Borderline Personality (BPD) Therapists in 78217

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Michael J White
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
San Antonio, TX 78217
Not accepting new clients
When you seek counseling, you’re seeking to change your life. You can do it. You’re already the expert about yourself. You possess the ability to change and to find solutions to the problems troubling you. But it’s not always easy.
When you seek counseling, you’re seeking to change your life. You can do it. You’re already the expert about yourself. You possess the ability to change and to find solutions to the problems troubling you. But it’s not always easy.
(210) 963-5768 View (210) 963-5768
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Jennifer L. Hillier
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
San Antonio, TX 78217  (Online Only)
Are you feeling depressed, anxious, or overwhelmed? Is your inner dialogue more critical than kind? Counseling is a form of self-care that everybody deserves access to. A safe place where you can express what you feel you cannot say to others, explore what you believe you cannot overcome on your own, examine the root cause of why you behave, think, and feel as you do, and learn how to change thoughts, mindsets & behavior patterns that no longer suit you. You deserve to live a life driven by your passion, not your emotions. It's time to move on and reclaim your future. Start living the life you deserve.
Are you feeling depressed, anxious, or overwhelmed? Is your inner dialogue more critical than kind? Counseling is a form of self-care that everybody deserves access to. A safe place where you can express what you feel you cannot say to others, explore what you believe you cannot overcome on your own, examine the root cause of why you behave, think, and feel as you do, and learn how to change thoughts, mindsets & behavior patterns that no longer suit you. You deserve to live a life driven by your passion, not your emotions. It's time to move on and reclaim your future. Start living the life you deserve.
(210) 895-4309 View (210) 895-4309
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Olga Roman Roberts
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Antonio, TX 78217  (Online Only)
We all want a harmonious and peaceful connection with our love ones. Sometimes we find ourselves at an impasse with our partners, children, friends, or co-workers. These impasses act as barriers that keep our relationships from growing or moving forward. Counseling /therapy gives a person the opportunity to see a "barrier" from a different perspective while acquiring new skills to move through the barrier or eliminating the barrier it self. Many times our underline intentions are good ones but our solutions to a problem may become barriers themselves. We may just need a different perspective or create a new way of behaving.
We all want a harmonious and peaceful connection with our love ones. Sometimes we find ourselves at an impasse with our partners, children, friends, or co-workers. These impasses act as barriers that keep our relationships from growing or moving forward. Counseling /therapy gives a person the opportunity to see a "barrier" from a different perspective while acquiring new skills to move through the barrier or eliminating the barrier it self. Many times our underline intentions are good ones but our solutions to a problem may become barriers themselves. We may just need a different perspective or create a new way of behaving.
(210) 741-9485 View (210) 741-9485
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Jennifer Barry
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
San Antonio, TX 78217
I have extensive knowledge and experience in the treatment of chemical dependency, PTSD, ADHD and mood disorders. I am very knowledgeable about psychotropic medication and can provide you with a lot of valuable information on ways to better manage medication.
I have extensive knowledge and experience in the treatment of chemical dependency, PTSD, ADHD and mood disorders. I am very knowledgeable about psychotropic medication and can provide you with a lot of valuable information on ways to better manage medication.
(210) 361-2079 View (210) 361-2079
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World of Hope Counseling Center, PLLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC-S
Verified Verified
San Antonio, TX 78217
We all need help. Whether it may be learning how to make healthy decisions, reducing anxiety, controlling impulses, learning to assertively communicate or to reduce depressive symptoms. Understanding ourselves, defining our wants and needs can be important in making life-changing choices. In therapy, the goal is to meet you where you are at in life and collaboratively move towards obtaining your goals. Many times we expect immediate results without having to make any internal changes; leaving us unfulfilled, sad and anxious. The changes begin within ourselves to see desired responses from others.
We all need help. Whether it may be learning how to make healthy decisions, reducing anxiety, controlling impulses, learning to assertively communicate or to reduce depressive symptoms. Understanding ourselves, defining our wants and needs can be important in making life-changing choices. In therapy, the goal is to meet you where you are at in life and collaboratively move towards obtaining your goals. Many times we expect immediate results without having to make any internal changes; leaving us unfulfilled, sad and anxious. The changes begin within ourselves to see desired responses from others.
(210) 538-6432 View (210) 538-6432
Alba Wellness, Inc.
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
San Antonio, TX 78217
At Alba Wellness we are devoted to creating a warm, accepting atmosphere where clients can address important issues and move toward valuable change and growth. We believe that this should be a collaborative process in which clients are provided the tools to meet their therapeutic goals. Our staff is experienced in providing the support needed to address a broad range of subjects.
At Alba Wellness we are devoted to creating a warm, accepting atmosphere where clients can address important issues and move toward valuable change and growth. We believe that this should be a collaborative process in which clients are provided the tools to meet their therapeutic goals. Our staff is experienced in providing the support needed to address a broad range of subjects.
(210) 978-0241 View (210) 978-0241
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Nicole Hope Jones
Licensed Professional Counselor, RYT-200
Verified Verified
San Antonio, TX 78217  (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
My virtual space is for folks experiencing the pain and discomfort of feeling 'othered' -feeling that internal chaos that results from being the proverbial square peg being shoved in a round hole. Maybe you are lacking community and authentic connections because showing up as your authentic, "weird" self hasn't felt like an option- until now. I can help you define your truest self so you can create the connections you deserve. I’ve worked to create the kind of non-judgmental therapy space where I’d want to find myself as a client— one where you can ugly cry & make dark-humored jokes within the same 50-minute session.
My virtual space is for folks experiencing the pain and discomfort of feeling 'othered' -feeling that internal chaos that results from being the proverbial square peg being shoved in a round hole. Maybe you are lacking community and authentic connections because showing up as your authentic, "weird" self hasn't felt like an option- until now. I can help you define your truest self so you can create the connections you deserve. I’ve worked to create the kind of non-judgmental therapy space where I’d want to find myself as a client— one where you can ugly cry & make dark-humored jokes within the same 50-minute session.
(210) 361-4951 View (210) 361-4951
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Marco Antonio Mar Jr.
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
San Antonio, TX 78217
Recognizing the individualized nature of life experiences, I adopt an eclectic approach, integrating diverse counseling techniques and theories tailored to your unique needs. Whether grappling with depression, navigating anxiety, confronting life's complexities, or addressing other mental health issues, our collaborative efforts aim to alleviate presenting concerns and symptoms. The goal is to furnish you with the requisite tools and skills essential for overcoming challenges and fostering lasting well-being.
Recognizing the individualized nature of life experiences, I adopt an eclectic approach, integrating diverse counseling techniques and theories tailored to your unique needs. Whether grappling with depression, navigating anxiety, confronting life's complexities, or addressing other mental health issues, our collaborative efforts aim to alleviate presenting concerns and symptoms. The goal is to furnish you with the requisite tools and skills essential for overcoming challenges and fostering lasting well-being.
(210) 940-1708 View (210) 940-1708
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.