About Me

Personality disorders that challenge even experienced clinicians - borderline, narcissistic, antisocial, and histrionic presentations - require specialised expertise that a lot of training programs don’t adequately address. Daniel Fox has spent over 20 years mastering the assessment and treatment of these complex cases, becoming one of the world's leading authorities on Cluster B personality disorders and their comorbid conditions.

As a staff psychologist in the Federal Bureau of Prisons and owner of Applied Psychological Services, Dr. Fox has worked with some of the most challenging clinical presentations imaginable. His multiple award-winning books - including the bestselling The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook and the Gold Medal-winning Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic and Histrionic Workbook - have become essential resources for clinicians worldwide. His YouTube channel with over 80,000 subscribers demonstrates his ability to make complex personality disorder concepts accessible to both professionals and the public.

Dr. Fox's expertise spans comprehensive personality assessment, complex psychopathology, neuropsychological evaluation, and evidence-based treatments for personality disorders. His unique background working in state and federal prison systems, combined with university teaching and private practice, gives him unparalleled insight into how personality disorders manifest across different settings and populations. He specialises in cases where multiple disorders co-occur, traditional therapy approaches have failed, or clients present with high-risk behaviors.

What sets his training apart is real-world application under extreme conditions. Fox doesn't just teach theory - he shows clinicians how to maintain therapeutic boundaries with manipulative clients, how to conduct assessments when clients are deceptive or resistant, and how to create treatment plans that actually work with personality-disordered individuals. His prison system experience provides insights into managing dangerous presentations that most clinicians never encounter.

For your practice, expect to gain specific assessment tools for personality disorders, practical intervention strategies for managing difficult therapeutic relationships, and frameworks for maintaining your own emotional balance when working with challenging clients. His methods particularly benefit clinicians who feel unprepared for complex presentations or struggle with burnout from difficult cases.

Quick Win: Fox's "emotional regulation hierarchy" helps clinicians quickly identify which emotional dysregulation skills clients need to master first - preventing treatment failures by addressing foundational deficits before attempting more advanced interventions.

Qualifications

• Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Houston
• APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship, Federal Bureau of Prisons
• APA-accredited post-doctoral fellowship
• Licensed Psychologist, Texas
• Over 20 years specialising in personality disorders
• 20+ years teaching and supervising students

Authored Books

• The BPD Card Deck: 50 Ways to Balance Emotions and Live Well with Borderline Personality Disorder (2023)
• Complex Borderline Personality Disorder: How Coexisting Conditions Affect Your BPD and How You Can Gain Emotional Balance (2021)
• The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook (2019, bestseller)
• The Narcissistic Personality Disorder Toolbox (2018, Silver Medal, 2019 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards)
• Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic and Histrionic Workbook: Treatment Strategies for Cluster B Personality Disorders (2015, Gold Medal, 2016 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards)
• The Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment of Personality Disorders (2013)

Teaching & Roles

• Owner & Director, Applied Psychological Services, PLLC, Spring, TX, 2006–present
• Staff Psychologist, Federal Bureau of Prisons
• Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Houston
• International Speaker & Trainer, 2001–present
• Faculty & Supervisor: West Virginia University, Texas A&M University, Sam Houston State University, Florida State Unive