Borderline Personality (BPD) Treatment Centers in Cary, NC

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Durham DBT, Inc.
Treatment Center, PhD
Not Verified Not Verified
Cary, NC 27511
Finding it difficult to cope with day-to-day stressors is a common experience. Maybe it seems as though your emotions are difficult to control or that your emotions are controlling your life. Perhaps you cannot seem to move beyond anxiety or depression no matter how hard you try. For some, interpersonal difficulties seem to be a problem. You may find it difficult to get along with others, or, you would like more meaningful relationships, but aren't quite sure how to go about connecting with others.
Finding it difficult to cope with day-to-day stressors is a common experience. Maybe it seems as though your emotions are difficult to control or that your emotions are controlling your life. Perhaps you cannot seem to move beyond anxiety or depression no matter how hard you try. For some, interpersonal difficulties seem to be a problem. You may find it difficult to get along with others, or, you would like more meaningful relationships, but aren't quite sure how to go about connecting with others.
(984) 464-7340 View (984) 464-7340
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Mindpath Health - Cary
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Cary, NC 27518
Mindpath Health is a leading provider of high-quality outpatient mental health care, offering in-person and online visits. We provide psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and therapy.
Mindpath Health is a leading provider of high-quality outpatient mental health care, offering in-person and online visits. We provide psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and therapy.
(855) 698-1551 View (855) 698-1551
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Inner Peace Psychological Svcs & Wellness Ctr
Treatment Center, PLLC
Verified Verified
Cary, NC 27513
Our approach to wellness is personalized and holistic, treating and nurturing mind, body, and spirit for our clients from age seventeen through the senior years. Our practice model integrates the evidence-based Western clinical model with time-honored integrative practices including meditation. Our collaborative team of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists includes counselors with EMDR, Yoga for Mental Health, and Mindfulness-Based Therapy Certifications. We offer therapy in-person from our serene and welcoming practice, walking-and-talking therapy bringing the benefits of nature and gentle movement to your therapy experience in an outdoor setting, and through telehealth, connecting with you from the comfort of your home and ease of your device.
Our approach to wellness is personalized and holistic, treating and nurturing mind, body, and spirit for our clients from age seventeen through the senior years. Our practice model integrates the evidence-based Western clinical model with time-honored integrative practices including meditation. Our collaborative team of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists includes counselors with EMDR, Yoga for Mental Health, and Mindfulness-Based Therapy Certifications. We offer therapy in-person from our serene and welcoming practice, walking-and-talking therapy bringing the benefits of nature and gentle movement to your therapy experience in an outdoor setting, and through telehealth, connecting with you from the comfort of your home and ease of your device.
(919) 289-8042 View (919) 289-8042
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Fernandez Community Center
Treatment Center
Not Verified Not Verified
Cary, NC 27513
Fernandez Community Center offers a range of services including Outpatient Behavioral Health Treatment, Psychiatric Evaluation, Medication Management, Telepsychiatry, Substance Abuse Treatment, Opioid Treatment, and Tailored Care Management. Our mission is to enhance the quality of mental health and substance abuse services by combating stigma and safeguarding the rights of individuals facing mental illness and substance abuse. We are dedicated to fostering therapeutic systems that enhance overall quality of life. Our team strives to create a welcoming and comfortable environment for our clients. Key Staff: Director - Yanet Fernandez Cerda, PhD, LCMHCS, LCAS, RPT; Psychiatrist - Dr. Eric Mizelle.
Fernandez Community Center offers a range of services including Outpatient Behavioral Health Treatment, Psychiatric Evaluation, Medication Management, Telepsychiatry, Substance Abuse Treatment, Opioid Treatment, and Tailored Care Management. Our mission is to enhance the quality of mental health and substance abuse services by combating stigma and safeguarding the rights of individuals facing mental illness and substance abuse. We are dedicated to fostering therapeutic systems that enhance overall quality of life. Our team strives to create a welcoming and comfortable environment for our clients. Key Staff: Director - Yanet Fernandez Cerda, PhD, LCMHCS, LCAS, RPT; Psychiatrist - Dr. Eric Mizelle.
(919) 694-4151 View (919) 694-4151
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Certus Psychiatry and Integrated Care
Treatment Center, MD
Verified Verified
Cary, NC 27511
Certus is Latin for determined. At Certus Psychiatric & Integrated Care in Raleigh, we are determined to help our patients emotionally and physically to achieve balance by being active participants in their own care. At Certus, we are a "stigma-free zone." You can come to us with peace of mind in knowing no one will stand in judgment of you. Our primary objectives are to evaluate your symptoms and develop strategies to help put you on a path to recovery and wellness.
Certus is Latin for determined. At Certus Psychiatric & Integrated Care in Raleigh, we are determined to help our patients emotionally and physically to achieve balance by being active participants in their own care. At Certus, we are a "stigma-free zone." You can come to us with peace of mind in knowing no one will stand in judgment of you. Our primary objectives are to evaluate your symptoms and develop strategies to help put you on a path to recovery and wellness.
(984) 223-9185 View (984) 223-9185
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Smoky Mountain Lodge
Treatment Center, MSW, LC
Verified Verified
Cary, NC 27513
Located just outside of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Pasadena Villa’s Smoky Mountain Lodge offers a serene mountain environment that’s perfect for a peaceful road to recovery. Our dedicated staff, top-notch amenities, and serene location allow for an ideal venue of healing and assimilation back into society, at whatever pace is best for a person’s needs. Pasadena Villa is one of America's premier residential psychiatric treatment providers for adults with complex psychiatric disorders. We offer compassionate, comprehensive, individualized psychiatric and psycho therapeutic care.
