Personality Disorders
Deep patterns can change with specialized support. Transform how you relate to yourself and others.
Personality patterns develop over time—often as protective strategies in childhood or during difficult life experiences. These patterns may have once helped you cope or feel safe, but in adulthood they can lead to intense emotions, unstable relationships, identity confusion, or behaviors that feel hard to control. You may have been told you have narcissistic traits, borderline tendencies, avoidant patterns, or other personality features that affect your daily life. Or you may be in a relationship with someone whose personality dynamics feel unpredictable, overwhelming, or emotionally draining.
Having a personality disorder—or navigating a relationship shaped by one—doesn’t mean you’re broken.
It means you’ve developed patterns of thinking, feeling, and relating that can be changed with the right support.
Our therapists have extensive experience working with personality disorders and the complex relational dynamics they create. We understand how deeply rooted these patterns can be, and how much shame, confusion, or frustration they often bring. Whether you're seeking help for your own emotional struggles or trying to understand the behavior of a partner or family member, you deserve compassionate, skilled guidance.
We use research-backed approaches such as:
Schema Therapy to uncover and heal early life patterns, core beliefs, and unmet needs
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to build emotional regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness
Attachment-based interventions to improve trust, vulnerability, and relational stability
Trauma-informed techniques to address underlying wounds and survival strategies
We can help you:
Recognize and shift long-standing patterns
Better understand your emotional triggers and reactions
Build healthier coping mechanisms and internal stability
Improve communication and relationship skills
Strengthen your sense of identity, worth, and autonomy
Break out of cycles that feel chaotic, painful, or confusing
Change is absolutely possible.
It takes courage, consistency, and support—but people with personality disorders or entrenched personality patterns can experience profound transformation. We walk with our clients in the Lake Norman and Charlotte, NC area through this challenging, deeply meaningful journey toward healthier patterns, stronger connections, and a more grounded sense of self.