Many therapists now understand that personality disorders--narcissistic, borderline, dependent, antisocial--usually result from severe attachment disruptions in childhood. What most therapists don't realize, however, is that the dangerous nurturing these clients experienced--love and connection inextricably mixed and confused with abuse and abandonment--has resulted in the development of trauma templates in their brains that underlie their profound relationship difficulties. In this workshop, we'll discuss an approach that helps clients with disrupted attachment patterns and difficult boundary issues develop healthier brain templates, reduce their symptoms, and ultimately strengthen their ability to form more satisfying relationships. You'll learn how to safely manage and decrease frightening symptoms, including violence and emotional meltdowns, access their traumatic histories without reactivating the trauma, sidestep the many potential clinical traps arising in this work, and help them develop a more differentiated sense of themselves.