Located just outside of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Pasadena Villa’s Smoky Mountain Lodge offers a serene mountain environment that’s perfect for a peaceful road to recovery. Our dedicated staff, top-notch amenities, and serene location allow for an ideal venue of healing and assimilation back into society, at whatever pace is best for a person’s needs. Pasadena Villa is one of America's premier residential psychiatric treatment providers for adults with complex psychiatric disorders. We offer compassionate, comprehensive, individualized psychiatric and psycho therapeutic care.
(865) 217-2189 View (865) 217-2189
Blue Ridge Therapeutic Wilderness
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Cary, NC 27511
Since 2002, our wilderness therapy program has helped young people and their families to thrive. We strive to provide a superior, integrated wilderness experience to help all individuals and families define their values and overcome their struggles. Our techniques combine the healing wilderness environment with evidence-based therapeutic approaches that teach individuals and families the skills needed to be aware of and act on their values. Removed from the distractions of daily home life, students experience the abundance of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, where they live 24/7 in nature with other students and our supportive field staff. Here, teens and young adults rediscover their resilience, unearth ways to align with their values, and explore practices that lead to health. Located in the North Georgia and Western North Carolina mountains, Blue Ridge’s licensed outdoor program provides sophisticated clinical treatment in an immersive nomadic wilderness model. Foundational transformation for families occurs through utilizing individualized clinical treatment, together with intensive family-focused support, and whole-body health and wellness.
Since 2002, our wilderness therapy program has helped young people and their families to thrive. We strive to provide a superior, integrated wilderness experience to help all individuals and families define their values and overcome their struggles. Our techniques combine the healing wilderness environment with evidence-based therapeutic approaches that teach individuals and families the skills needed to be aware of and act on their values. Removed from the distractions of daily home life, students experience the abundance of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, where they live 24/7 in nature with other students and our supportive field staff. Here, teens and young adults rediscover their resilience, unearth ways to align with their values, and explore practices that lead to health. Located in the North Georgia and Western North Carolina mountains, Blue Ridge’s licensed outdoor program provides sophisticated clinical treatment in an immersive nomadic wilderness model. Foundational transformation for families occurs through utilizing individualized clinical treatment, together with intensive family-focused support, and whole-body health and wellness.
(833) 995-2990 View (833) 995-2990
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Mindpath Health - Chapel Hill
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Cary, NC 27511
Mindpath Health is a leading provider of high-quality outpatient mental health care, offering in-person and online visits. We provide psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and therapy.
Mindpath Health is a leading provider of high-quality outpatient mental health care, offering in-person and online visits. We provide psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and therapy.
(855) 698-1551 View (855) 698-1551
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Bright Path Behavioral Health
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Cary, NC 27512
Our adolescent partial hospitalization program (PHP) and intensive outpatient program (IOP) are designed to be less restrictive, yet intensive treatment services offered to teens (ages 13-18) experiencing significant and serious mental and/or emotional issues. Usually our patients are struggling with suicidal ideation, past suicide attempts, school refusal, social anxiety, intense anxiety and depression symptoms, ADHD, and other co-occurring mental health disorders that inhibit them from being able to engage effectively in multiple areas of their lives. Our clinicians are LGBTQIA+ affirming and familiar with navigating the challenges of engaging teens in their own mental healthcare.
Our adolescent partial hospitalization program (PHP) and intensive outpatient program (IOP) are designed to be less restrictive, yet intensive treatment services offered to teens (ages 13-18) experiencing significant and serious mental and/or emotional issues. Usually our patients are struggling with suicidal ideation, past suicide attempts, school refusal, social anxiety, intense anxiety and depression symptoms, ADHD, and other co-occurring mental health disorders that inhibit them from being able to engage effectively in multiple areas of their lives. Our clinicians are LGBTQIA+ affirming and familiar with navigating the challenges of engaging teens in their own mental healthcare.
(919) 263-0460 View (919) 263-0460
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Next Step Recovery
Treatment Center, PHP, IOP
Verified Verified
Cary, NC 27519
Next Step Recovery provides more than just transitional living homes. We are a supportive community of peers and addictions professionals committed to substance abuse recovery. Our safe, close-knit community and highly structured programs ensure our residents have the best support possible for a successful and long-term recovery. Now offering a Substance Abuse Comprehensive Outpatient Treatment program (SACOT) & Intensive Out Patient (IOP) program available to the Asheville community. Next Step Recovery also is a MAT friendly program and supports men across mental health and substance use disorders.
Next Step Recovery provides more than just transitional living homes. We are a supportive community of peers and addictions professionals committed to substance abuse recovery. Our safe, close-knit community and highly structured programs ensure our residents have the best support possible for a successful and long-term recovery. Now offering a Substance Abuse Comprehensive Outpatient Treatment program (SACOT) & Intensive Out Patient (IOP) program available to the Asheville community. Next Step Recovery also is a MAT friendly program and supports men across mental health and substance use disorders.
(828) 970-1501 View (828) 970-1501

