Codependency Therapists in Oakland, CA
I specialize in working with anxiety, perfectionism, codependency, boundaries, and relationship concerns.
My approach considers the whole person, past and present, and uses real-time expressive tools and activities to help you process emotions and thoughts. I combine talk therapy with practices in mindfulness to help release tension and restore the mind-body connection. I see this as a collaboration, working with you to create goals and select the right plan.
I specialize in working with anxiety, perfectionism, codependency, boundaries, and relationship concerns.
My approach considers the whole person, past and present, and uses real-time expressive tools and activities to help you process emotions and thoughts. I combine talk therapy with practices in mindfulness to help release tension and restore the mind-body connection. I see this as a collaboration, working with you to create goals and select the right plan.
I have 15 years experience of helping individuals, families and couples with all addictions, codependency and self defeating behaviors.
Are self defeating behaviors preventing you from experiencing true joy and fulfilment in your life? Maybe guilt, embarrassment and shame underpin the need to cover up and sometimes live a lie to get by. It can feel like no one will understand but then the weight eventually becomes too heavy to carry.
I understand this pain. You are invited to unload these habits, thoughts, emotions and behaviors that no longer serve you. Come learn a new way to reclaim your true nature by awakening your inherent strengths, with skills that support you.
I have 15 years experience of helping individuals, families and couples with all addictions, codependency and self defeating behaviors.
Are self defeating behaviors preventing you from experiencing true joy and fulfilment in your life? Maybe guilt, embarrassment and shame underpin the need to cover up and sometimes live a lie to get by. It can feel like no one will understand but then the weight eventually becomes too heavy to carry.
I understand this pain. You are invited to unload these habits, thoughts, emotions and behaviors that no longer serve you. Come learn a new way to reclaim your true nature by awakening your inherent strengths, with skills that support you.
I help clients address anxiety, codependency, trauma, and more in order to reclaim their lives and build the future they want.
I approach therapy from a gentle, holistic perspective, pulling from strengths-based approaches, Internal Family Systems “parts-work,” inner child healing, and mind-body somatic work. By acknowledging all the complex sides of yourself, you can feel in charge of your life and move from shame and self-criticism towards self-understanding.
I help clients address anxiety, codependency, trauma, and more in order to reclaim their lives and build the future they want.
I approach therapy from a gentle, holistic perspective, pulling from strengths-based approaches, Internal Family Systems “parts-work,” inner child healing, and mind-body somatic work. By acknowledging all the complex sides of yourself, you can feel in charge of your life and move from shame and self-criticism towards self-understanding.
I specialize in Adult Children of Narcissists, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Codependency, Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families with an emphasis on early childhood survival and its effect on adult relationships, and couples.
In therapy we will: * Develop an individualized program to help you overcome the debilitating effects of emotional abuse. *Talk about your own experience with the support of someone who understands. * Explore the difference between the messages you received and the person you truly are. * Support you in deciding how to deal with your narcissistic parent.
I specialize in Adult Children of Narcissists, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Codependency, Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families with an emphasis on early childhood survival and its effect on adult relationships, and couples.
In therapy we will: * Develop an individualized program to help you overcome the debilitating effects of emotional abuse. *Talk about your own experience with the support of someone who understands. * Explore the difference between the messages you received and the person you truly are. * Support you in deciding how to deal with your narcissistic parent.
Andrew Amick
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Online Only
By our work's end, you'll be able to see and avoid codependency trip-wires, sit more confidently knowing who you are and the life you deserve, and know when to catch the waves as they come.
With a blend of sharp insight, emotional awareness, light-heartedness, and intellectual depth, I offer a gently challenging, whole-person approach grounded in realism. My clients appreciate my balanced, integrative, supportive and active style.
By our work's end, you'll be able to see and avoid codependency trip-wires, sit more confidently knowing who you are and the life you deserve, and know when to catch the waves as they come.
