Codependency describes relationships where one person sacrifices their needs for the other, often leading to feelings of resentment, anxiety, and emptiness. Codependent relationships can occur between a parent and child, partners, or friends. These relationships may quickly spiral into toxicity and can leave one or both people hurt.
Available Treatment Options
Therapists for codependency involve examining a person’s thinking patterns to understand why they think and behave the way they do. Once this recognition sets in, people can then work toward changing their behavior. Other therapeutic techniques include practicing setting boundaries in the relationships, practicing self-care, and finding coping mechanisms that work when they feel intense emotions related to the relationship.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Codependency
Whether you’re looking to make changes in your life or work through existing challenges, it does not have to be done alone. My primary goal is to help people better understand the way their thoughts, behaviors, and emotions impact day-to-day life. I collaborate with clients to explore new ways to deal with life’s daily challenges and stressors. Empathy is an essential component of our sessions,...
IF you are looking for a safe and supportive environment where you are encouraged to explore connections between relationships in your life and the suffering you are enduring. Then making a proactive choice to begin counseling or even return to it is an opportunity for growth and making genuine life changes. This process can help you move from feeling stuck to actually experiencing a feeling of...
Everyone deserves a safe space to share their story & be heard. I provide secure online counseling - Mon./Fri. & weekends - across the state of Oregon. I appreciate and have great respect for the struggles of parents, teens, folks with ADHD, young adults, and sexual minorities. I am a proud ally. If anxiety, and/or ADHD is interfering with relationships or you becoming your best self, I will gu...
Are you feeling unhappy about your life at this point. often depression is masked with the use of alcohol, drugs or some other kind of compulsive behavior. I have over 30 years treating families, couples, and individuals with these problems. There is no need to continue unhappiness when help is available. Asking for help is the first step, take it now. I've been working with families and...
Joni specializes in & is most passionate about bringing awareness to & healing the underlying foundation of disordered eating as well as other addictions. Joni is skilled in serving those in the process of grief, be it through a death or the shifting of life circumstances. Through her own life experience, 25 + years of personal recovery & education, Joni has garnered the ability to guide client...
Difficult times in our lives offer the opportunity to grow, heal our emotional wounds, and become who we truly desire to be. I am humbled to have the opportunity to work together in uncovering the root of issues, in understanding life lessons, and in resolving long standing problems. My goal in working with families, couples, and individuals is to provide the opportunity to explore your inner...
Everyone faces difficulties in life at some point and can use discreet, compassionate, non-judgemental support to develop strategies to manage and overcome those difficulties. No single therapeutic approach can treat every individual. I believe that recovery and improvement is possible for everyone, I can help you find solutions that foster a sense of personal empowerment to make choices in you...
During these uncertain times, taking care of your mental health is more important than ever. Stress affects everything in your life - relationships, health, work or school, and fun. You might feel dictated by fears and worries, avoiding things that could enhance your life or using alcohol, drugs, food, gaming or shopping as a strategy to manage anxiety and other painful feelings. You are not...
CURRENTLY NOT TAKING NEW CLIENTS. Primarily, I see individual adults or teens (14+). LGBTQ+ friendly and experienced in working through unique challenges. I enjoy working with all genders, all sexual orientations, and mono- and polyamorous individuals. Over the past several years, I have gained an interest in working with Highly-Sensitive Persons (HSPs). Challenges with mood (depression, bi-pol...
The most rewarding aspect for me in my role as a therapist is watching someone learn that they are capable of helping themselves in a way they did not previously think possible. Depression, anxiety, substance abuse, trauma, and difficult life circumstances can tell us that we are incapable of helping ourselves or ever changing for the better again. Emotional distress can seem to obscure...
With technological advances, and a much more hurried society, I have embraced the idea of Online Counseling, and have been able to translate my more than 20 years of experience in the field into an online environment. I provide video and phone sessions and found that combining one or both of those modalities with ongoing email exchanges has been much more beneficial to my clients than the stand...
As a psychotherapist and a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with over 30+ years of clinical experience specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), I will help you sort out long-standing unresolved life issues, navigate occupational and career decisions, guide you to make better life choices in relationships, and provide helpful solutions. Using CBT has shown to be an effectiv...
Holiday Blues? If the thought of ceaseless seasonal bliss amidst a pandemic is worrisome, now is the time for action. Do you usually cope with loneliness by overindulging? You’re probably not looking for a repeat of last years conflict, and excess. Winter holidays are a minefield of negative feelings and high risk activities for recovering and non recovering people alike. How about a detailed m...
As a therapist, I am continually inspired by the resilience of human beings and our innate ability to overcome adversity. I believe all people have the capacity to heal, no matter what has happened to us and that you are the expert on your story. Relationships play a huge role in our well-being and are central to our existence. Healthy relationships enable us to flourish into our highest, most...
As your therapist, I want to help you learn how to identify and achieve your goals in life! Unfortunately, many of us have been told that we are “a problem" and this can impact our beliefs around what we think we deserve. Oftentimes, these things do not serve our greater good but someone else's and to our detriment.I enjoy working with clients to disband these harmful beliefs, so that we may no...
