Patterns of codependency develop for complex reasons (e.g. personality traits, childhood environments) and require a thorough multimodal approach to treatment. Codependency develops as a unconscious and valid protective response to relational dynamics. Overtime you may have started to recognize the harmful effects this tendency, that likely protected you during childhood, is having on you and your current relationships. Together we can explore the unconscious patterning that has led to this and work to implement healthy boundaries and behaviors. While doing this, we will hold space for the inevitable emotions that arise when setting new patterns into place. Overtime, my hope is that you will be able to integrate your compassion for others into an empowered self, meeting your own needs as well as others.
Codependency and compulsive care-taking are attachment disturbances. Happy to work with you on addressing the deeper roots of this and to do the deep work to repattern it.
Breaking free from the chains of codependency is a courageous journey towards reclaiming autonomy and building healthier relationships. I provide a compassionate space to untangle the intricate threads that bind unhealthy patterns. Together, we explore the roots of codependency, unraveling the dynamics that hinder personal growth. Together we focus on establishing boundaries, fostering self-awareness, and cultivating a strong sense of self.
Do you find yourself struggling in relationships? Do you feel too needy of your partner's time and attention? Or maybe you feel smothered by your partner? Do you argue or feel disconnected more than you would like? Do you have questions about what healthy boundaries and interdependence (rather than codependence) looks like? Do you long for a secure, steady relationship filled with support and love? I can help.
I specialize in helping people strengthen their sense of self-worth, develop their identity, learn to set boundaries, and increase their capacity to tolerate uncomfortable emotions. Through this process you will learn who you are (independent of your relationship) and learn how to be ok, even if your loved one isn't ok.
Using Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavorial Therapy and psychodynamic approach, I help you develop healthy boundaries and self-esteem, so you no longer feel the need to pursue or remain in unhealthy relationships that have negative impacts on your mental health.
Codependency usually back into our attachment style. I use Attachment Theory to help clients learn and identify their attachment style, process relationships either past and/or current, and heal the wounds related to where the attachment started. Look at trauma, beliefs, sense of self, and more.
One of the areas I work with a lot is codependency. People who complete this work report relating to people in positive ways they did not know were possible. They report more confidence, less resentment, and less of setting themselves up to be taken advantage of. We talk about what healthy boundaries look like and how to gradually move toward them in a relational way.
It is quite common to find ourselves in codependent relationships as adults, or recognize we were members of enmeshed family dynamics during childhood. Acknowledging that codependency is a part of your relationships is the first step toward changing codependent patterns. Together, we can identify practical and safe ways to set boundaries with others and explore what your needs are to develop and maintain healthy relationships.
Codependency can occur when we've forgotten our innate belonging and ability to trust ourselves. I can help you reclaim your sense of worth and personal power.