Borderline Personality (BPD) Therapists in Tampa, FL
Do you find it challenging to build or maintain healthy relationships? Are emotions like anger, depression, anxiety, mistrust, or fear of failure affecting your everyday life? I help clients strengthen self-awareness, build confidence, improve emotional well-being, and create healthier, more meaningful relationships. Along with evidence-based approaches, I incorporate music, art, and elements of geek culture into therapy. As a Certified Geek Therapist, I offer a supportive, affirming space where your interests and identity are valued as strengths that can support healing and personal growth.
Do you find it challenging to build or maintain healthy relationships? Are emotions like anger, depression, anxiety, mistrust, or fear of failure affecting your everyday life? I help clients strengthen self-awareness, build confidence, improve emotional well-being, and create healthier, more meaningful relationships. Along with evidence-based approaches, I incorporate music, art, and elements of geek culture into therapy. As a Certified Geek Therapist, I offer a supportive, affirming space where your interests and identity are valued as strengths that can support healing and personal growth.
I specialize (love) working with adolescents, their families, and young adults. My style is direct, compassionate, and authentic. When appropriate, I share my lived experiences, and both teens and adults have told me how beneficial they found it. Clients have told me they liked that I "challenge" them and that it's helpful when I say things directly. This can especially be beneficial in family sessions when hard conversations need to be had. The word "specialize" can be thrown around a lot. But what I have the most experience in is: depression, anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, suicide, self-harm, and family work.
I specialize (love) working with adolescents, their families, and young adults. My style is direct, compassionate, and authentic. When appropriate, I share my lived experiences, and both teens and adults have told me how beneficial they found it. Clients have told me they liked that I "challenge" them and that it's helpful when I say things directly. This can especially be beneficial in family sessions when hard conversations need to be had. The word "specialize" can be thrown around a lot. But what I have the most experience in is: depression, anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, suicide, self-harm, and family work.
I specialize in substance use and behavioral addictions, Borderline Personality Disorder ( BPD), trauma, OCD, anxiety, depression, and couples therapy.
Are you feeling stuck in patterns that no longer serve you? I work with adults, couples, and adolescents who feel stuck in painful patterns and want lasting change. Many clients come to therapy struggling with addiction, trauma, anxiety, relationship difficulties, or depression. Together, we identify the patterns keeping you stuck, build effective coping skills, strengthen relationships, and create meaningful goals that align with the life you want to live.
I specialize in substance use and behavioral addictions, Borderline Personality Disorder ( BPD), trauma, OCD, anxiety, depression, and couples therapy.
Are you feeling stuck in patterns that no longer serve you? I work with adults, couples, and adolescents who feel stuck in painful patterns and want lasting change. Many clients come to therapy struggling with addiction, trauma, anxiety, relationship difficulties, or depression. Together, we identify the patterns keeping you stuck, build effective coping skills, strengthen relationships, and create meaningful goals that align with the life you want to live.
My therapeutic approach recognizes the quality of the therapeutic relationship as an essential element in the therapy process. I look to collaborate with clients to identify and develop treatment goals and objectives and empower clients to take charge of the design and direction of your life. I utilize a balance of acceptance and change strategies to identify problems and generate effective solutions that help to move away from negative experiences and toward positive experiences and toward life, joy, flexibility and freedom.
My therapeutic approach recognizes the quality of the therapeutic relationship as an essential element in the therapy process. I look to collaborate with clients to identify and develop treatment goals and objectives and empower clients to take charge of the design and direction of your life. I utilize a balance of acceptance and change strategies to identify problems and generate effective solutions that help to move away from negative experiences and toward positive experiences and toward life, joy, flexibility and freedom.
I built on that in inpatient and PHP/IOP programs treating BPD, eating disorders, and complex trauma.
