Personality Disorders therapists in South Portland, ME
Browse Personality Disorders therapists in South Portland, Maine. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Be BOLD Psychology and Consulting
Psychologist, Ph.D
We offer nonjudgmental, affirming support for individuals who have been diagnosed with or are exploring traits related to a Personality Disorder, CPTSD, and other relational or emotional regulation challenges. You are not broken, and you deserve care that centers your humanity — not just a diagnosis.
8 Years Experience
Online in South Portland, ME
Authentically You Counseling
Treatment Center, LCMHC
Scheduling at AYC is easy - schedule an intake as soon as next week. Finding the courage to be true to yourself despite the challenges you have to overcome is the ultimate goal of therapy. I believe one of the greatest grievances is living an inauthentic life with who you are. Regardless of what you’ve been through, if something is stopping you from living your truth - if fear prevents you from engaging in life the way you want or you are attempting to live up to some societal or personal expectation so far out of reach it hurts - If something is preventing you from living your fullest life, you can make a difference!
I want to help you reach your fullest potential according to your personal truth, values and beliefs. If we embark on this journey together, you will be the driver. I will simply help you see the different paths to reaching your end goal. In the end, you must be true to yourself in choosing the path you wish to take - or none at all.
Finding your truth sometimes means making a decision about whether or not to live your full truth. We can work together to help you explore your options to make the right choice for You. Making the call (or email) to start your journey is the first step - Let us start your journey together!
12 Years Experience
Online in South Portland, ME
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 South Portland, ME (Online Only)
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 South Portland, ME
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 South Portland, ME
Personality Disorders therapists in South Portland, ME Statistics
Personality Disorders therapists in South Portland, ME average 16 years of experience and charge around $222 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (79%), Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (53%), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) (47%).
Average years in practice
16 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$222
Accept insurance
45%
Offer sliding scale
42%
Gender ID
| 50% |
Female |
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| 46% |
Male |
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| 4% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 71% |
In Person and Online |
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| 29% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 79% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 53% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 47% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
| 42% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 39% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 39% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 39% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 97% | Adult |
| 79% | Young Adult |
| 63% | Teen |
| 50% | Senior |
| 26% | Children |
Client Focus
| 50% | Women |
| 47% | LGBTQ+ |
| 47% | Men |
| 32% | Military / Veterans |
| 29% | Persons with Disabilities |