Codependency Counselling in West End, QLD

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Jessica Carlisi
Psychotherapist, MA, PACFA
1 Endorsed
West End, QLD 4101
While I regularly support people navigating anxiety, depression, grief, and general life stress, many benefit from my additional expertise with trauma (complex, traumatic events, neglect, and abuse), codependency and boundaries, disordered eating and body image concerns, body symptoms lacking a medical explanation, and OCD.
You may like therapy with me if you're curious, creative, deeply attuned to others, but not the best at establishing your own needs. You might find yourself stuck in patterns that no longer serve you, feeling overwhelmed and burnt out, and wanting to feel more present. You may struggle with shame, boundaries, or building safe and reciprocal relationships. Maybe you've tried traditional talk therapy in the past but felt that something was missing. Somatic therapy might be just what you need to work through pain from the past that still lives in your body. If you want genuine change and not just quick fixes, you're in the right place.
While I regularly support people navigating anxiety, depression, grief, and general life stress, many benefit from my additional expertise with trauma (complex, traumatic events, neglect, and abuse), codependency and boundaries, disordered eating and body image concerns, body symptoms lacking a medical explanation, and OCD.
You may like therapy with me if you're curious, creative, deeply attuned to others, but not the best at establishing your own needs. You might find yourself stuck in patterns that no longer serve you, feeling overwhelmed and burnt out, and wanting to feel more present. You may struggle with shame, boundaries, or building safe and reciprocal relationships. Maybe you've tried traditional talk therapy in the past but felt that something was missing. Somatic therapy might be just what you need to work through pain from the past that still lives in your body. If you want genuine change and not just quick fixes, you're in the right place.
(07) 2100 4506 View (07) 2100 4506
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Sandra Putek - Return To You
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
I help young women who feel lost, overwhelmed, or stuck in people-pleasing finally get clear on who they are and what they want. Here, you'll be supported to understand what's really driving your patterns, reconnect with your intuition, and get clear on what you truly want - not what everyone else expects from you.
I help young women who feel lost, overwhelmed, or stuck in people-pleasing finally get clear on who they are and what they want. Here, you'll be supported to understand what's really driving your patterns, reconnect with your intuition, and get clear on what you truly want - not what everyone else expects from you.
(08) 7081 9366 View (08) 7081 9366
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Emma Love
Counsellor, ACA-L2
1 Endorsed
West End, QLD 4101
Waitlist for new clients
People see me for Counselling around sexuality, all relationship styles (including Polyamory/ENM/CNM), kink dynamics, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, parenting, ADHD management, trauma, and educational needs.
People see me for Counselling around sexuality, all relationship styles (including Polyamory/ENM/CNM), kink dynamics, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, parenting, ADHD management, trauma, and educational needs.
(07) 3184 8325 View (07) 3184 8325
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Heidi Louise Psychotherapist
Social Worker, AMHSW
West End, QLD 4101
Heidi brings a wealth of experience working with families, couples and individuals in a variety of organisations into her private practice. Heidi is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker; a Lvl 3 Gottman Couples Therapist, and a Lvl 2 Internal Family Systems Therapist and Circle of Security and Parenting Facilitator. Heidi has experience supporting across the life span, working with children/teens 12+, young adults and couples from a range of with backgrounds and culturally and linguistically diverse communities including LGBTIQA .
Heidi brings a wealth of experience working with families, couples and individuals in a variety of organisations into her private practice. Heidi is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker; a Lvl 3 Gottman Couples Therapist, and a Lvl 2 Internal Family Systems Therapist and Circle of Security and Parenting Facilitator. Heidi has experience supporting across the life span, working with children/teens 12+, young adults and couples from a range of with backgrounds and culturally and linguistically diverse communities including LGBTIQA .
(07) 3555 7997 View (07) 3555 7997
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Luisa Listens
Counsellor, AACBT
West End, QLD 4101
People come to me because they’ve never felt fully understood in mainstream services, as they identify as LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, or from refugee and multicultural backgrounds. I counsel people of all genders, as well as those in non-traditional relationships such as polyamory, ethical non-monogamy, Kink/BDSM communities, and sex workers. I support clients who feel deeply, are easily triggered, are navigating life with trauma, think differently, or live at the intersection of multiple identities — including those with mental health diagnoses, as well as couples and families seeking a space where their complexity is understood.
People come to me because they’ve never felt fully understood in mainstream services, as they identify as LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, or from refugee and multicultural backgrounds. I counsel people of all genders, as well as those in non-traditional relationships such as polyamory, ethical non-monogamy, Kink/BDSM communities, and sex workers. I support clients who feel deeply, are easily triggered, are navigating life with trauma, think differently, or live at the intersection of multiple identities — including those with mental health diagnoses, as well as couples and families seeking a space where their complexity is understood.
(07) 2100 4730 View (07) 2100 4730
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mariecarmodypsychology
Psychologist, MPsych, MAPS
West End, QLD 4101
