Online Codependency therapists in East Independence, Missouri MO
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Codependency
Dr. Ryan Kitts Schallon
Psychologist, PsyD
Codependency is not loving too much. It is having learned, very early, that your survival depended on monitoring someone else's emotional weather — that your needs were safest when they were invisible, even to you. The exhaustion of it is real. So is the terror of stopping. Therapy is not about learning to stop caring for others. It is about recovering the self that went underground in order to make all that caretaking possible.
3 Years Experience
Online in East Independence, MO
Codependency
Dr. Lyndsay Elliott
Psychologist, PsyD.
Codependency often develops so gradually that most people don't recognize it until they are completely exhausted — emotionally drained by relationships that consistently prioritize everyone else's needs over their own. As a licensed clinical psychologist with 20+ years of experience, I help adults identify and break codependent relationship patterns, rebuild healthy boundaries, and develop a stronger, more secure sense of self. Using cognitive-behavioral therapy, psychodynamic insight, and trauma-informed care, I work with clients to untangle the deep-rooted beliefs driving codependent behavior and build genuinely healthier relationships. Telehealth therapy for codependency available across 40+ states.
21 Years Experience
Online in East Independence, MO (Online Only)
Codependency
Benjamin Smalley, TherapyKC
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Codependency usually means a difficulty in being a separate person. It can be hard to disagree and have your own inner experiences that are separate from a close person. It becomes clearer when we recognize that we struggle with: putting others’ needs ahead of your own, setting boundaries, or feel responsible for how others feel. Over time, this can lead to resentment, burnout, or a loss of your sense of self. Therapy focuses on helping you reconnect with your own needs, develop healthier boundaries, and build relationships that feel more balanced and sustainable.
9 Years Experience
Online in East Independence, MO
Codependency
Dr. Shelley Sommerfeldt
Psychologist, Psy.D.
Codependency often involves losing yourself in relationships, putting others’ needs above your own, struggling with boundaries, or tying your self-worth to how others feel. I help individuals recognize these patterns, rebuild a strong sense of self, and develop healthier, more balanced relationships. Together, we’ll work to create emotional independence, stronger boundaries, and a deeper sense of confidence and self-respect.
24 Years Experience
Online in East Independence, MO (Online Only)
Codependency
Jason Herr
Psychologist, Psy.D.
I help individuals recognize and shift codependent patterns that can lead to overgiving, people-pleasing, and difficulty setting boundaries. Through a supportive, insight-driven approach, we work to strengthen self-worth, develop healthy relationship skills, and foster greater independence and emotional balance.
16 Years Experience
Online in East Independence, MO (Online Only)
Codependency
Kevin Jones
Counselor/Therapist, LPC, NEC
I help clients identify patterns of over-functioning, people-pleasing, weak boundaries, and losing themselves in relationships. Therapy focuses on developing a stronger sense of self, healthier boundaries, and more balanced ways of relating to others.
4 Years Experience
Online in East Independence, MO
Codependency
Community and Long-Term Care Psychiatry, L.L.C.
Psychiatrist, Psychiatrists and LCSWs
All our therapists have extensive background in treating this condition.
11 Years Experience
Online in East Independence, MO
Codependency
Pathways Counseling KC
Counselor/Therapist, LCPC, LPC, LMFT, IAT Coach
Are you ready to change your life, but feel like nothing you try ever works? Are you tired of feeling this way? Do you want lasting results? At Pathways Counseling KC we understand that true and lasting change needs to take place at the subconscious level. Anything else is simply putting a band-aid on a wound. PCKC provides actionable strategies to target the subconscious and heal unhealthy patterns for good. We work with individuals, couples, and families in the Kansas City area to provide support as you uncover the past, embrace the present, and pursue your best path forward.
10 Years Experience
Online in East Independence, MO
Codependency
Growth and Change Counseling
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
When my identity becomes wrapped up in what my partner thinks about me, I find myself in the codependant position. It becomes hard for me or my partner to feel anything because our feelings are so triggering to each other. If we were both healthy my partner could have a bad day or a bad mood and I could be fine. But when I am codependent, I need my partner to be happy all the time because if they mad, sad, or bad, it means there is something wrong with me and now I am in an identity crisis. If you can relate to this, reach out to us, we can help you engage principles of relational intelligence in your life that will support your emotional stability and relational well being.
8 Years Experience
Online in East Independence, MO (Online Only)
Codependency
Christina Song
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT-S
I approach codependency not as a flaw or diagnosis, but as a set of learned relational strategies shaped by attachment, trauma, and survival. Many people who identify with codependent patterns are deeply attuned, responsible, and caring—often at the expense of their own needs. In therapy, we gently explore how these patterns developed, what they have protected, and how they may no longer be serving you.
Our work focuses on building awareness, strengthening boundaries, and increasing self-trust while honoring your desire for connection. Through a trauma-informed and relational approach, we work to untangle obligation from care, guilt from responsibility, and self-worth from over-functioning. Therapy becomes a space to practice new ways of relating—ones that allow for closeness without self-abandonment and support relationships that feel mutual, grounded, and sustainable.
