Codependency therapists in Bellevue, Washington WA

Let’s find the space to manage and grow your own individual self.  

Are you stuck in a cycle of unhealthy, one-sided relationships where your own needs and well-being take a backseat to others? Imagine a future where your well-being is a priority, and your connections are based on mutual respect and genuine care. I'll help you develop the skills to set and maintain healthy boundaries, allowing you to prioritize your own needs while still nurturing close relationships. Together we'll work on building strategies to manage intense emotions and to rebuild self-esteem, reducing the compulsion to seek validation and fulfillment solely through others. You have the power to transform your relationship patterns, create a stronger sense of self, and regain control of your life.  

We work through your codependency issues and behaviors and start to correct them.  

If you find yourself frequently taken advantage of in personal relationships or at work, you may have a hard time accessing healthy anger and assertiveness, which makes it difficult or impossible for you to stand up for yourself. I will work to help you explore the origins of these tendencies in you, and to establish and foster your connection to self-respect and self-protection.  

Codependency is the need to be needed. When we are always needed, we can experience exhaustion and resentment. This can be a tricky cycle to find yourself in. My approach when addressing codependency is to help clients uncover who they are, what they like, and what they are good at without listening to any opinion but their own. We will also look at boundaries and how to create healthy ones for the sake of looking out of ourselves. There will be a lot of psycho-education on codependency in an effort to strengthen the client's self-awareness and change undesired behaviors.  

Sometimes the challenges in life can be overwhelming and stress both individuals and family systems. I work with individuals, couples, and families to resolve relational conflict, process trauma, grief, and loss, and work through depression, anxiety and coping with significant medical issues.  

Do you ever feel like the mythical Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders? You take care of everyone, but few people take care of you. If you're exhausted from being the shoulder everyone cries upon, you are in the right place. I teach tools, strategies, and ways to stop the emotional patterns that put you last on your list. Isn't today the right time to put yourself first?!