Marie is a registered clinical psychologist and relational psychotherapist who works with adults across a range of clinical and non-clinical health issues. Marie works as an integrative psychotherapist and draws upon a teaching and coaching (Jungian & solutions-focused therapies) background that enhances the wide range of treatment options she provides. Whether you have challenges at work, in your relationships, or with your own self-image, together, Marie will help you discover a new way for you to experience the world; and find a more comfortable way to living in your skin.
Marie is a registered clinical psychologist and relational psychotherapist who works with adults across a range of clinical and non-clinical health issues. Marie works as an integrative psychotherapist and draws upon a teaching and coaching (Jungian & solutions-focused therapies) background that enhances the wide range of treatment options she provides. Whether you have challenges at work, in your relationships, or with your own self-image, together, Marie will help you discover a new way for you to experience the world; and find a more comfortable way to living in your skin.
(07) 3184 4986 View (07) 3184 4986
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Dr Peter
Psychotherapist, PhD
West End, QLD 4101
If you need help unpacking what the hell is going on. If you know you nearly have it worked out but for these things that keep getting in the way. If you think you are OK but it is all those pesky family, work mates, or colleagues who drive you nuts. If you have had more diagnoses than help, more good ideas flung your way than anything concrete, then perhaps you could pay me a visit. I pride myself in having no long-term clients because I do what I say, and I do not turn you into a professional therapy clients or perpetual victim of life. I get curious in why you have come, what you want for yourself, what success might look like.
If you need help unpacking what the hell is going on. If you know you nearly have it worked out but for these things that keep getting in the way. If you think you are OK but it is all those pesky family, work mates, or colleagues who drive you nuts. If you have had more diagnoses than help, more good ideas flung your way than anything concrete, then perhaps you could pay me a visit. I pride myself in having no long-term clients because I do what I say, and I do not turn you into a professional therapy clients or perpetual victim of life. I get curious in why you have come, what you want for yourself, what success might look like.
(07) 2100 4491 View (07) 2100 4491
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Lisa Schubert
Psychotherapist, PACFA
West End, QLD 4101
I am a psychotherapist working with the Gestalt approach. I provide trauma-informed and body-positive therapy to preteens, teens and adults. My priority in working together is to co-create a safe and supportive space in which you are seen and deeply listened to, and to offer therapy that is relational, creative and present-focused. I also bring in embodied recovery (somatic) techniques which I find can be very helpful for building resilience and resetting the nervous system.
I am a psychotherapist working with the Gestalt approach. I provide trauma-informed and body-positive therapy to preteens, teens and adults. My priority in working together is to co-create a safe and supportive space in which you are seen and deeply listened to, and to offer therapy that is relational, creative and present-focused. I also bring in embodied recovery (somatic) techniques which I find can be very helpful for building resilience and resetting the nervous system.
(07) 2100 4425 View (07) 2100 4425
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Maggie Maylin
Counsellor, ACA-L2
1 Endorsed
West End, QLD 4101
If you're looking at this site you're probably trying to find something or someone to help you move on from a difficult patch. We can't always change the world or others but we can always, by looking within, reframe circumstances so they more fully reflect a happier and brighter world. We all crave to live in a world where we are more truly aligned with our heart and its deeper longing. We only find that world when we can honestly say we love ourselves, which in turn enables us to love others. What is it that prevents us loving our self? Lets journey in. this enquiry together.
If you're looking at this site you're probably trying to find something or someone to help you move on from a difficult patch. We can't always change the world or others but we can always, by looking within, reframe circumstances so they more fully reflect a happier and brighter world. We all crave to live in a world where we are more truly aligned with our heart and its deeper longing. We only find that world when we can honestly say we love ourselves, which in turn enables us to love others. What is it that prevents us loving our self? Lets journey in. this enquiry together.
(07) 2100 4298 View (07) 2100 4298
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Iona Mackenzie
Counsellor, ACA-L2
West End, QLD 4101
You may be here looking at this profile today because you feel like you're carrying too much, its become too heavy but you don't have tools or the space to put it down. Maybe there's something external in your life that is causing you stress or anxiety and you need to some support navigating it. Or like many of the clients I have worked with over the years, the struggle is internal. Memories or feelings that you are seeking to understand. My hope as a counsellor is to create a space for you, to put some of this down for a while. I tailor therapy to fit you, drawing from different approaches to meet your unique needs.
You may be here looking at this profile today because you feel like you're carrying too much, its become too heavy but you don't have tools or the space to put it down. Maybe there's something external in your life that is causing you stress or anxiety and you need to some support navigating it. Or like many of the clients I have worked with over the years, the struggle is internal. Memories or feelings that you are seeking to understand. My hope as a counsellor is to create a space for you, to put some of this down for a while. I tailor therapy to fit you, drawing from different approaches to meet your unique needs.
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Lou Aylward
Psychotherapist
2 Endorsed
West End, QLD 4101
