Personality Disorders therapists in Nanaimo, BC
Browse Personality Disorders therapists in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Personality Disorders
Strength in Heart Counselling
Treatment Center, RSW, RCC, CCC
Personality disorders can impact how you relate to yourself and others. We offer specialized therapy to help you understand patterns and develop healthier ways of coping. Our sessions focus on self-awareness, growth, and building strong relationships.
8 Years Experience
In-Person Near Nanaimo, BC
Online in Nanaimo, BC
Personality Disorders
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 Nanaimo, BC (Online Only)
Personality Disorders
Reema Qamar
Counsellor/Therapist, MA, RCC, CCC
Therapy focuses on CBT, DBT, and compassion therapy to treat various types of personality disorders. Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) introduces coping skills in the areas of mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness to regulate emotions, repair relationship ruptures, improve communication, and promote a sense of relaxation and stability through grounding exercises.
3 Years Experience
Online in Nanaimo, BC
Personality Disorders
Selah Counselling, Mediation, and Training Center
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
If you have been told you have a personality disorder, or you recognize long-standing patterns that affect your relationships, emotions, and self-image, you may feel discouraged or misunderstood. You might notice recurring conflict, difficulty trusting others, intense emotional reactions, or rigid coping patterns that once protected you but now create strain.
At Selah Counselling, we approach personality disorders with respect and clinical care. These patterns often developed over time as adaptations to early experiences, attachment wounds, or chronic stress. They are not a reflection of your worth. Together, we work to increase self-awareness, strengthen emotional regulation, build healthier relational skills, and gently challenge patterns that no longer serve you. Change takes time and consistency, but growth is possible within a safe therapeutic relationship where you are seen with both honesty and compassion.
29 Years Experience
Online in Nanaimo, BC
Personality Disorders
Prof. Sir Romesh Jayasinghe, OLS
Psychologist, Ph.D.(Applied Psychology), Dh.C.(Florida), FRSPH(UK), FACCPH(UK), FTBCCT(UK), Adv.Dip.(Psychiatry), Adv.Dip.(Clinical Psychology), Adv.Dip.(Neuroscience), Adv.Dip.CBT(UK), Dip.(Couples Therapy), Dip.(Hypnotherapy), Dip.(Relationship Psychology), Dip.(Nutrition Science), Cert.(Integrative Mental Health)
I treat personality disorders using CBT, DBT and hypnotherapy.
20 Years Experience
Online in Nanaimo, BC
Personality Disorders therapists in Nanaimo, BC Statistics
Personality Disorders therapists in Nanaimo, BC average 13 years of experience and charge around $164 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (78%), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) (74%), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (74%).
Average years in practice
13 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$164
Accept insurance
81%
Offer sliding scale
52%
Gender ID
| 63% |
Female |
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| 31% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 67% |
In Person and Online |
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| 33% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 78% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 74% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
| 74% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 63% | Internal Family Systems (IFS) |
| 63% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 59% | Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) |
| 56% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 81% | Senior |
| 78% | Young Adult |
| 74% | Teen |
| 33% | Children |
Client Focus
| 74% | Women |
| 70% | Men |
| 63% | Persons with Disabilities |
| 56% | Military / Veterans |
| 52% | Christian |