Codependency therapists in San Francisco, California CA
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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
In-Person in San Francisco, CA
Online in San Francisco, CA California
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
In-Person in San Francisco, CA
Online in San Francisco, CA California
Codependency
Dr. Shawn V Giammattei
Psychologist, PhD
One can't work with addictions and not also be well versed in co-dependency. We also have over 30 years experience working in this area.
17 Years Experience
In-Person in San Francisco, CA 94116
Online in San Francisco, CA California
Codependency
San Francisco Counseling Collective
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCC, LMFT, LCSW
At San Francisco Counseling Collective ("SFCC"), when working with codependency issues, we help clients identify relational patterns rooted in overresponsibility, difficulty with boundaries, and self-sacrifice. Together we strengthen self-awareness, autonomy, and relational balance.
9 Years Experience
In-Person in San Francisco, CA 94114
Online in San Francisco, CA California
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 San Francisco, CA California (Online Only)
Codependency
David Gumpert
Psychologist, PsyD
Codependency is much more than spending a lot of time with someone else. It is being tangled up together like 2 sets of stringed lights and when one tries to pull away to do something independently, the other feels threatened, upset, abandoned, or a variety of other experiences. These are often rooted in a childhood where healthy boundaries were not modeled.
5 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA California (Online Only)
Codependency
Kim Christine Stevens
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Love helping my clients work through and heal codependency issues, including developing excellent boundaries and finding more self empowerment.
11 Years Experience
In-Person in San Francisco, CA
Online in San Francisco, CA California
Codependency
Abigail (Abi) Zarate Ramsay
Pre-Licensed Professional, Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee, Professional Clinical Counselor Trainee
I support people who feel stuck in people-pleasing or codependent patterns to set healthier boundaries, understand where these patterns began, and build more balanced, reciprocal relationships.
0 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA California (Online Only)
Codependency
Roopa Cantu, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Many of us developed the tool of codependency to cope with relationships in difficult environments. We are now in safer environments and don't need to resort to old behaviors. My goal is to help empower codependent individuals to cultivate healthy behaviors and ultimately healthier relationships.
13 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA California (Online Only)
Codependency
Ryan James Carroll
Therapist, AMFT, APCC
We explore the patterns of over-giving, people-pleasing, and enmeshment that keep codependency alive. Through parts work and emotional processing, I support you in reclaiming independence while building healthier, more fulfilling connections.
3 Years Experience
In-Person in San Francisco, CA 94102
Online in San Francisco, CA California
Codependency
Vanessa Ffrench
Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (140713), Certified Yoga & Meditation Instructor
I have experience working with clients who have codependency issues and backgrounds with attachment issues.
15 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA California (Online Only)
Codependency
Aaron Kapin
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, SEP, LMT
I use Somatic Experiencing to help you tune into your own wants and needs so you can start learning to have a clearer sense of your boundaries, as well as the strength to set them.
A lot of relationships are labeled as 'codependent', but sometimes it can be more accurate to say that it's become easier for you to guess at what your partner wants than it is to know what you want.
Once you get more connected to what you want, it can become easier to have those conversations with your partner, and easier to stand strong in your needs.
11 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA California (Online Only)
Codependency
Shohreh Schmuecker
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Struggling with Codependency? You're Not Alone.
Do you find yourself constantly putting others’ needs before your own, struggling with boundaries, or feeling responsible for other people's emotions? Codependency can quietly affect your relationships, self-esteem, and overall well-being, but healing is possible.
As a compassionate and experienced counselor, I offer a safe, nonjudgmental space to explore the patterns that keep you stuck. Together, we can work to support you in building healthier relationships, strengthen your sense of self, and help you reconnect with your own needs and desires.
Take the first step toward freedom and self-empowerment. Reach out today for a confidential consultation.
12 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA California (Online Only)
Codependency
Susana Scotti, Journey Psychotherapy
Psychologist, PhD
Struggling with codependency can leave you feeling emotionally exhausted, stuck in unhealthy relationship patterns, and unsure of your own needs or boundaries. You may find yourself prioritizing others at the expense of your well-being, feeling responsible for fixing or rescuing those around you, or experiencing guilt when you try to put yourself first. As a licensed psychologist with expertise in trauma, addiction, and mood disorders, I understand how codependent patterns often develop as a way to cope with past experiences and relational wounds. In therapy, we work together to uncover these underlying dynamics, build self-awareness, and strengthen your sense of identity and self-worth.
