Online Personality Disorders therapists in Richmond, Virginia VA
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Personality Disorders
The Wellness Sanctuary
Counselor/Therapist, Behavioral Health
Experienced in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Behavior Change
23 Years Experience
Online in Richmond, VA
Personality Disorders
Washington Psychological Wellness
Counselor/Therapist
Washington Psychological Wellness is a boutique-style mental health practice located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Our clinicians are specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders in children, adolescents, teens, and adults. Our clinicians believe in the uniqueness of each individual. They will provide a comfortable and collaborative environment where one can take risks and explore different ways of thinking, feeling, and being. We aim to help you gain clarity about the underlying causes of your suffering, provide strategies to help you cope, and empower you to trust your inner voice and live each day authentically. Our therapists will tailor treatment to your unique needs. We utilize an integrative approach consisting of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), mindfulness meditation, solution-focused therapy, person-centered therapy, and other holistic and empirically validated therapeutic modalities. We are currently accepting new clients. Telehealth (online) therapy options are available. Call now to schedule your appointment!
12 Years Experience
Online in Richmond, VA
Personality Disorders
Andrea Miller
Counselor/Therapist, NCC
In my role as a therapist, supporting individuals through their personality disorder treatment often involves elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to help clients develop emotion regulation skills and interpersonal effectiveness, enabling them to manage challenging emotions and improve relationships. Additionally, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques assist clients in identifying and challenging maladaptive thought patterns and behaviors characteristic of their personality disorder, promoting healthier coping strategies and self-awareness. Drawing from Psychodynamic Therapy principles, I explore the underlying unconscious processes and early life experiences that contribute to the development of personality disorder symptoms, fostering insight and facilitating long-term psychological growth and change.
5 Years Experience
Online in Richmond, VA
Personality Disorders
Dionysica Stewart
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCPC
I have experience supporting clients living with personality disorders, offering a safe, nonjudgmental space to explore the patterns and emotions that may feel overwhelming or misunderstood. My approach focuses on building insight, strengthening coping strategies, and improving relationships through evidence based methods like CBT, IFS, and solution-focused therapy. Together, we work toward stability, self-awareness, and the tools needed to create meaningful and lasting change.
10 Years Experience
Online in Richmond, VA (Online Only)
Personality Disorders
Dr. Jennifer Baumgardner
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Dr. Baumgardner has worked at internationally recognized treatment centers helping those diagnosed with personality disorders as well as adults and adolescents in crisis.
20 Years Experience
Online in Richmond, VA (Online Only)
Personality Disorders
Dr. Cassidy Blair, PSY.D.
Psychologist, B.A., M.A., Psy.D.
Personality disorder therapy focuses on the assessment of the specific problem and the development of a treatment plan between the client and psychologist.
18 Years Experience
Online in Richmond, VA
Personality Disorders
Dr. Elizabeth Coldren
Psychologist, PSYD, PSYPACT
When long‑standing patterns of coping, relating, or identity feel rigid or overwhelming, it can be hard to understand why they developed or how to shift them. Many people who have been given, or are wondering about, a personality disorder diagnosis are living with a complex mix of early attachment experiences, chronic stress, and protective strategies that became deeply ingrained over time. I approach these patterns as understandable adaptations rather than fixed traits. In our work, we look at what these strategies have been managing, how they shape your sense of self and your relationships, and what more flexible and grounded ways of relating might be possible now. We move at a pace that respects your nervous system and the depth of what these patterns have carried.
26 Years Experience
Online in Richmond, VA
Personality Disorders
Dr. Stephanie Vaughn
Psychologist, Psy.D., DBT-LBC™
I specialize in the treatment of personality disorders and support of patient's families using Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), one of the recognized "gold standards" in the treatment of personality disorders. I am Board Certified by the founder of DBT, Marsha Linehan, Ph.D.
16 Years Experience
Online in Richmond, VA
Personality Disorders
Dr. Ryan Kitts Schallon
Psychologist, PsyD
The word disorder is misleading. What gets called a personality disorder is almost always a self that organized itself brilliantly around conditions that demanded it — conditions that were often unbearable. The rigidity, the intensity, the patterns that keep producing the same crises: these are not defects. They are architecture. And architecture can be understood, respected, and — slowly, from the inside — redesigned. This work is long. It requires a relationship that can withstand what the person brings into the room. That is the point.
3 Years Experience
Online in Richmond, VA
Personality Disorders
Cameron Staley
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Personality disorders are often the result of finding creative ways to survive challenging early experiences. Honoring these responses and developing more flexible ways for navigating relationships and meeting needs is essential in improving your quality of life.
