Personalized, Empathetic Support to Regulate Emotions and Build Healthier Relationships
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a serious mental health condition that often causes emotional pain, confusion, and difficulty maintaining stable relationships. At Lanier Recovery Center, we provide trauma-informed outpatient treatment for BPD in Atlanta using evidence-based therapies and individualized care.
Our team understands that living with BPD often means navigating overwhelming emotions and deep fears of abandonment. We offer support, not judgment—helping you gain tools to build emotional stability, self-awareness, and a fulfilling life through our PHP, IOP, and OP levels of care.
What Is Borderline Personality Disorder?
Borderline Personality Disorder is a complex mental illness characterized by emotional dysregulation, unstable interpersonal relationships, impulsive behavior, and an inconsistent sense of self. It affects approximately 1.6% of the U.S. population but is often misunderstood or misdiagnosed.
BPD symptoms include:
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Intense and rapidly changing moods
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Fear of abandonment, often leading to frantic efforts to avoid it
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Difficulty maintaining close relationships
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Impulsive or risky behavior, such as substance misuse or overspending
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Recurrent suicidal behavior or self-injury
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Chronic feelings of emptiness or worthlessness
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Intense anger or difficulty controlling anger
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Dissociative symptoms or feeling disconnected from oneself
Though BPD can feel overwhelming, it is highly treatable with the right therapeutic approach.
Daily Challenges of Living with BPD
People with BPD often describe feeling like they’re in constant emotional turmoil. These struggles can significantly impact work, school, relationships, and self-worth.
Common daily challenges include:
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Feeling emotionally “out of control” after minor events
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Cycling between loving someone and feeling betrayed by them in hours or minutes
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Struggling with impulsive decisions such as quitting jobs or cutting off relationships suddenly
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Feeling devastated by perceived rejection—even when none is intended
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Self-harming to escape emotional numbness or inner pain
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Constant fear that loved ones will leave or abandon them
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Difficulty trusting others, often rooted in past trauma
These experiences are not signs of weakness—they are signs of unresolved emotional wounds. At Lanier Recovery, we help you heal them.
How BPD and Other Mental Health Conditions Interact
Borderline Personality Disorder often occurs alongside other mental health or behavioral conditions. These include:
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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Major Depressive Disorder
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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Eating disorders
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Substance use disorders
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Bipolar disorder
Our integrated approach treats these conditions together, recognizing how they influence and amplify one another.
Our Approach to Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment
We focus on helping clients develop emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and a more stable sense of self, without judgment or labels. Our outpatient programs are ideal for individuals who want to commit to healing while maintaining autonomy and connection to their everyday lives.
Your treatment may include:
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): The most effective evidence-based treatment for BPD. DBT teaches skills in mindfulness, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and distress tolerance.
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Helps challenge distorted thinking and build healthier behavioral responses to stressors.
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Individual Therapy: One-on-one support focused on helping you explore your emotional patterns and underlying trauma.
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Group Therapy: Peer support led by licensed therapists, focusing on connection and shared learning.
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Trauma-Informed Therapy: Many with BPD have histories of emotional abuse, neglect, or childhood trauma. We work gently and compassionately to process that pain.
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Psychoeducation: Learning about BPD helps reduce shame and empowers clients to understand their condition and recovery process.
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Family Therapy: Where appropriate, we help loved ones understand BPD and support the healing process without reinforcing harmful dynamics.
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Life Skills and Relapse Prevention: Learning how to set boundaries, manage triggers, and prevent emotional or behavioral regressions.
Our Levels of Care
We offer three outpatient levels of care depending on the intensity of support you need:
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Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP): A highly structured day program providing full-time care without inpatient hospitalization. Ideal for clients transitioning from crisis or those needing a high level of clinical support.
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Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP): Offers a balance between structure and flexibility, typically meeting several days per week for group and individual therapy.
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Outpatient Program (OP): Less intensive care, typically for those stepping down from IOP or PHP, or managing BPD with greater independence.
Why Choose Lanier Recovery Center?
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Clinically Sound, Compassionate Care: We blend the science of mental health with the art of human connection.
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Experienced Therapists: Our team includes DBT-trained clinicians who specialize in personality disorders and trauma.
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Whole-Person Focus: We treat your entire story, not just symptoms or behavior.
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Supportive Community: Many clients with BPD have felt isolated for years. At Lanier, they find connection and belonging.
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Flexible Outpatient Care: Recovery is a process, and our outpatient model meets you where you are.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is BPD curable?
While BPD isn’t “cured” in the traditional sense, many people experience full recovery with structured therapy, especially DBT, and ongoing support.
How long does BPD treatment take?
Treatment timelines vary, but many clients benefit from at least 6 months to 1 year of consistent therapy. DBT programs often run for 6–12 months.
Is DBT the only treatment that works for BPD?
DBT is the gold standard, but we also use CBT, trauma therapy, and other modalities depending on your unique needs.
Can I get better without medication?
Many people with BPD do not require medication, although psychiatric support can help with related symptoms like depression or anxiety.
Is BPD the same as being manipulative or toxic?
No. These are harmful myths. BPD is a serious, valid mental health condition, not a character flaw.
Begin Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment in Atlanta Today
Living with BPD doesn’t mean you’re broken—it means you’ve been hurt and need support. At Lanier Recovery Center, we offer ethical, clinically sound, and deeply compassionate care for individuals struggling with Borderline Personality Disorder in a safe outpatient setting.
Call today or fill out our contact form to learn more about BPD treatment in Atlanta and begin your healing journey.