With a blend of sharp insight, emotional awareness, light-heartedness, and intellectual depth, I offer a gently challenging, whole-person approach grounded in realism. My clients appreciate my balanced, integrative, supportive and active style.
The Codependency Clinic is specifically designed for codependency recovery.
This therapy is markedly different that any type of therapy I've ever had before (P.H. San Francisco, CA) " I feel so much happier; I mean DEEP happiness. I don't feel alone, I feel proud of myself" (J.O. Oakland therapist & current client). "My life is immeasurably better now" (M.J. Sebastopol therapist).
The Codependency Clinic is specifically designed for codependency recovery.
This therapy is markedly different that any type of therapy I've ever had before (P.H. San Francisco, CA) " I feel so much happier; I mean DEEP happiness. I don't feel alone, I feel proud of myself" (J.O. Oakland therapist & current client). "My life is immeasurably better now" (M.J. Sebastopol therapist).
I'm trained in relational and somatic approaches to psychotherapy, and focus on anxiety, depression, sex, relationships, & codependency.
If you've ever felt lost or stuck in a painful pattern or conflict, or struggle with overwhelming emotions, or have trouble connecting with them, therapy with me is a profound way to discover yourself again and have new experiences. To restore balance and flexibility, and to reawaken your inherent capacity for joy and resilience. I listen with attention, empathy, & curiosity as we encounter and explore your conflicts, pains, and desires. We accomplish your goals by concentrating on what is important to you in a space where you will be listened to and heard, and where we will share an honest & accurate reflection of your experience.
I'm trained in relational and somatic approaches to psychotherapy, and focus on anxiety, depression, sex, relationships, & codependency.
If you've ever felt lost or stuck in a painful pattern or conflict, or struggle with overwhelming emotions, or have trouble connecting with them, therapy with me is a profound way to discover yourself again and have new experiences. To restore balance and flexibility, and to reawaken your inherent capacity for joy and resilience. I listen with attention, empathy, & curiosity as we encounter and explore your conflicts, pains, and desires. We accomplish your goals by concentrating on what is important to you in a space where you will be listened to and heard, and where we will share an honest & accurate reflection of your experience.
I see people wanting to heal codependency, depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, childhood neglect and trauma, gender and sexuality.
Are you wanting to be more true to who you are but do not know if it is possible? Do you often repress your desires and ignore your needs? Does this end up making you feel stuck, unhappy, hopeless, sad, frustrated, depressed and/or anxious? Whether you were raised by people who failed to see you and support you, or in a culture that oppressed you, it is important that you do not give up. You deserve to prioritize yourself and be who you are truly meant to be.
I see people wanting to heal codependency, depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, childhood neglect and trauma, gender and sexuality.
Are you wanting to be more true to who you are but do not know if it is possible? Do you often repress your desires and ignore your needs? Does this end up making you feel stuck, unhappy, hopeless, sad, frustrated, depressed and/or anxious? Whether you were raised by people who failed to see you and support you, or in a culture that oppressed you, it is important that you do not give up. You deserve to prioritize yourself and be who you are truly meant to be.
Main areas of focus are grief, post traumatic stress, anxiety, developmental trauma, relational issues, family stress, codependency, enmeshment, dissociative disorders, self-harm, addiction, and depression.
I trust your intuition. You may have landed here because you're feeling something difficult, or not quite sure how you feel. I work with you to connect more to yourself and consequently more to others. I practice a trauma-informed approach that blends Depth-work with Mindfulness, DBT, Attachment theory, Somatic experiencing, & Psychodynamic lenses. I am also trained in EMDR which is used for reprocessing how our brain stores difficult experiences. I do not view symptoms as a pathology, but as information about our needs, our inner world, and our life's meaning.
Main areas of focus are grief, post traumatic stress, anxiety, developmental trauma, relational issues, family stress, codependency, enmeshment, dissociative disorders, self-harm, addiction, and depression.
