Borderline Personality (BPD) Therapists in Gardiner, ME
I’m an eccentric, depth‑oriented therapist who blends radical honesty with a warm, grounded presence. I work with the unconscious, the body, and the patterns you’ve carried for years—often without realizing it. My approach is deeply trauma‑informed and somatically attuned, helping you understand how your story lives in both mind and body. If you’ve ever felt “too much” or misunderstood, this is a space where your complexity is welcomed and your truth can finally breathe.
I’m an eccentric, depth‑oriented therapist who blends radical honesty with a warm, grounded presence. I work with the unconscious, the body, and the patterns you’ve carried for years—often without realizing it. My approach is deeply trauma‑informed and somatically attuned, helping you understand how your story lives in both mind and body. If you’ve ever felt “too much” or misunderstood, this is a space where your complexity is welcomed and your truth can finally breathe.
Effective therapy begins with a solid, trusting relationship between you and your therapist. I create a warm, open environment where we can build trust and address your concerns. Through therapy, you will learn new ways of responding to obstacles (internal and external) that are currently contributing to your distress and preventing you from creating the life and relationships you desire. I have extensive experience working with clients with anxiety, depression, trauma, social and relational issues, as well as substance abuse, and have worked with clients in a variety of settings, including inpatient, outpatient, and residential.
Effective therapy begins with a solid, trusting relationship between you and your therapist. I create a warm, open environment where we can build trust and address your concerns. Through therapy, you will learn new ways of responding to obstacles (internal and external) that are currently contributing to your distress and preventing you from creating the life and relationships you desire. I have extensive experience working with clients with anxiety, depression, trauma, social and relational issues, as well as substance abuse, and have worked with clients in a variety of settings, including inpatient, outpatient, and residential.
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If you find yourself struggling to communicate, feeling misunderstood by those around you, or invalidated by the world, I create a space that is emotionally safe, validating, and holds opportunity for change. Nothing is static; everything is always changing, even when it doesn’t feel like it. I believe strongly that we are all doing the best we can but that with the right support, we can learn to do and feel better. Together, we can find strategies to safely cope with and soothe difficult emotions, while reducing patterns that may make life more painful or keep you feeling stuck.
If you find yourself struggling to communicate, feeling misunderstood by those around you, or invalidated by the world, I create a space that is emotionally safe, validating, and holds opportunity for change. Nothing is static; everything is always changing, even when it doesn’t feel like it. I believe strongly that we are all doing the best we can but that with the right support, we can learn to do and feel better. Together, we can find strategies to safely cope with and soothe difficult emotions, while reducing patterns that may make life more painful or keep you feeling stuck.
None of this is easy. Whether you're adjusting to a change, like parenting or job loss, and looking to find your identity, or becoming aware of a problematic pattern in your life, like constant anxiety, difficulty with relationships, or intense emotions. You don't have to feel overwhelmed by depression, anxiety, shame, or anger any more. Let's talk about it and find some strategies to soothe it now, and stop it from reoccurring. If you're reluctant about therapy, I can reassure you that I'm not here to judge, and want to make it a safe and fun environment.
None of this is easy. Whether you're adjusting to a change, like parenting or job loss, and looking to find your identity, or becoming aware of a problematic pattern in your life, like constant anxiety, difficulty with relationships, or intense emotions. You don't have to feel overwhelmed by depression, anxiety, shame, or anger any more. Let's talk about it and find some strategies to soothe it now, and stop it from reoccurring. If you're reluctant about therapy, I can reassure you that I'm not here to judge, and want to make it a safe and fun environment.
Michael Scheib
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, C-DBT, MS Ed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I often work with individuals that are struggling with Eating Disorders, Borderline Personality Disorder, OCD, Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Intimate relationship issues, Sexual issues, and Autism.
My practice (Twin Suns Therapy) is accepting patients, but I have a waitlist 9/2/25
Hello! I am glad you have taken a step to better your mental health! I am primarily working with Adults at this time, but will work with children 14+. I use goal-oriented therapy that involves the individual in every step of the process. The modalities of therapy I use, are evidence-based (CBT, ACT, DBT, etc.), which aim to decrease interfering thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, as well as increase happiness and success in life. We will work together holistically to ensure we are addressing all aspects of your life that could affect mental health!
I often work with individuals that are struggling with Eating Disorders, Borderline Personality Disorder, OCD, Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Intimate relationship issues, Sexual issues, and Autism.
