Borderline Personality (BPD) Therapists in New York, NY
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Amie M. Roe
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
5 Endorsed
Verified
5 Endorsed
I do this by staying unrelentingly curious and putting my mind to work alongside yours using the techniques of Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT), an evidence based treatment for
Borderline
Personality Disorder (
BPD
).
When my clients first come to me, their lives feel chaotic and out of control. No matter what they do, they can’t seem to break free from recurrent depression, major ups and downs in their mood, and significant difficulties in their relationships. All they want is to feel more peace within themselves and in the relationships that matter to them the most. They don’t want to feel so ruled by their intense emotions or out-of-control-feeling relationship with food. They want to be able to live life on their terms, and yet, this keeps on eluding them, even though they might be really accomplished in other areas of their life, like work.

Victor Stuart Alan Fraser
Pre-Licensed Professional, LMSW
Verified
Verified
I also deal specifically with bipolar disorder and personality disorders, particularly
BPD
.
I take an eclectic approach to therapeutic modalities, incorporating psychodynamic and relational approaches with specific CBT, DBT, and mindfulness skills. I believe that exploring our past experiences and the ways we carry patterns of relating to people throughout our lives is the bedrock of therapeutic change, but that at times, it is important to focus on here and now skills in order to deal with acute crises.

Mara Sambugaro Framesqui
Pre-Licensed Professional, MHC
Verified
Verified
In my studies I have focused on depression,
borderline
personality disorder, ADHD, self-harm, attachment disorder, substance abuse, anger management, behavioral issues, and self-esteem.
There are times in life when there doesn't seem like a way out of emotional pain. Our life histories, traumas, losses, and disappointments can run so deep that you think the only solution is to give up and stay where you are because change seems frightening. I'm confident I’m able to help you have a more joyful life, better relationships, and to create a more optimistic and exciting vision for your future. You can learn the most effective tools and recognize your strengths focusing on yourself in the now. I can teach you how to treat yourself with patience and compassion, while making a real decision to change.

Kathryn Panos
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
I am a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice for nearly 20 years who provides individual therapy to adults in NYC and Brooklyn. My expertise is in treating depression, anxiety, and
borderline
personality disorder. I have experience working with individuals on a wide range of issues such as self-esteem and relationship building, addiction, eating disorders, trauma, and suicidality. Recently, I have developed a passion for working with women transitioning to motherhood as well as postpartum depression and anxiety.

Grouport
Mental Health Counselor
Verified
Verified
We offer virtual group therapy for people experiencing a range of mental health conditions, including Anxiety, Depression, OCD,
Borderline
Personality Disorder, PTSD, Grief, and Substance Abuse.

Megan Gewitz
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Welcome! For over 13 years, I have supported adults with a variety of mental health challenges, including
borderline
personality disorder, addiction, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, and emotional dysregulation. I am passionate about helping clients like you experience both symptom relief and true healing through therapy tailored to your unique needs. Using dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), Somatic Experiencing® (SE), and Internal Family Systems (IFS), we work together to develop strategies to deal with distressing situations, improve your interpersonal relationships, and find presence in your everyday life.

Sara Oppenheim
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I'm a Clinical Psychologist who's been in private practice for over15 years. My basic training is psychodynamic in nature, though I've worked extensively as a Dialectical Behavior Therapist (DBT), and it's informed my practice of therapy enormously. Originally developed to treat patients with '
Borderline
Personality Disorder,' DBT is also immensely helpful to those suffering a wide range of emotional disturbances, including depression, anxiety, anger management problems, eating disorders, difficulties with close relationships, and difficulties in the work place. It's a treatment where the therapist is interactive and "real", and the treatment process is de-mystified.

Erez Harari
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
Welcome! I am a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice on the Upper West Side. I completed my Ph.D. at Fordham University, and my pre-doctoral internship at the Yale University School of Medicine. I specialize in providing treatments that have been supported by research including cognitive behavioral therapy for mood and anxiety disorders, dialectical behavior therapy for emotion dysregulation/
borderline
personality disorder, and relapse prevention/motivational interviewing for substance abuse. In addition to my private practice, I work as a supervising psychologist at Montefiore Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Grouport
Counselor
Verified
Verified
We offer virtual group therapy for people experiencing a range of mental health conditions, including Anxiety, Depression, OCD,
Borderline
Personality Disorder, PTSD, Grief, and Substance Abuse.

Rebecca-Emma Kaplan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified
Verified
I am trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT), and I have experience in supporting those with
Borderline
Personality Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Substance Use challenges, and Trauma.
Celebration of our authentic selves can create a space for healing. Acting in line with our values can build a platform of self-love. Setting and achieving our goals can instill a sense of agency and purpose in our lives. I aim to serve as a support for empowerment through self-discovery, self-acceptance, skill-building and becoming your best. We will collaborate in the pursuit of your self-defined therapy goals and do so with an anti-oppressive and trauma-informed lens.

