Make Meaningful Progress with Online Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is the primary evidence-based approach Grouport uses for BPD, and emotional regulation is one of its core objectives, alongside improving relationships, building self-awareness, and enhancing overall stability.

DBT specifically teaches strategies to manage overwhelming emotions, reduce impulsivity, and prevent emotional outbursts, addressing the strong emotions and mood swings that often come with BPD directly. Sessions are available through individual therapy, group therapy, or both, led by licensed therapists trained specifically in DBT for BPD.

Grouport’s BPD therapy draws on multiple evidence-based approaches—DBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT), Schema Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)—so co-occurring anxiety can be addressed within the same treatment plan rather than requiring a separate anxiety-specific provider.

DBT and CBT in particular work well together for BPD with anxiety—DBT builds emotional regulation and distress tolerance skills, while CBT addresses the anxious thought patterns layered on top. A licensed therapist selects the combination that fits your specific symptoms, rather than treating BPD and anxiety as entirely separate conditions.

Grouport’s BPD therapy can incorporate trauma-informed approaches alongside DBT, since BPD and trauma histories frequently overlap. Licensed therapists draw from a range of evidence-based methods, including Psychodynamic Therapy and Schema Therapy, which address longer-standing patterns often rooted in earlier life experiences, alongside DBT’s core skills for emotional regulation and distress tolerance. Because treatment is personalized based on what you’re experiencing, a therapist can build a plan that addresses both the BPD symptoms and the trauma history together, rather than treating them as competing priorities.

Yes, Grouport’s BPD therapy is priced well below typical U.S. therapy costs, though it’s worth noting upfront that Grouport doesn’t accept insurance directly.

• DBT group therapy: $25/session, $299 for the first 12 sessions, then $100/month
• General group therapy: $35/session ($140/month)
• Individual therapy: $112/week ($448/month), averaging $103/session

Instead of insurance, Grouport keeps costs down through flat monthly pricing, FSA/HSA eligibility, and quarterly (10% savings) or biannual (20% savings) billing options, and members can request an invoice for potential out-of-network reimbursement through their own insurance provider.

Grouport’s BPD therapy is structured as ongoing care rather than a fixed program with a defined end date, so “aftercare” functions more as continued access than a separate phase.

• Plans are month-to-month, so members continue for as long as it’s helpful
• Therapists and groups can be changed at any time if needs evolve
• Members can add individual sessions alongside group therapy, or step up to virtual IOP if symptoms intensify
• Care coordinators remain available throughout to help adjust the plan over time

Rather than “graduating” from a program, members can scale their care up or down as their BPD symptoms and needs change over the long term.

Grouport tracks its BPD therapy outcomes through internal studies and research collaborations with researchers from Carnegie Mellon, the University of Essex, and the University of Cologne, rather than relying on testimonials alone.

• 80% of members start treatment with moderate to severe mental health symptoms
• 70% see a clinically significant reduction in anxiety and depression symptoms within 8 weeks
• 50% achieve remission-level symptoms within that same window
• 90% say they’d be disappointed to lose access to care through Grouport

These outcomes reflect Grouport’s overall member base rather than a BPD-specific or DBT-specific breakdown, and Grouport doesn’t publish comparative “success rate” data against other named platforms, so these figures are the most concrete measure available.

Every Grouport therapist offering BPD therapy is licensed, including psychologists (PhD, PsyD), licensed clinical social workers (LCSW), licensed mental health counselors (LMHC), and licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFT), typically with over a decade of clinical experience, and specifically trained in evidence-based BPD treatment methods like DBT. This is a consistent standard applied to every group and individual therapist, rather than a mix of licensed and unlicensed providers. Because Grouport doesn’t publish direct comparisons against other named platforms’ credentialing standards, the most useful way to evaluate this is confirming licensure and BPD-specific training directly with any platform you’re considering, Grouport included.

