Borderline Personality (BPD) Treatment Centers in Campbell, CA

Bay Area Clinical Associates - BACA
Treatment Center
Campbell, CA 95008
Compassionate, Caring Support Ideal for Children & Teens. Evidence-based treatment programs for teens 11-17 diagnosed with mental health and/or behavioral disorders. Young patients need an open, honest, non-judgmental atmosphere where they can learn about who they are so they can decide how they want to live their lives. At BACA, our goal is to heal the whole person and the whole family. Patients and families willing to engage fully in the treatment process are likely to succeed with BACA’s unique, innovative treatment approach.
Compassionate, Caring Support Ideal for Children & Teens. Evidence-based treatment programs for teens 11-17 diagnosed with mental health and/or behavioral disorders. Young patients need an open, honest, non-judgmental atmosphere where they can learn about who they are so they can decide how they want to live their lives. At BACA, our goal is to heal the whole person and the whole family. Patients and families willing to engage fully in the treatment process are likely to succeed with BACA’s unique, innovative treatment approach.
(844) 748-2375 View (844) 748-2375
Embark Behavioral Health
Treatment Center
Campbell, CA 95008
We know how difficult it can be to see your child struggling with severe mental health issues like anxiety, depression or suicidal ideation. Our partial hospitalization programs (PHP) and intensive outpatient programs (IOP) in Campbell, California are designed to support teens and young adults of all genders ages 12-28 facing these challenges. Our IOPs and PHPs provide flexible treatment that fits into your family’s life, offering the intensive support they need while staying connected to home, school and family.
We know how difficult it can be to see your child struggling with severe mental health issues like anxiety, depression or suicidal ideation. Our partial hospitalization programs (PHP) and intensive outpatient programs (IOP) in Campbell, California are designed to support teens and young adults of all genders ages 12-28 facing these challenges. Our IOPs and PHPs provide flexible treatment that fits into your family’s life, offering the intensive support they need while staying connected to home, school and family.
(669) 587-2842 View (669) 587-2842
Embark Behavioral Health
Treatment Center
Campbell, CA 95008
We understand how heartbreaking it is to watch your child struggle with severe mental health conditions like suicidal thoughts, self-harm, depression and anxiety. As a parent or child, the weight of these conditions can feel overwhelming, but you're not alone. Our residential treatment center in San Martin, CA provides 24/7 care in a safe, home-like environment for adolescents and teens ages 12-17 of all genders. With constant supervision from a compassionate, experienced team, we offer personalized treatment designed to promote emotional safety and healing. Each day is structured with therapy, therapeutic activities, and academics.
We understand how heartbreaking it is to watch your child struggle with severe mental health conditions like suicidal thoughts, self-harm, depression and anxiety. As a parent or child, the weight of these conditions can feel overwhelming, but you're not alone. Our residential treatment center in San Martin, CA provides 24/7 care in a safe, home-like environment for adolescents and teens ages 12-17 of all genders. With constant supervision from a compassionate, experienced team, we offer personalized treatment designed to promote emotional safety and healing. Each day is structured with therapy, therapeutic activities, and academics.
(669) 322-3652 View (669) 322-3652
Many of our teens struggle with depression, anxiety, substance use, behavioral issues, ADHD, psychosis, borderline personality disorder, and other high-acuity mental health issues and co-occurring disorders.
When severe emotion dysregulation or self-harm requires more than weekly therapy, expert local support is vital. Located in San Jose, our specialized DBT outpatient center offers the intensive, daily care teens need to build coping skills close to home. We treat teens ages 12-17 struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, and dual diagnosis. Our licensed clinicians use DBT to teach essential distress tolerance and emotion regulation skills. Through our Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), teens practice these tools in real-time while staying connected to family.
Many of our teens struggle with depression, anxiety, substance use, behavioral issues, ADHD, psychosis, borderline personality disorder, and other high-acuity mental health issues and co-occurring disorders.
When severe emotion dysregulation or self-harm requires more than weekly therapy, expert local support is vital. Located in San Jose, our specialized DBT outpatient center offers the intensive, daily care teens need to build coping skills close to home. We treat teens ages 12-17 struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, and dual diagnosis. Our licensed clinicians use DBT to teach essential distress tolerance and emotion regulation skills. Through our Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), teens practice these tools in real-time while staying connected to family.
