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 take a compassionate and collaborative approach to help individuals, couples, or families on their journeys towards healing and happiness. I know how hard it can be to take the first step towards living the life you truly desire - I will work with you to increase insight and self-awareness so you can begin to live as your authentic self. Whether you struggle with relational issues, emotional...
There are no right or wrong motivations for seeking therapy. Whatever it is that provoked you to begin your search for a therapist can be addressed and healed with someone who is the right fit. I work with clients who are looking to strengthen trust in themselves. My overarching goal for every client who comes to see me is for them to have a more loving, compassionate relationship to themselves...
The relationship between therapist and client is the most important aspect of the therapeutic environment. My aim as a therapist is to help you feel valued, understood, and respected. Throughout our work together, I will provide you with a space of compassion, patience, and safety. Together we can explore your goals and emotional difficulties which are associated with stress. I have experience...
Located in Old Bridge, NJ, Thrive Counseling Center (formerly Old Bridge Marriage & Family) offers a compassionate, comfortable and safe environment to help you and/or your family move through your struggles. Whether you manage chronic depression, anxiety, PTSD, or are currently in the midst of an unexpected crisis, our clinicians are ready and equipped to help you understand how trauma is stor...
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Life is difficult. That is a given. 2020 is about as difficult as it gets and yet we came through it together. It's time to get to the route of whatever is getting in the way of being your best self! I can help you make sense of it and help you cope. I offer tele-therapy with the first session free. I am trained in ACT, Behavioral and Cognitive therapy, and Mindfulness. I treat addictions, grie...
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I work with humans (18+) who are navigating experiences of depression, anxiety, stress, life transitions, parenting/caregiver issues, trauma, belonging, and self-worth. In my experience, I have seen that change happens through compassion, trust, and collaboration. These tenets guide my work, and they foster connection, self-awareness, and self-empowerment. I approach my work with my whole self,...
Life’s hurts and offenses gets in the way of us experiencing what it is to be free from mental and emotional turmoil. As we go through life, we accumulate emotional junk and we don’t realize most times that these things cause us to literally be in bondage to to the negative perceptions and behavioral patterns taken on. Rather, we often go through life bandaging up the wounds and hurts of our pa...
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Your anxiety has felt more intense lately with this constant feeling of uncertainty and change. You are noticing with more time to yourself how this inner voice keeps surfacing that says "I'm not enough" you wish it would fade so you could feel more confident. You already have felt some self-consciousness when sharing who you are with others but now it has gotten even more difficult and more...
Living in a fast-paced world can be incredibly challenging. I help adults, girls age 8-17, couples and parents increase awareness and insight to big and small life challenges so you can take steps toward solutions that are realistic and achievable. Counseling is an opportunity to better understand yourself and build a satisfying life and meaningful relationships. With over 18 years of experienc...
Suffering is often a call from the soul, a call for change. It takes courage to answer that call, and sometimes someone to walk along beside you as you journey through the dark and unknown spaces. Our strengths often reside in these spaces, in the parts of ourselves that we’ve rejected and stuffed away. I offer a collaborative and safe environment that honors the wide spectrum of humanness and ...
