Codependency Counselling in Wythenshawe

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Jacki Henderson
Counsellor, DCounsPsych, MBACP
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
As an experienced BACP-registered Counsellor and Psychotherapist, I provide a warm, confidential, and non-judgemental environment where you can talk openly about whatever is troubling you. My approach is primarily Person-Centred, which means I work alongside you with empathy, respect and understanding. I also draw on a range of therapeutic approaches, including CBT, Solution-Focused Therapy, Transactional Analysis, and Mindfulness, enabling me to tailor sessions to your individual needs and help you develop greater self-awareness, resilience, and wellbeing.
As an experienced BACP-registered Counsellor and Psychotherapist, I provide a warm, confidential, and non-judgemental environment where you can talk openly about whatever is troubling you. My approach is primarily Person-Centred, which means I work alongside you with empathy, respect and understanding. I also draw on a range of therapeutic approaches, including CBT, Solution-Focused Therapy, Transactional Analysis, and Mindfulness, enabling me to tailor sessions to your individual needs and help you develop greater self-awareness, resilience, and wellbeing.
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Mobeen Akhtar
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBACP Accred
5 Endorsed
Serves Area
Sharing difficulties with a stranger can be daunting, but often better than facing them alone. Explore your experiences during our sessions together and find a way to understand, cope and thrive in this ever challenging world. Start today.
Sharing difficulties with a stranger can be daunting, but often better than facing them alone. Explore your experiences during our sessions together and find a way to understand, cope and thrive in this ever challenging world. Start today.
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Abigail Durling
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Online Only
Hi, My name is Abby. I am a fully qualified, BACP accredited counsellor and psychotherapist working with teens and adults. I specialise in working with young people and have extensive experience in schools and college settings. I am a person centred counsellor, I trust my clients autonomy and ability to heal. I facilitate my clients in this process, providing a safe space where they can experience empathy and speak honestly without judgement. I have both professional and lived experience of autism and ADHD and am trained to work in a trauma informed way.
Hi, My name is Abby. I am a fully qualified, BACP accredited counsellor and psychotherapist working with teens and adults. I specialise in working with young people and have extensive experience in schools and college settings. I am a person centred counsellor, I trust my clients autonomy and ability to heal. I facilitate my clients in this process, providing a safe space where they can experience empathy and speak honestly without judgement. I have both professional and lived experience of autism and ADHD and am trained to work in a trauma informed way.
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Luke Murphy
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
Life can feel overwhelming when anxiety, low mood, or stress take over. For some, it shows up in sleepless nights, low self-esteem, relationship issues, or turning to gambling, food, drugs or work to cope. Others work with me because they’ve lost their direction or sense of identity, & just want to feel like themselves again. Often the mind & body mirror each other. Stress, tension, & pain don’t just live in our thoughts, they show up in our bodies. The weight we carry emotionally often affects how we feel physically. My work helps you understand these connections, so you can find clarity, balance, & the confidence to move forward.
Life can feel overwhelming when anxiety, low mood, or stress take over. For some, it shows up in sleepless nights, low self-esteem, relationship issues, or turning to gambling, food, drugs or work to cope. Others work with me because they’ve lost their direction or sense of identity, & just want to feel like themselves again. Often the mind & body mirror each other. Stress, tension, & pain don’t just live in our thoughts, they show up in our bodies. The weight we carry emotionally often affects how we feel physically. My work helps you understand these connections, so you can find clarity, balance, & the confidence to move forward.
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Danielle Lloyd
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
Think of me as someone you can talk to about anything—whether you’re feeling stressed, stuck, overwhelmed, or just need to vent. Many of my clients come to therapy feeling like “technically nothing is wrong in my life, but I’m just not happy. Is this really it?” You might be feeling anxious about the future, unhappy in your relationship, or waiting for a partner to change and realising it’s not happening. Perhaps you’re considering ending your marriage or making a big life change, but the fear of being alone or starting over feels overwhelming. These struggles can leave you feeling anxious, suffocated, taken for granted.
Think of me as someone you can talk to about anything—whether you’re feeling stressed, stuck, overwhelmed, or just need to vent. Many of my clients come to therapy feeling like “technically nothing is wrong in my life, but I’m just not happy. Is this really it?” You might be feeling anxious about the future, unhappy in your relationship, or waiting for a partner to change and realising it’s not happening. Perhaps you’re considering ending your marriage or making a big life change, but the fear of being alone or starting over feels overwhelming. These struggles can leave you feeling anxious, suffocated, taken for granted.
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Chloe Brew Counselling
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
Self-criticism can feel like it’s on a painful, repeating loop. You might find you are telling yourself that you are not good enough, or boring, ugly or fat. Far from motivating you, it’s my belief that punishing yourself in this way actually limits your choices and actions and keeps you stuck. Quite simply, talking to yourself in a mean way doesn’t get you anywhere. Talking to another person, and opening up about this habit can really help.