(844) 330-5457 View (844) 330-5457
Amae Health Los Altos
Treatment Center
Serves Area
Amae Health delivers psychiatry-led, whole-person care to individuals 18+ at our outpatient clinic in Los Altos, California designed to foster healing, recovery, and connection. We treat individuals with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, psychosis, severe anxiety, suicidal ideation, and co-occurring substance use and work with all major insurance providers in California.
Amae Health delivers psychiatry-led, whole-person care to individuals 18+ at our outpatient clinic in Los Altos, California designed to foster healing, recovery, and connection. We treat individuals with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, psychosis, severe anxiety, suicidal ideation, and co-occurring substance use and work with all major insurance providers in California.
(650) 383-3522 View (650) 383-3522
We treat complex conditions including borderline personality disorder ( BPD), psychosis, and other co-occurring disorders.
At Evolve, we provide compassionate, individualized care to help teens navigate challenges and rediscover hope. We offer therapeutic programs for teens, including short-term residential treatment. Our RTC for teens serves only six clients at a time, allowing for truly individualized care, 24/7 support and supervision, and evidence-based therapies. In addition, Evolve provides structured outpatient therapy for teens through our full-day teen Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and after-school teen Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). Rooted in compassion and connection, our teen treatment programs help adolescents heal and grow.
We treat complex conditions including borderline personality disorder ( BPD), psychosis, and other co-occurring disorders.
At Evolve, we provide compassionate, individualized care to help teens navigate challenges and rediscover hope. We offer therapeutic programs for teens, including short-term residential treatment. Our RTC for teens serves only six clients at a time, allowing for truly individualized care, 24/7 support and supervision, and evidence-based therapies. In addition, Evolve provides structured outpatient therapy for teens through our full-day teen Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and after-school teen Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). Rooted in compassion and connection, our teen treatment programs help adolescents heal and grow.
(925) 962-5504 View (925) 962-5504
Process Therapy Institute
Treatment Center
Serves Area
As human beings, we all are looking for peace and well-being in our lives. We desire a sense of agency, human connection, and creative flow. However, when traumatic events happen and we perceive that we are broken, or not safe, the experience of pain, grief, anger, and fears can be overwhelming. When it becomes unbearably hard to sustain joy, trust and closeness in your life and relationships, asking for help is a brave step forward. How can you find healing and create desired connections, while not losing your self in the process? How can you let go of habitual judgments, self-deprecation, and shame? The Process Model of therapy helps us to identify the ways we constrict ourselves and release them, allowing the sense of relief and life expansion, resulting in re-connection to self, others, and the world around us.
As human beings, we all are looking for peace and well-being in our lives. We desire a sense of agency, human connection, and creative flow. However, when traumatic events happen and we perceive that we are broken, or not safe, the experience of pain, grief, anger, and fears can be overwhelming. When it becomes unbearably hard to sustain joy, trust and closeness in your life and relationships, asking for help is a brave step forward. How can you find healing and create desired connections, while not losing your self in the process? How can you let go of habitual judgments, self-deprecation, and shame? The Process Model of therapy helps us to identify the ways we constrict ourselves and release them, allowing the sense of relief and life expansion, resulting in re-connection to self, others, and the world around us.
(408) 329-6310 View (408) 329-6310

More Treatment Centers Nearby

Guide Behavioral Health
Treatment Center
Menlo Park, CA 94027
Guide Behavioral Health provides structured, evidence-based outpatient care for teens ages 12–17 facing anxiety, depression, self-harm, school avoidance, substance use, and other behavioral health challenges. Our IOP and PHP combine proven therapies, small-group support, and close family collaboration—so teens learn coping skills, build resilience, and stay engaged in school and life. With quick admissions and flexible after-school and daytime schedules, we make treatment doable, while parents stay in the loop and schools stay coordinated. Located in Menlo Park, we serve Palo Alto, San Mateo County, and nearby communities.
Guide Behavioral Health provides structured, evidence-based outpatient care for teens ages 12–17 facing anxiety, depression, self-harm, school avoidance, substance use, and other behavioral health challenges. Our IOP and PHP combine proven therapies, small-group support, and close family collaboration—so teens learn coping skills, build resilience, and stay engaged in school and life. With quick admissions and flexible after-school and daytime schedules, we make treatment doable, while parents stay in the loop and schools stay coordinated. Located in Menlo Park, we serve Palo Alto, San Mateo County, and nearby communities.
