Borderline Personality (BPD) Therapists in Chicago, IL
I’m a trauma-informed therapist who’s ready to jump in and help you reach your goals. My approach is active, collaborative, and designed to help you feel more connected to yourself and in control of your life. I’m not a traditional talk therapist, our sessions are interactive, thought-provoking, and focused on helping you move from just surviving to truly thriving.
I’m a trauma-informed therapist who’s ready to jump in and help you reach your goals. My approach is active, collaborative, and designed to help you feel more connected to yourself and in control of your life. I’m not a traditional talk therapist, our sessions are interactive, thought-provoking, and focused on helping you move from just surviving to truly thriving.
Psychotherapy is an invitation to shift not only how you think, but how you feel and relate to yourself and to the world around you. Many people come to therapy carrying pain they can’t quite name, feeling alone with patterns that won’t change, or struggling to understand why relationships keep feeling so hard. Whatever brings you here, you deserve a space where your experience is met with curiosity, compassion, and genuine connection. Together, we’ll explore the stories your nervous system learned early on. Once we agree to work together, I show up fully: attuned, invested, and committed. I will meet you wherever you are at.
Psychotherapy is an invitation to shift not only how you think, but how you feel and relate to yourself and to the world around you. Many people come to therapy carrying pain they can’t quite name, feeling alone with patterns that won’t change, or struggling to understand why relationships keep feeling so hard. Whatever brings you here, you deserve a space where your experience is met with curiosity, compassion, and genuine connection. Together, we’ll explore the stories your nervous system learned early on. Once we agree to work together, I show up fully: attuned, invested, and committed. I will meet you wherever you are at.
Everyone experiences challenges in life. However, we may not always know how to handle the challenges that occur. We believe in a person's innate ability to overcome and change using her or his strengths. The experienced clinicians at The Meyer Group don't have an ideal client. We have a reputation for providing effective treatment to people who have difficult problems. We specialize in multiple and complicated problems and issues, ranging from mood disorders and anxiety disorders to marital and family problems.
Everyone experiences challenges in life. However, we may not always know how to handle the challenges that occur. We believe in a person's innate ability to overcome and change using her or his strengths. The experienced clinicians at The Meyer Group don't have an ideal client. We have a reputation for providing effective treatment to people who have difficult problems. We specialize in multiple and complicated problems and issues, ranging from mood disorders and anxiety disorders to marital and family problems.
I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, borderline personality disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, somatic and body image issues and addiction.
Welcome! Therapy is an invitation for healing and change, so congratulate yourself for actively seeking transformation in your life. My name is Bridget, founder Mind Move Therapy which provides psychotherapy, somatic movement therapy and physical health coaching. I approach therapy from a holistic- emotional, physical, cognitive perspective. I specialize in somatics- emphasizing that the body holds emotions, trauma responses and stress so healing includes the body. My clients report positive progress from therapy with me. You can heal from the past, live more positively in the present and anticipate a meaningfully future.
I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, borderline personality disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, somatic and body image issues and addiction.
Welcome! Therapy is an invitation for healing and change, so congratulate yourself for actively seeking transformation in your life. My name is Bridget, founder Mind Move Therapy which provides psychotherapy, somatic movement therapy and physical health coaching. I approach therapy from a holistic- emotional, physical, cognitive perspective. I specialize in somatics- emphasizing that the body holds emotions, trauma responses and stress so healing includes the body. My clients report positive progress from therapy with me. You can heal from the past, live more positively in the present and anticipate a meaningfully future.
I specialize in working with clients who are struggling with their identity, relationships, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, trauma, substance use, and body image/disordered eating.
I have expertise in utilizing Dialectical Behavioral Therapy to help clients reach their goals. DBT is a therapeutic approach that is affirming, supportive, and solution-oriented. I also utilize feminist theory, CBT, psychodynamic approaches, and some parts work depending on the best fit for each individual client.
I specialize in working with clients who are struggling with their identity, relationships, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, trauma, substance use, and body image/disordered eating.
I have expertise in utilizing Dialectical Behavioral Therapy to help clients reach their goals. DBT is a therapeutic approach that is affirming, supportive, and solution-oriented. I also utilize feminist theory, CBT, psychodynamic approaches, and some parts work depending on the best fit for each individual client.