Accepting NEW patients in CO & FL! Do you struggle with people-pleasing, low self-worth, or painful relationships that leave you feeling like you’ve lost yourself? Maybe you grew up in a family that looked “fine” on the outside but left you with invisible scars of trauma. You might find yourself replaying old patterns—turning to food, restriction, or overexercise to cope, feeling guilty when you try to set boundaries, or wondering why you keep choosing partners who don’t treat you well. If you’re exhausted from trying to hold it all together while doubting yourself inside, therapy can help you break free.
I built on that in inpatient and PHP/IOP programs treating BPD, eating disorders, and complex trauma.
Accepting NEW patients in CO & FL! Do you struggle with people-pleasing, low self-worth, or painful relationships that leave you feeling like you’ve lost yourself? Maybe you grew up in a family that looked “fine” on the outside but left you with invisible scars of trauma. You might find yourself replaying old patterns—turning to food, restriction, or overexercise to cope, feeling guilty when you try to set boundaries, or wondering why you keep choosing partners who don’t treat you well. If you’re exhausted from trying to hold it all together while doubting yourself inside, therapy can help you break free.
My primary clinical focus has been on borderline personality disorder and schizophrenia, though I see patients with a wide variety of problems.
I received my academic and clinical training at the University of Pittsburgh and its affiliated psychiatric hospital, where I have also worked on staff, and completed additional postgraduate training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy. I am actively involved in the didactic teaching and supervision of psychiatry trainees. I also teach psychoanalytic candidates.
My primary clinical focus has been on borderline personality disorder and schizophrenia, though I see patients with a wide variety of problems.
I received my academic and clinical training at the University of Pittsburgh and its affiliated psychiatric hospital, where I have also worked on staff, and completed additional postgraduate training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy. I am actively involved in the didactic teaching and supervision of psychiatry trainees. I also teach psychoanalytic candidates.
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I have spent the last eight years working with “at-risk” children and adolescents, referred by the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) Diversion programs. I currently work with the Genesis Women’s Clinic assisting antepartum and postpartum moms suffering from Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder, the Family Care Clinic providing Behavioral Therapy to families and adults, and the Pediatric Clinic at TGH Healthpark.
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I have spent the last eight years working with “at-risk” children and adolescents, referred by the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) Diversion programs. I currently work with the Genesis Women’s Clinic assisting antepartum and postpartum moms suffering from Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder, the Family Care Clinic providing Behavioral Therapy to families and adults, and the Pediatric Clinic at TGH Healthpark.
Are you struggling with issues related to depression, emotional regulation, impulsivity, trauma, grief, addiction, anxiety, communication dysfunction, or major life changes? There comes a time when help is needed from a licensed professional to cope with many of life’s challenges. You are taking a positive step to self-discovery and healing. I’m a licensed psychotherapist in the Tampa Bay area, and I’m here to support you on your journey toward healing and self-discovery.
Are you struggling with issues related to depression, emotional regulation, impulsivity, trauma, grief, addiction, anxiety, communication dysfunction, or major life changes? There comes a time when help is needed from a licensed professional to cope with many of life’s challenges. You are taking a positive step to self-discovery and healing. I’m a licensed psychotherapist in the Tampa Bay area, and I’m here to support you on your journey toward healing and self-discovery.
My approach in working with clients is to create an environment in which a sense of understanding can be fostered, as well as a problem-solving space to help increase their likelihood of developing a life worth living. I believe in each person's ability to reach their goals and attain a sense of competence and contentedness in their lives. My approach is both humanistic and active. I attempt to balance acceptance and change strategies to most effectively help my clients reach their goals that prompted them to seek therapy.
My approach in working with clients is to create an environment in which a sense of understanding can be fostered, as well as a problem-solving space to help increase their likelihood of developing a life worth living. I believe in each person's ability to reach their goals and attain a sense of competence and contentedness in their lives. My approach is both humanistic and active. I attempt to balance acceptance and change strategies to most effectively help my clients reach their goals that prompted them to seek therapy.
These treatments have been proven to be effective in treating Borderline Personality Disorder, Substance Use Disorders, Eating Disorders, Panic Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders, Generalized Anxiety Disorders, Trauma Disorders, couples, and families.