(650) 507-3888 View (650) 507-3888
Journey Hillside Addiction Rehab
Treatment Center
Serves Area
Journey Hillside Tarzana is an exclusive six-bed addiction and dual diagnosis treatment center providing fully tailored drug and alcohol detox and residential treatment for substance use disorders. We understand that entering treatment for drug and alcohol dependency is a tough decision. To ease the transition, we’ve created an intimate, private facility in the quiet hills of Los Angeles to provide clients with a comfortable place where they can receive the care they need to discover a life free from substance use. Our luxury facility offers seclusion, high-end amenities and a restorative atmosphere that’s ideal for healing.
Journey Hillside Tarzana is an exclusive six-bed addiction and dual diagnosis treatment center providing fully tailored drug and alcohol detox and residential treatment for substance use disorders. We understand that entering treatment for drug and alcohol dependency is a tough decision. To ease the transition, we’ve created an intimate, private facility in the quiet hills of Los Angeles to provide clients with a comfortable place where they can receive the care they need to discover a life free from substance use. Our luxury facility offers seclusion, high-end amenities and a restorative atmosphere that’s ideal for healing.
(818) 600-6316 View (818) 600-6316
Avery Lane
Treatment Center
Serves Area
Avery Lane is an innovative San Francisco Bay Area all-female Primary Substance Abuse, Primary Mental Health and Trauma Specialized inpatient and outpatient treatment center with programs thoughtfully designed and developed exclusively to meet the unique needs of women. We treat everything that comes up for women specifically while they struggle with substance abuse and mental health concerns. Our experienced clinical and medical team utilizes the latest holistic and evidenced-based approaches to provide women with the most effective and engaging treatment for their individualized core issues. We have created a community environment in which our team and participants work together to heal and grow. Our small and intimate home-like environment offers the perfect atmosphere to foster rehabilitation with 24/7 dedicated staff support. Our individualized programs and different levels of care offer long term support options to end the cycle of addiction and gain a life of recovery and hope outside of addiction.
Avery Lane is an innovative San Francisco Bay Area all-female Primary Substance Abuse, Primary Mental Health and Trauma Specialized inpatient and outpatient treatment center with programs thoughtfully designed and developed exclusively to meet the unique needs of women. We treat everything that comes up for women specifically while they struggle with substance abuse and mental health concerns. Our experienced clinical and medical team utilizes the latest holistic and evidenced-based approaches to provide women with the most effective and engaging treatment for their individualized core issues. We have created a community environment in which our team and participants work together to heal and grow. Our small and intimate home-like environment offers the perfect atmosphere to foster rehabilitation with 24/7 dedicated staff support. Our individualized programs and different levels of care offer long term support options to end the cycle of addiction and gain a life of recovery and hope outside of addiction.
(415) 569-2691 View (415) 569-2691
We treat complex conditions including borderline personality disorder ( BPD), psychosis, and other co-occurring disorders.
Finding the right help for a teen in crisis is overwhelming. Our short-term Mental Health residential center offers a safe, immersive environment to break the cycle. With only 6 teens per home, we provide the exclusive, personalized care your family needs. Our compassionate team delivers 24/7 supervision and evidence-based therapies to help teens navigate challenges and build resilience. Beyond residential care, Evolve provides structured outpatient therapy through our full-day Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and after-school Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). We empower adolescents to heal, grow, and move forward.
We treat complex conditions including borderline personality disorder ( BPD), psychosis, and other co-occurring disorders.
Finding the right help for a teen in crisis is overwhelming. Our short-term Mental Health residential center offers a safe, immersive environment to break the cycle. With only 6 teens per home, we provide the exclusive, personalized care your family needs. Our compassionate team delivers 24/7 supervision and evidence-based therapies to help teens navigate challenges and build resilience. Beyond residential care, Evolve provides structured outpatient therapy through our full-day Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and after-school Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). We empower adolescents to heal, grow, and move forward.
(925) 528-4529 View (925) 528-4529
Rather than merely containing or shaping behaviors, we are committed to assisting young people by addressing the deeper, more difficult issues that impact their lives including anxiety, depression, trauma, substance use, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, and more.
At Paradigm Treatment, we have been providing residential treatment for teenagers (12-17) for over 12 years. Our program focuses on addressing mental health issues during this crucial developmental phase. While most teen treatment is focused on containing and changing behaviors, our goal is to identify the core issues driving negative coping skills. We help clients build self-awareness, heal from past traumas, learn coping strategies, life skills, and interpersonal tactics. Our skilled medical, clinical, and psychological staff work closely with each client, ensuring personalized support from the moment they enter our program. At Paradigm, we empower teens to build meaningful lives and equip them with skills to thrive beyond the completion of our program.