Are you often called “too much?” Do you have the feeling that others don’t fully understand you, your emotions, or your potential? Are you finding challenges in identifying with or connecting to your inner self, or even seeing its full form? You want to stop just surviving your weeks and start feeling present in your own life. You need a space where you don't have to be the strong one—a place to unpack the burnout and perfectionism that keep you stuck. Your goal isn't just to "fix" a problem; it’s to reclaim your agency, set boundaries without guilt, and finally feel at home in your mind.
Are you often called “too much?” Do you have the feeling that others don’t fully understand you, your emotions, or your potential? Are you finding challenges in identifying with or connecting to your inner self, or even seeing its full form? You want to stop just surviving your weeks and start feeling present in your own life. You need a space where you don't have to be the strong one—a place to unpack the burnout and perfectionism that keep you stuck. Your goal isn't just to "fix" a problem; it’s to reclaim your agency, set boundaries without guilt, and finally feel at home in your mind.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with the Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness (www.cbtmindful.com); I am licensed in both PA and NY. Tending to our mental health is an incredibly important part of taking care of our overall health. In therapy, I engage with clients to work toward meaningful behavior change by developing an individually tailored evidence-based approach that incorporates aspects of both mindfulness and acceptance. I also work with clients to gain a better understanding of their values and whether their current behaviors are aligned with those values.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with the Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness (www.cbtmindful.com); I am licensed in both PA and NY. Tending to our mental health is an incredibly important part of taking care of our overall health. In therapy, I engage with clients to work toward meaningful behavior change by developing an individually tailored evidence-based approach that incorporates aspects of both mindfulness and acceptance. I also work with clients to gain a better understanding of their values and whether their current behaviors are aligned with those values.
My primary practices areas include individuals diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder ( BPD) as well as individuals in the kink and poly communities.
I have been trained in DBT and employ its skills and concepts along with Narrative Therapy to help clients reframe their lived experiences in a kinder, more forgiving light. Through my own past experience of therapeutic growth and learning I am familiar with the confusion, shame, doubt, and anxiety that arises at times in the process of self-discovery.
My primary practices areas include individuals diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder ( BPD) as well as individuals in the kink and poly communities.
I have been trained in DBT and employ its skills and concepts along with Narrative Therapy to help clients reframe their lived experiences in a kinder, more forgiving light. Through my own past experience of therapeutic growth and learning I am familiar with the confusion, shame, doubt, and anxiety that arises at times in the process of self-discovery.
Life can be overwhelming at times, and you don’t have to go through it alone. I work with both adolescents and adults who are dealing with anxiety, depression, and mood disorders. I know how heavy things can feel when you're stuck in patterns that no longer serve you. Whether you're navigating big transitions, experiencing emotions you don’t understand, or just feeling off and unsure why, therapy can be a powerful place to start feeling more grounded again.
Life can be overwhelming at times, and you don’t have to go through it alone. I work with both adolescents and adults who are dealing with anxiety, depression, and mood disorders. I know how heavy things can feel when you're stuck in patterns that no longer serve you. Whether you're navigating big transitions, experiencing emotions you don’t understand, or just feeling off and unsure why, therapy can be a powerful place to start feeling more grounded again.
Consideration of entering therapy can feel like an overwhelming task, especially if you are struggling, feeling like "nothing will change", in transition or have been hurt in previous relationships. I provide a safe, trusting and non-judgmental environment in which we work together on your challenges. While I bring knowledge and experience to our work, you are the expert on you: your goals and feedback on the process will drive our work together. Clients have provided me with excellent feedback, stating that I am open, empathic and good-natured about the difficulties of change.
Consideration of entering therapy can feel like an overwhelming task, especially if you are struggling, feeling like "nothing will change", in transition or have been hurt in previous relationships. I provide a safe, trusting and non-judgmental environment in which we work together on your challenges. While I bring knowledge and experience to our work, you are the expert on you: your goals and feedback on the process will drive our work together. Clients have provided me with excellent feedback, stating that I am open, empathic and good-natured about the difficulties of change.
