Borderline Personality Disorder therapists in Victoria, BC
Browse Borderline Personality Disorder therapists in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
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 in Victoria, BC V8Z 5C8
Online in Victoria, 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 Victoria, 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 in Victoria, BC V8V 1L3
Online in Victoria, BC
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 Victoria, BC (Online Only)
BPD
Kendra Anselmo Counselling
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Living with intense emotions, relationship challenges, or feeling overwhelmed by your experiences can be exhausting. Therapy can help you build emotional regulation skills, strengthen self-compassion, and better understand the protective patterns behind your emotions and relationships.
7 Years Experience
In-Person in Victoria, BC V8V 1L3
Online in Victoria, BC
Victoria is British Columbia's capital city and a major retirement destination, giving it an older demographic profile than most Canadian cities — one that generates consistent demand for therapists working with aging, loss, caregiver stress, and the psychological dimensions of life transitions in later years. The city's government-worker culture, combined with the University of Victoria and Royal Roads University, creates a well-educated population that is generally comfortable seeking therapy and willing to engage in longer-term work. Island Health provides public mental health resources alongside a well-established private therapy community serving Oak Bay, Saanich, and the Inner Harbour area. Victoria's separation from Metro Vancouver by water means specialist therapist access can be limited in some areas, with telehealth filling an important gap for clients seeking a specific type of match.
Borderline Personality Disorder therapists in Victoria, BC Statistics
Borderline Personality Disorder therapists in Victoria, BC average 12 years of experience and charge around $170 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (71%), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) (69%), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (62%).
Average years in practice
12 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$170
Accept insurance
83%
Offer sliding scale
64%
Gender ID
| 67% |
Female |
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| 29% |
Male |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 2% |
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) |
| 69% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
| 62% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 57% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 55% | Internal Family Systems (IFS) |
| 55% | Narrative Therapy |
| 55% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 79% | Young Adult |
| 76% | Teen |
| 69% | Senior |
| 29% | Children |
Client Focus
| 62% | Women |
| 55% | Persons with Disabilities |
| 52% | Men |
| 48% | LGBTQ+ |
| 40% | Asian |