Rather than merely containing or shaping behaviors, we are committed to assisting young people by addressing the deeper, more difficult issues that impact their lives including anxiety, depression, trauma, substance use, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, and more.
At Paradigm Treatment, we have been providing residential treatment for teenagers (12-17) for over 12 years. Our program focuses on addressing mental health issues during this crucial developmental phase. While most teen treatment is focused on containing and changing behaviors, our goal is to identify the core issues driving negative coping skills. We help clients build self-awareness, heal from past traumas, learn coping strategies, life skills, and interpersonal tactics. Our skilled medical, clinical, and psychological staff work closely with each client, ensuring personalized support from the moment they enter our program. At Paradigm, we empower teens to build meaningful lives and equip them with skills to thrive beyond the completion of our program.
(818) 369-3582 View (818) 369-3582
The Encino Recovery & Detox Center
Treatment Center
Serves Area
The Encino Detox Center is an addiction treatment center based in the heart of Los Angeles, offering a luxurious experience specially designed to help people struggling with alcohol and/or drug addiction get back on their feet by addressing the root of the problems instead of just tackling the symptoms. The Encino Recovery & Detox Center prides itself on offering people the best detoxification and residential programs that are specially designed to not only provide you with the tools to regain control of your life but
The Encino Detox Center is an addiction treatment center based in the heart of Los Angeles, offering a luxurious experience specially designed to help people struggling with alcohol and/or drug addiction get back on their feet by addressing the root of the problems instead of just tackling the symptoms. The Encino Recovery & Detox Center prides itself on offering people the best detoxification and residential programs that are specially designed to not only provide you with the tools to regain control of your life but
(818) 273-6343 View (818) 273-6343
My Limitless Journeys
Treatment Center
Serves Area
My Limitless Journeys is a six-bed, luxury residential treatment center specializing in substance use disorders, alcohol addiction, and dual diagnoses. Our clients—often managing anxiety, PTSD, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and co-occurring conditions—come to us seeking a quiet, focused healing environment. The small census allows for individual, one-on-one therapy with less distraction and more privacy
My Limitless Journeys is a six-bed, luxury residential treatment center specializing in substance use disorders, alcohol addiction, and dual diagnoses. Our clients—often managing anxiety, PTSD, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and co-occurring conditions—come to us seeking a quiet, focused healing environment. The small census allows for individual, one-on-one therapy with less distraction and more privacy
(818) 423-4111 View (818) 423-4111
The Wise Mind Institute
Treatment Center
Redwood City, CA 94063
The Wise Mind Institute is a treatment center dedicated to holistic psychotherapeutic care. Integrating the latest research with timeless principles of emotional development, WMI clinicians support you to quickly and meaningfully reduce your suffering and improve your life. Each of our doctors is highly trained and committed to living our core principles of wisdom, compassion, and mindfulness.
The Wise Mind Institute is a treatment center dedicated to holistic psychotherapeutic care. Integrating the latest research with timeless principles of emotional development, WMI clinicians support you to quickly and meaningfully reduce your suffering and improve your life. Each of our doctors is highly trained and committed to living our core principles of wisdom, compassion, and mindfulness.
(650) 557-2036 View (650) 557-2036
Amae Health San Mateo
Treatment Center
San Mateo, CA 94403
Amae Health delivers psychiatry-led, whole-person care to individuals 18+ at our outpatient clinic in San Mateo, California designed to foster healing, recovery, and connection. We treat individuals with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, psychosis, severe anxiety, suicidal ideation, and co-occurring substance use and work with all major insurance providers in California.
Amae Health delivers psychiatry-led, whole-person care to individuals 18+ at our outpatient clinic in San Mateo, California designed to foster healing, recovery, and connection. We treat individuals with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, psychosis, severe anxiety, suicidal ideation, and co-occurring substance use and work with all major insurance providers in California.
(650) 422-7475 View (650) 422-7475
We treat complex conditions including borderline personality disorder ( BPD), psychosis, and other co-occurring disorders.
When severe mood dysregulation or self-harm requires more than weekly therapy, our specialized DBT residential program offers the immersive care teens need. In a safe, exclusive 6-bed setting, our clinical team helps adolescents rediscover hope and heal. We provide 24/7 supervision and highly personalized, evidence-based treatment tailored to your teen's unique challenges. Evolve also offers structured outpatient step-down support through our full-day Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and after-school Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), ensuring compassionate care and meaningful progress at every step of their journey.
