Codependency therapists in Clarence Creek, Ontario ON, Canada CA
Codependency
Lauren McCarley
Registered Psychotherapist, RP(Q), BSc, MA
Codependency can become a recurring pattern in a relationship, when you are dependent on your partner to meet your needs or when you begin to sacrifice your needs for your partner. It is time to set boundaries, prioritize your own needs, and refill your cup.
1 Years Experience
Codependency
Melanie Fuller
Registered Psychotherapist, Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Interpersonal relationships are a fundamental aspect of the human experience. However, it is not uncommon for one to find themselves in a pattern of unhelpful relationship dynamics with their family member, significant other, colleague, etc. I have experience providing psychotherapy to individuals who describe challenges with assertive communication, boundary setting, attuning to and meeting their personal needs (emotional, interpersonal, psychological, physical, social, existential), and other behaviors, beliefs, skills, essential in forging healthy interdependent relationships.
5 Years Experience
Codependency
Friends2go
Counsellor/Therapist, addiction and mental Health , psychosocial intervention , anxiety and stress management
The main sign of codependency is consistently elevating the needs of others above your own. Other signs include controlling behaviors, self-sacrifice, and fear of rejection. But these aren’t the only ones. We help with emphasizing that the importance is to seak self love and self care above all and see self value.
5 Years Experience
Codependency
Victoria Lorient-Faibish
Registered Psychotherapist, MEd, RP, CCC, RPE
A good description of codependency is “when a person’s self-esteem rises and falls based on the other person’s mood, tone or experience.” But it is actually much more than that. The person is overly involved in the other person’s needs, wants, problems and issues. In reality, some of the nicest people in the world are codependent, and if not watched, all relationships have the potential to become codependent. Codependency takes healthy emotions and corrupts them. For example, empathy is a positive emotion, but in codependency the empathy rises to a level where there is no division between the two people. Generosity is also a beautiful emotion, but in codependency it turns into control and over enmeshment. In addition, the codependent person often feels excessively guilty for having any need that may create discomfort in the other person, even if the need is healthy and necessary for their emotional well-being.
The undoing of this pattern is crucial to finding one's joy and peace. We unpack this as it relates to one's relationships to others as well as to the relationship with oneself.
32 Years Experience
Codependency
Laird Counselling Services
Registered Psychotherapist, BA, MACP, RP
All relationships go through rocky periods where we start to question ourselves, but codependent relationships have certain enduring characteristics that make them particularly difficult. In a codependent relationship you can have trouble saying no, setting boundaries, and taking care of your needs. Maybe you feel tired all the time but have a hard time slowing down. You might feel you need to do everyone's work, or it won't get done. Codependency can leave you feeling angry, frustrated, and resentful.
If you are on the flip side of a codependent relationship, you might feel confused about your partner’s reactions. Maybe you feel that someone is always nagging you? In codependent relationships, neither person is happy. One feels they are doing too much and the other does not understand what all the fuss is about. This can be a vicious cycle where neither partner feels understood or appreciated.
Counselling about codependency can help you understand these patterns and get to the heart of the matter. Contact us for a consultation to learn more.
6 Years Experience