I trust your intuition. You may have landed here because you're feeling something difficult, or not quite sure how you feel. I work with you to connect more to yourself and consequently more to others. I practice a trauma-informed approach that blends Depth-work with Mindfulness, DBT, Attachment theory, Somatic experiencing, & Psychodynamic lenses. I am also trained in EMDR which is used for reprocessing how our brain stores difficult experiences. I do not view symptoms as a pathology, but as information about our needs, our inner world, and our life's meaning.
I also have many years working with substance use and addiction issues, including codependency.
We all sometimes face challenges in life that we just can't resolve on our own. It might be a transition in your life that has brought unexpected trials: adulthood, marriage or divorce. raising a family, children leaving home, caring for your aging parents, the loss of a loved one, or facing your own aging and mortality. It might be a conflict in a relationship. Or it might be more of an internal struggle giving rise to anxiety, depression, or struggles with self-defeating behaviors. A fresh perspective can make all the difference. I work with both couples and individuals, providing expertise gained from 40 years' experience.
I also have many years working with substance use and addiction issues, including codependency.
We all sometimes face challenges in life that we just can't resolve on our own. It might be a transition in your life that has brought unexpected trials: adulthood, marriage or divorce. raising a family, children leaving home, caring for your aging parents, the loss of a loved one, or facing your own aging and mortality. It might be a conflict in a relationship. Or it might be more of an internal struggle giving rise to anxiety, depression, or struggles with self-defeating behaviors. A fresh perspective can make all the difference. I work with both couples and individuals, providing expertise gained from 40 years' experience.
I also specialize in addiction and codependency, grief and loss, and childhood trauma.
Do you find yourself feeling anxious, depressed, angry, and overwhelmed? Do you continue to repeat the same patterns of being in unhealthy relationships, engaging in harmful behaviors that are not serving you in a good way, and continuously trying to find a way to numb the pain? I am a process-oriented and trauma-informed therapist who meets clients where they are at. I draw from the psychodynamic approach focusing on bringing the unconscious to the conscious to get to the root of the issue and explore defense mechanisms that have been adapted along the way.
I also specialize in addiction and codependency, grief and loss, and childhood trauma.
Do you find yourself feeling anxious, depressed, angry, and overwhelmed? Do you continue to repeat the same patterns of being in unhealthy relationships, engaging in harmful behaviors that are not serving you in a good way, and continuously trying to find a way to numb the pain? I am a process-oriented and trauma-informed therapist who meets clients where they are at. I draw from the psychodynamic approach focusing on bringing the unconscious to the conscious to get to the root of the issue and explore defense mechanisms that have been adapted along the way.
Meet Our Codependency Therapists
My clients often struggle with issues like anxiety, depression, codependency, addiction, C/PTSD, and ADHD.
It's a priority that my clients feel safe and empowered throughout the treatment process. Moreover, I believe that an authentic connection between therapist and client is crucial in driving individual growth and change. In session, I engage actively with clients, at times asking challenging questions, offering feedback with kindness, honesty, and curiosity.
My clients often struggle with issues like anxiety, depression, codependency, addiction, C/PTSD, and ADHD.
It's a priority that my clients feel safe and empowered throughout the treatment process. Moreover, I believe that an authentic connection between therapist and client is crucial in driving individual growth and change. In session, I engage actively with clients, at times asking challenging questions, offering feedback with kindness, honesty, and curiosity.
We can work on managing anxiety, processing trauma, overcoming people-pleasing habits, improving emotional regulation, working through codependency, and embarking on a journey of healing and well-being.
I integrate Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Internal Family Systems (IFS). Whether in individual therapy or couples/family therapy, we'll identify root causes of anxiety, depression, trauma, & relationship issues and develop healthier communication. So you can deepen emotional security to foster healing and connection within your relationships.
We can work on managing anxiety, processing trauma, overcoming people-pleasing habits, improving emotional regulation, working through codependency, and embarking on a journey of healing and well-being.
I integrate Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Internal Family Systems (IFS). Whether in individual therapy or couples/family therapy, we'll identify root causes of anxiety, depression, trauma, & relationship issues and develop healthier communication. So you can deepen emotional security to foster healing and connection within your relationships.
