Treatment for Personality Disorders
Personality disorders are long-standing patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that significantly differ from cultural expectations and cause distress or impairment in daily life and relationships. These patterns often develop by early adulthood and can disrupt social functioning, work performance, and emotional regulation.
Personality disorders include a range of conditions—organized into clusters based on common features—that can make it hard to manage emotions, cope with stress, maintain relationships, and adapt to change. Effective treatment aims to support lasting improvement in functioning and quality of life.
How We Treat Personality Disorders
Treatment for personality disorders centers on increasing self-understanding, improving emotional regulation, and reshaping maladaptive behavioral patterns. At Enterhealth, care is structured, evidence-based, and tailored to each individual’s unique needs and clinical presentation.
Our interdisciplinary team collaborates with patients to address both immediate symptoms and the deeper relational and cognitive styles that influence how they experience the world and connect with others.
Comprehensive Assessment & Individualized Treatment
Every patient begins with a thorough clinical evaluation that reviews personality functioning, symptom patterns, interpersonal challenges, history of mental health concerns, and any co-occurring conditions.
This assessment allows our clinicians to create a personalized treatment plan that grows and shifts as patients gain insight, stability, and coping capacity.
Therapeutic Approaches for Personality Disorders
Treatment at Enterhealth is rooted in evidence and adapted to personality style and symptom severity. Approaches may include:
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and shift unhelpful thought and behavior patterns
- Schema Therapy to work with deep-seated beliefs and relational templates
- Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT) to improve understanding of self and others
Therapy selection depends on diagnosis, treatment history, and best fit for clinical goals.
Emotional & Interpersonal Skill Development
Because personality disorders often involve difficulties in relationships, emotion intensity, and self-image, treatment emphasizes building:
- Emotional awareness and regulation
- Healthy boundaries and communication skills
- Stress management and coping strategies
- Interpersonal effectiveness in real-world contexts
Levels of Care
Personality disorder treatment is available through:
- Residential mental health treatment for individuals requiring intensive, structured support.
- Outpatient mental health treatment for those able to engage in therapy while living at home.
Level of care is determined by clinical assessment and adjusted as progress is made.
Take the First Step,
We’ll Walk With You.
Start with a free, confidential consultation with a licensed clinician. We’ll help you find the right level of care, identify your core needs, and build a personalized outpatient plan that supports whole-person wellness.
Take the First Step,
We’ll Walk With You.
Start with a free, confidential consultation with a licensed clinician. We’ll help you find the right level of care, identify your core needs, and build a personalized outpatient plan that supports whole-person wellness.