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Tennessee Valley Recovery
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Raleigh, NC 27605
Our ideal client is anyone dealing with a substance abuse issue (regardless of the substance) or a mental health condition who needs support and guidance down whatever path to recovery they choose to take. Treatment always works best when the client is motivated to make a change in their life and open minded to what that change may look like.
Our ideal client is anyone dealing with a substance abuse issue (regardless of the substance) or a mental health condition who needs support and guidance down whatever path to recovery they choose to take. Treatment always works best when the client is motivated to make a change in their life and open minded to what that change may look like.
(866) 726-2131 View (866) 726-2131
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The Ranch Pennsylvania
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Raleigh, NC 27601
The Ranch offers expert clinical care and a variety of treatment options to address mental health disorders and substance abuse. Through comprehensive residential treatment, with traditional and experiential therapies, clients are able to recover within a safe, accepting space. We offer a variety of treatment programs and therapies to ensure you get the very best care.
The Ranch offers expert clinical care and a variety of treatment options to address mental health disorders and substance abuse. Through comprehensive residential treatment, with traditional and experiential therapies, clients are able to recover within a safe, accepting space. We offer a variety of treatment programs and therapies to ensure you get the very best care.
(501) 222-9907 View (501) 222-9907
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Midwood Addiction Treatment
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Raleigh, NC 27620
Midwood Addiction Treatment Center, part of the trusted Harmony Health Group family, offers a comprehensive range of highly personalized, compassionate, and effective mental health and substance use disorder treatment Services. Our inviting, newly updated center offers Partial Hospitalization (PHP), Intensive Outpatient (IOP), and outpatient levels of care as well as Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) and a variety of holistic therapy programs including trauma-informed yoga and mindfulness. Whether you're battling a substance use disorder, suffering from depression, or struggling with another behavioral health concern, our flexible programs are designed to accommodate your lifestyle and promote hope, healing and transformation. Our dedicated staff of professionals is here to support you - every step of the way.
Midwood Addiction Treatment Center, part of the trusted Harmony Health Group family, offers a comprehensive range of highly personalized, compassionate, and effective mental health and substance use disorder treatment Services. Our inviting, newly updated center offers Partial Hospitalization (PHP), Intensive Outpatient (IOP), and outpatient levels of care as well as Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) and a variety of holistic therapy programs including trauma-informed yoga and mindfulness. Whether you're battling a substance use disorder, suffering from depression, or struggling with another behavioral health concern, our flexible programs are designed to accommodate your lifestyle and promote hope, healing and transformation. Our dedicated staff of professionals is here to support you - every step of the way.
(980) 372-7828 View (980) 372-7828
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Evolve Residential Treatment Centers for Teens
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Morrisville, NC 27560
Evolve Residential Treatment Centers offer the highest caliber of evidence-based care in the nation for adolescents 12-17 struggling with mental health and addiction issues. We specialize in teens battling depression, anxiety, trauma, emotion dysregulation, high-risk/self-harm behaviors, ADHD, addiction, suicidal ideation, and other emotional/behavioral issues. Evolve treats teens—and teens only. Our goal is genuine recovery that lasts long after your child leaves treatment. Our treatment approach emphasizes Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavior Therapy, along with other evidence-based modalities such as Seeking Safety for trauma, Relapse Prevention, Behavioral Activation, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and 12-Step support programs. Evolve’s robust residential program includes individual and family therapy, psychiatry, group therapy, experiential therapies (e.g. equine, surf, art, music, drama, yoga, etc.) and 24/7 skills-coaching. For out-of-state families, we offer family therapy via HIPAA-compliant video conferencing. We also provide daily academic support to keep teens on track with school.