My practice (Twin Suns Therapy) is accepting patients, but I have a waitlist 9/2/25
Hello! I am glad you have taken a step to better your mental health! I am primarily working with Adults at this time, but will work with children 14+. I use goal-oriented therapy that involves the individual in every step of the process. The modalities of therapy I use, are evidence-based (CBT, ACT, DBT, etc.), which aim to decrease interfering thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, as well as increase happiness and success in life. We will work together holistically to ensure we are addressing all aspects of your life that could affect mental health!
I work with folks who exhibit traits described as Borderline Personality Disorder, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized anxiety disorder and OCD.
DBT, RO- DBT, and EMDR. I believe community, nature (and humor!) are very important healing tools that reinforce and support DBT and RODBT work. I focus on supporting clients by meeting them where they are and honoring that they are the experts in their own lives. I love helping people find their own strength and healing abilities using DBT skills, EMDR and nervous system regulation. I have a background in comedy, theater and creative writing and I think that influences my therapy style. I work with adolescents and adults.
I work with folks who exhibit traits described as Borderline Personality Disorder, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized anxiety disorder and OCD.
DBT, RO- DBT, and EMDR. I believe community, nature (and humor!) are very important healing tools that reinforce and support DBT and RODBT work. I focus on supporting clients by meeting them where they are and honoring that they are the experts in their own lives. I love helping people find their own strength and healing abilities using DBT skills, EMDR and nervous system regulation. I have a background in comedy, theater and creative writing and I think that influences my therapy style. I work with adolescents and adults.
Are you struggling with indecision regarding your life's purpose or your next steps? Many individuals experience anxiety concerning relationships, social skills, or setting healthy boundaries. It can be difficult to find objective guidance when it feels like others may have their own agendas.
Working with a therapist can help you find your own best answers and navigate your path forward. If these concerns are impacting your well-being, please reach out to get support. We have immediate openings.
Are you struggling with indecision regarding your life's purpose or your next steps? Many individuals experience anxiety concerning relationships, social skills, or setting healthy boundaries. It can be difficult to find objective guidance when it feels like others may have their own agendas.
Working with a therapist can help you find your own best answers and navigate your path forward. If these concerns are impacting your well-being, please reach out to get support. We have immediate openings.
Psychology Specialists of Maine is a woman-owned therapy center dedicated to helping you find the right provider for your mental health and personal development needs. Our experienced psychologists and psychiatrists provide specialized care for anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, OCD, bipolar disorder, grief, eating disorders, chronic pain, sleep issues, relationship concerns, and couples counseling. We offer specialised, scientifically validated and compassionate, care to help you create meaningful change. Contact us today or visit our website to learn more.
Psychology Specialists of Maine is a woman-owned therapy center dedicated to helping you find the right provider for your mental health and personal development needs. Our experienced psychologists and psychiatrists provide specialized care for anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, OCD, bipolar disorder, grief, eating disorders, chronic pain, sleep issues, relationship concerns, and couples counseling. We offer specialised, scientifically validated and compassionate, care to help you create meaningful change. Contact us today or visit our website to learn more.
We work with individuals who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or struggling with life stressors, relationships, mood disorders, or substance use. Many of our clients are looking for support but do not want to wait weeks to be seen. We offer virtual therapy across multiple states and can typically schedule appointments within 24–48 hours. Our team uses evidence-based approaches, including cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused therapy, to help clients gain clarity, stability, and practical tools to move forward.
We work with individuals who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or struggling with life stressors, relationships, mood disorders, or substance use. Many of our clients are looking for support but do not want to wait weeks to be seen. We offer virtual therapy across multiple states and can typically schedule appointments within 24–48 hours. Our team uses evidence-based approaches, including cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused therapy, to help clients gain clarity, stability, and practical tools to move forward.
LCSW/LADC, person in recovery and with lived experience.
Specialities include: Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Addiction, Anger Management.
The bulk of my work has been done with people in or coming out of institutions (hospitals, incarceration), on the street or otherwise living in poverty.
I do believe you are the master of your own path but I will also hold you accountable when your behaviors or choices don't align with your character or the goals you have for yourself. I believe the trust and rapport you have with your clinician is the primary foundation for progress, so I always recommend a phone consultation to see if we mesh!
LCSW/LADC, person in recovery and with lived experience.
Specialities include: Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Addiction, Anger Management.
The bulk of my work has been done with people in or coming out of institutions (hospitals, incarceration), on the street or otherwise living in poverty.
