Codependency therapists in Tumwater, Washington WA
Codependency
Tracy L. Morris
Marriage and Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
My perspective on Codependency is informed by prior years of 12-step recovery work with the addition of more recent advancements in thought around such labels.
9 Years Experience
Codependency
Sara Odash, Blue Waters Counseling, PLLC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, M.A., LMHC, NCC
Do you ever feel like the mythical Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders? You take care of everyone, but few people take care of you. If you're exhausted from being the shoulder everyone cries upon, you are in the right place. I teach tools, strategies, and ways to stop the emotional patterns that put you last on your list. Isn't today the right time to put yourself first?!
13 Years Experience
Codependency
Alan Brandis, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist
The concept of Co-Dependency was developed as a way of explaining how family members of alcoholics, especially their spouses, became emotionally ill apparently as a result of living with an alcoholic for years.
"Co" is a prefix that means "like" or "with" - the family member becomes sick like and with "the dependent" (the person dependent on a chemical). There are several common problems that often go along with life with an alcoholic or drug abuser, including their unpredictable moods, selfish and irresponsible behavior, angry outbursts which may include verbal or physical abuse, broken promises and commitments, embarrassing public behavior, financial irresponsibility, legal problems, and inability to return love or affection. However, most chemically dependent people have periods when they function well, and this generates the hope that they will stay well, quit or control their chemical use, and become responsible and loving for good.
34 Years Experience
Codependency
Meghan McCoy-Smith
Psychologist, PsyD
I enjoy working with individuals impacted by addiction and/ or narcissistic abuse. Through evidence based approaches, we can work together to change your patterns of thinking, feeling and relating to reorient towards your own wellbeing and growth as an individual.
9 Years Experience
Codependency
Abby Cobey
Psychologist, PsyD
I get asked a lot about codependency. It's a tricky concept and behavior pattern that is so easy to fall into particularly if we have had substance abuse or really any type of abuse in our relationship history. It's about seeking to control without knowing that's what we're doing. We will work on making choices that are consistent with your values so that you end up in meaningful relationships in which you be around the people in your life without compromising yourself.
13 Years Experience