Codependency Therapists in Washington, DC
Melissa Williams, LICSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Washington, DC 20036
I have particular expertise in working with folks who want to deepen their emotional intimacy and also those who struggle with codependency.
I have a passion for helping people gain freedom in their lives + thrive in their relationships. I do my best to compassionately understand where you are in this season of life and help you honestly identify where you want to be. I enjoy working with adult + adolescent clients in individual, couples and group therapy to identify & work through the barriers the get in the way of living a full and rich life, including past trauma, stress management, life transitions, attachment issues & self-esteem.
I have particular expertise in working with folks who want to deepen their emotional intimacy and also those who struggle with codependency.
I have a passion for helping people gain freedom in their lives + thrive in their relationships. I do my best to compassionately understand where you are in this season of life and help you honestly identify where you want to be. I enjoy working with adult + adolescent clients in individual, couples and group therapy to identify & work through the barriers the get in the way of living a full and rich life, including past trauma, stress management, life transitions, attachment issues & self-esteem.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida, Maryland, Washington D.C., and California, as well as a dedicated Reiki healer. I'm currently offering my services exclusively through telehealth. My approach is rooted in empathy and a strong commitment to aiding others, driven by an unyielding passion for personal development. Specializing in supporting young adult women, I focus on various challenges including codependency, anxiety, ADHD, highly sensitive people, depression, panic attacks, life transitions, relationship strains, college planning, self-esteem, family of origin, and attachment.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida, Maryland, Washington D.C., and California, as well as a dedicated Reiki healer. I'm currently offering my services exclusively through telehealth. My approach is rooted in empathy and a strong commitment to aiding others, driven by an unyielding passion for personal development. Specializing in supporting young adult women, I focus on various challenges including codependency, anxiety, ADHD, highly sensitive people, depression, panic attacks, life transitions, relationship strains, college planning, self-esteem, family of origin, and attachment.
A psychotherapist and Licensed Professional Counselor, I received my Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from The George Washington University. Prior to becoming a therapist I lived and worked in various countries in West Africa, Haiti, and the Middle East and bring a unique cross-cultural lens to my work. My specialty areas include anxiety, depression, people-pleasing, codependency, trauma, adult children of alcoholics, career issues, dating/relationship struggles, life transitions, and cultural identity development.
A psychotherapist and Licensed Professional Counselor, I received my Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from The George Washington University. Prior to becoming a therapist I lived and worked in various countries in West Africa, Haiti, and the Middle East and bring a unique cross-cultural lens to my work. My specialty areas include anxiety, depression, people-pleasing, codependency, trauma, adult children of alcoholics, career issues, dating/relationship struggles, life transitions, and cultural identity development.
Alyssa Kushner Trauma C-Ptsd Anxiety Codependency
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
If you are looking to heal from relational trauma, start putting yourself first, break people pleasing patterns, shift your inner critic to a more compassionate voice, manage anxiety, and/or create healthier relationships w/ others& yourself - I'd be honored to support! I'm passionate about working with teens & adults with trauma, c-ptsd, anxiety, depression, burn out, people pleasing, codependency, perfectionism, and sober curiosity/alcohol use. If you are interested in becoming a more authentic, confident version of yourself and let go of patterns that don't serve you anymore - I'm here to help guide you toward positive change!
If you are looking to heal from relational trauma, start putting yourself first, break people pleasing patterns, shift your inner critic to a more compassionate voice, manage anxiety, and/or create healthier relationships w/ others& yourself - I'd be honored to support! I'm passionate about working with teens & adults with trauma, c-ptsd, anxiety, depression, burn out, people pleasing, codependency, perfectionism, and sober curiosity/alcohol use. If you are interested in becoming a more authentic, confident version of yourself and let go of patterns that don't serve you anymore - I'm here to help guide you toward positive change!
BodyMind Integrated Counseling Center LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Online Only
Whether you’re seeking help with anxiety, codependency, life transitions, improving communication, resolving relationship conflict, enhancing intimacy, or exploring new dimensions of your relationships, I’m here to help.
You want to be heard, understood, like you belong somewhere. You may feel anxious and alone, but you don’t have to. When we’re hurt, we disconnect which leaves us feeling alone and frustrated. I’ve built my practice around helping people understand themselves and others and guiding them in reconnecting to their true selves and each other.
I believe that every individual and partnership deserves to explore their desires and identities in a safe and affirming environment. I am kink-, poly-, and sex-positive, and I embrace individuals and partners from all walks of life.
Whether you’re seeking help with anxiety, codependency, life transitions, improving communication, resolving relationship conflict, enhancing intimacy, or exploring new dimensions of your relationships, I’m here to help.
You want to be heard, understood, like you belong somewhere. You may feel anxious and alone, but you don’t have to. When we’re hurt, we disconnect which leaves us feeling alone and frustrated. I’ve built my practice around helping people understand themselves and others and guiding them in reconnecting to their true selves and each other.
I believe that every individual and partnership deserves to explore their desires and identities in a safe and affirming environment. I am kink-, poly-, and sex-positive, and I embrace individuals and partners from all walks of life.
Carol Jarboe
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LPC
Not Verified Not Verified
Washington, DC 20016
My specialty has become working with victims of narcissistic abuse and codependency.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor in private practice in Virginia and D.C, I specialize in helping clients with issues that keep them from feeling and performing at their best. Using an holistic and interpersonal approach allows me to integrate aspects of the whole self. I help clients with anxiety & transition issues that surround relationship conflicts, stress, job, grief and health concerns, etc. We can examine feeling overwhelmed, while looking at past and current patterns and how they may be affecting your life. If you are looking for more meaning and purpose in your life, I am happy to walk that path with you, as well.