Tampa Bay DBT is a group of mental health clinicians dedicated to the mission of providing evidence based psychological treatments to adolescents, adults, and families in a compassionate environment. Our clinicians are dedicated to receiving the most up to date trainings to provide the most effective care to the individuals we serve. We provide specific treatments including: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Radically Open DBT (RO-DBT), DBT for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (DBT-PTSD), Prolonged Exposure (PE), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and Emotion-Focused Couples and Family Therapy.
These treatments have been proven to be effective in treating Borderline Personality Disorder, Substance Use Disorders, Eating Disorders, Panic Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders, Generalized Anxiety Disorders, Trauma Disorders, couples, and families.
Tampa Bay DBT is a group of mental health clinicians dedicated to the mission of providing evidence based psychological treatments to adolescents, adults, and families in a compassionate environment. Our clinicians are dedicated to receiving the most up to date trainings to provide the most effective care to the individuals we serve. We provide specific treatments including: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Radically Open DBT (RO-DBT), DBT for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (DBT-PTSD), Prolonged Exposure (PE), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and Emotion-Focused Couples and Family Therapy.
Serving clients of all ages with such issues as Anxiety, Attachment Issues, Autism, Behavior Challenges, Borderline Personality Disorder, Depression, Developmental Disabilities, Dissociation, DID, OCD, ODD, Panic, PTSD, Trauma, Violence.
We work from a Person-Centered approach steeped in Positive Psychology. That means we find efficient, compassionate, and practical ways to support you in processing your personal and trauma history, to create a new world view that allows you to feel hope for a bright and compelling future.
Serving clients of all ages with such issues as Anxiety, Attachment Issues, Autism, Behavior Challenges, Borderline Personality Disorder, Depression, Developmental Disabilities, Dissociation, DID, OCD, ODD, Panic, PTSD, Trauma, Violence.
We work from a Person-Centered approach steeped in Positive Psychology. That means we find efficient, compassionate, and practical ways to support you in processing your personal and trauma history, to create a new world view that allows you to feel hope for a bright and compelling future.
There is no checklist for seeking therapy, and no two people arrive for the same reason.
Many of my clients come to treatment feeling overwhelmed by intense emotions, complicated relationships, unresolved trauma, substance use, or challenges that have not improved with previous treatment.
Others are seeking answers after years of feeling misunderstood or misdiagnosed.
Whatever brings you here, your experiences are valid.
My goal is to provide a collaborative, supportive space where we can better understand your story, identify what matters most to you, and work together toward meaningful and lasting change.
There is no checklist for seeking therapy, and no two people arrive for the same reason.
Many of my clients come to treatment feeling overwhelmed by intense emotions, complicated relationships, unresolved trauma, substance use, or challenges that have not improved with previous treatment.
Others are seeking answers after years of feeling misunderstood or misdiagnosed.
Whatever brings you here, your experiences are valid.
My goal is to provide a collaborative, supportive space where we can better understand your story, identify what matters most to you, and work together toward meaningful and lasting change.
Welcome! Creating a safe environment is the first step toward meaningful change. I have been a psychotherapist for more than 20 years, and it has been my privilege to assist people in both outpatient and inpatient psychiatric settings. I have experience treating a broad range of disorders, and my specialties include depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, Borderline Personality Disorder, and narcissism. I hold an MSSW from Columbia University and a PhD in Social Welfare from Case Western Reserve University. I did my clinical internship and postdoctoral work at Yale University School of Medicine. I use a variety of evidence-based approaches, including CBT, DBT, Seeking Safety, Motivational Interviewing, and exposure therapies for PTSD. I respect and admire folks who want to grow and overcome their challenges. I hope I can be there to support you on that journey. We will talk about what you would like to achieve in therapy, and we will map out a way to get there.
