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
Do you want to get to know yourself on a deeper level? The inevitable confusion and pain life brings can leave you disconnected from the very things that you desire most. I will curiously and patiently walk with you through your story, creating space for a deeper understanding of where your life has taken you. I am fiercely dedicated to bringing truth and healing to past wounds, believing that...
You deserve a therapist who will listen and respect you as you define and meet your therapeutic goals. Jen values a collaborative therapeutic relationship that puts your needs at the forefront. We go through many transitions throughout life. These can be challenging times for children and adults. Jen is passionate about working with children and adults going through transitional periods,...
*CURRENTLY NOT ABLE TO ACCEPT NEW CLIENTS* I offer a non-judging space to explore your concerns in depth. Maybe you have been keeping your painful experiences and worries to yourself for many years and you want an opportunity to explore them both freely and privately. Or, maybe you need someone other than a friend or a family member to help you examine your thoughts, feelings, and experiences t...
I run a practice in the heart of downtown Chicago. I enjoy helping professional adults, mothers, teens, and college students through life transitions, relationship shifts, depression, anxiety, chronic stress, and self esteem issues. I have studied yoga, relaxation techniques, and mindfulness extensively and use this additional insight combined with traditional therapy techniques to help you...
As individuals, we navigate through life with the tools that were handed to us through our family systems. Sometimes that's not enough to keep us on course for what we desire out of life. Relationships can be complicated, depression can be isolating, and anxiety can be crippling. Breaking free from the chains that mental health binds us to can be the most liberating feeling, why not try it out?...
Hope is what carries us forward in life. We need it to feel like there's a purpose for living. I work with individuals who deal with depression, anxiety, trauma, self esteem concerns, relational problems, existential issues, cultural issues, and other mental health issues. I believe that the therapeutic relationship can be the starting place for where hope is restored. Through the therapeutic...
I have always been interested in people’s stories, understanding how they see the world as they do, and how they have overcome challenges. Each of us has a rich, often complicated history that led us to the present moment. As a psychologist, it is an honor and privilege to get to know my patients’ histories, understand what got them here, and help them to be who they want to be in the world....
I am eager to hear your unique life story and how it has brought you to where you are today. As we work together, discussing meaningful events in your life, and bringing insight to them, positive changes start to occur. I respect your pacing and goals and do my best to get you where you want to be. I believe that therapy works best when both parties are active, trying to understand what ales yo...
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor that predominately focuses on work with adolescents, young adults and their families or support systems. I have spent my career working with adolescents and families in both outpatient and residential therapy settings. I very much believe that each individual and family needs an individualized approach and treatment to facilitate change and healing. My goa...
If you, or a family member, are struggling with alcohol or substances, I would love to sit down with you and listen. We can decide together what steps you would like to take to create a healthier you. I offer an empathic and genuine relationship, skills, knowledge and experience, in a confidential and non judgemental environment, to help you become the person you would like to be. I have passio...
Sarah works with high-achieving caregiving types who put others before themselves, feel burned out, and are ready to set boundaries. They are addressing anxiety, depression, and self-esteem issues and are often peacemakers in their families and with friends. Many are working through difficult childhoods and ongoing difficult family relationships. They may struggle with what they want...
We all have learned to walk through this world with a certain degree of guardedness and protection. Through a safe and gradual process, I assist people in letting down the walls that we formed to protect us. I have found that when our masks start to come off, we can form more authentic and real connections with others. You can safely begin to open, become vulnerable, and get in touch with what ...
Pain, loss and stress are a part of every life. The good news is you CAN heal. We all have strengths and wisdom. I believe in your ability to heal and solve problems. Together we can find solutions and relief for your concerns and difficult life circumstances. I’ve been in private practice for 20 years and have worked with folks from different ethnic and racial groups, socio economic...
Individual and Group Therapy -- • Individual Therapy – Mental Health and Substance Use • “The Change Group” An Aftercare Group • Intervention Plans • Clinical Consulting Services • Mom’s Group •DUI - SAP services • Continued Education Seminars • EAP services for small business. Specialization in working with addiction clients and their families in a group or individual setting. We also work wit...
I am currently accepting new clients. Do you find yourself reliving and re-experiencing past event(s) in every, emotional detail? Are you a woman feeling invisible, unheard, and overwhelmed with doubt? Do you feel like your marriage is causing more pain than joy? If statements like these describe you or your marriage, don’t give up. As an EMDR Therapist, and licensed Christian and Advanced...