I do believe you are the master of your own path but I will also hold you accountable when your behaviors or choices don't align with your character or the goals you have for yourself. I believe the trust and rapport you have with your clinician is the primary foundation for progress, so I always recommend a phone consultation to see if we mesh!
You may be blocked or feeling helpless, stuck or at a loss for how to cope. You may be unsure where to begin or how to continue in your journey with more joy, meaning and purpose. I focus on your strengths and believe in the inherent wisdom each person has. I combine my life experience and clinical training. My specialties include helping people to navigate grief, PTSD, trauma, anxiety, life transitions, problematic substance use, depression, and spiritual conflicts. I will journey with you nonjudgmentally to help you identify and work on your goals. I will model, facilitate, and help you discover new ways of coping, and behaving.
You may be blocked or feeling helpless, stuck or at a loss for how to cope. You may be unsure where to begin or how to continue in your journey with more joy, meaning and purpose. I focus on your strengths and believe in the inherent wisdom each person has. I combine my life experience and clinical training. My specialties include helping people to navigate grief, PTSD, trauma, anxiety, life transitions, problematic substance use, depression, and spiritual conflicts. I will journey with you nonjudgmentally to help you identify and work on your goals. I will model, facilitate, and help you discover new ways of coping, and behaving.
Tabitha Ramos
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, Tabitha Ramos, LCSW, MSSW, EMDR, trained
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Immediate openings for individuals and couples. I am a trauma therapist. I use EMDR, parts work, and other therapy modalities to help people move through their past experiences and into their present feeling healthier and more hopeful. You don't have to carry your heaviest days alone. Let’s work through them together.
Immediate openings for individuals and couples. I am a trauma therapist. I use EMDR, parts work, and other therapy modalities to help people move through their past experiences and into their present feeling healthier and more hopeful. You don't have to carry your heaviest days alone. Let’s work through them together.
Are you ready to engage in an experience of growth and healing? Do you sometimes feel stuck? I would like to help you figure out how to get your needs met, to increase hope and to help you to engage in a better relationship with YOU and others in your life. Lets brainstorm together. My training and experience lies in addiction treatment, codependency recovery, nature focused treatment, treatment of PTSD and trauma, mood disorders, personality disorders and psychotic disorders. I am also developing a nature based outdoors based therapy group in the Midcoast area as I believe the relationship we have to nature is important.
Are you ready to engage in an experience of growth and healing? Do you sometimes feel stuck? I would like to help you figure out how to get your needs met, to increase hope and to help you to engage in a better relationship with YOU and others in your life. Lets brainstorm together. My training and experience lies in addiction treatment, codependency recovery, nature focused treatment, treatment of PTSD and trauma, mood disorders, personality disorders and psychotic disorders. I am also developing a nature based outdoors based therapy group in the Midcoast area as I believe the relationship we have to nature is important.
At the Partnership for Trauma Recovery we believe that true healing happens when we find the courage to look at the root of the long standing patterns and difficulties we have. While learning to cope with the daily burdens of these patterns is an important skill, our philosophy is that simply learning to manage only places a bandage on the problem. In order to truly heal we have to look deeper into ourselves and try to determine where these patterns developed.
At the Partnership for Trauma Recovery we believe that true healing happens when we find the courage to look at the root of the long standing patterns and difficulties we have. While learning to cope with the daily burdens of these patterns is an important skill, our philosophy is that simply learning to manage only places a bandage on the problem. In order to truly heal we have to look deeper into ourselves and try to determine where these patterns developed.
Life can feel heavy when you’re anxious, overwhelmed, or unsure of your next chapter. I help adults and teens understand themselves more deeply, build confidence, and create calmer, more grounded lives. My style is warm, validating, and down-to-earth. I offer telehealth for clients across Maine and provide a safe space to slow down, reflect, and grow. If you’re ready for support that feels comforting and effective, I’m here.
Life can feel heavy when you’re anxious, overwhelmed, or unsure of your next chapter. I help adults and teens understand themselves more deeply, build confidence, and create calmer, more grounded lives. My style is warm, validating, and down-to-earth. I offer telehealth for clients across Maine and provide a safe space to slow down, reflect, and grow. If you’re ready for support that feels comforting and effective, I’m here.