10 Years Experience
Online in East Independence, MO
Codependency
Dr. Elizabeth Coldren
Psychologist, PSYD, PSYPACT
I work with young adults and adults who have learned to orient themselves around other people’s needs, emotions, or expectations at the expense of their own. This can look like being the reliable one, the steady one, the person others turn to, while privately feeling depleted, unseen, or unsure where your own preferences begin. Many people I see have spent years managing relationships, smoothing conflict, or carrying more than their share because it felt safer than disappointing someone or risking disconnection.
Codependent patterns often develop in situations where you had to stay attuned to others to keep the peace, where your worth was tied to being helpful or accommodating, or where expressing your own needs led to tension, withdrawal, or criticism. Over time, this can make it hard to trust your internal signals, set boundaries without guilt, or believe that your needs matter as much as anyone else’s.
In our work together, we look at how these patterns formed, what they have protected you from, and how they show up in your relationships today. We make space for the part of you that learned to stay small, agreeable, or over responsible in order to feel safe, and for the part of you that is tired of doing so much emotional labor. From there, we explore what it means to move through relationships with more clarity, self‑respect, and choice, without abandoning the parts of you that have worked so hard to keep things stable. Supporting people who have organized themselves around others for a long time is central to my practice, and I have deep respect for how much you have carried.
26 Years Experience
Online in East Independence, MO
Codependency
MindOverHealing Therapies
Hypnotherapist, CHt
Codependency is a complex and often misunderstood psychological condition characterized by an excessive emotional or psychological reliance on a partner, friend, or family member. It frequently occurs in relationships where one person may have an addiction, mental illness, or other chronic condition. Hypnotherapy offers a unique and holistic approach to addressing the underlying issues of codependency, promoting healing and fostering healthier, more balanced relationships.
3 Years Experience
Online in East Independence, MO (Online Only)
Codependency
Pathways Counseling KC
Counselor/Therapist, LCPC, LPC, LMFT, IAT Coach
Pathways Counseling KC has the utmost respect for individuals who choose to begin therapy. Connecting with a well-trained therapist is one of the best investments that you can make in yourself. We will help you explore old patterns, heal wounds from the past, and teach the skills needed to build the life and relationships that you are seeking. We understand that finding a therapist can be an intimidating and scary process. We're here to make that process easier
10 Years Experience
Online in East Independence, MO
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.
36 Years Experience
Online in East Independence, MO
Codependency
Owelleth Mental Health
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, MedFT
I help clients recognize and shift codependent patterns by strengthening boundaries, self-worth, and healthy relational dynamics.
10 Years Experience
Online in East Independence, MO
Codependency
Kieri Olmstead
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Codependency is what happens when you've learned that love requires self-erasure. When taking care of others feels safer than having needs of your own. When saying no feels like a threat to the relationship. At Simple Empathy we use IFS and Narrative Therapy to help you understand where that pattern came from, which parts of you maintain it, and what it would look like to be in relationship without losing yourself in the process. This work is direct and sometimes uncomfortable. It's also some of the most freeing work a person can do.
9 Years Experience
Online in East Independence, MO
Codependency
Dawning of a New Day Counseling & Coaching
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LSCSW, LCSW, CCP, CCTP, SAP
Codependency is an unhealthy bonding with another individual, typically in a love relationship. These type of relationships are doomed to fail. Let me help you learn how to bond in an inter-dependent way that will help you enjoy the connection you desire.
27 Years Experience
Online in East Independence, MO
Codependency
The Marriage Workshop
Counselor/Therapist, LPC
Clients who find that their relationships always end in pain for them often struggle with co-dependency. Let us help you understand what healthy relationships look like and how to care for yourself even in a relationship.
5 Years Experience
Online in East Independence, MO
Codependency
Karen Queller
Art Therapist, M.A Expressive Arts Therapy
I can guide and support individuals dealing with codependency by facilitating creative processes that encourage self-exploration, fostering self-awareness, and empowering them to establish healthy boundaries and cultivate self-care practices.
7 Years Experience
Online in East Independence, MO
Codependency
Amanda Cummings Brandenburg
Psychologist, PhD
Survivors of trauma often seek to overcome patterns of codependency in their relationships. I employ an empowerment approach to helping people focus on developing better self-esteem and self-awareness engage in healthier relationship patterns.
11 Years Experience
Online in East Independence, MO
Codependency therapists in East Independence, Missouri Statistics
Codependency therapists in East Independence, Missouri average 17 years of experience and charge around $198 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Codependency (100%), Anxiety or Fears (90%), and Depression (86%).
Average years in practice
17 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$198
Gender ID
| 59% |
Female |
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| 35% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 50% |
In Person and Online |
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| 50% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 100% | Codependency |
| 90% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 86% | Depression |
| 79% | Self Esteem |
| 73% | Stress |
| 71% | Loss or Grief |
| 64% | Trauma and PTSD |