14 Years Experience
Online in Richmond, VA (Online Only)
Personality Disorders
Hannah Hayden with Sapphire Counseling
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Personality disorders often involve long-standing patterns that impact emotions, relationships, self-image, and coping. While these patterns may feel deeply ingrained, growth and change are possible. Therapy can help increase self-awareness, improve emotional regulation, strengthen relationships, and create healthier ways of navigating life's challenges while honoring your unique experiences and strengths.
4 Years Experience
Online in Richmond, VA
Personality Disorders
Mary Knoblock, DNH
Hypnotherapist, DNH, RTT Practitioner, Hypnotist, Holistic Naturopath Practitioner, Spiritual Counselor
We use a lot of different methods like RTT, Hypnosis, Reiki, Spiritual Counseling, Health Coaching etc. to help work through your personality disorder and find peace, clarity, harmony and your true identity.
11 Years Experience
Online in Richmond, VA (Online Only)
Personality Disorders
Clear Path Counseling and Wellness Center
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA. LPC
Brad provides trauma-informed therapy for individuals experiencing personality-related difficulties, including long-standing patterns that impact emotional regulation, relationships, self-image, and overall functioning. These challenges are often associated with chronic interpersonal conflict, emotional instability, difficulty maintaining relationships, and persistent patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that feel hard to change.
Brad takes a holistic and trauma-focused approach, recognizing that personality-related patterns often develop in response to early childhood trauma, attachment wounds, emotional neglect, abuse, or invalidating environments. Therapy focuses on increasing insight, emotional awareness, and the ability to understand and gradually shift long-standing relational and behavioral patterns.
As an experienced trauma therapist and EMDR therapist, Brad integrates EMDR therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), trauma-informed counseling, emotional regulation skills, and holistic therapeutic approaches to support deep and lasting change. Treatment often involves exploring past experiences, attachment dynamics, and core beliefs that continue to influence present-day relationships, emotional responses, and identity.
Personality-related challenges are typically persistent and deeply rooted, which means meaningful progress often requires consistent, structured therapeutic work. Rather than focusing only on surface-level behaviors, therapy emphasizes understanding underlying emotional pain, processing trauma, and developing healthier ways of relating to self and others.
Brad also works with couples and families when appropriate to support improved communication, healthier boundaries, and more stable relational dynamics. This collaborative approach can help reduce conflict, increase understanding, and support more balanced and functional relationships over time.
The goal of therapy is not to label or define a person, but to support emotional growth, greater self-awareness, and the ability to build healthier, more stable, and more fulfilling relationships. With the right support and commitment, meaningful change is possible.
28 Years Experience
Online in Richmond, VA (Online Only)
Personality Disorders
Shoreline Psychological
Psychologist, Psy.D.
Clinicians at Shoreline Psychological utilize a comprehensive and tailored approach to treatment that will include evidence-based treatments,such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), depending on the specific personality disorder and the individual needs.
21 Years Experience
Online in Richmond, VA
Personality Disorders
Joe Groninga
Psychologist, PsyD, LP
I have been treating personality disorders for many years. Therefore, it's an area in which I have particular experience. I use a skills-based treatment called Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to focus on teaching my clients techniques in the areas of emotion regulation, relationships, distress tolerance, and mindfulness. Please note that I offer a modified version of this therapy that includes individual therapy only. A full program in DBT typically includes both individual therapy and group therapy which may be a more appropriate fit for you. You and I can discuss which option is the best for your needs.
21 Years Experience
Online in Richmond, VA
Personality Disorders
Paws2Heal Mental Health Counseling Services
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC
Personality patterns often develop as adaptations to difficult life experiences. Through trauma-informed, attachment-based therapy, we work toward greater emotional flexibility, healthier relationships, and lasting change.
8 Years Experience
Online in Richmond, VA
Personality Disorders
Amazing Grace Psychiatric Services, PLLC
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP, CNM, PMH-C
Personality disorders often stem from a traumatic event or series of traumatic events, where the individual has learned to adapt to survive. Finding the core of these behaviors, will help to address some of the maladaptive behaviors, and learn to move forward in a healthy way.
6 Years Experience
Online in Richmond, VA
Personality Disorders
Elisha S Lee
Counselor/Therapist, NCCA CTCC CPC
Personality Disorders counselingand support services cater to individuals experiencing difficulties due to enduring patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that significantly deviate from cultural expectations, causing distress or impairment in functioning. Our specialized care focuses on understanding the complexity of personality disorders, such as Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), and others, with the aim of guiding clients towards healthier and more adaptive ways of relating to themselves and the world around them.
