Codependency therapists in Chicago, IL
Browse Codependency therapists in Chicago, Illinois. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Codependency
Merrisa Dawn Santos
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC, CCTMHP, CCTP
In helping patients struggling with codependency, I provide a supportive and nonjudgmental environment for them to explore their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Through therapy, we work together to identify patterns of codependent behavior and the underlying beliefs that drive them. I offer guidance and tools to help patients develop healthier coping mechanisms, set boundaries, and prioritize their own needs and well-being. Additionally, I provide education about healthy relationships and communication skills, empowering patients to cultivate more fulfilling connections with others while maintaining their sense of self. My goal is to support patients in breaking free from codependency, fostering self-compassion, and building a life based on authenticity, autonomy, and resilience.
5 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL (Online Only)
Codependency
Nostos Psychotherapy
Psychologist, PsyD
We work from a relational perspective to help individuals find healthy boundaries and independence.
12 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60661
Online in Chicago, IL
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 Chicago, IL (Online Only)
Codependency
Nicole Houde
Pre-Licensed Professional
I work with individuals struggling with codependency by helping them better understand patterns of over-reliance, people-pleasing, and difficulty setting boundaries in relationships. Codependency often involves prioritizing others’ needs at the expense of your own, which can lead to resentment, burnout, and a loss of sense of self. In therapy, we focus on increasing self-awareness, building healthier boundaries, and strengthening your ability to identify and communicate your own needs. I incorporate CBT and DBT-based strategies, including interpersonal effectiveness skills, to help challenge unhelpful beliefs and support you in developing more balanced, fulfilling relationships.
1 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60657
Online in Chicago, IL
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 Chicago, IL (Online Only)
Codependency
Natalie A Shafer
Counselor/Therapist, MA, NCC, LPC
Codependency and enmeshment can gradually blur the boundaries between self and others, making it difficult to recognize your own needs, feelings, and identity. Over time, this can lead to a sense of losing yourself in relationships. We will work to explore these patterns, strengthen your sense of self, and create more balanced ways of relating that allow for both connection and individuality.
2 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60607
Online in Chicago, IL
Codependency
Juliette Grantham
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
I'm Juliette Grantham, a psychoanalytic psychotherapist specializing in codependency.
You might recognize yourself in a pattern of taking responsibility for other people's feelings, sensing what someone needs before they ask and providing it automatically, or finding that you cannot locate your own preferences once you are in a relationship. Saying no may feel dangerous rather than merely uncomfortable. Often there is quiet resentment underneath the caretaking, and guilt about the resentment.
I work psychoanalytically, which means we go past boundary-setting as a technique and into why the boundary feels unavailable. This pattern carries an unconscious logic worth understanding: attending to others was likely the most reliable way to stay safe or stay close in an environment where your own needs were not workable. In sessions we trace how that arrangement was learned, including how it appears between us.
If you keep disappearing into other people's needs, I would be glad to talk.
2 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60603
Online in Chicago, IL
Codependency
Mind Body Connections
Counselor/Therapist
As an underlying issue that so many individuals struggle with, education around this is imperative followed by psychoeducation around how to set healthy boundaries with others.
28 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60613
Online in Chicago, IL
Codependency
Allyson Stephens
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MSW, LCSW
Codependency can be a hard attachment to break. I think it is important to get support on how to heal from this behavior and attain understanding on how to change the cycle. I use IFS, EMDR, and Somatic Therapy for this issue.
8 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL (Online Only)
Codependency
Rick Tivers
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, CGP
I help people develop a stronger sense of self and identity through individual then group therapy.
45 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60602
Online in Chicago, IL
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
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60613
Online in Chicago, IL
Chicago's size and diversity mean therapists here cover an exceptionally wide range of specialties, with strong representation in trauma, anxiety, depression, and cultural identity work across the city's distinct neighborhoods. The South and West Sides experience community-level trauma tied to violence and systemic inequity, driving particular demand for therapists who specialize in PTSD, grief, and resilience-focused work. The city is home to Rush University Medical Center, Northwestern Medicine, and the University of Chicago Medicine, with a large independent practice community concentrated in Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Wicker Park, and the Loop. Chicago also has robust bilingual therapy communities serving its large Spanish-speaking, Polish, and Mandarin-speaking populations.
Codependency therapists in Chicago, IL Statistics
Codependency therapists in Chicago, IL average 17 years of experience and charge around $200 per session. 99% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (61%), Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (44%), and Psychodynamic Therapy (41%).
Average years in practice
17 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$200
Accept insurance
44%
Offer sliding scale
51%
Gender ID
| 62% |
Female |
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| 32% |
Male |
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| 4% |
Non-Binary |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 51% |
In Person and Online |
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| 48% |
Online Only |
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| 1% |
In Person Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 61% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 44% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 41% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 35% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 35% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 34% | Behavioral Therapy |
| 33% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 96% | Adult |
| 70% | Young Adult |
| 63% | Senior |
| 39% | Teen |
| 22% | Children |
Client Focus
| 67% | Women |
| 53% | LGBTQ+ |
| 52% | Men |
| 33% | Military / Veterans |
| 32% | Christian |