Personality Disorders therapists in Sherwood Park, AB
Browse Personality Disorders therapists in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Heron Payne Counselling
Counsellor/Therapist, Registered Therapeutic Counsellor, RTC
A diagnosis of a personality disorder can sometimes bring clarity, but it can also leave people feeling reduced to a label or defined by their most difficult patterns. I take a non-pathologizing approach, viewing longstanding emotional and relational patterns as understandable adaptations that developed in response to particular experiences, needs, and environments. Together, we can explore these patterns with curiosity rather than shame, including how they affect relationships, self-worth, trust, boundaries, and emotional regulation. The goal is not to erase parts of who you are, but to build greater awareness, flexibility, self-compassion, and choice in how you relate to yourself and others.
1 Years Experience
Online in Sherwood Park, AB (Online Only)
Harness of Joy Psychotherapy Services
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MSW, RCSW EMDRIA Approved Consultant & Credit Provider
Restoring Internal Peace: Navigating Emotional Intensity and Relational Shifts
Living with a personality disorder—or navigating the intense emotional turbulence associated with one—often feels like moving through the world without emotional armor. Everyday interactions can trigger profound surges of anxiety, deep-seated fears of abandonment, or sudden shifts in how you view yourself and the people you care about most.
When your nervous system stays stuck in high-alert, protecting yourself can end up creating intense inner turmoil and volatile relationship patterns. It is an exhausting cycle: longing for deep, safe connection while simultaneously feeling overwhelmed, misunderstood, or terrified of vulnerability.
At Harness of Joy Psychotherapy Services, we provide a stable, non-judgmental sanctuary where you are treated with dignity, not labeled by a diagnosis. Guided by our foundational values of empathy, integrity, tailored care, and authentic growth, we offer a structured, heart-centered space to help you make sense of these overwhelming emotional waves.
Through our neurobiologically-grounded, trauma-informed approach, we support you to:
Soothe Nervous System Dysregulation: Develop practical somatic grounding tools to navigate sudden emotional spikes, chronic distress, and feelings of emptiness safely.
Transform Relational Patterns: Understand underlying attachment wounds, build healthy communication strategies, and cultivate secure boundaries that foster lasting, stable relationships.
Anchor a Secure Sense of Self: Dismantle severe self-criticism, integrate fragmented emotional experiences, and build a quiet, steady self-trust rooted in genuine peace and resilience.
You are far more than a set of symptoms or coping patterns. Healing is about coming home to yourself—moving away from constant survival mode so you can step into balanced relationships, emotional stability, and restored vitality.
26 Years Experience
Online in Sherwood Park, AB (Online Only)
Jorgelina Gill
Counsellor/Therapist, B.Sc Psychology | Behaviour Therapist | RTCounsellor
With the psychodynamic approach, the client will know the causes and roots that led him to his problem; for what it is necessary an in-depth analysis of the personality by putting greater focus on the current and past experiences. This will give the client the opportunity to build a new present and future understanding and identifying triggers and own emotions.
23 Years Experience
In-Person Near Sherwood Park, AB
Online in Sherwood Park, AB
Kaylei Murray
Registered Psychotherapist, CRPO, ACTA
I work with individuals navigating complex relational and emotional patterns, focusing on building awareness, emotional regulation, and more stable and secure ways of relating.
1 Years Experience
In-Person Near Sherwood Park, AB
Online in Sherwood Park, AB
Nicholas Breitenbach
Psychologist, R. Psych, CST, MA, BA
I support clients dealing with personality-related patterns that impact emotions, relationships, and self-image—like intense mood shifts, fear of abandonment, impulsivity, shutdown, or chronic conflict. My approach is compassionate and structured, helping you understand the why behind patterns while building practical skills for stability, boundaries, and healthier connection. We focus on reducing shame, increasing self-awareness, and creating changes that actually hold up outside the therapy room—especially in close relationships where things tend to flare up.
5 Years Experience
Online in Sherwood Park, AB
Personality Disorders therapists in Sherwood Park, AB Statistics
Personality Disorders therapists in Sherwood Park, AB average 13 years of experience and charge around $170 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (83%), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) (71%), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (71%).
Average years in practice
13 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$170
Accept insurance
92%
Offer sliding scale
50%
Gender ID
| 53% |
Female |
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| 37% |
Male |
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| 7% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 75% |
In Person and Online |
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| 25% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 83% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 71% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
| 71% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 58% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 58% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 54% | Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) |
| 54% | Internal Family Systems (IFS) |
Ages Served
| 96% | Adult |
| 79% | Senior |
| 79% | Teen |
| 75% | Young Adult |
| 42% | Children |
Client Focus
| 71% | Persons with Disabilities |
| 71% | Women |
| 67% | Men |
| 58% | LGBTQ+ |
| 54% | Asian |