My approach is compassionate, collaborative, and grounded in evidence-based practices. I help clients develop healthier boundaries, improve communication, and learn how to engage in relationships from a place of balance rather than obligation or fear. Whether codependency is connected to past trauma, substance use, or ongoing anxiety or depression, our work will focus on helping you create more fulfilling, stable, and authentic connections, starting with the relationship you have with yourself.
13 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA California (Online Only)
Codependency
Brooke Taylor
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, AMFT
Codependency often shows up as putting others' needs before your own, struggling with boundaries, and losing yourself in relationships. If you find yourself constantly trying to please others, feeling responsible for their emotions, or staying in unhealthy dynamics, you may be experiencing codependency. In our work together, I’ll help you recognize patterns of codependency, explore their origins, and develop healthier ways to relate to others. My goal is to support you in reclaiming your sense of self, establishing strong boundaries, and building fulfilling, balanced relationships. You deserve to love and care for yourself as much as you do for others.
5 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA California (Online Only)
Codependency
Eric Olsen
Life Coach, PTSD, Trauma Triage, BSc Social Sciences, DoD Career Councilor, SARC, DAPA, Pre Licensed Human Intelligence / Psychology, Life Coach. | Professional Support: LSSBB, PgM, Bluestone PMP,
We work through your codependency issues and behaviors and start to correct them.
17 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA California (Online Only)
Codependency
Tessa Sinclair
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Codependency is often a brilliant survival strategy that once kept you safe. You learned to anticipate others’ needs, smooth conflict, and carry more than your share. From the outside, you appear strong and capable. Inside, you may feel exhausted, resentful, or unsure who you are outside of your roles.
In our work, we gently untangle over-responsibility from genuine care. We explore boundaries, self-worth, and the anxiety that arises when you stop holding everything together. This isn’t about becoming detached or self-focused. It’s about building relationships rooted in mutuality, emotional freedom, and a steadier sense of self.
10 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA California (Online Only)
Codependency
Susanna La
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Codependency is about relationships and how others can affect us in unhealthy ways. This can often look like being consumed by worries for how others are doing (family, friends, colleagues, etc.), people-pleasing, not expressing our own thoughts/feelings, and/or losing our sense of self. Our identity can be dependent on trying to “fix” other people’s problems and not focusing on our own. This may also be due to not recognizing our own emotions and/or problems. Therapy can help you improve the relationship you have with yourself and others.
13 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA California (Online Only)
San Francisco's extreme housing costs and the psychological toll of the tech industry — characterized by intense performance pressure, rapid layoff cycles, and boom-bust uncertainty — have made burnout, anxiety, and economic grief among the most common presenting concerns. The city has a historically significant LGBTQ+ community, and affirming therapists specializing in gender identity, queer relationships, and HIV-related concerns remain an important part of the local therapy landscape. UCSF Health provides world-class institutional mental health resources, while the city's dense network of independent practitioners reflects a culture that has long embraced therapy as a normal and valued part of life. Telehealth has expanded access significantly for Bay Area residents commuting from Oakland, the East Bay, and the Peninsula.
Codependency therapists in San Francisco, California Statistics
Codependency therapists in San Francisco, California average 14 years of experience and charge around $202 per session. 99% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (62%), Psychodynamic Therapy (46%), and Existential / Humanistic Therapy (43%).
Average years in practice
14 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$202
Accept insurance
32%
Offer sliding scale
55%
Gender ID
| 69% |
Female |
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| 25% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 63% |
In Person and Online |
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| 36% |
Online Only |
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| 1% |
In Person Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 62% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 46% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 43% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 40% | Somatic Therapy |
| 40% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 38% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 33% | Relational Psychotherapy |
Ages Served
| 99% | Adult |
| 63% | Young Adult |
| 56% | Senior |
| 52% | Teen |
| 23% | Children |
Client Focus
| 67% | Women |
| 49% | LGBTQ+ |
| 49% | Men |
| 32% | Christian |
| 32% | Hispanic / Latino |