For someone newly diagnosed with BPD, Grouport typically starts with an initial consultation, a 20-minute, one-on-one assessment with a trained mental health professional, to understand your specific situation before matching you with a group. This helps ensure a new diagnosis is met with a group and therapist genuinely suited to where you are, rather than placing you into a random opening. From there, groups are led by a licensed therapist specializing in BPD, using DBT as the primary approach, in a small setting of typically 6–8 members, giving newly diagnosed members space to learn foundational skills alongside others further along in their own process.

Grouport’s BPD group therapy is built for ongoing, long-term use rather than a short, fixed-length program. Members meet weekly with the same therapist and group, and plans continue month-to-month for as long as it’s helpful, with no built-in end date. For those needing more support over time, options include adding multiple group sessions per week, combining group with individual therapy, or stepping up to Grouport’s virtual IOP, which uses DBT as its primary approach for BPD specifically when someone needs a higher level of care than weekly sessions alone provide.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is the primary evidence-based treatment Grouport uses for BPD, delivered through both group and individual therapy formats.

• DBT group therapy: $25/session, $299 for the first 12 sessions, then $100/month, led by a licensed therapist specializing in BPD
• Individual DBT-informed therapy: $112/week ($448/month), for private, one-on-one skill-building
• Virtual IOP: for members needing more intensive DBT-focused support, 9 group sessions plus 1 individual session per week

Licensed therapists apply DBT’s core skills—emotional regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness—consistently across whichever format you choose.

Grouport offers individual DBT-informed therapy for BPD as a private, one-on-one alternative or complement to group DBT sessions. Individual sessions run $112 per week ($448/month), with a licensed therapist trained in DBT working with you directly on emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills, tailored to your specific situation rather than a group curriculum. Many members combine individual sessions with group therapy, using one-on-one time for personal processing and group sessions for peer connection and shared skill practice.

Since Grouport is fully virtual, finding a licensed BPD therapist doesn’t depend on your specific location the way an in-person search would. Every therapist offering BPD therapy through Grouport is licensed (psychologist, LCSW, LMHC, or LMFT) and trained in evidence-based BPD treatment, primarily DBT. After signing up, a care coordinator matches you with a therapist or group based on your specific needs, typically within a few hours to 72 hours, and you can switch therapists at any time if the initial match isn’t right. This removes the need to search for a “BPD therapist near me” specifically, since the same licensed, BPD-trained network is available regardless of where you’re located.

No, Grouport uses flat monthly pricing rather than a sliding scale based on income.

Instead, affordability comes through:

• Flat rates that stay the same regardless of how many sessions fall in a given month
• DBT group therapy starting at $25/session, well below typical U.S. group therapy costs
• Quarterly (10% savings) and biannual (20% savings) billing discounts
• FSA/HSA card eligibility at checkout

While there’s no income-based sliding scale, this flat-rate model is designed to keep BPD-specific care accessible without requiring proof of income or a separate application process.

For more severe BPD symptoms, Grouport’s virtual Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) offers a higher level of DBT-focused support than standard weekly therapy. The IOP includes 9 group therapy sessions and 1 individual therapy session per week, with care personalized based on symptom severity—DBT remains the primary approach for BPD specifically within this format, delivered by licensed therapists. This step-up option is designed for members who’ve recently transitioned from a higher level of care, such as inpatient or residential treatment, or who need more frequent, structured support than once-weekly sessions can provide, without requiring a hospital stay.

Grouport builds BPD treatment plans around each member’s specific symptoms and goals rather than a single fixed curriculum.

• Choice of individual therapy, group therapy, or both, combined into one plan
• Multiple evidence-based approaches (DBT, CBT, ACT, MBT, Schema Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, EFT) selected based on what’s actually affecting you
• Flexible scheduling, including morning, afternoon, and evening sessions
• The option to step up to virtual IOP if symptoms become more severe, or scale back down over time

A care coordinator helps match you with the right therapist and format from the start, and adjustments can be made at any point as your needs change.