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 married couples, families, children, teenagers, and adult women going through hard seasons and needing to work on problem areas. I am a social worker (currently under supervision for LCSW) with experience in adult and geriatric inpatient psychiatric care, geriatric healthcare, and private practice with children and families. I love to walk alongside others on their path to wholeness...
I know what it feels like to be stuck, repeating the same behaviors over and over again. I know how it feels to say with all your heart, "I'll never do that again" - and mean it sincerely; but find yourself repeating that behavior again. I know how it feels to be in despair and hopelessness. I know how deep shame can run and how much it can control your life. I know what fear feels like and why...
***Accepting clients for waitlist*** Wearing the mask has become exhausting. You’re introspective, work diligently to meet life’s expectations, and are a problem solver. This striving has gotten you far but has left you disconnected from yourself, from others and what you want. I work with individuals to help them gain clarity and self-acceptance as they navigate life’s transitions or process a...
Alcohol and Drug Addiction is isolating, but you can find strength and support in recovery. In my seven years of experience in the behavioral health field, including my tenure as a Clinician and Senior Clinical Supervisor at Mountainside treatment center, I have aided over 7,000 people in their journey to sobriety. At Mountainside, I have held multiple roles that have allowed me to deliver...
I am offering tele-therapy through video and/or phone to all who want to be seen during this time. I am a licensed clinical social worker that provides therapeutic counseling to children, adolescents, adults and families. I have over 10 years experience working with depression, anxiety, personality disorders,Bipolar trauma ,grief, ODD, and ADHD. Throughout our lives, we experience emotions suc...
“Together we will cry and face fear and grief. I will want to take away your pain, but instead I will sit with you and teach you how to feel it.”- Brené Brown We are often met with experiences in life that shape us and create patterns of responding to our environments in both healthy and unhealthy ways. We may feel alone in moments of darkness, confusion or in the presence of the unknown; you a...
"In the social jungle of human existence, there is not a feeling of being alive without a sense of identity." (Erik Erikson) I believe everyone deserves the "feeling of being alive." At times this can feel out of reach and difficult to imagine. When that is the case, we all need spaces in our lives where we can be listened to, seen, and joined with. These spaces are always places of true, genui...
Healing is not about control, but about learning to adapt and move forward with your life as you repair your relationships and find balance. In my decade of professional experience, including my tenure as a clinician and Senior Manager of Outpatient Services at Mountainside treatment center, I have sown a passion for helping people in their journey for healing and sobriety. At Mountainside, I...
When you come to me for help we work as a team. I believe each individual brings his or her uniqueness to therapy. Each person also brings unique challenges, life situations, and most importantly personal strengths. In the therapy process, each person will work to clarify their own personal truth. In my practice, I strive to make sure I provide a safe and nurturing environment. I provide a plac...
Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment can save your or a loved one’s life. For over 13 years, I have enjoyed working with individuals and families to elicit positive change in their lives. As an outpatient clinician at Mountainside treatment center, I implement Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Motivational Enhancement Treatment, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help my clients engage more fully...
Alcohol and Drug Addiction can rob you of your belief in yourself. I can help you restore that belief and rebuild your relationship with yourself and your loved ones. In my ten years of experience in the behavioral health industry, including my tenure as a clinician at Mountainside treatment center, my client-centered approach has aided over 10,000 people in their journey to sobriety. At...
Are you struggling during this pandemic? Most of us are. Let’s talk. I attended UNCW for a degree in Psychology, and earned a Master’s degree in Counseling in 1995 from The Citadel. As a practitioner with years of formal training and a myriad of life experiences, I have much practice in listening therapeutically to understand, assess, and diagnose. I've worked for The Center for Mood and Anxiet...
I believe the first and most important step is to create a nonjudgmental space to process what is on your mind. I am here to empower you to become your own therapist in the end, by giving you tools for coping and by helping you learn and let go of what is not serving you. I will meet you where you’re at--you do not have to feel ‘prepared’ for therapy sessions. We will be able to genuinely explo...
Joanna is a Licensed Clinical Social worker who moved from California to Chicago 5 years ago to attend the University of Chicago. Born in India, her culture & being a woman of color has had a big impact on her identity - inspiring a passion for working with individuals from communities of color, where mental health has often been stigmatized. She values genuine & sincere relationships,...
My ideal client is either an adult struggling with concerns such as depression, anxiety, spiritual issues, stress, relationships, sex or porn addiction etc. or a couple struggling with marital/premarital concerns such as communication, conflict resolution, infidelity, sexual concerns etc. and want assistance in alleviating their symptoms. I practice from a Christian worldview and I am able to...