A dear friend once told me, “stand strong, warrior,” and that message has stayed with me throughout my own healing journey. I believe we all have warrior moments—quiet battles with anxiety, depression, trauma, or stress that others may never see, along with small but meaningful victories that deserve to be honored. If you’re here, you’re already taking a courageous step toward healing and self-growth.
I support individuals who are managing a mental health diagnosis, healing from trauma or PTSD, navigating major life transitions, coping with burnout, or feeling disconnected from their sense of self.
A dear friend once told me, “stand strong, warrior,” and that message has stayed with me throughout my own healing journey. I believe we all have warrior moments—quiet battles with anxiety, depression, trauma, or stress that others may never see, along with small but meaningful victories that deserve to be honored. If you’re here, you’re already taking a courageous step toward healing and self-growth.
I support individuals who are managing a mental health diagnosis, healing from trauma or PTSD, navigating major life transitions, coping with burnout, or feeling disconnected from their sense of self.
As a licensed social worker from the University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, I have a wide range of experience in different counseling therapies. I primarily work with DBT and ACT approaches within a psychotherapy setting. My life experience with multiple alternative communities has inspired me to counsel those within such communities who might hesitate to engage in therapy. A key focus of mine is on those who identify more with their online lives than their day-to-day ones.
As a licensed social worker from the University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, I have a wide range of experience in different counseling therapies. I primarily work with DBT and ACT approaches within a psychotherapy setting. My life experience with multiple alternative communities has inspired me to counsel those within such communities who might hesitate to engage in therapy. A key focus of mine is on those who identify more with their online lives than their day-to-day ones.
My clinical expertise ranges from treating millennial and older adult populations struggling with general mood and anxiety disorders, personality disorders, and a range of general life stressors including work-life balance, boundary setting, interpersonal relationship stressors, parental demands, navigating the health care system (as a provider and recipient), household stressors, transition and change, social justice issues, college and student related stressors and more.
I serve as a guide in the healing process by helping people to feel emotionally regulated enough to navigate their presenting and seasonal problems.
My clinical expertise ranges from treating millennial and older adult populations struggling with general mood and anxiety disorders, personality disorders, and a range of general life stressors including work-life balance, boundary setting, interpersonal relationship stressors, parental demands, navigating the health care system (as a provider and recipient), household stressors, transition and change, social justice issues, college and student related stressors and more.
I serve as a guide in the healing process by helping people to feel emotionally regulated enough to navigate their presenting and seasonal problems.
My background is in psychodynamic therapy. This type of therapy helps you to better understand patterns that play out in your life, how your mind works, the internal conflicts you wrestle with, the defense mechanisms you use, and other things you might not be fully conscious of. By learning more about yourself and your struggles, you are better equipped to make changes in your life, solve your problems in the ways you want to solve them, and break out of the self-defeating patterns you find yourself stuck in.
My background is in psychodynamic therapy. This type of therapy helps you to better understand patterns that play out in your life, how your mind works, the internal conflicts you wrestle with, the defense mechanisms you use, and other things you might not be fully conscious of. By learning more about yourself and your struggles, you are better equipped to make changes in your life, solve your problems in the ways you want to solve them, and break out of the self-defeating patterns you find yourself stuck in.
Sculpting meaning from our lives can be challenging especially during difficult times. I am a licensed clinical Psychologist who provides evidence-based therapies including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Prolonged Exposure Therapy, and am a Linehan Board Certified clinician with an expertise in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). I have an expertise treating a wide range of mental disorders with a specific focus on problems of emotional dysregulation including depression, anxiety, PTSD, and personality disorders.
Sculpting meaning from our lives can be challenging especially during difficult times. I am a licensed clinical Psychologist who provides evidence-based therapies including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Prolonged Exposure Therapy, and am a Linehan Board Certified clinician with an expertise in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). I have an expertise treating a wide range of mental disorders with a specific focus on problems of emotional dysregulation including depression, anxiety, PTSD, and personality disorders.
My ideal client is typically frustrated, insecure and suffering with deep-seated feelings of self-doubt and inadequacy. Social relations are awkward, familial relations are conflicted, and hope for the future is waning. The goal is to re-build confidence and self-esteem, and have the client re-establish the sense that they can accomplish their goals socially and vocationally.