Evolve Residential Treatment Centers offer the highest caliber of evidence-based care in the nation for adolescents 12-17 struggling with mental health and addiction issues. We specialize in teens battling depression, anxiety, trauma, emotion dysregulation, high-risk/self-harm behaviors, ADHD, addiction, suicidal ideation, and other emotional/behavioral issues. Evolve treats teens—and teens only. Our goal is genuine recovery that lasts long after your child leaves treatment. Our treatment approach emphasizes Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavior Therapy, along with other evidence-based modalities such as Seeking Safety for trauma, Relapse Prevention, Behavioral Activation, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and 12-Step support programs. Evolve’s robust residential program includes individual and family therapy, psychiatry, group therapy, experiential therapies (e.g. equine, surf, art, music, drama, yoga, etc.) and 24/7 skills-coaching. For out-of-state families, we offer family therapy via HIPAA-compliant video conferencing. We also provide daily academic support to keep teens on track with school.
(844) 334-2991 View (844) 334-2991
Three Oaks Behavioral Health & Wellness
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Raleigh, NC 27609
Life circumstance, opportunity, experience, early relationships... All of these often plan into which parts of you get the most attention and which parts lie dominate, waiting to be rediscovered. Whatever your needs may be, we are here to offer objective, non-judgmental and clinical support. Our team is committed to your wellness & we feel tremendously grateful to walk alongside you during this part of your journey.
Life circumstance, opportunity, experience, early relationships... All of these often plan into which parts of you get the most attention and which parts lie dominate, waiting to be rediscovered. Whatever your needs may be, we are here to offer objective, non-judgmental and clinical support. Our team is committed to your wellness & we feel tremendously grateful to walk alongside you during this part of your journey.
(919) 355-3130 View (919) 355-3130
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Sober Escorts, Inc.
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Raleigh, NC 27601
Sober Escorts, Inc. is one of the most experienced, ethical, and respected Sober Escort (Safe Transport), Recovery Companion, and Sober Coaching Organization in the Addiction Recovery Services Industry. We've been successfully helping individuals and their families across the U.S. and abroad in their recovery journeys since 2004. Call us for a no-cost consultation. We are here to help, and if our services are not a fit, we will refer you to reputable professionals who can help you or your loved one immediately. With a compliment of hundreds of recovery professionals available in every city in the US, and abroad. We are also known to work very quickly -- helping individuals struggling with addiction and mental health issues safely get to treatment as quickly as possible. Please note: We do not accept Medicaid. If you are in need of free or low-cost treatment we highly recommend that you contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
Sober Escorts, Inc. is one of the most experienced, ethical, and respected Sober Escort (Safe Transport), Recovery Companion, and Sober Coaching Organization in the Addiction Recovery Services Industry. We've been successfully helping individuals and their families across the U.S. and abroad in their recovery journeys since 2004. Call us for a no-cost consultation. We are here to help, and if our services are not a fit, we will refer you to reputable professionals who can help you or your loved one immediately. With a compliment of hundreds of recovery professionals available in every city in the US, and abroad. We are also known to work very quickly -- helping individuals struggling with addiction and mental health issues safely get to treatment as quickly as possible. Please note: We do not accept Medicaid. If you are in need of free or low-cost treatment we highly recommend that you contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
(352) 436-6095 View (352) 436-6095
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Acera Health - Outpatient Mental Health Facility
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Raleigh, NC 27608
Here at Acera Health, we specialize in helping people create lasting change in their lives. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, or addiction, we'll be there to support you every step of the way. We know that change can be difficult, but we also know that it's possible. With our help, you can create the life you've always wanted. Contact us today to learn more about our services and how we can help you create lasting change in your life.change is never easy. It takes time, effort, and a lot of hard work. But it's worth it. Here at Acera Health, we know that. We specialize in helping people create lasting change in their lives. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, or addiction, we'll be there to support you every step of the way. We offer a range of services to help restore your mind and transform your life. Contact us today to learn more about our services and how we can help you create lasting change in your life. You deserve to live a happy, healthy, and fulfilling life. Let us help you make that happen.
