Codependency therapists in Willowdale West, Ontario ON, Canada CA
We are proud to feature top rated Codependency therapists in Willowdale West, Ontario, Canada. We encourage you to review each profile to find your best match.
Codependency
Kalyna Scherbluk
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, Qualifying
Codependent patterns often stem from early experiences of attachment, caregiving roles, or trauma. I help clients understand their relationship dynamics, reconnect with their own needs, and establish healthy boundaries. Through a person-centred, emotionally attuned approach, we explore what it means to care for others without losing yourself.
1 Years Experience
Online in Willowdale West, Ontario (Online Only)
Codependency
Redbird Therapy Centre
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapists
Lee Shields, Liz Bostwick, Nic Cadman, Benjamin Rubinoff, and Barbara Brown come with great experience working with folks on co-dependency and addiction patterns. Feel free to check out all our therapists to see who's the best fit for you. We can all work with you around stepping out of codependent patterns. Contact our Intake Worker to help determine who will be the best fit for you.
30 Years Experience
In-Person Near Willowdale West, ON
Online in Willowdale West, Ontario
Codependency
EMDR and Trauma Therapy Centre
Registered Social Worker, Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Codependency reveals a complex dance of enmeshment and emotional dependency rooted in early relational patterns. Shaped by experiences of attachment insecurity and past traumas, individuals navigate relationships characterized by excessive care taking, people-pleasing, and a blurred sense of self. Like tendrils reaching from the past, these patterns perpetuate cycles of dysfunction and reinforce feelings of inadequacy and unworthiness. Therapy offers a transformative space for unraveling these intricate dynamics, fostering awareness of unhealthy relational patterns and reclaiming autonomy and self-worth. Through healing attachment wounds and addressing underlying trauma, individuals can cultivate healthier boundaries and authentic connections, breaking free from the chains of codependency and rediscovering the power of their own agency and identity.
23 Years Experience
In-Person Near Willowdale West, ON
Online in Willowdale West, Ontario
Codependency
Kayla Schofield
Registered Psychotherapist, RP
entangled relationships start when we are born and are learned behaviours. Learning to create healthy boundaries and recognize each person is still seperate within the relationship can help create healthy relationships.
5 Years Experience
In-Person Near Willowdale West, ON
Online in Willowdale West, Ontario
Codependency
Adrienne Sharma-Richardson PhD MEd RP OCT
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Gestalt Psychotherapist Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Gottman Trained Couples Therapist
Oh boy... I know this is a tough one.
What does Co-dependency actually look like?
These are 20 signs of Co-dependency...
Do you have...
Depression?
Anxiety?
Stress?
Low self-esteem?
Low levels of narcissism?
Familial dysfunction?
Low emotional expressivity?
These are some of the things (Marks et al., 2012) found to correlate with codependency.
According to Lancer, 2016; Mental Health America other signs of Co-dependency may also include:
Having poor boundaries;
Having a hard time saying no;
Having trouble communicating honestly;
Showing emotional reactivity;
Having a need for control, especially over others;
Feeling compelled to take care of people;
Feeling a need to be liked by everyone;
Feeling a need to always be in a relationship;
Fixating on mistakes;
Denying one’s own needs, thoughts, and feelings;
Having intimacy issues;
Confusing love and pity;
Displaying fear of abandonment.
If that's you or your partner I recommend couples therapy!
12 Years Experience
In-Person Near Willowdale West, ON
Online in Willowdale West, Ontario
Codependency
Your Story Counselling Services
Registered Psychotherapist, MSc, CCC, RMFT, RSW, RP
Codependency can happen in romantic and non-romantic relationships. Our therapists can help you identify the roots of your struggles and create a custom treatment plan to overcome them. Head over to our website to learn more!
9 Years Experience
In-Person Near Willowdale West, ON
Online in Willowdale West, Ontario
Codependency
Ekum Wellness
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Codependency is a complex behavioural condition that can deeply impact relationships. It often involves relying heavily on another person for emotional support, self-worth, and even a sense of identity. This can create an environment where one's own needs and well-being take a backseat to the feelings and needs of the other person, which can be exhausting and ultimately unfulfilling.
If you find yourself struggling with codependency, know that you are not alone. Many people face challenges in setting boundaries, expressing their own needs, or maintaining a sense of individuality. You might feel a strong urge to please others, grapple with low self-esteem, or experience anxiety when you’re apart from someone you care about.
It's important to recognize and address these feelings, as doing so can pave the way for healthier, more balanced relationships. Seeking support through therapy, engaging in self-reflection, and developing self-care practices can be transformative steps on your journey toward emotional independence and personal growth. Remember, breaking the cycle of codependency is not only possible, but it can also lead to more fulfilling connections with others. Your well-being matters, and taking these steps can help you build a more empowering and satisfying life.
3 Years Experience
In-Person Near Willowdale West, ON
Online in Willowdale West, Ontario
Codependency
Peter Stathakos
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Registered Social Worker, BBA, MDiv, MSW, CMAT, CSAT
Depending on others' approval or a sense of purpose is a very stressful life. It can feel very scary to be alone while having someone close romantically can feel overwhelming. Despite these extremes, you wish for more stability. I have experience helping people discover and build internal structures so they can be themselves and feel safe with others.
Reach out today to get the care that you deserve.
15 Years Experience
In-Person Near Willowdale West, ON
Online in Willowdale West, Ontario
Codependency
Victoria Lorient-Faibish
Registered Psychotherapist, MEd, RP, CCC, RPE
A good description of codependency is “when a person’s self-esteem rises and falls based on the other person’s mood, tone or experience.” But it is actually much more than that. The person is overly involved in the other person’s needs, wants, problems and issues. In reality, some of the nicest people in the world are codependent, and if not watched, all relationships have the potential to become codependent. Codependency takes healthy emotions and corrupts them. For example, empathy is a positive emotion, but in codependency the empathy rises to a level where there is no division between the two people. Generosity is also a beautiful emotion, but in codependency it turns into control and over enmeshment. In addition, the codependent person often feels excessively guilty for having any need that may create discomfort in the other person, even if the need is healthy and necessary for their emotional well-being.
The undoing of this pattern is crucial to finding one's joy and peace. We unpack this as it relates to one's relationships to others as well as to the relationship with oneself.
33 Years Experience
In-Person Near Willowdale West, ON
Online in Willowdale West, Ontario
Codependency
Gwen Schauerte
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, M.Ed.
Codependency can feel confusing and confounding. We are trying to sort out "who am I and who is the other?" Setting and maintaining boundaries and developing self awareness can be just two responses. The reward of doing this work is a clearer sense of one's self in relation to others.
32 Years Experience
In-Person Near Willowdale West, ON
Online in Willowdale West, Ontario