My ideal client is typically frustrated, insecure and suffering with deep-seated feelings of self-doubt and inadequacy. Social relations are awkward, familial relations are conflicted, and hope for the future is waning. The goal is to re-build confidence and self-esteem, and have the client re-establish the sense that they can accomplish their goals socially and vocationally.
My special interests include Anxiety, Asperger's, Borderline Personality Disorder, artists/creatives, and therapists in therapy.
I use a collaborative model, where sessions feel like two people having a conversation in my living room, versus a stereotypical doctor/patient interaction. I don't view your issues as coming from an abnormal psychopathology, but instead as a reaction to living in a stressful, complex, and contradictory world. I seek to understand your issues in the context of your unique experience rather than viewing you as having something wrong or being broken. My focus is on what you need from me....I take my lead from you.
My special interests include Anxiety, Asperger's, Borderline Personality Disorder, artists/creatives, and therapists in therapy.
I use a collaborative model, where sessions feel like two people having a conversation in my living room, versus a stereotypical doctor/patient interaction. I don't view your issues as coming from an abnormal psychopathology, but instead as a reaction to living in a stressful, complex, and contradictory world. I seek to understand your issues in the context of your unique experience rather than viewing you as having something wrong or being broken. My focus is on what you need from me....I take my lead from you.
Hola, my name is Karina Rodriguez. I am a Licensed Clinical Social worker (LCSW), fluent in English and Spanish, with a background of working with adolescents and families in various situations including inpatient hospitalization, partial hospitalization, residential facilities, private practice, and DCFS. You are the expert in your own life, and I strive to provide a supportive and safe environment within our therapeutic relationships. I look forward to helping and guiding you in developing new confidence, behaviors, and skills as we work toward achieving your goals.
Hola, my name is Karina Rodriguez. I am a Licensed Clinical Social worker (LCSW), fluent in English and Spanish, with a background of working with adolescents and families in various situations including inpatient hospitalization, partial hospitalization, residential facilities, private practice, and DCFS. You are the expert in your own life, and I strive to provide a supportive and safe environment within our therapeutic relationships. I look forward to helping and guiding you in developing new confidence, behaviors, and skills as we work toward achieving your goals.
There are seasons in life that ask us to slow down, turn inward, and listen. You may find yourself carrying shame, grief, or confusion around who you are becoming. You may feel untethered from your body, your relationships, your values, or your sense of purpose. Maybe something in you is shifting, but you don't have the words for it yet. As a therapist, it is my passion to empower my clients through these hardships, to kindle the light in dark spaces. My clients often come to me feeling lost in their identity, struggling with loneliness or abandonment fears, and long to feel more confident, connected, and authentic in their lives.
There are seasons in life that ask us to slow down, turn inward, and listen. You may find yourself carrying shame, grief, or confusion around who you are becoming. You may feel untethered from your body, your relationships, your values, or your sense of purpose. Maybe something in you is shifting, but you don't have the words for it yet. As a therapist, it is my passion to empower my clients through these hardships, to kindle the light in dark spaces. My clients often come to me feeling lost in their identity, struggling with loneliness or abandonment fears, and long to feel more confident, connected, and authentic in their lives.
I’m DBT-certified and enjoy working with clients with borderline personality disorder.
We all carry a story that hasn’t been fully heard—often one that repeats in our closest relationships. You may find yourself caught in conflict, feeling misunderstood or disconnected. Or perhaps you’re navigating a breakup, parenting stress, or the aftermath of infidelity—and want to understand yourself and your relationships in a deeper, more compassionate way. I work with individuals experiencing intense emotions or relational instability. As a relational and attachment-focused therapist, I bring warmth, openness, and curiosity to my work with clients.
I’m DBT-certified and enjoy working with clients with borderline personality disorder.
We all carry a story that hasn’t been fully heard—often one that repeats in our closest relationships. You may find yourself caught in conflict, feeling misunderstood or disconnected. Or perhaps you’re navigating a breakup, parenting stress, or the aftermath of infidelity—and want to understand yourself and your relationships in a deeper, more compassionate way. I work with individuals experiencing intense emotions or relational instability. As a relational and attachment-focused therapist, I bring warmth, openness, and curiosity to my work with clients.
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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.