, academic stress, anger management, and identity development. My approach is evidence-based, supportive, and client-centered, with an emphasis on creating a safe space for growth, emotional regulation, and resilience.
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida with extensive experience in private practice. I work primarily with preteens and adolescents, addressing concerns such as anxiety, depression, self-esteem, relationship challenges, academic stress, anger management, and identity development. My approach is evidence-based, supportive, and client-centered, with an emphasis on creating a safe space for growth, emotional regulation, and resilience.
Many individuals feel anxious and uncertain about handling relationships, careers, and personal lives, especially when dealing with trauma, mood issues, and personality disorders like BPD and ASPD.
I specialize in trauma, mood disorders, psychosis, and personality disorders. I welcome all individuals and have extensive experience supporting first responders. Using DBT, CBT, and ACT in an integrative and holistic approach, I help clients build resilience, manage emotions, and improve relationships, empowering them to connect with their best selves.
Many individuals feel anxious and uncertain about handling relationships, careers, and personal lives, especially when dealing with trauma, mood issues, and personality disorders like BPD and ASPD.
I specialize in trauma, mood disorders, psychosis, and personality disorders. I welcome all individuals and have extensive experience supporting first responders. Using DBT, CBT, and ACT in an integrative and holistic approach, I help clients build resilience, manage emotions, and improve relationships, empowering them to connect with their best selves.
I provide a safe and confidential setting to effectively investigate and help with anger, depression, drugs/alcohol, mood and anxiety disorders, personality disorders, relationships, grief/loss, stress management and PTSD.
I am a solution focused therapist who uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Reality Therapy in an interactive, sensitive, and compassionate approach. Dialectical Behavior Therapy is used depending on client need.
I provide a safe and confidential setting to effectively investigate and help with anger, depression, drugs/alcohol, mood and anxiety disorders, personality disorders, relationships, grief/loss, stress management and PTSD.
I am a solution focused therapist who uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Reality Therapy in an interactive, sensitive, and compassionate approach. Dialectical Behavior Therapy is used depending on client need.
Welcome! My goal is to offer a compassionate space where you can feel heard and take steps to improve your mental well-being. I have specialized training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), evidence-based therapies that help individuals work through past traumas and develop healthier coping mechanisms. As a trauma-informed clinician, my approach aims to help clients address current concerns while guiding them to explore the deeper, root causes. Together, we'll create a space where you can heal at your own pace and gain the tools you need for lasting growth and well-being.
Welcome! My goal is to offer a compassionate space where you can feel heard and take steps to improve your mental well-being. I have specialized training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), evidence-based therapies that help individuals work through past traumas and develop healthier coping mechanisms. As a trauma-informed clinician, my approach aims to help clients address current concerns while guiding them to explore the deeper, root causes. Together, we'll create a space where you can heal at your own pace and gain the tools you need for lasting growth and well-being.
Accepting Medicare - Facing physical health issues or mental health struggles can feel isolating, exhausting, and overwhelming—especially when you’re trying to keep up with daily life while managing symptoms, doctors’ appointments, flare-ups, or the emotional toll of not feeling like yourself or constantly being misunderstood.
Accepting Medicare - Facing physical health issues or mental health struggles can feel isolating, exhausting, and overwhelming—especially when you’re trying to keep up with daily life while managing symptoms, doctors’ appointments, flare-ups, or the emotional toll of not feeling like yourself or constantly being misunderstood.
I specialize in treating:
Addictive behaviors & Personality disorders
Depression, Anxiety, & Persistent mental illness
Life transitions & Relationship issues
Identity & Purpose
Empowering Your Journey to Mental Well-Being I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with over ten years of experience assisting individuals and couples in navigating difficult times. I believe deeply in the power of personal autonomy and self-determination. My mission is to assist you in attaining optimal mental health, emotional well-being, and personal empowerment.