Welcome! Creating a safe environment is the first step toward meaningful change. I have been a psychotherapist for more than 20 years, and it has been my privilege to assist people in both outpatient and inpatient psychiatric settings. I have experience treating a broad range of disorders, and my specialties include depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, Borderline Personality Disorder, and narcissism. I hold an MSSW from Columbia University and a PhD in Social Welfare from Case Western Reserve University. I did my clinical internship and postdoctoral work at Yale University School of Medicine. I use a variety of evidence-based approaches, including CBT, DBT, Seeking Safety, Motivational Interviewing, and exposure therapies for PTSD. I respect and admire folks who want to grow and overcome their challenges. I hope I can be there to support you on that journey. We will talk about what you would like to achieve in therapy, and we will map out a way to get there.
Lauren Conley
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R, LCSW, CCTP
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
Welcome! I have been a clinical therapist for 20 years and specialize in trauma, anxiety and relationship issues, with licensure in Washington DC, Florida, New York, and North Carolina. I have experience in various treatment approaches to ensure that your goals are being prioritized at your pace. In my professional career, I have been privileged to work with many people to achieve a level of stability, progress, and peace of mind that they never thought possible.
Welcome! I have been a clinical therapist for 20 years and specialize in trauma, anxiety and relationship issues, with licensure in Washington DC, Florida, New York, and North Carolina. I have experience in various treatment approaches to ensure that your goals are being prioritized at your pace. In my professional career, I have been privileged to work with many people to achieve a level of stability, progress, and peace of mind that they never thought possible.
My ideal client ... is a mess. Someone who knows enough to know they need help, and whether or not they reached out for help in the past, never really found the help they needed. The client is ready to make change, to learn coping skills, and work on their relationships. The client is not dependent on me to solve their problems for them, but is willing to do whatever it takes to get their life on track.
My ideal client ... is a mess. Someone who knows enough to know they need help, and whether or not they reached out for help in the past, never really found the help they needed. The client is ready to make change, to learn coping skills, and work on their relationships. The client is not dependent on me to solve their problems for them, but is willing to do whatever it takes to get their life on track.
I am intensively trained in DBT and work with individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder.
Hi, I'm Karen! Sometimes the hardest part about therapy is getting started. Finding the right provider, learning to accept help, and showing up to that intake session can be life changing. Make your mental health a priority- after all, your relationship with yourself is the most important (and longest) relationship that you will ever have! Together, we can work to reach your goals and improve your day to day living. It can also provide you with a safe and supportive space in which you can feel heard, validated, and understood.
I am intensively trained in DBT and work with individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder.
Hi, I'm Karen! Sometimes the hardest part about therapy is getting started. Finding the right provider, learning to accept help, and showing up to that intake session can be life changing. Make your mental health a priority- after all, your relationship with yourself is the most important (and longest) relationship that you will ever have! Together, we can work to reach your goals and improve your day to day living. It can also provide you with a safe and supportive space in which you can feel heard, validated, and understood.
You're the one who notices the empty water glass before anyone asks, who texts to check in, who has the plan ready before the question is asked. You're the strong one who anticipates every need before it's even spoken, and people lean on that. Then the room empties, the day goes quiet, and a smaller question surfaces: who is actually looking out for you? Somewhere under the years of being reliable, your own identity started to feel like a blurred reflection. There's a persistent, hollow ache that comes from putting yourself last, and lately you've been wondering what it would mean to put yourself somewhere near the front.
You're the one who notices the empty water glass before anyone asks, who texts to check in, who has the plan ready before the question is asked. You're the strong one who anticipates every need before it's even spoken, and people lean on that. Then the room empties, the day goes quiet, and a smaller question surfaces: who is actually looking out for you? Somewhere under the years of being reliable, your own identity started to feel like a blurred reflection. There's a persistent, hollow ache that comes from putting yourself last, and lately you've been wondering what it would mean to put yourself somewhere near the front.
Some of my areas of specialization include Addiction, ADHD, Anxiety, BPD, Depression, PMDD, Trauma Reprocessing, & Relationships, and Communication.