Tailored Counseling Approaches
* Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): A core treatment for individuals particularly with BPD, focusing on building skills in mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
* Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Helps in identifying and changing negative thinking patterns and behaviors associated with various personality disorders.
* Schema Therapy: A therapeutic approach that combines elements of CBT, attachment theory, psychodynamic concepts, and emotional processing to address deep-rooted patterns.
* Education: Educating clients about their condition to promote understanding and self-awareness, which is crucial for managing symptoms and fostering healthier relationships.
* Support Groups and Peer Support: Facilitating connections with others facing similar challenges, providing a supportive community for sharing experiences and coping strategies.
Goals of Counseling
Our counseling and support for personality disorders aim to:
* Enhance Self-Awareness: Increase understanding of one’s thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, and how they relate to the disorder.
* Improve Emotional Regulation: Develop skills to effectively manage intense emotions and reduce emotional distress.
* Foster Healthier Relationships: Help individuals build and maintain healthier and more satisfying relationships through improved communication and empathy.
* Strengthen Coping Mechanisms: Equip clients with adaptive coping skills for dealing with stress and life challenges.
* Increase Life Satisfaction and Functioning: Support individuals in achieving a more fulfilling life, with greater independence and improved social and occupational functioning.
Personality Disorders counseling and support require a customized and empathetic approach, recognizing the unique challenges that individuals face. We are dedicated to providing a safe and nurturing environment where clients can explore their thoughts and behaviors, build meaningful skills for change, and work towards realizing their full potential. Reach out to learn more about our services designed to support healing and growth.
9 Years Experience
Online in Richmond, VA
Personality Disorders
Bill Hoekstra
Psychologist, Psy.D., LP DBSM
Do you struggle with feeling misunderstood, isolated, or experiencing difficulties in your relationships? I have over 24 years of experience helping individuals navigate these challenges and find ways to build healthier connections.
I specialize in supporting individuals who face difficulties in managing emotions, challenges in forming and maintaining healthy relationships, and persistent mood swings.
Together, we can help you develop a deeper understanding of your thoughts, feelings, and triggers; equip you with the tools to manage challenging situations and emotions effectively; and build healthier relationships with better communication and interpersonal skills.
If you're ready to build a more fulfilling and connected life, contact me today for a free consultation.
28 Years Experience
Online in Richmond, VA (Online Only)
Personality Disorders
Grace in the Shadows
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, MDiv, MA, NCMHC, ALMHC, VALMHC, SCMHC, FLMHC, KYMHC, IDMHC
I address personality disorders with a comprehensive and faith-based approach, integrating psychological expertise with Christian principles to guide individuals toward healing and personal growth. Recognizing the challenges associated with personality disorders, I create a therapeutic space that combines evidence-based therapeutic techniques with biblical teachings on grace, redemption, and transformation. I may incorporate prayer, scriptural reflection, and discussions on identity in Christ to help individuals explore the roots of their personality challenges. Collaborating with clients, I aim to foster self-awareness, coping mechanisms, and a deeper understanding of one's identity within the framework of Christian beliefs. This integrated approach seeks to support individuals in navigating the complexities of personality disorders while promoting spiritual and emotional well-being.
11 Years Experience
Online in Richmond, VA (Online Only)
Richmond is Virginia's state capital and a city confronting its identity as the former capital of the Confederacy — a historical weight that has made racial equity, community healing, and the legacy of slavery active and ongoing conversations in clinical, academic, and public life. The city's significant African American community, its rapidly growing Latino population, and a large university sector anchored by Virginia Commonwealth University collectively shape diverse and evolving therapy demand. VCU Health and Bon Secours Richmond Health System provide major institutional mental health resources, while VCU's extensive psychology, counseling, and social work programs supply significant clinical training to the community. Richmond's growing arts and creative economy, rapid gentrification of historically Black neighborhoods, and strong LGBTQ+ community each contribute distinct dimensions to its therapy culture.
Personality Disorders therapists in Richmond, Virginia Statistics
Personality Disorders therapists in Richmond, Virginia average 15 years of experience and charge around $213 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Personality Disorders (100%), Anxiety or Fears (93%), and Trauma and PTSD (91%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$213
Gender ID
| 52% |
Female |
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| 39% |
Male |
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| 5% |
Non-Binary |
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| 4% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 77% |
In Person and Online |
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| 23% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 100% | Personality Disorders |
| 93% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 91% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 86% | Depression |
| 72% | Loss or Grief |
| 70% | Stress |
| 67% | Borderline Personality Disorder |