I specialize in treating:
Addictive behaviors & Personality disorders
Depression, Anxiety, & Persistent mental illness
Life transitions & Relationship issues
Identity & Purpose
Empowering Your Journey to Mental Well-Being I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with over ten years of experience assisting individuals and couples in navigating difficult times. I believe deeply in the power of personal autonomy and self-determination. My mission is to assist you in attaining optimal mental health, emotional well-being, and personal empowerment.
You’re here because you know that you deserve better. When we’ve experienced events in our lives that cause significant distress it can be hard to remember that we’re worth continuing to care for ourselves and asking for help. Our emotions can feel so big that they take over and we feel powerless in our own decisions. The fact that you’re here and reading this tells me you’re ready to try something different.
You’re here because you know that you deserve better. When we’ve experienced events in our lives that cause significant distress it can be hard to remember that we’re worth continuing to care for ourselves and asking for help. Our emotions can feel so big that they take over and we feel powerless in our own decisions. The fact that you’re here and reading this tells me you’re ready to try something different.
Hi there! My name is Maria, I am a licensed therapist in Florida, but I travel/live between Florida and Nebraska, so that means I get to enjoy the beaches and the beautiful snow. I enjoy exercising, learning about healthy foods, dancing, karaoke (although, I don't have the most beautiful voice), I love family time, and cooking for my family.
Hi there! My name is Maria, I am a licensed therapist in Florida, but I travel/live between Florida and Nebraska, so that means I get to enjoy the beaches and the beautiful snow. I enjoy exercising, learning about healthy foods, dancing, karaoke (although, I don't have the most beautiful voice), I love family time, and cooking for my family.
Welcome! I am Josh Pina, a registered mental health counseling intern. I obtained my masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Jacksonville University, and while there I received the clinical excellence award for my dedication to promoting wellness to populations served. My goal is to provide you a safe and welcoming space to navigate life’s obstacles, set goals, and to grow. I am trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and I work with teens and adults that are seeking help with regulating emotions, strengthening relationship skills, tolerating stressful thoughts and situations, substance use disorders, etc.
Welcome! I am Josh Pina, a registered mental health counseling intern. I obtained my masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Jacksonville University, and while there I received the clinical excellence award for my dedication to promoting wellness to populations served. My goal is to provide you a safe and welcoming space to navigate life’s obstacles, set goals, and to grow. I am trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and I work with teens and adults that are seeking help with regulating emotions, strengthening relationship skills, tolerating stressful thoughts and situations, substance use disorders, etc.
I work best with clients who suffer from depressive and personality disorders.
My name is Ashley Beech-Mavrantzas, and I've been in mental health practice for 10 years. I specialize in Mood disorders, Bipolar disorder, and Borderline personality disorder. I also have experience in grief therapy. Furthermore, I use many modalities to treat these disorders such as DBT, CBT and EMDR. Additionally, I use different eclectic modalities based on the client's needs. The best method is client-focused to ensure that I am treating you accurately.
I work best with clients who suffer from depressive and personality disorders.
My name is Ashley Beech-Mavrantzas, and I've been in mental health practice for 10 years. I specialize in Mood disorders, Bipolar disorder, and Borderline personality disorder. I also have experience in grief therapy. Furthermore, I use many modalities to treat these disorders such as DBT, CBT and EMDR. Additionally, I use different eclectic modalities based on the client's needs. The best method is client-focused to ensure that I am treating you accurately.
I am currently accepting NEW clients! A lot of times guilt and shame get in the way of real human progress leading us stuck in a paradox of emotions we don't know how to deal with. Sometimes we experience these emotions at a heightened value where you feel out of control. Other times we push them down so severely that we forget what it's like to feel emotional at all. Whatever is troubling you, those emotions are valid and there is a healthy and sustainable way to honor each and every one of them. I believe there is something courageous in knowing when you need help and taking the steps to receive it.
I am currently accepting NEW clients! A lot of times guilt and shame get in the way of real human progress leading us stuck in a paradox of emotions we don't know how to deal with. Sometimes we experience these emotions at a heightened value where you feel out of control. Other times we push them down so severely that we forget what it's like to feel emotional at all. Whatever is troubling you, those emotions are valid and there is a healthy and sustainable way to honor each and every one of them. I believe there is something courageous in knowing when you need help and taking the steps to receive it.