I'm a Gestalt therapist committed to providing therapy that is inclusive, non-pathologising, trauma-informed & attuned to your unique needs. I bring safety, warmth, & care to our work together. I create space for you to feel heard & understood so you can make sense of your feelings & behaviours. Together we explore your experiences at your pace, uncover new perspectives & find ways of living that feel more grounded & connected. My approach is relational & holistic. This means I see you as a whole person. With respect & deep listening, I support you to ease your struggles and rediscover your capacity for resilience & wholeness.
I'm a Gestalt therapist committed to providing therapy that is inclusive, non-pathologising, trauma-informed & attuned to your unique needs. I bring safety, warmth, & care to our work together. I create space for you to feel heard & understood so you can make sense of your feelings & behaviours. Together we explore your experiences at your pace, uncover new perspectives & find ways of living that feel more grounded & connected. My approach is relational & holistic. This means I see you as a whole person. With respect & deep listening, I support you to ease your struggles and rediscover your capacity for resilience & wholeness.
(02) 5657 0925 View (02) 5657 0925
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Living Dreams Disability Services
Psychologist, MPsych, PsyBA General
West End, QLD 4101
Maria is a passionate Registered Psychologist who provides a safe and validating environment to children, adolescents and adults with a broad range of presentations including Depression, Anxiety, Personality Disorders including BPD, trauma, PTSD, Autism, ADHD, grief and bereavement, relationship difficulties, parental burnout and low self-esteem. Drawing from personal experience, Maria knows first hand how daunting seeking help can be. Thus, she strives to create a comfortable and welcoming environment to ensure all clients feel at home and can safely begin their journey to better understand themselves.
Maria is a passionate Registered Psychologist who provides a safe and validating environment to children, adolescents and adults with a broad range of presentations including Depression, Anxiety, Personality Disorders including BPD, trauma, PTSD, Autism, ADHD, grief and bereavement, relationship difficulties, parental burnout and low self-esteem. Drawing from personal experience, Maria knows first hand how daunting seeking help can be. Thus, she strives to create a comfortable and welcoming environment to ensure all clients feel at home and can safely begin their journey to better understand themselves.
(03) 7500 5891 View (03) 7500 5891
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Pella Wellness
Counsellor, PACFA
1 Endorsed
West End, QLD 4101
G'Day, I’m Amanda a Neuro affirming , heart centred Clinical Counsellor and Gestalt Psychotherapist. If you are feeling stuck, experiencing emotional pain or turmoil or are having trouble working things out I would love to meet you and hear about your unique experience. Together we can work through your difficulties and create awareness and meaningful change. I will meet you with curiosity and compassion. I recognise an individuals neurotype as part of the amazing landscape of human diversity .
G'Day, I’m Amanda a Neuro affirming , heart centred Clinical Counsellor and Gestalt Psychotherapist. If you are feeling stuck, experiencing emotional pain or turmoil or are having trouble working things out I would love to meet you and hear about your unique experience. Together we can work through your difficulties and create awareness and meaningful change. I will meet you with curiosity and compassion. I recognise an individuals neurotype as part of the amazing landscape of human diversity .
(07) 3113 9168 View (07) 3113 9168
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Yasmin Evans Psychology
Psychologist, PsyBA General
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Hi, finding a therapist you feel comfortable with can be overwhelming, especially when life might be difficult. I have over 20yrs experience working with adults from various backgrounds and life situations. I have witnessed firsthand how life changing improving your mental health can be. My main aim is to empower you by first listening, understanding, and increasing awareness of yourself and identifying new perspectives or strategies that can be useful and practical in everyday life. I treat each client with compassion and customize strategies to suit their distinctive needs. I look forward to speaking with you.
Hi, finding a therapist you feel comfortable with can be overwhelming, especially when life might be difficult. I have over 20yrs experience working with adults from various backgrounds and life situations. I have witnessed firsthand how life changing improving your mental health can be. My main aim is to empower you by first listening, understanding, and increasing awareness of yourself and identifying new perspectives or strategies that can be useful and practical in everyday life. I treat each client with compassion and customize strategies to suit their distinctive needs. I look forward to speaking with you.
(07) 2100 4093 View (07) 2100 4093
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Jack Kelly
Counsellor, PACFA
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Many of us learn to hide parts of ourselves to fit in, succeed, or stay safe. But when self-protection becomes second nature, it can leave us feeling disconnected, anxious, or stuck. My work is about helping you move from coping to healing to flourishing. My heart lies with supporting two types of clients who have had to learn to hide parts of themselves - LGBTQIA+ individuals facing the challenges of rejection, shame, and self-acceptance, and those with high-functioning anxiety - perfectionists, deep thinkers, and self-sacrificers who struggle to slow down and self-soothe.
Many of us learn to hide parts of ourselves to fit in, succeed, or stay safe. But when self-protection becomes second nature, it can leave us feeling disconnected, anxious, or stuck. My work is about helping you move from coping to healing to flourishing. My heart lies with supporting two types of clients who have had to learn to hide parts of themselves - LGBTQIA+ individuals facing the challenges of rejection, shame, and self-acceptance, and those with high-functioning anxiety - perfectionists, deep thinkers, and self-sacrificers who struggle to slow down and self-soothe.
(07) 2100 4752 View (07) 2100 4752
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Whole-Hearted Relationships
Psychotherapist, MA, PACFA