Self-criticism can feel like it’s on a painful, repeating loop. You might find you are telling yourself that you are not good enough, or boring, ugly or fat. Far from motivating you, it’s my belief that punishing yourself in this way actually limits your choices and actions and keeps you stuck. Quite simply, talking to yourself in a mean way doesn’t get you anywhere. Talking to another person, and opening up about this habit can really help.
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Jayne Tamsett
Psychotherapist, MBACP Accred
2 Endorsed
Online Only
I have particular interests supporting those who identify with autistic or ADHD traits and survivors of narcissistic abuse. Feeling empowered, we will develop your emotional healing & resilience, working as a team discovering your true self. The real self, free of any past hurt, guilt, shame/other negative thoughts, feelings, behaviours and unwanted bodily sensations that you feel you have never deserved. My practice is inclusive and anti-oppressive, ensuring clients feel safe to be themselves, truly heard, and understood. I am committed to walking alongside you with compassion, authenticity and a focus on lasting change.
I have particular interests supporting those who identify with autistic or ADHD traits and survivors of narcissistic abuse. Feeling empowered, we will develop your emotional healing & resilience, working as a team discovering your true self. The real self, free of any past hurt, guilt, shame/other negative thoughts, feelings, behaviours and unwanted bodily sensations that you feel you have never deserved. My practice is inclusive and anti-oppressive, ensuring clients feel safe to be themselves, truly heard, and understood. I am committed to walking alongside you with compassion, authenticity and a focus on lasting change.
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Rashida Mustafa
Psychotherapist, MA, GMBPsS
At this point in your life when you are looking for therapy, you may have a hunch that the burden you carry has grown too much to hold on your own and somebody needs to hear you out. Many conversations heal, but the difference between a psychologist and a friend is that looking at things with the tools and theories we have at our disposal can help you define the problem, perhaps reframe it and then resolve it. That is the starting point for feeling better. You may wonder whether anything can really help, because everything may seem complicated and deep, but the wonder of your own self is waiting for you to unfold.
At this point in your life when you are looking for therapy, you may have a hunch that the burden you carry has grown too much to hold on your own and somebody needs to hear you out. Many conversations heal, but the difference between a psychologist and a friend is that looking at things with the tools and theories we have at our disposal can help you define the problem, perhaps reframe it and then resolve it. That is the starting point for feeling better. You may wonder whether anything can really help, because everything may seem complicated and deep, but the wonder of your own self is waiting for you to unfold.
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David John Dowell
Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
1 Endorsed
Wirral CH62
Hello, I am David, an experienced qualified Pluralistic counsellor. I believe no single counselling approach or modality will fit every client and presenting issue as we are all unique individuals with our own stories to tell. I tailor my approach to you, using the therapeutic modalities that best address and resolve your problems, with your collaboration and agreement. At the heart of my counselling style is the belief clients heal through exploring how their issues arose, where these come from, and crucially how to make the changes needed to feel at ease with themselves and make lasting improvement. I help clients do this.
Hello, I am David, an experienced qualified Pluralistic counsellor. I believe no single counselling approach or modality will fit every client and presenting issue as we are all unique individuals with our own stories to tell. I tailor my approach to you, using the therapeutic modalities that best address and resolve your problems, with your collaboration and agreement. At the heart of my counselling style is the belief clients heal through exploring how their issues arose, where these come from, and crucially how to make the changes needed to feel at ease with themselves and make lasting improvement. I help clients do this.
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Nicola Burgess
Counsellor, MBACP
Crewe CW2
Hi, I'm Nicola, a qualified Person-Centred counsellor. Do you experience times when things just get too much and although you may have a good network of family, friends or colleagues you just need a safe space where you can go to talk, not be judged and know that whatever is spoken about is confidential. Whatever is troubling you may stem from your childhood, a relationship, a traumatic event or something else but whatever it is, this maybe preventing you from living your life to the full. The first step can be daunting, but together we can explore your thoughts, your feelings which will enable you to gain a greater self worth.
Hi, I'm Nicola, a qualified Person-Centred counsellor. Do you experience times when things just get too much and although you may have a good network of family, friends or colleagues you just need a safe space where you can go to talk, not be judged and know that whatever is spoken about is confidential. Whatever is troubling you may stem from your childhood, a relationship, a traumatic event or something else but whatever it is, this maybe preventing you from living your life to the full. The first step can be daunting, but together we can explore your thoughts, your feelings which will enable you to gain a greater self worth.
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Joanna Elizabeth Jamieson
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Waitlist for new clients
Talking about your problems can be difficult, even with people who love and care about you. Sometimes you don't know where to turn. We all experience challenging times in our lives and may feel that we should be coping , we should be able to manage to find our way through ? We can feel very lost and alone at these times. I am here to offer you support, and to respond to you sensitively, honestly and without judgement. Having that safe space to hear your own voice and know that you are understood is the first step to seeing the path ahead.
