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
I work with individuals, couples, families and adolescents. I quickly get to know my clients so that we can co-create a plan that is right for them. Some people come with specific issues they would like to address. Others, are not sure why they are unhappy, feel nervous, are dissatisfied, and are not enjoying life. Together we investigate where this may come from, look for the root cause(s) and...
DUE TO COVID-19, I WILL BE PROVIDING TELEHEALTH THERAPY EXCLUSIVELY. Life is fast paced and often overwhelming. We are expected to keep up with our busy lives, overlook our emotions and move through our daily obligations. Often we do this without examining what is truly important to us. This may leave us feeling trapped or uncertain how to improve our situation. A healthier way of life includes...
My work focuses on our relationship and skills-building to provide relief for the symptoms that brought you into treatment in the first place while also exploring the powerful impact of early life experiences on the way you view the world and yourself in the present. I believe that the relationship developed between us provides the foundation upon which to build insight and self-awareness to he...
The clients I see in my practice range in age from 11-80. While each individual has their own story, there are common threads that seem to run through all of us. These threads include loneliness/isolation, anxiety about the future, addiction, the aftermath of heartbreak/loss, work/money stress, longing to understand one’s past, even worry over the ever-changing state of the world. These and oth...
It's common to feel a lack of focus, become stressed, feel down and not as happy as we once were. We can experience a loss due to death, loss of a marriage or friend and need to go through the grief process. In our current world, often, this can cause anxiety, depression, pain issues or even lead to family difficulties. If you've tried a variety of approaches, yet they have not worked, please t...
Constant stress and shame are overwhelming. They can leave you feeling stuck. Guilt develops. Frustration abounds. Daily activities are interrupted. It all leaves you exhausted. It’s time to embrace a deeper body mind connection using holistic alternatives to create your ideal healthy lifestyle. Creative arts therapy can help you reconnect with yourself and live the life you deserve. *Telehealt...
Recovery Happens Counseling Services is a provider of high-quality outpatient treatment and intensive outpatient treatment for people in all stages of alcohol and substance use - from experimentation to addiction. Our commitment is to work closely with the individual and family to help the client become drug-free and to illuminate and treat the underpinning issues which supported emotional...
What's the most important question that a therapist can ask you? I believe it's this: "what is it like to be you?" You are the expert on yourself. Who else but you can decide how you should spend the time you have until you die? I am an existential therapist. This means that I want to partner with you in addressing the existential sources of your anxiety or depression (sources that other...
Are you a woman who finds herself feeling overwhelmed? Guilty? Ashamed? Or are you feeling anxious about making a decision? In the process of preparing for a major life change? Is one or more of your relationships struggling? Our lives can throw us some pretty uncomfortable curve balls from time to time and we get to realize we have choices. You may not know what to do with that ball now that...
All of us need a space to be able to talk freely, safely, without judgement or fear of another person's reaction/response. We all have those people in our lives that provide us with a listening ear or a shoulder to cry on, but what about those times when we don't feel comfortable sharing with any of those in our immediate lives? Who do we talk to when our significant other isn't hearing what we...
Any crisis whether it stems from relationship problems, the after effects of fighting in war, contemplating suicide, sexual/physical assault and the like can be a dark and lonely place to be in. This is especially true considering that sometimes when a person experiences a traumatic event, he/she may find unhealthy ways to cope with feelings that are too overwhelming to deal with. As a result,...
*YES, I am accepting new clients at this time : ) Hi there! Looking for a therapist can be an overwhelming process, searching for a good fit, wondering if this will all work out, and looking for the "sign" that you've found the right one. I love my job as a therapist, because it's a unique space for us to partner together and invest your time in identifying the things that may or may not be...
I offer Christian counseling for 20- and 30-something women. Do you feel stuck in your relationships, career, or dysfunctional patterns? This isn't where you thought you'd be at age 25, 30, 35, or 40. The anxiety and constant second-guessing yourself is exhausting. You feel like you are always "the helper" in relationships, but deep down, you feel unseen and resentful that your needs don't feel...
Trying to find a therapist that is a good fit is not always comfortable and making changes can sometimes feel overwhelming and impossible. I know that coming to therapy is not easy and can feel daunting and unnatural so I try to make and the space feel as safe and comfortable. I enjoy working with folks that struggle with grief, anxiety, substance abuse, trauma and staying present. I have sever...
Ideally, I would be seeing an individual 14 years old or older, who is anxious and/or depressed because of trauma, past/present abuse, unresolved grief, relational problems, family of origin issues, and/or toxic shame. This would be a person who has a capacity for insight, achievable therapeutic goals, motivation for change, and a reasonably good ability to communicate his or her thoughts and...