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Are you and your partner feeling more like housemates than companions, struggling to connect, stuck in the same painful cycles, or living with a quiet disconnection no one else can see? Perhaps intimacy feels out of reach, or you’ve moved through relationships searching for closeness but never quite finding safety. If you’re wondering whether the bond can be restored, don’t wait until distance grows deeper. Whether you’re working on your relationship or exploring recurring patterns on your own, I’m here to walk alongside you. Reaching out takes courage, and you deserve the support to create the love you long for.
Are you and your partner feeling more like housemates than companions, struggling to connect, stuck in the same painful cycles, or living with a quiet disconnection no one else can see? Perhaps intimacy feels out of reach, or you’ve moved through relationships searching for closeness but never quite finding safety. If you’re wondering whether the bond can be restored, don’t wait until distance grows deeper. Whether you’re working on your relationship or exploring recurring patterns on your own, I’m here to walk alongside you. Reaching out takes courage, and you deserve the support to create the love you long for.
(03) 8797 2621 View (03) 8797 2621
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Brett Jacobson
Psychologist, MPsych, PsyBA - Couns. Psych.
Serves Area
I understand the decision to begin psychotherapy can be daunting and is often prompted by a range of psychological difficulties, questions, and experiences. I offer individual psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and adults in-person at my Brisbane CBD office and by telehealth (for older adolescents and adults). I can assist young people and adults experiencing depression, anxiety, grief and loss including non-death losses, relational trauma, sexuality and gender identity concerns, low self-esteem/ chronic life dissatisfaction, relationship difficulties, and drug and alcohol dependence.
I understand the decision to begin psychotherapy can be daunting and is often prompted by a range of psychological difficulties, questions, and experiences. I offer individual psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and adults in-person at my Brisbane CBD office and by telehealth (for older adolescents and adults). I can assist young people and adults experiencing depression, anxiety, grief and loss including non-death losses, relational trauma, sexuality and gender identity concerns, low self-esteem/ chronic life dissatisfaction, relationship difficulties, and drug and alcohol dependence.
(07) 3186 8672 View (07) 3186 8672
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Sathya Maniam
Psychologist, MPsych, PsyBA - Clin. Psych
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
I am a clinical psychologist who predominantly works with young adults, adults, clients from diverse cultural/linguistic/ethnic backgrounds, and individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community. I have an interest in supporting individuals who have experienced trauma and/or abuse. Through the collaborative process of therapy, you'll learn to identify your triggers, establish a sense of safety, reduce PTSD symptoms through trauma processing techniques, learn effective coping strategies, and work towards an improved quality of life beyond the trauma. I also work with a broad range of concerns such as anxiety, depression, attachment styles etc.
I am a clinical psychologist who predominantly works with young adults, adults, clients from diverse cultural/linguistic/ethnic backgrounds, and individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community. I have an interest in supporting individuals who have experienced trauma and/or abuse. Through the collaborative process of therapy, you'll learn to identify your triggers, establish a sense of safety, reduce PTSD symptoms through trauma processing techniques, learn effective coping strategies, and work towards an improved quality of life beyond the trauma. I also work with a broad range of concerns such as anxiety, depression, attachment styles etc.
(07) 2100 4999 View (07) 2100 4999
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Marta Tonelli
Psychologist, MPsych, PsyBA Prov
Serves Area
Hi there! My name is Marta. My goal is to create a safe, welcoming space where you can explore and better understand yourself, your emotions, thoughts, and relationships, without judgment. I am Fluent in both English and Italian, I welcome adults and adolescents from diverse cultural backgrounds and individuals who may be facing anxiety, depression, trauma, relational difficulties, or significant life transitions and challenges. My patients often feel overwhelmed or unsure about their next steps but are motivated to explore these feelings in a safe and supportive space.
Hi there! My name is Marta. My goal is to create a safe, welcoming space where you can explore and better understand yourself, your emotions, thoughts, and relationships, without judgment. I am Fluent in both English and Italian, I welcome adults and adolescents from diverse cultural backgrounds and individuals who may be facing anxiety, depression, trauma, relational difficulties, or significant life transitions and challenges. My patients often feel overwhelmed or unsure about their next steps but are motivated to explore these feelings in a safe and supportive space.
(07) 2100 4879 View (07) 2100 4879
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Amy Doyle
Counsellor
Serves Area
Hi, I'm Amy. I am a Holistic Counsellor who is here to help you make sense of who you are and support you in your deconditioning, personal growth and coming alive. My gifts lie in the depths of soft, gentle, nurturing support to those who struggle with their life story and place in the world and in themselves. I help you move from the idea that you are broken or missing pieces of your own puzzle to owning your story, claiming back all parts of yourself and merging them together as one team to allow inner rest and be in your deepest expression.
Hi, I'm Amy. I am a Holistic Counsellor who is here to help you make sense of who you are and support you in your deconditioning, personal growth and coming alive. My gifts lie in the depths of soft, gentle, nurturing support to those who struggle with their life story and place in the world and in themselves. I help you move from the idea that you are broken or missing pieces of your own puzzle to owning your story, claiming back all parts of yourself and merging them together as one team to allow inner rest and be in your deepest expression.
(07) 3179 6965 View (07) 3179 6965
Codependency Therapists

