Hello onwardsbound: I believe this is your first thread here on PC. So... welcome to Psych Central.
I'm sorry I don't think I would have any useful suggestions to offer you. Hopefully there will be other members, here on PC, who will have some suggestions. In the meantime here are links to 3 articles, from Psych Central's archives, on the subject of Dependent Personality Disorder:
Dependent Personality Disorder Symptoms
Dependent Personality Disorder FAQs
Dependent Personality Disorder Treatment
I hope you're finding PC to be of benefit.