You may not be able to say exactly what it is, but you know there is something is wrong. You work hard to do the right things, but there is a persistent feeling of dissatisfaction. Do you only exist to help others? You take on extra assignments at work even if you’re already overwhelmed. You’re always the one being asked for favors and advice. Everyone relies on you to keep everything running smoothly, and you do it all. But lately, you’ve begun to wonder what it’s all for. You want so desperately to take a moment to figure out what you want, but so many people are counting on you, and you can’t let them down.
You may not be able to say exactly what it is, but you know there is something is wrong. You work hard to do the right things, but there is a persistent feeling of dissatisfaction. Do you only exist to help others? You take on extra assignments at work even if you’re already overwhelmed. You’re always the one being asked for favors and advice. Everyone relies on you to keep everything running smoothly, and you do it all. But lately, you’ve begun to wonder what it’s all for. You want so desperately to take a moment to figure out what you want, but so many people are counting on you, and you can’t let them down.
Someone with the wrong prescription of glasses will inevitably trip and fall, regardless of how good or bad their vision is, and regardless of how many coffee tables they’ve kicked. I aspire to help clients in finding their exact lens, both providing clarity and decreasing undesirable symptoms–even if that’s only coffee table bruises.
I'm currently only taking Minnesota clients. Although it might seem counterintuitive, having your counseling at your fingertips with someone that doesn't live near you guarantees PURE confidentiality both during and even after the therapeutic relationship ends. You can REALLY tell me everything.
Someone with the wrong prescription of glasses will inevitably trip and fall, regardless of how good or bad their vision is, and regardless of how many coffee tables they’ve kicked. I aspire to help clients in finding their exact lens, both providing clarity and decreasing undesirable symptoms–even if that’s only coffee table bruises.
I'm currently only taking Minnesota clients. Although it might seem counterintuitive, having your counseling at your fingertips with someone that doesn't live near you guarantees PURE confidentiality both during and even after the therapeutic relationship ends. You can REALLY tell me everything.
I am certified in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy which has great efficacy with personality disorders.
Would you like to feel heard, understood, and empowered as well as walk away with skills to manage negative emotions and impulses? I am glad you found my page and would love to connect with you. I am not here to judge you! My job is to create a safe, non-judgmental space to guide and support you as you work on creating the path you want to take.
I am certified in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy which has great efficacy with personality disorders.
Would you like to feel heard, understood, and empowered as well as walk away with skills to manage negative emotions and impulses? I am glad you found my page and would love to connect with you. I am not here to judge you! My job is to create a safe, non-judgmental space to guide and support you as you work on creating the path you want to take.
I help individuals and families break free from negative cycles, heal from trauma, and cultivate resilience. With a blend of clinical expertise and compassionate care, I create a safe space to explore challenges, strengthen emotional well-being, and build a more authentic, purpose-driven life. My goal is to walk alongside you as you move from feeling stuck to experiencing real, lasting change.
I help individuals and families break free from negative cycles, heal from trauma, and cultivate resilience. With a blend of clinical expertise and compassionate care, I create a safe space to explore challenges, strengthen emotional well-being, and build a more authentic, purpose-driven life. My goal is to walk alongside you as you move from feeling stuck to experiencing real, lasting change.
Hi, I’m a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and for over eight years I’ve had the privilege of walking alongside people as they work toward personal growth and healing. Whether you’re facing grief, disappointment, or patterns that keep you feeling stuck, I’m here to help you find clarity and create a more balanced, satisfying life. My approach is collaborative and supportive-helping people uncover their strengths and make meaningful changes in their lives.
Hi, I’m a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and for over eight years I’ve had the privilege of walking alongside people as they work toward personal growth and healing. Whether you’re facing grief, disappointment, or patterns that keep you feeling stuck, I’m here to help you find clarity and create a more balanced, satisfying life. My approach is collaborative and supportive-helping people uncover their strengths and make meaningful changes in their lives.
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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.