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 am here to motivate, engage, and instill hope to guide you along your journey. We will work together towards the goals we set throughout our sessions. I am a bilingual therapist speaking English and Greek. My multicultural background gives me an open mind and empathetic understanding when working with my clients. My therapeutic techniques vary depending on the needs of each client. My educati...
Is your child experiencing challenges at home and at school? Do you want your child to form better CONNECTIONS with others including yourself? Do you feel like you have EXHAUSTED all of your other options and you don't know where else to turn? I am here to help your child and family better manage these challenges and be confident in themselves. Our goals will be personalized but focus on...
Clients present with many concerns, including depression, anxiety, substance abuse, trauma, and relationship issues to name a few. Everyone experiences emotional ups and downs, successes and failures. However, when one is stuck in the "downs" and the "failures" we may feel overwhelmed, anxious & depressed. Often one turns to unhealthy coping such as alcohol and drugs, eating, compulsive behavio...
My client focus is dual diagnosis of addiction and mental health. The ideal client has the goal to reach recovery or maintain recovery while learning coping skills to manage mental health needs. I also focus on individuals affected by a loved one who struggles with addiction. This ideal client is seeking coping strategies on how to help their loved one and maintain their personal mental health....
I am currently taking new clients. My goal in counseling is to create a comfortable and trusting environment to explore areas of life that are challenging, stressful or ineffective. My style is compassionate, encouraging and motivating. Through individual oriented services that utilize research-validated treatment approaches, I strive to empower clients to increase self-worth and gain new insig...
Finding a therapist who is the right fit for you is a huge first step in healing and moving towards your therapeutic goals. I am not a "blank slate" therapist. Convinced that connections heal, my style is warm, relational, client-centered, strengths-based and strongly influenced by Buddhist Psychology. I meet my clients where they currently are and support them in healing and moving towards the...
The Virginia Institute of Pastoral Care is a pastoral counseling center open to everyone. There is a place for you here— whether you practice a faith tradition or are searching, whether you are looking for support as you take the next steps in your life or you feel sad, stuck or unhappy. Our counselors are trained mental health professionals, many of whom are also practicing clergy. But we don’...
Work with a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) to heal from sex and/or porn addiction. Sex/porn addiction is a clinical disorder which has ruined countless lives and families but responds to effective treatment. If you are struggling with sex/porn addiction, you know how debilitating it can be--shame, self-loathing, unable to stop your problematic behaviors and facing consequences like lo...
Our experience enables us to offer effective outpatient, individualized, psychological care. We treat a number of mental health disorders, and provide a neutral ground to individuals, families, and couples. Our focus is to help individuals heal, energize, and become aware of their inner strengths. We achieve this by providing a neutral safe space, listening to your concerns, and customizing a...
Stop feeling overwhelmed by problems, stress, or family issues! Stop feeling depressed, anxious, or angry! Stop the fighting and arguing! I have helped hundreds of people just like you to raise their self-esteem, find happiness and fulfillment, and learn how to "do" life better. Discover how to communicate with your family in a way where everyone feels heard and understood. Learn how to parent...
Often, despite knowing what they "should" or "could" do to achieve personal growth, people feel stuck in similar patterns. Others feel lost or that they have not experienced contentment. So many of life's challenges evoke painful feelings, including sadness, fear, anxiety, frustration and isolation. I see therapy as a space where I can help my patients understand those feelings and how they rel...
I believe that everyone can benefit from counseling. The discovery of one's true nature as a human ultimately connects them with the source of healing and peace. Partnering with a therapist who supports this journey with unconditional positive regard and empathy is essential to the process. I offer heart-centered counseling to individuals and couples, using mindful, experiential, relational and...
I strive to create and nurture an alliance with individuals and families in our work together, and consider myself honored to be a part of my clients' support system in their journey for change. I have experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families in a variety of settings from high-risk crisis situations, to inpatient substance abuse rehabilitation centers, to outpatient...
Therapy is an opportunity for you to gain insight, find hope, and make lasting change. I am committed to creating a safe, comfortable space to empower you to develop increased awareness around your unique experiences and emotions and process what may be contributing to you feeling distressed, alone or in conflict. I am always striving to promote interpersonal strength, vitality and overall...
Are you feeling stuck in certain aspects of your life? Not feeling fulfilled in your work and relationships? Not sure how to best engage your child and interact with their school? Change is possible, and you can enjoy a life where you feel more fulfilled, heard, and able to address and manage challenges. I have twenty years experience counseling individuals and families. My work is influenced b...