What therapy types help with codependency problems?

Both couples and family therapy and cognitive and behavioral therapy (CBT) can help with the relationship difficulties referred to as codependency. Such problems typically include inappropriate feelings of responsibility for a loved one’s destructive behavior, irrational patterns of thinking about such behavior, and family interaction patterns in which the needs of one troubled member override the needs of others in a household.

What happens in therapy for codependency?

Spouses and family members learn and practice how to interact and support each other in a healthy way without sacrificing their own needs or well-being. They learn the limits of their responsibility for their loved ones and correct faulty patterns of thinking and feeling that underlie codependent behavior. Individuals may be encouraged to nurture an array of social relationships and to cultivate their own talents and interests so that they develop a healthy sense of self outside the family.

How does therapy help a person or couple overcome codependency?

Therapy helps people establish healthy ways of being in a relationship. Spouses and family members learn how to nurture and support one another without sacrificing their own needs or allowing the needs of one person to dominate the dynamic. Individuals learn how to say no and set boundaries, and how to maintain their own identity and self-esteem. Therapy helps people understand that they are not responsible for the feelings and actions of others. It also helps individuals deal with the turbulence that can come from living with a person suffering from such conditions as substance abuse and mental illness.

What is the goal of therapy for codependency?

One goal of therapy for codependency is to alleviate feelings of responsibility for and correct irrational patterns of thinking about loved ones whose behavioral problems override the needs of others in a household. Therapy helps people establish healthy boundaries of behavior and speak up for their own needs in a relationship. In addition, people learn how to maintain a healthy relationship, one in which both parties give and receive equally and are able to retain their own identity.