Borderline Personality Disorder therapists in Sooke, BC
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BPD
Lincoln Stoller
Counsellor/Therapist, PhD, CHt, CCPCP
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is reputed to be one of the most difficult situations for establishing a positive therapeutic relationship. It's also a huge wastebasket of symptoms into which many difficult and indistinguishable conditions are thrown. As a result, there are many variations on BPD whose common elements are their breadth, depth, variability, and difficulty in building a foundation. I must admit that my interest in BPD is based on curiosity and past experience. I have had success in helping clients who identify themselves as BPD. Marsha Linehan's Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is considered most effective, but if you look at what it involves you'll see it's based on the simple principles of commitment, honesty, responsibility, and self-awareness. Linehan's DBT workbooks simply break this process into stages and provide a program for you to improve in each area, one at a time.
These workbooks have been helpful to my clients because they have been designed for people with issues common to BPD. Not only are these areas of weakness, they're also areas that people with BPD have trouble understanding. I see this as the underlying project: to understand the meaning of commitment, honesty, responsibility, and self-awareness and to strengthen and apply these skills. Everyone can benefit from this, but being committed to this program is essential for people with BPD symptoms. What you're working toward is to condense yourself to a single, grounded, collaborative personality; one that stops engaging in behaviors that are misleading, unrealistic, uncontrolled, and self-sabotaging.
I have clients and I have known people I consider strong candidates for a BPD diagnosis. Most of these people are not seeking help, do not recognize themselves to be the source of their problems, do not understand commitment, honesty, responsibility, and self-awareness, and are not making any effort to change. It's the other people who are diagnosed or who diagnose themselves who are interested in taking responsibility and making a change. If this describes you, then you are in a much better situation than the many BPD people who are unwilling to recognize themselves as the source of their problems. If you think your life can be characterized by the BPD diagnosis, then I encourage you to pursue it as a way to strengthen essential character features. It really doesn't matter what label you carry, it's the motivation to improve yourself that's important.
21 Years Experience
In-Person Near Sooke, BC
Online in Sooke, BC
BPD
Keegan Baulkham
Licensed Professional Counsellor, MACP, RCC
Trained in DBT skills, we learn how to be mindful of your experience and develop emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills.
14 Years Experience
Online in Sooke, BC (Online Only)
BPD
Our Landing Place
Therapist, RCC, CCC, RSW, RP, RCT
Many of our clinicians work with folks who live with BPD or identify with its traits, offering compassionate, non-stigmatizing support focused on emotional safety, attachment, and building skills for steadier relationships—with yourself and others.
16 Years Experience
Online in Sooke, BC (Online Only)
BPD
Strength in Heart Counselling
Treatment Center, RSW, RCC, CCC
Emotional ups and downs can be exhausting for those with BPD. We offer compassionate therapy that focuses on emotional regulation, relationship skills, and self-understanding. Our aim is to support growth, stability, and healthier connections.
8 Years Experience
In-Person Near Sooke, BC
Online in Sooke, BC
BPD
Healing Quest Counselling
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, RCSW
We work with individuals who experience intense of emotion, relationship, instability, and fears of abandonment therapy focusses on building emotional regulation in increasing self understanding and creating more stability and choice in relationships while approaching these struggles with compassion rather than judgement.
9 Years Experience
Online in Sooke, BC
Borderline Personality Disorder therapists in Sooke, BC Statistics
Borderline Personality Disorder therapists in Sooke, BC average 11 years of experience and charge around $169 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (71%), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) (67%), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (58%).
Average years in practice
11 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$169
Accept insurance
84%
Offer sliding scale
64%
Gender ID
| 65% |
Female |
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| 27% |
Male |
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| 4% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 4% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 60% |
In Person and Online |
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| 40% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 71% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 67% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
| 58% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 58% | Internal Family Systems (IFS) |
| 58% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 56% | Narrative Therapy |
| 51% | Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 82% | Young Adult |
| 76% | Teen |
| 71% | Senior |
| 31% | Children |
Client Focus
| 67% | Women |
| 56% | Men |
| 53% | Persons with Disabilities |
| 51% | LGBTQ+ |
| 42% | Asian |