Tony Martin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R
Verified
Verified
Over the years I have found that I am particularly adept at helping clients manage and reduce anxiety; recover from childhood abuse or neglect; change harmful relationship and communication patterns; bring awareness and relief from manic or
borderline
tendencies; recover from addiction; and, increase self efficacy and self respect.
People often come to therapy feeling a need to fix or change some troubling aspect of themselves. What can be surprising, however, is that the therapeutic process may begin as a journey of self-acceptance rather than fixing or changing. Most of us have not been fortunate enough to have people in our lives who can listen without judgement or agenda. That is my job as your therapist. By truly listening, I will learn what the world looks like through your eyes and this understanding of your inner world will help me guide you through the challenging journey of self-acceptance as the gateway to personal transformation.

Kyle William McEvoy
Mental Health Counselor, MS, LMHC, NCC, CCMHC, LPC
Verified
18 Endorsed
Verified
18 Endorsed
Kyle is the Founder and President of Collaborative, a multidisciplinary clinical community focused on establishing effective, evidence-based treatment founded on an adaptive mentalization-based treatment model. He holds advanced training in mentalization-based and adaptive mentalization-based integrative treatment through the Anna Freud Centre for Children and Families. He specializes in complex attachment and identity-related disorders such as
borderline
, avoidant, antisocial, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive personalities, along with gender-diverse individuals.

Jennifer Musico
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
Once you have made the decision to seek therapy, the next step is to find the "best fit" therapist for you. My goal as a clinical psychologist is to assist each client on his/her journey to personal success. I've helped people make positive and meaningful changes in their lives by assisting them to work through feelings and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Thus, assisting clients to create and maintain the life they desire. My areas of interest and expertise include, but are not limited to, mood and anxiety disorders and
borderline
personality disorder.

Julie Sahlein
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
Areas of specialty include depression, anxiety,
borderline
personality, relationship issues, and ADD.
Everyone who comes through my office door has one thing in common: the wish to suffer less and enjoy life more. I can help you achieve your life goals and dreams. I see my job as listening to you carefully, patiently, and through the lens of my professional expertise, in order to identify the hidden obstacles to your greater wellbeing. Together, in an atmosphere of nonjudgmental, accepting, respectful communication, we will interrupt dysfunctional patterns and build on your strengths. The results of a successful treatment will be that you no longer feel "stuck"; instead, you will feel like life offers you more possibilities.
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Carrie Covell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
My clients are vibrant, intelligent people who sometimes face challenges regulating their emotions, controlling their impulses, maintaining their relationships, and being compassionate toward themselves. I also see clients who struggle with overthinking, mood fluctuations, and low self-esteem. Often, people reach out after experiencing a loss or in the midst of a conflict or transition. I work frequently with members of the LGBTQIA+ community, as well as with those whose loved ones have been diagnosed with
Borderline
Personality Disorder (
BPD
). I treat adult populations of individuals, couples/partners, and families.

Simona Noaghiul Yland
Marriage & Family Therapist, MD, MPH, LMFT
Verified
Verified
My choices of therapeutic models are specific to depression, anxiety, OCD, ADHD, PTSD,
BPD
, eating disorders, DID, bipolarity, or personality disorders.
Finding the right psychotherapist is challenging and can be a lengthy process. Once the search is completed, and the therapy is under way, it will become rewarding and healing. My approach to psychotherapy is mindful, accepting and supportive. Trained in individual, couple, and family therapy, complex trauma, as well as clinical medicine and public health epidemiology, I provide treatment from an individualized integrative perspective, based on what is most beneficial to each person. My cultural and crosscultural perspectives allow me to also factor in the cultural impact on human behavior.

Julie Nicole Saperstein
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
I provide psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families and groups. I specialize in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), but my approach is varied and client driven. I customize a combination of a deep exploration of the past with a pragmatic skills-based way to move forward. My clients receive therapy that feels authentic, safe, warm and conducive to profound growth. I treat a wide range of issues and disorders including ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Addiction, Bipolar Disorder and
Borderline
Personality Disorder. I also specialize in couples work, including post infidelity reconciliation. I also do Ketamine Assisted Therapy.

Erin Johnston
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
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.

Ashley Pierson
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
I specialize in treatment for
Borderline
Personality Disorder and emotion dysregulation.
I typically work with adults and adolescents whose lives feel chaotic and out of control with unrelenting misery and emotional suffering. My practice is dedicated to equipping these individuals with the tools needed to accept emotional pain, eliminate harmful ways of coping, and build lives that reward them with purpose and meaning. My approach is open, direct, and compassionate. I speak and interact with clients as my authentic self in a therapeutic relationship.

Christene Murphy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R
Verified
Verified
My specialties vis-a vis patients diagnosis such as ADHD, Anxiety, Autism,
Borderline
Personality Disorders, Obsessive compulsive disorder, Post-traumatic Stress.
As a result of my training in psychoanalysis, my technique is psychodynamic. I ask questions and look forward to working closely with my patients to understand why they are where they are today and how they grot there. Part of my approach with patients involves keeping them abreast and educating them in the process, so that they will be able ultimately to analyze themselves. I work with men and women in their early 20's through their mid-40's. In the last thirty years, I have worked with a substantial of number of patients who are senior level executives.
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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.