We treat complex conditions including borderline personality disorder ( BPD), psychosis, and other co-occurring disorders.
When severe mood dysregulation or self-harm requires more than weekly therapy, our specialized DBT residential program offers the immersive care teens need. In a safe, exclusive 6-bed setting, our clinical team helps adolescents rediscover hope and heal. We provide 24/7 supervision and highly personalized, evidence-based treatment tailored to your teen's unique challenges. Evolve also offers structured outpatient step-down support through our full-day Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and after-school Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), ensuring compassionate care and meaningful progress at every step of their journey.
(925) 722-5827 View (925) 722-5827
Sober Escorts, Inc.
Treatment Center
Serves Area
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
Hathaway Recovery Luxury Drug & Alcohol Rehab
Treatment Center
Serves Area
Our high-end addiction and behavioral health treatment center covers the widest range of behavioral and substance abuse dependency disorders with 24 nursing care, in completely private and luxurious amenities. Our team of doctors and therapist provide one-on-one care, identifying and treating the underlying causes of addiction and behavioral problems – Hathaway Recovery is a luxury residential rehab center with 5-star standards of excellence. We are a leading provider of high-quality clinical and nursing care for our clients who require the very best psychological and dependency treatment services. Our treatment center is built from the ground up as a unique luxury resort to accommodate our clients who are suffering from substance abuse and alcohol addiction. We believe that in addressing the co-occurring, dual diagnosis and associated conditions, in conjunction with the drug abuse and addiction issues, people are given the best chance for long-term recovery. Our team of Board Certified Addiction Medicine Doctors, Licensed Therapist, Psychotherapist and Certified and Licensed Counselors provided help to thousands successfully completed clients throughout many years.
Our high-end addiction and behavioral health treatment center covers the widest range of behavioral and substance abuse dependency disorders with 24 nursing care, in completely private and luxurious amenities. Our team of doctors and therapist provide one-on-one care, identifying and treating the underlying causes of addiction and behavioral problems – Hathaway Recovery is a luxury residential rehab center with 5-star standards of excellence. We are a leading provider of high-quality clinical and nursing care for our clients who require the very best psychological and dependency treatment services. Our treatment center is built from the ground up as a unique luxury resort to accommodate our clients who are suffering from substance abuse and alcohol addiction. We believe that in addressing the co-occurring, dual diagnosis and associated conditions, in conjunction with the drug abuse and addiction issues, people are given the best chance for long-term recovery. Our team of Board Certified Addiction Medicine Doctors, Licensed Therapist, Psychotherapist and Certified and Licensed Counselors provided help to thousands successfully completed clients throughout many years.
(909) 637-4829 View (909) 637-4829
Southern California Sunrise Recovery
Treatment Center
Serves Area
At Southern California Sunrise Recovery Center, we specialize in supporting adult men and women who are seeking comprehensive, compassionate care for a wide range of mental health disorders. Our clients often come to us struggling with conditions such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, trauma, PTSD, and personality disorders, among others. Many also face co-occurring substance use issues or challenges related to life transitions, relationship difficulties, and chronic stress. We understand that each individual has unique needs and experiences, so we tailor our treatment to address those specific concerns. Our clients are seeking a safe, structured environment where they can heal, develop coping skills, and build resilience. We meet their needs through evidence-based therapies, holistic approaches, and a supportive community designed to foster personal growth and recovery. Our goal is to provide the tools, insights, and emotional support necessary for long-term mental wellness.
At Southern California Sunrise Recovery Center, we specialize in supporting adult men and women who are seeking comprehensive, compassionate care for a wide range of mental health disorders. Our clients often come to us struggling with conditions such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, trauma, PTSD, and personality disorders, among others. Many also face co-occurring substance use issues or challenges related to life transitions, relationship difficulties, and chronic stress. We understand that each individual has unique needs and experiences, so we tailor our treatment to address those specific concerns. Our clients are seeking a safe, structured environment where they can heal, develop coping skills, and build resilience. We meet their needs through evidence-based therapies, holistic approaches, and a supportive community designed to foster personal growth and recovery. Our goal is to provide the tools, insights, and emotional support necessary for long-term mental wellness.
(949) 828-5133 View (949) 828-5133

See more therapy options for Campbell

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.