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
Over the course of her thirty plus year career, Dr. Alberta Montano-DiFabio has worked in every level of addiction treatment (detox, short-term inpatient, long-term inpatient, outpatient). Among her positions Dr. Montano-DiFabio has served as an Evaluator for the New Jersey Alcohol and Drug Certification Board, Crisis Counselor for Union County Crisis Center and prosecutors office, and currentl...
Dr. Ramirez has experience providing individual and group therapy to adolescents, young adults, and adults. She engages clients in therapy with enthusiasm, warmth, and compassion. Dr. Ramirez specializes in working with individuals who struggle with drug/behavioral addictions, bipolar disorder, depression, trauma, and psychosis. Further, she enjoys working with co-occurring disorders and acute...
I believe the way to find happiness is to improve overall well-being, so I try to focus on addressing concerns through all the major pillars of a happy life: mind, body, soul, and love. Specifically, I specialize in couples and individual intimacy and relationship coaching improving connections on an emotional, mental, and physical level. I work closely with you and/or your partner in order to...
Life can be filled with unexpected obstacles that might lead us to feeling stuck and looking for direction. Allow me to join you in exploring unresolved life experiences from the past to gain new insight and understanding on life in the present. We will work together to shift thinking and actions attributed to these life experiences to a more positive, realistic adaptation. I utilize...
I strive to meet the needs of emerging adults and adults who are experiencing grief, present with suicidal or homicidal ideation, who are seeking peace, healing, understanding, growth, power, and/or to unlearn toxic behaviors. Discussion and a needs assessment are conducted to determine the appropriate approach to care during initial visits. Followed by individual and/or family goal setting. I ...
Sometimes we need additional support in our lives. You may be struggling with relationship challenges; feeling stuck; encountering creative blocks; seeking a sense of purpose and meaning; suffering from shame, self-neglect and self-criticism; working through grief and loss issues; or desiring a career change. Therapy can provide assistance through our challenges, create new options, and lead to...
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) a primary area of focus I have in my practice is to understand the systemic and contextual factors of clients. I also value the approach of looking into the nature of the relationships between those involved with a particular problem or situation. As a therapist it is my goal to offer a safe and respectful environment free from judgment. This...
Hello, my name is Debbie Hilton, I am excited to be working at Total Life Counseling. I am experienced in techniques to help diminish anxiety, depression, panic attacks and other matters that hinder functioning. I honor my client’s vision of how they want to live their lives and support them in achieving that vision. I help my clients build relationships and end destructive ones. I can help you...
There is nothing that can compare to being in your own familiar setting when you are discussing serious personal issues. Online counseling provides this level of comfort and convenience. When you are struggling sadness, sleeplessness, racing thoughts, or even feeling overwhelmed by life's demands, trying to fit a traditional counseling session into your busy schedule, can be challenging and eve...
I believe that we are all unique and have the power and ability to make effective change in our lives. It is with this empathetic and non-judgmental approach that I assist clients to discover their own solutions for therapeutic healing. I have experience in counseling individuals, couples, families, adolescents, and children from various cultural backgrounds. My clinical interests include worki...
I help children, teenagers, and adults who are feeling anxious, lost, disconnected, overwhelmed, unstable, or alone. These feelings may be related to a specific season of life or could be ways that you’ve felt for a long time. My areas of focus include anxiety, depression, developmental trauma, identity exploration, survivors of intimate partner abuse, life transitions, and relationship issues....
In therapy we are not trying to fix ourselves, we instead learn how to co-exist, practice self-compassion, and broaden our perspective. Starting therapy can be challenging and can bring up many things that we spend a lot of time and energy avoiding. I will try my best to create a non-judgmental and safe space for you to process what is going on in your life. My approach is trauma-informed and...
Jemma earned a Masters in Counseling Psychology with a specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara in 2011. She is also an Internationally Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (ICADC) and CADC-II. Are you seeking help for anxiety, depression, addiction, or problems in relationships? Are you looking for support for yourself or your marriage? I...
Do you feel scared? Are you struggling? Having trouble finding your voice? Are your issues with substance abuse interfering with your relationships? Do you need guidance healing the wounds of trauma? Maybe you just feel lost and need a safe place to process. You are not alone. It is my experience that the therapeutic relationship can serve as a powerful catalyst for growth and change. I offer a...
I was licensed as a Clinical Social Worker in 1998 and have been working in the field of mental health for over 30 years. I have worked in school with children who have emotional and social problems, in a hospital setting with patients having an array of diagnosis and in a residential treatment facility with people who have substance abuse issues or dual diagnosis. With my experience I have...