Tara Karczewski-Mitchell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW , CCS, LADC, MHRTCSP, MHRT C
1 Endorsed
Augusta, ME 04330
I am an LCSW with over 30 years of experience. I believe that the most important indicator of success in therapy is ensuring that clients feel heard and respected. I create an environment which promotes safety and comfort. I work with clients at their own pace, and we decide together what goals they would like to address. Treatment is individually tailored to support clients manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, relationship issues and grief. A strong therapeutic alliance allows for me to get the best clinical understanding in order to help with meaningful change.
I am an LCSW with over 30 years of experience. I believe that the most important indicator of success in therapy is ensuring that clients feel heard and respected. I create an environment which promotes safety and comfort. I work with clients at their own pace, and we decide together what goals they would like to address. Treatment is individually tailored to support clients manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, relationship issues and grief. A strong therapeutic alliance allows for me to get the best clinical understanding in order to help with meaningful change.
Cheyenne Ross
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCPC, MA
1 Endorsed
Hallowell, ME 04347
Waitlist for new clients
Welcome: I'm so glad you're here! My ideal client is anyone ready (or even just curious) about making change: whether that’s untangling old patterns, building confidence, or navigating a big life shift. You don’t need to have it all figured out; we’ll explore together with empathy, curiosity, and compassion. My goal is for you to feel safe, accepted, and heard, because that’s where real growth happens. So whether the goal is healing, self-discovery, or building new skills for life’s ups and downs, we’ll work side by side to chart the path forward. You don’t have to have it all figured out before you walk in the door.
Welcome: I'm so glad you're here! My ideal client is anyone ready (or even just curious) about making change: whether that’s untangling old patterns, building confidence, or navigating a big life shift. You don’t need to have it all figured out; we’ll explore together with empathy, curiosity, and compassion. My goal is for you to feel safe, accepted, and heard, because that’s where real growth happens. So whether the goal is healing, self-discovery, or building new skills for life’s ups and downs, we’ll work side by side to chart the path forward. You don’t have to have it all figured out before you walk in the door.
Change can be tough, and sometimes it feels like life is throwing you a curveball you didn't see coming. My ideal client is someone who has carried heavy expectations, invisible burdens, or constant pressure and is ready to pause, breathe, and simply be. I specialize in helping teens, young adults, adults, and seniors find their footing during challenging transitions. You won't find fancy therapy terms or complicated coping skills here. Instead, we'll focus on practical, real-life strategies that fit your day-to-day routine.
Change can be tough, and sometimes it feels like life is throwing you a curveball you didn't see coming. My ideal client is someone who has carried heavy expectations, invisible burdens, or constant pressure and is ready to pause, breathe, and simply be. I specialize in helping teens, young adults, adults, and seniors find their footing during challenging transitions. You won't find fancy therapy terms or complicated coping skills here. Instead, we'll focus on practical, real-life strategies that fit your day-to-day routine.
I enjoy working with people who have struggled for a long time with difficulties managing painful emotions, out-of-control behaviors, dissatisfying relationship patterns, uncertainty about identity and personal goals, and hopelessness. I specialize in working with clients who are seeking therapy for emotion- and relationship-based problems, including depression, suicidal ideation and self-harm, trauma, impulsivity, and anger issues.
I enjoy working with people who have struggled for a long time with difficulties managing painful emotions, out-of-control behaviors, dissatisfying relationship patterns, uncertainty about identity and personal goals, and hopelessness. I specialize in working with clients who are seeking therapy for emotion- and relationship-based problems, including depression, suicidal ideation and self-harm, trauma, impulsivity, and anger issues.
Jenny Cobuzzi treats people as people. A multi-modality trained clinician, Jenny recognizes each client or partnership needs customized treatment. Jenny is passionate about helping people discover unknown origins of challenges and where their power lies in making change. Presence, empathy, high-level skills, life experience, and humor inform the way Jenny works in session. Working with survivors of trauma, people with panic disorder and agoraphobia, and helping people understand why they get stuck in cycles of abusive/conflicted relationships as well as the importance of healthy communication are some of Jenny's passions.
Jenny Cobuzzi treats people as people. A multi-modality trained clinician, Jenny recognizes each client or partnership needs customized treatment. Jenny is passionate about helping people discover unknown origins of challenges and where their power lies in making change. Presence, empathy, high-level skills, life experience, and humor inform the way Jenny works in session. Working with survivors of trauma, people with panic disorder and agoraphobia, and helping people understand why they get stuck in cycles of abusive/conflicted relationships as well as the importance of healthy communication are some of Jenny's passions.
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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.