I offer empowerment-based therapy grounded in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye-Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), and Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)- a holistic experience that is tailored to your unique needs and personality. I love working with young adults, professionals, athletes, healthcare workers, & first responders.
Some of my areas of specialization include Addiction, ADHD, Anxiety, BPD, Depression, PMDD, Trauma Reprocessing, & Relationships, and Communication.
I offer empowerment-based therapy grounded in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye-Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), and Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)- a holistic experience that is tailored to your unique needs and personality. I love working with young adults, professionals, athletes, healthcare workers, & first responders.
Healing alone is a scary and frightening journey. Trust me, I've been there.
My passion is to provide mental health services for individuals of diverse backgrounds, diagnoses, and stages of life. Whether you are a concerned parent looking for services for yourself or your family, or you are a person in need of someone who will support you and help you grow, I want to be there to provide you with all the space, time, and skills to help you achieve you're greatest version of yourself.
Healing alone is a scary and frightening journey. Trust me, I've been there.
My passion is to provide mental health services for individuals of diverse backgrounds, diagnoses, and stages of life. Whether you are a concerned parent looking for services for yourself or your family, or you are a person in need of someone who will support you and help you grow, I want to be there to provide you with all the space, time, and skills to help you achieve you're greatest version of yourself.
Welcome to DBT Counseling Specialties, LLC. I provide DBT and general counseling services. I believe in adopting evidence-based treatments to enrich my clients' lives. I am intensively trained in DBT. Our slogan is Hope is on the Horizon, it is because I believe that each individual client has a unique story to share, each client has unique goals, along with unique challenges, and I want to work just as hard as you, right beside you, to help you realize your greatest potential.
Welcome to DBT Counseling Specialties, LLC. I provide DBT and general counseling services. I believe in adopting evidence-based treatments to enrich my clients' lives. I am intensively trained in DBT. Our slogan is Hope is on the Horizon, it is because I believe that each individual client has a unique story to share, each client has unique goals, along with unique challenges, and I want to work just as hard as you, right beside you, to help you realize your greatest potential.
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Borderline Personality (BPD) Therapists
What is the most successful approach to treating borderline personality disorder?
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is considered the gold standard of treatment for borderline personality disorder. An evidence-based treatment, it addresses the extreme emotional reactivity, the relationship difficulties, and the acts of self-harm that create so much distress for BPD patients. DBT is a comprehensive program that includes both regular individual psychotherapy sessions and weekly group sessions of skills training.
What happens in treatment of borderline personality disorder?
Treatment typically consists of weekly individual therapy sessions that last an hour and group skill-focused instructional sessions that may last up to two hours. Patients are typically given homework “assignments” in which they are asked to practice in their daily life the skills they acquire in therapy. Patients also keep a diary tracking their emotions and impulses as a way to know which situations are most problematic and to help them gain control over their own behavior. Difficult situations and feelings are typically reviewed in therapy sessions and more constructive solutions found.
What kinds of problems does BPD treatment help with?
DBT was initially developed to dampen the self-destructive impulses of chronically suicidal patients. It is now the treatment of choice for borderline personality disorder, a serious condition marked by extreme emotional reactivity, relationship instability, and self-injurious behaviors. Treatment of BPD helps patients tolerate the flux of emotions without acting on them, often with a specific focus on tolerating negative emotions. DBT addresses the core problems of BPD—fear of abandonment, low self-esteem, and impulsivity.
What is the goal of treatment in borderline personality disorder?
The goal of treatment for borderline personality disorder (BPD) is to relieve the extreme emotional distress that patients experience—to curb their emotional reactivity, to minimize their inclination to self-harm, and to reduce their impulsivity. Toward these ends, patients are not only taught an array of new coping skills and techniques for emotional regulation, they are given opportunities to practice them. Another major goal of treatment is interpersonal effectiveness; patients learn and problem-solve ways to effectively communicate in relationships, especially how to ask for what they need as a way to minimize hurt feelings.