Personality Disorders therapists in West Columbia, SC
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Personality Disorders
Michelle Peacock
Psychologist, PhD
Personality disorders are learned patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving that interfere with functioning especially in relationships. These patterns can be changed with therapies such as CBT, DBT, and ACT.
21 Years Experience
Online in West Columbia, SC
Personality Disorders
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 West Columbia, SC (Online Only)
Personality Disorders
Nour Counseling
Counselor/Therapist
Personality disorders are often talked about in ways that are flat, stigmatizing, or overly simplified—reducing complex human experiences to labels that can feel limiting or misunderstood. Many people who receive these diagnoses have long histories of navigating intense emotions, relationship challenges, identity questions, or environments that didn’t feel stable or safe. These patterns didn’t come out of nowhere—they developed for a reason. And for some, the diagnosis itself may not fully capture the nuance of what they’re experiencing.
At Nour Counseling, we don’t reduce you to a label. We focus on understanding the patterns—how you experience yourself, how you relate to others, how you cope when things feel overwhelming or uncertain. From there, we actively work with you to build more stability, flexibility, and clarity in those areas. This can include emotional regulation, communication, boundary-setting, and developing a more grounded and consistent sense of self. We also look at the cultural, relational, and systemic context that shaped these patterns, so you’re not internalizing something that had a context. This is thoughtful, collaborative work focused on helping you move toward relationships and a sense of self that feel more steady, more connected, and more aligned with who you want to be.
9 Years Experience
Online in West Columbia, SC (Online Only)
Personality Disorders
Nick Sotor
Psychologist, PsyD
I treat Personality Disorders through a therapy called, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). DBT is a cognitive-behavioral therapy designed to empower individuals manage emotional dysregulation, enhance their relationships, effectively cope with distress, and cultivate mindfulness.
12 Years Experience
Online in West Columbia, SC
Personality Disorders
Cheryl S Rubenstein
Psychologist, PhD
I have worked with various personality disorders over the years. One thing I have found to make a big difference in how therapy goes is the nature of the therapeutic relationship, and this seems particularly true for work with personality disorders.
19 Years Experience
Online in West Columbia, SC
Personality Disorders therapists in West Columbia, SC Statistics
Personality Disorders therapists in West Columbia, SC average 15 years of experience and charge around $224 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (78%), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) (48%), and Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (48%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$224
Accept insurance
48%
Offer sliding scale
48%
Gender ID
| 45% |
Female |
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| 43% |
Male |
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| 8% |
Non-Binary |
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| 4% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 70% |
In Person and Online |
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| 30% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 78% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 48% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
| 48% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 45% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 40% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 40% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 35% | Behavioral Therapy |
Ages Served
| 98% | Adult |
| 80% | Young Adult |
| 65% | Teen |
| 50% | Senior |
| 28% | Children |
Client Focus
| 55% | Men |
| 53% | Women |
| 48% | LGBTQ+ |
| 40% | Military / Veterans |
| 35% | Persons with Disabilities |