Becca Crowley
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Oakland, CA 94610
Some of the areas I have experience in and feel best working with include relational & attachment issues, codependency, sex, love, & intimacy challenges, anxiety, depression, trauma, and grief.
I work with couples, individuals, and teens who are looking for a supportive space to talk about the complexities of life. I believe the key to healing is strengthening the relationship we have with ourselves, and to live from a place of authenticity, we must first understand the systems and experiences that have shaped us. Therapy provides a space for a variety of forms of self-exploration. Together we can find the path that aligns best with your unique healing journey.
Some of the areas I have experience in and feel best working with include relational & attachment issues, codependency, sex, love, & intimacy challenges, anxiety, depression, trauma, and grief.
I work with couples, individuals, and teens who are looking for a supportive space to talk about the complexities of life. I believe the key to healing is strengthening the relationship we have with ourselves, and to live from a place of authenticity, we must first understand the systems and experiences that have shaped us. Therapy provides a space for a variety of forms of self-exploration. Together we can find the path that aligns best with your unique healing journey.
Sahra Brubeck
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Oakland, CA 94618
I tend to attract clients dealing with anxiety, rumination, addiction, or codependency—patterns tied to an unmet need for belonging and stability.
I see our struggles as expressions of the stress that comes from navigating economic pressure, family trauma, perfectionism culture, and social injustices. This stress manifests differently in each of us. Perhaps you are experiencing looping thoughts, anxiety, feeling distrustful of yourself, imbibing to cope, or maybe you are feeling isolated from others despite a desire to connect. It can be hard to feel safe or secure in such a wobbly world. In therapy, we'll make space for the parts of you that have had to shut down or shrink away in order to survive under today's impossible expectations.
I tend to attract clients dealing with anxiety, rumination, addiction, or codependency—patterns tied to an unmet need for belonging and stability.
I see our struggles as expressions of the stress that comes from navigating economic pressure, family trauma, perfectionism culture, and social injustices. This stress manifests differently in each of us. Perhaps you are experiencing looping thoughts, anxiety, feeling distrustful of yourself, imbibing to cope, or maybe you are feeling isolated from others despite a desire to connect. It can be hard to feel safe or secure in such a wobbly world. In therapy, we'll make space for the parts of you that have had to shut down or shrink away in order to survive under today's impossible expectations.
I support Individuals & couples with depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, codependency & life transitions experienced creatives, women, femmes, non-binary, BIPOC, LGBTQ.
At times, we've all struggled with feelings of unworthiness, isolation, fear, grief & disconnection. It may be from the life you’ve created, relationships you’ve chosen, secret desires you’ve rejected, or parts of yourself that you have abandoned to please others. My clients are people who are searching for their authentic voice, yearn to reconnect to their intuition & ancestral wisdom, & create a sense of home in their bodies and lives. You have arrived here; standing at a crossroads, surveying the distance between the life you have & the life you are longing for; waiting to weave a story, a world, a life that feels more true.
I support Individuals & couples with depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, codependency & life transitions experienced creatives, women, femmes, non-binary, BIPOC, LGBTQ.
At times, we've all struggled with feelings of unworthiness, isolation, fear, grief & disconnection. It may be from the life you’ve created, relationships you’ve chosen, secret desires you’ve rejected, or parts of yourself that you have abandoned to please others. My clients are people who are searching for their authentic voice, yearn to reconnect to their intuition & ancestral wisdom, & create a sense of home in their bodies and lives. You have arrived here; standing at a crossroads, surveying the distance between the life you have & the life you are longing for; waiting to weave a story, a world, a life that feels more true.
Are there problems standing in your way, such as depression, anxiety, addiction, codependency, or trauma?.
I provide Jungian-oriented and existential-humanistic psychotherapy, including dream interpretation. I listen to help you better hear yourself and your hopes. I use motivational interviewing to help you find the internal motivation to change. I also use personality testing to help us both understand you more quickly and to provide focus and direction.