Here at Acera Health, we specialize in helping people create lasting change in their lives. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, or addiction, we'll be there to support you every step of the way. We know that change can be difficult, but we also know that it's possible. With our help, you can create the life you've always wanted. Contact us today to learn more about our services and how we can help you create lasting change in your life.change is never easy. It takes time, effort, and a lot of hard work. But it's worth it. Here at Acera Health, we know that. We specialize in helping people create lasting change in their lives. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, or addiction, we'll be there to support you every step of the way. We offer a range of services to help restore your mind and transform your life. Contact us today to learn more about our services and how we can help you create lasting change in your life. You deserve to live a happy, healthy, and fulfilling life. Let us help you make that happen.
(714) 455-3234 View (714) 455-3234
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HopeWay
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Raleigh, NC 27601
HopeWay is a premier accredited residential mental health treatment facility for adults in Charlotte, North Carolina. We offer a continuum of care that includes PHP and IOP in addition to residential services. Our holistic behavioral health home model focuses on complete psychiatric, medical and spiritual wellness with access to full psychiatric diagnostic and assessment services and psychological testing. In addition to traditional and group therapy (CBT based), we also offer integrative therapies including art, music, recreation, horticulture, health & wellness, pet and pastoral care.
HopeWay is a premier accredited residential mental health treatment facility for adults in Charlotte, North Carolina. We offer a continuum of care that includes PHP and IOP in addition to residential services. Our holistic behavioral health home model focuses on complete psychiatric, medical and spiritual wellness with access to full psychiatric diagnostic and assessment services and psychological testing. In addition to traditional and group therapy (CBT based), we also offer integrative therapies including art, music, recreation, horticulture, health & wellness, pet and pastoral care.
(980) 321-0989 View (980) 321-0989
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Tapestry Behavioral Health Treatment Program
Treatment Center, LPC
Not Verified Not Verified
Raleigh, NC 27601
At Tapestry's premier eating disorder treatment facilities in Western North Carolina, you and your family will be treated with respect while you heal. Tapestry Eating Disorder Treatment Centers can help you reclaim your life and help you on your path to long-lasting recovery. Our knowledgeable treatment team specializes in treating eating disorders and co-occurring disorders. We are here to help you on your journey to recovery.
At Tapestry's premier eating disorder treatment facilities in Western North Carolina, you and your family will be treated with respect while you heal. Tapestry Eating Disorder Treatment Centers can help you reclaim your life and help you on your path to long-lasting recovery. Our knowledgeable treatment team specializes in treating eating disorders and co-occurring disorders. We are here to help you on your journey to recovery.
(828) 554-7998 View (828) 554-7998
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Sea Coast Recovery
Treatment Center
Not Verified Not Verified
Raleigh, NC 27613
Sea Coast Recovery is a day treatment program providing substance abuse treatment to individuals battling an addiction problem. We treat adults, ages 18 and up. Our Mission is to empower individuals through a holistic perspective to develop tools to recover from addiction and the impact it has caused on their lives, through prevention, education, crisis management, and treatment services. Clients will gain an understanding of addiction, develop coping skills, practice mindfulness techniques, and practice coping skills in the community so that they can retrain their brain how to live a fulfilled life.
Sea Coast Recovery is a day treatment program providing substance abuse treatment to individuals battling an addiction problem. We treat adults, ages 18 and up. Our Mission is to empower individuals through a holistic perspective to develop tools to recover from addiction and the impact it has caused on their lives, through prevention, education, crisis management, and treatment services. Clients will gain an understanding of addiction, develop coping skills, practice mindfulness techniques, and practice coping skills in the community so that they can retrain their brain how to live a fulfilled life.
(984) 364-8693 View (984) 364-8693

