Online Codependency therapists in Santa Cruz, California CA
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Codependency
Ben Leddick
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Codependency can impact your sense of self as this often leads to a need for others to be okay and successful for your personal sense of stability. Through our work you will learn the gift of self regulation and the importance of having your feelings and experiences while allowing others their feelings.
3 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA
Codependency
Bonnie Rae
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
I am passionate about working with clients who struggle with codependency and being an accommodater. If you come to me to work through patterns of codependency, we will investigate and explore the function of codependency, and how splitting off your needs is both hurting you and protecting you. Together, we will work and breaking free from codependent tendencies so you can have a happier and healthier relationship with yourself and others.
14 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA
Codependency
California Center for Change
Psychologist, PhD
When someone you love is struggling with addiction, it is easy to lose yourself in the effort to help them. You may find yourself managing their crises, making excuses for their behavior, or putting your own needs so far aside that you can no longer remember what they were. Codependency is not a character flaw. It is a learned pattern and it can change. We work with partners, parents, and family members to help them set healthier boundaries, rebuild their own sense of self, and find more effective ways to support their loved one without sacrificing their own wellbeing in the process.
17 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA (Online Only)
Codependency
Sloane Fabricius
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, LPCC, Clinical Supervisor
My hope and intent is for you to feel heard, seen, supported and hopeful about you and your circumstances. Van Gogh said it best, "I feel there is nothing more truly artistic than loving people." Our creative collaboration will equip you in getting your needs met in healthy ways.
29 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA
Codependency
Marcelle Little
Marriage and Family Therapist, MPH, MA
Putting the emotional and physical needs of another before yourself, or at the cost of your own wellbeing and sanity is an important pattern to become aware of. It takes time to cultivate insight into core beliefs of self and how enabling behaviors can lead to resentment and/or more suffering. I will guide you through a process to identify your 'no's' and 'yes's' as well as your boundaries and needs.
9 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA
Codependency
Chris 'Bucky' Bateman
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Codependency often develops quietly over years, saying yes when you mean no, losing yourself in other people's needs, and measuring your worth by how well you take care of everyone else. Therapy helps you recognize these patterns, understand where they came from, and build a healthier relationship with yourself and others, one where your needs matter too.
21 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA
Codependency
Dr. Christina Charlotin
Psychologist, Psy.D.
Challenges related to codependency both in the context of being in a relationship or single.
14 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA
Codependency
Integrative Psychotherapy Group
Marriage and Family Therapist
We work with clients who express issues or concerns with Codependency.
10 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA
Codependency
Louisa Lombard
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCPC, LPCC, PPS
If you notice that you tend toward people-pleasing, supporting others before yourself, experience variable levels of self-esteem based on what is happening in your life and what people say to you, and setting boundaries feels really, really hard...then it is possible that you want some support around ways of showing up that are not in your best interests.
13 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA (Online Only)
Codependency
Diaspora Therapy Group
Marriage and Family Therapist, DSW, LMFT
We support individuals exploring codependency through a trauma-informed, relational lens. We help clients understand attachment patterns, strengthen boundaries, and reconnect with their own needs and autonomy. Our approach emphasizes self-compassion, empowerment, and healthier relationships.
7 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA
Codependency
Nes Pinar Psychotherapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
I help clients untangle patterns of codependency by slowing down, getting curious, and reconnecting with their own needs, boundaries, and inner wisdom. Together, we explore the stories and survival strategies that once kept you safe but now keep you stuck, making space for more choice, agency, and self‑trust. My approach is warm, relational, and steady—supporting you as you practice new ways of relating that feel authentic, mutual, and sustainable.
15 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA
Codependency
Melanie Goetz
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
I work from an attachment perspective with codependency, recognizing codependency as a style of relating often learned early in life, sometimes from within in the womb. We'll explore stories of connection: such as when you have felt most seen and heard, loved and cherished, as well as when you have felt yourself chameleon-ing to keep someone present in your life. We'll really look at what the cues are for when you feel safe to stay in the integrity of your Core Self vs. when you find yourself sacrificing what you really want to meet the needs of others, weighing them as more valuable than yourself. I'll reflect back to you when I see you excelling in moments of prioritizing yourself without disrespecting others, a beautiful balance of self- and other-love that allows for each person to be their own individual within the relationship.
10 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA
Codependency
Mia Turner
Therapist, MA, RYT, ASDCS, LMFT, NPT-C, CMNCS, CMIP
Support for people who find themselves chronically over-functioning, caretaking, people-pleasing, shape-shifting, minimizing their own needs, anticipating the needs of others, or feeling responsible for the emotions, wellbeing, comfort, or stability of those around them. These patterns often develop as intelligent adaptations within family systems, trauma, cultural expectations, caregiving roles, marginalization, neurodivergence, or environments where safety, belonging, acceptance, or survival depended upon attunement to others.