Are there problems standing in your way, such as depression, anxiety, addiction, codependency, or trauma?.
I provide Jungian-oriented and existential-humanistic psychotherapy, including dream interpretation. I listen to help you better hear yourself and your hopes. I use motivational interviewing to help you find the internal motivation to change. I also use personality testing to help us both understand you more quickly and to provide focus and direction.
We can identify coping skills that can assist in codependency, relationship anxiety, and avoidance of intimacy.
Do you struggle with depression, anxiety, and trauma? Do you experience difficulties managing family and relationship issues? I believe that healing happens when we pay attention to all the parts that make us whole—our mind, body, and soul. The subconscious mind controls most of our reality and choices, so building awareness and active presence can improve the quality of daily living and assist in not only surviving but thriving through life. As an intuitive & holistic therapist, I will assist you in strengthening your inner psyche and developing new tools to manage negative feelings and thoughts.
We can identify coping skills that can assist in codependency, relationship anxiety, and avoidance of intimacy.
Do you struggle with depression, anxiety, and trauma? Do you experience difficulties managing family and relationship issues? I believe that healing happens when we pay attention to all the parts that make us whole—our mind, body, and soul. The subconscious mind controls most of our reality and choices, so building awareness and active presence can improve the quality of daily living and assist in not only surviving but thriving through life. As an intuitive & holistic therapist, I will assist you in strengthening your inner psyche and developing new tools to manage negative feelings and thoughts.
Trauma, Anxiety, Codependency, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Couples and marriage counseling, Family counseling, Grief counseling , Highly sensitive person (empath), Personality disorders, Narcissistic abuse, Domestic violence recovery, Sexual abuse recovery, Career counseling, Divorce counseling, Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Hello, I'm Mary Joye, and I am here to help you listen to yourself from a new and nonjudgmental perspective. We will work together to make connections between the past and the present to help you enjoy a brighter and better future.
Trauma, Anxiety, Codependency, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Couples and marriage counseling, Family counseling, Grief counseling , Highly sensitive person (empath), Personality disorders, Narcissistic abuse, Domestic violence recovery, Sexual abuse recovery, Career counseling, Divorce counseling, Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Hello, I'm Mary Joye, and I am here to help you listen to yourself from a new and nonjudgmental perspective. We will work together to make connections between the past and the present to help you enjoy a brighter and better future.
Danielle Comerford Worth
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, LPCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Online Only
We explore a host of issues, including: emotionally rooted physiologic ailments, medical trauma, PTSD, developmental trauma, grief, energetic sensitivity, assault, boundary setting, anxiety, panic attacks, eating disorders, addiction, codependency, and transitional and relational struggles.
As humans, we are brilliantly complex, wired for connection, attachment, and survival. Our experience of joy and suffering are innately human and are connected to our physical and emotional wellness--inseparable realms. In somatic psychotherapy we hold space for the body to have a language of its own, honoring what it has to say, so that we may more clearly see what is beneath the surface. As a somatic psychotherapist, I am a collaborator, guide and mirror, supporting you in increasing your own sense of exploration of conscious and unconscious patterns of behaviors, beliefs, body signals and cues.
We explore a host of issues, including: emotionally rooted physiologic ailments, medical trauma, PTSD, developmental trauma, grief, energetic sensitivity, assault, boundary setting, anxiety, panic attacks, eating disorders, addiction, codependency, and transitional and relational struggles.
As humans, we are brilliantly complex, wired for connection, attachment, and survival. Our experience of joy and suffering are innately human and are connected to our physical and emotional wellness--inseparable realms. In somatic psychotherapy we hold space for the body to have a language of its own, honoring what it has to say, so that we may more clearly see what is beneath the surface. As a somatic psychotherapist, I am a collaborator, guide and mirror, supporting you in increasing your own sense of exploration of conscious and unconscious patterns of behaviors, beliefs, body signals and cues.
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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.