Talking about your problems can be difficult, even with people who love and care about you. Sometimes you don't know where to turn. We all experience challenging times in our lives and may feel that we should be coping , we should be able to manage to find our way through ? We can feel very lost and alone at these times. I am here to offer you support, and to respond to you sensitively, honestly and without judgement. Having that safe space to hear your own voice and know that you are understood is the first step to seeing the path ahead.
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Ilia (Stavroula) DAOUSSI
Counsellor, MA, MUKCP
Bootle L30
Do you feel the need for a change but the thought of it makes you anxious? Do people around you seem not to be able to see who you truly are? Are you questioning your sexuality or gender? Does it feel as if you constantly need to justify yourself? As a member of the LGBTQ+ community myself, I’m familiar with the struggles around sexuality and/or gender. If this is something you’re facing, I can walk the path of self-acceptance with you over rough or smooth terrains.
Do you feel the need for a change but the thought of it makes you anxious? Do people around you seem not to be able to see who you truly are? Are you questioning your sexuality or gender? Does it feel as if you constantly need to justify yourself? As a member of the LGBTQ+ community myself, I’m familiar with the struggles around sexuality and/or gender. If this is something you’re facing, I can walk the path of self-acceptance with you over rough or smooth terrains.
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Forever growing
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
Hi, I'm Vicky to begin I’d like to acknowledge how difficult it can be making that first step to recognising you may need some support. It takes courage to admit you may need a helping hand, or someone to help bear that heavy weight you may be carrying. Something I believe most of us need at some point in our lives. It can be difficult to turn to those closest to us for fear we may be judged or not truly listened to. So, I offer a safe confidential space for you to be heard, and to explore the issues that may be troubling you, in a non-judgemental way. Somewhere you can lead at your own pace.
Hi, I'm Vicky to begin I’d like to acknowledge how difficult it can be making that first step to recognising you may need some support. It takes courage to admit you may need a helping hand, or someone to help bear that heavy weight you may be carrying. Something I believe most of us need at some point in our lives. It can be difficult to turn to those closest to us for fear we may be judged or not truly listened to. So, I offer a safe confidential space for you to be heard, and to explore the issues that may be troubling you, in a non-judgemental way. Somewhere you can lead at your own pace.
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Claire P
Psychotherapist, MBACP
1 Endorsed
I work with people who struggle with people-pleasing, self-doubt, and relationship anxiety. You might worry about disappointing others, replay conversations in your mind, or feel guilty for putting your own needs first. Over time, people-pleasing can leave you feeling exhausted, resentful, and disconnected from what you truly want. Therapy offers a space to understand where these patterns began and how they shape your relationships today. Together we can explore your needs, build confidence in expressing them, and practise setting healthier boundaries so you can feel more grounded, secure, and comfortable being yourself.
I work with people who struggle with people-pleasing, self-doubt, and relationship anxiety. You might worry about disappointing others, replay conversations in your mind, or feel guilty for putting your own needs first. Over time, people-pleasing can leave you feeling exhausted, resentful, and disconnected from what you truly want. Therapy offers a space to understand where these patterns began and how they shape your relationships today. Together we can explore your needs, build confidence in expressing them, and practise setting healthier boundaries so you can feel more grounded, secure, and comfortable being yourself.
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Victoria Abadi
Psychotherapist, DCounsPsych, MBACP
I use a combination of skill sets to aid in full recovery from addiction and codependency.
Congratulations on taking the first step towards dealing with yours or a loved ones addiction. If you have struggled with any form of addiction or been affected by a loved ones addiction then I imagine you have tried and tried again to get a handle on this problem. If you are reading this then I suspect it hasn’t worked on your own and you are looking for some tools to help you finally achieve the outcomes you are aiming for. Addiction is difficult to treat without professional guidance. I have worked as a qualified therapist working with addiction for over 20 years and know how to help once help is asked for. Reach out ask for help
I use a combination of skill sets to aid in full recovery from addiction and codependency.
Congratulations on taking the first step towards dealing with yours or a loved ones addiction. If you have struggled with any form of addiction or been affected by a loved ones addiction then I imagine you have tried and tried again to get a handle on this problem. If you are reading this then I suspect it hasn’t worked on your own and you are looking for some tools to help you finally achieve the outcomes you are aiming for. Addiction is difficult to treat without professional guidance. I have worked as a qualified therapist working with addiction for over 20 years and know how to help once help is asked for. Reach out ask for help
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Kat Friel
Counsellor, MSc, BACP
Serves Area
I offer online counselling for adults, with a particular interest in supporting LGBTQIA+ clients, neurodivergent adults, and people exploring identity, relationships and life experiences that may not fit traditional expectations. My approach is primarily person-centred and trauma-informed. I believe therapy works best when you feel genuinely heard, respected and understood. Together, we can explore your experiences, patterns and emotions at a pace that feels right for you. I aim to provide a supportive, non-judgemental space where you can better understand yourself, develop self-compassion and explore what matters most to you.
