Human beings are social beings and we do depend on each other. However, unhealthy connections with no boundaries, where one person feels 'responsible' for the other persons feelings, or a need to please them, or take care of them, while ignoring their own needs and wellbeing, isn't healthy. If you are feeling overly responsible for someone else, are looking after them and feeling guilty all the time, it can lead to resentment and exhaustion! I can help you identify this co dependency and move into a healthier space.
Psychologist, BA (Hons), DPsych (Forensic), MPsych (Clinical)
Illume Psychology is a boutique psychology practice that offers a nurturing space to meaningfully and collaboratively work through your inner troubles. Through the transformative potential of an ongoing therapeutic conversation we will seek to understand your codependency concerns and make helpful discoveries that bring about meaningful and sustained change in your relationships and life.
Addiction is a family disease. It doesn't only impact the one using the substance. Their loved ones also need support to deal with their experience of codependency & understand the recovery process.
Counsellor/Therapist, Master of Counselling and Applied Psychotherapy, Advanced Clinical Skills in Gestalt Psychotherapy
Codependency is at the root of a great deal of human misery and most, perhaps all, addictions. While the word may be bandied about quite casually, it is quite literally a killer. I draw heavily on the work of Pia Mellody in my approach to codependency, and take particular satisfaction witnessing clients loosen its shackles on their lives.