This work explores the protective and prescribed roles these patterns may have played throughout your life and the ways they may have shaped identity, relationships, self-worth, boundaries, decision-making, and connection to your own needs, desires, emotions, and body. Particular attention is given to the influence of family dynamics, culture, gender socialization, attachment experiences, systemic oppression, internalized beliefs, and the messages you may have received about responsibility, worthiness, sacrifice, and care.
These patterns often live not only in thoughts and beliefs, but within the nervous system itself. They may show up as hypervigilance, chronic self-monitoring, difficulty asking for help, guilt when resting, discomfort receiving care, difficulty identifying needs, over-explaining, conflict avoidance, perfectionism, or a persistent sense that your value comes from what you do for others rather than who you are.
Through a trauma-informed, attachment-focused, and nervous-system-centered lens, space is created for greater self-trust, authenticity, reciprocity, discernment, and connection to your own inner experience. The goal is not to stop caring for others, but to cultivate a deeper relationship with yourself and with relationships where care can flow in multiple directions and where your needs, humanity, and wellbeing are nurtured by the same compassion and attention you so readily offer to everyone else.
10 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA (Online Only)
Codependency
Layla Ashley Psychotherapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Codependent patterns often develop from learning to prioritize others’ needs while losing connection with your own. Therapy can help you reclaim healthy boundaries, self-trust, and more balanced relationships.
23 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA
Codependency
Ross Kellogg, LMFT
Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Individual, Marriage, and Family Therapist (LMFT)
Codependents often report exhaustion and identity fusion (also called fragmentation). I have extensive experience and training to address codependent compulsions and help you find a consistent and confident sense of self.
12 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA (Online Only)
Codependency
Hannah Nyznyk Christian
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT #133278
We help clients recognize patterns of over-giving, people-pleasing, and blurred boundaries. Therapy focuses on developing healthy relationships rooted in self-worth and balance.
7 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA
Codependency
Leila Tabatabaee
Psychologist, PhD
We learn the rules of love and relationship at a very young age. Often times the things we learn help us to survive our childhood environment. These same survival skills may not always continue to serve out adult relationships. Learning to relate and develop intimacy in a more healthy way can have a tremendous impact on the quality of your relationships and your life.
19 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA
Codependency
Dennis Sapire
Psychologist, JD PhD
I work with codependent clients to help them understand how their behavior achieves the opposite of the healthy outcome they desire by creating an inverse motivational structure.
24 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA
Codependency
GRIS ALVES
Counselor/Therapist, Compassionate Inquiry, Trauma Informed Mindfulness Teacher
I help clients struggling with codependency understand how early attachment experiences and relational patterns shape overgiving, people-pleasing, and boundary challenges. Using a trauma-informed, compassionate approach, we work to build self-awareness, emotional autonomy, and healthier, more balanced relationships. Therapy provides a safe space to break old patterns and reconnect with your authentic self.
11 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA
Codependency
Stephanie Brumfield
Therapist, LCSW
In my therapeutic practice, I address codependency as a complex interplay of emotional dynamics that often stems from deep-seated needs for approval, validation, and love. This pattern of behavior, while initially developed as a survival strategy in response to challenging relational environments, can lead to a loss of self-identity, boundary issues, and an overarching sense of dissatisfaction in one's relationships and personal life. Recognizing codependency as a sign of the soul's longing for genuine connection and self-realization, I offer a compassionate space for individuals to explore and understand these patterns, fostering a journey towards healing and autonomy.
The focus of our work together is on unraveling the layers of codependency, identifying its roots in past experiences, and understanding its impact on current relationships and self-perception. By cultivating self-awareness and self-compassion, clients are guided towards reclaiming their independence, establishing healthier boundaries, and developing a stronger sense of self-worth. This transformative process not only improves relationships with others but also deepens the connection to oneself, enabling a life lived with more authenticity and fulfillment.
Emphasizing the importance of personal growth and empowerment, my approach seeks to empower individuals to break free from the cycles of codependency, leading to a life marked by healthier relationships, emotional resilience, and a profound sense of inner freedom. Together, we work to create a future where one can engage in relationships not out of neediness or fear, but from a place of strength, wholeness, and genuine love.
8 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA (Online Only)
Codependency therapists in Santa Cruz, California Statistics
Codependency therapists in Santa Cruz, California average 14 years of experience and charge around $205 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Codependency (100%), Anxiety or Fears (88%), and Depression (80%).
Average years in practice
14 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$205
Gender ID
| 69% |
Female |
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| 25% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 65% |
In Person and Online |
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| 35% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 100% | Codependency |
| 88% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 80% | Depression |
| 75% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 70% | Stress |
| 70% | Self Esteem |
| 61% | Loss or Grief |