I offer online counselling for adults, with a particular interest in supporting LGBTQIA+ clients, neurodivergent adults, and people exploring identity, relationships and life experiences that may not fit traditional expectations. My approach is primarily person-centred and trauma-informed. I believe therapy works best when you feel genuinely heard, respected and understood. Together, we can explore your experiences, patterns and emotions at a pace that feels right for you. I aim to provide a supportive, non-judgemental space where you can better understand yourself, develop self-compassion and explore what matters most to you.
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Dawn Pierce
Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
Glossop SK13
I am a Neurodivegent Person Centred Counsellor living with FND & Fibromyalgia. I believe that my lived experience adds to the pluralistic way in which I work with clients. I do this by being flexible and adapting my approach in a way that meets clients needs and preferred ways of working. I believe that there are many valid ways of working in therapy and value my clients thoughts about what is most helpful for them.
I am a Neurodivegent Person Centred Counsellor living with FND & Fibromyalgia. I believe that my lived experience adds to the pluralistic way in which I work with clients. I do this by being flexible and adapting my approach in a way that meets clients needs and preferred ways of working. I believe that there are many valid ways of working in therapy and value my clients thoughts about what is most helpful for them.
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Carmen Neagoe
Counsellor, MA, BACP
2 Endorsed
You may be caught in cycles you don't fully understand, addiction pulling you back, ADHD making life feel chaotic, the weight of past abuse shaping who you think you are. Perhaps you're questioning your identity or your place in the world. Beneath the struggle, something in you knows there is more, a deeper self waiting to be uncovered. I'm Carmen, a therapist with two decades of experience working with adults ready to stop managing symptoms and understand their roots. People who sense that healing isn't just psychological, it's a journey of the soul. The hero's journey has already begun. You reaching here is the first step.
You may be caught in cycles you don't fully understand, addiction pulling you back, ADHD making life feel chaotic, the weight of past abuse shaping who you think you are. Perhaps you're questioning your identity or your place in the world. Beneath the struggle, something in you knows there is more, a deeper self waiting to be uncovered. I'm Carmen, a therapist with two decades of experience working with adults ready to stop managing symptoms and understand their roots. People who sense that healing isn't just psychological, it's a journey of the soul. The hero's journey has already begun. You reaching here is the first step.
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Hebden Counselling
Counsellor, MBACP
Hi, my name is Gareth of Hebden Counselling & in practise for 18 years. The counselling I offer is a deeply integrative approach which utilises an apex of approaches with an empathic, unjudgmental framework in which you the client, with the focus on you and your needs, can confidently and congruently explore your issues, feelings and emotions in the comfortable space of Springfield House on Albert St in Hebden Bridge with great access from Manchester/Leeds/Bradford and there surrounding towns. I also offer myself as a qualified clinical supervisor for both student & qualified counsellors. Feel free to get in touch for my services.
Hi, my name is Gareth of Hebden Counselling & in practise for 18 years. The counselling I offer is a deeply integrative approach which utilises an apex of approaches with an empathic, unjudgmental framework in which you the client, with the focus on you and your needs, can confidently and congruently explore your issues, feelings and emotions in the comfortable space of Springfield House on Albert St in Hebden Bridge with great access from Manchester/Leeds/Bradford and there surrounding towns. I also offer myself as a qualified clinical supervisor for both student & qualified counsellors. Feel free to get in touch for my services.
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Ana Puljic
Psychotherapist, MSc, PNCPS Acc.
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
Hi there, my name is Ana and I'm a psychodynamic therapist and supervisor with a special interest and experience in working with those affected by existential issues and a Masters thesis in working with adult children of parents with narcissistic traits. In my client work, I draw on my background in psychology, philosophy and systemic therapy, as well as psychodynamic therapy and attachment theory which looks at the unconscious relational processes between us and finds links between what you're experiencing in the present and your early childhood and family experiences. My supervision approach is both psychodynamic and integrative.
Hi there, my name is Ana and I'm a psychodynamic therapist and supervisor with a special interest and experience in working with those affected by existential issues and a Masters thesis in working with adult children of parents with narcissistic traits. In my client work, I draw on my background in psychology, philosophy and systemic therapy, as well as psychodynamic therapy and attachment theory which looks at the unconscious relational processes between us and finds links between what you're experiencing in the present and your early childhood and family experiences. My supervision approach is both psychodynamic and integrative.
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Codependency Counsellors
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.