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Borderline Personality (BPD) Treatment Centers

What is the most successful approach to treating borderline personality disorder?

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is considered the gold standard of treatment for borderline personality disorder. An evidence-based treatment, it addresses the extreme emotional reactivity, the relationship difficulties, and the acts of self-harm that create so much distress for BPD patients. DBT is a comprehensive program that includes both regular individual psychotherapy sessions and weekly group sessions of skills training.

What happens in treatment of borderline personality disorder?

Treatment typically consists of weekly individual therapy sessions that last an hour and group skill-focused instructional sessions that may last up to two hours. Patients are typically given homework “assignments” in which they are asked to practice in their daily life the skills they acquire in therapy. Patients also keep a diary tracking their emotions and impulses as a way to know which situations are most problematic and to help them gain control over their own behavior. Difficult situations and feelings are typically reviewed in therapy sessions and more constructive solutions found.

What kinds of problems does BPD treatment help with?

DBT was initially developed to dampen the self-destructive impulses of chronically suicidal patients. It is now the treatment of choice for borderline personality disorder, a serious condition marked by extreme emotional reactivity, relationship instability, and self-injurious behaviors. Treatment of BPD helps patients tolerate the flux of emotions without acting on them, often with a specific focus on tolerating negative emotions. DBT addresses the core problems of BPD—fear of abandonment, low self-esteem, and impulsivity.

What is the goal of treatment in borderline personality disorder?

The goal of treatment for borderline personality disorder (BPD) is to relieve the extreme emotional distress that patients experience—to curb their emotional reactivity, to minimize their inclination to self-harm, and to reduce their impulsivity. Toward these ends, patients are not only taught an array of new coping skills and techniques for emotional regulation, they are given opportunities to practice them. Another major goal of treatment is interpersonal effectiveness; patients learn and problem-solve ways to effectively communicate in relationships, especially how to ask for what they need as a way to minimize hurt feelings.