My specialty has become working with victims of narcissistic abuse and codependency.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor in private practice in Virginia and D.C, I specialize in helping clients with issues that keep them from feeling and performing at their best. Using an holistic and interpersonal approach allows me to integrate aspects of the whole self. I help clients with anxiety & transition issues that surround relationship conflicts, stress, job, grief and health concerns, etc. We can examine feeling overwhelmed, while looking at past and current patterns and how they may be affecting your life. If you are looking for more meaning and purpose in your life, I am happy to walk that path with you, as well.
Rebecca Canzonieri
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C, PMH-C, LICSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I have experience treating anxiety disorders, depression, codependency, low self-esteem, life transitions, and relationship issues.
Hello and welcome! I’m so proud of you for being here, and making the decision to take care of you. Often those of us who care for others could benefit from learning how to care for ourselves. I'm here to be a safe place for you to vent, process ideas, get a different perspective, and learn some useful tools along the way. I have worked in outpatient therapy settings, inpatient behavioral health, crisis work within the emergency department, child welfare and a hospital employee assistance program.
I have experience treating anxiety disorders, depression, codependency, low self-esteem, life transitions, and relationship issues.
Hello and welcome! I’m so proud of you for being here, and making the decision to take care of you. Often those of us who care for others could benefit from learning how to care for ourselves. I'm here to be a safe place for you to vent, process ideas, get a different perspective, and learn some useful tools along the way. I have worked in outpatient therapy settings, inpatient behavioral health, crisis work within the emergency department, child welfare and a hospital employee assistance program.
I have a wealth of experience treating the issues of depression, anxiety, substance abuse, trauma, codependency, and others having worked in inpatient/outpatient psychiatric settings and crisis lines in my beloved Washington, D.
Life can be tricky. Maybe you’ve hit a big rut. Perhaps you’re doing just fine, except that you’re afraid of the other shoe dropping. This may be your first foray into individual therapy, or you may be a seasoned patient in need of a new therapeutic voice and perspective. Regardless, I am here to listen and help you discover solutions, whether immediate, long-term, or anywhere along the continuum.
I have a wealth of experience treating the issues of depression, anxiety, substance abuse, trauma, codependency, and others having worked in inpatient/outpatient psychiatric settings and crisis lines in my beloved Washington, D.
Life can be tricky. Maybe you’ve hit a big rut. Perhaps you’re doing just fine, except that you’re afraid of the other shoe dropping. This may be your first foray into individual therapy, or you may be a seasoned patient in need of a new therapeutic voice and perspective. Regardless, I am here to listen and help you discover solutions, whether immediate, long-term, or anywhere along the continuum.
I specialize in helping individuals who are working through relational trauma, struggling with life transitions, or seeking to break free from patterns of codependency and people-pleasing.
Life can sometimes feel overwhelming, and it’s easy to feel lost, stuck, or disconnected from yourself and those around you. If you’re navigating challenges like trauma, anxiety, depression, or substance use, you don’t have to do it alone. My goal is to provide a safe, compassionate space where you can explore your emotions and experiences without judgment. Healing is a journey, and it’s okay to take it one step at a time. If you’re ready to start that journey, I’m here to walk beside you, offering guidance, understanding, and the tools you need to move towards a more fulfilling and connected life.
I specialize in helping individuals who are working through relational trauma, struggling with life transitions, or seeking to break free from patterns of codependency and people-pleasing.
Life can sometimes feel overwhelming, and it’s easy to feel lost, stuck, or disconnected from yourself and those around you. If you’re navigating challenges like trauma, anxiety, depression, or substance use, you don’t have to do it alone. My goal is to provide a safe, compassionate space where you can explore your emotions and experiences without judgment. Healing is a journey, and it’s okay to take it one step at a time. If you’re ready to start that journey, I’m here to walk beside you, offering guidance, understanding, and the tools you need to move towards a more fulfilling and connected life.
I am a licensed clinician in Washington, DC. I am excited about working with you and helping resolve your most personal issues. These include: codependency, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, interpersonal issues, grief, and trauma. I have had substantial experience in all of these areas.
I am a licensed clinician in Washington, DC. I am excited about working with you and helping resolve your most personal issues. These include: codependency, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, interpersonal issues, grief, and trauma. I have had substantial experience in all of these areas.
Raha Janka, MSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, MPH, LGSW
Verified Verified
Washington, DC 20009
I work with clients facing anxiety, codependency, substance use, and trauma/PTSD, as well as marginalized, BIPOC, and LGBTQ communities.
I believe therapy is a powerful tool to help cultivate the life you want. My goal is to create a safe, inclusive space to access inner resources and connect with your authentic self. As a first-generation immigrant, I bring a multicultural lens, honoring your unique strengths rooted in cultural and historical experiences. With humor and compassion, we’ll build a toolkit for personal growth, including skills for communication, boundaries, navigating identity struggles, challenging ingrained behaviors, healing intergenerational trauma, and fostering self-determination.
I work with clients facing anxiety, codependency, substance use, and trauma/PTSD, as well as marginalized, BIPOC, and LGBTQ communities.
I believe therapy is a powerful tool to help cultivate the life you want. My goal is to create a safe, inclusive space to access inner resources and connect with your authentic self. As a first-generation immigrant, I bring a multicultural lens, honoring your unique strengths rooted in cultural and historical experiences. With humor and compassion, we’ll build a toolkit for personal growth, including skills for communication, boundaries, navigating identity struggles, challenging ingrained behaviors, healing intergenerational trauma, and fostering self-determination.
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Ana Radakovic
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CGP, ATR
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Washington, DC 20036
Areas of interest include trauma, addiction, eating disorders, attachment, codependency, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, sexuality, gender identity, parenting, infertility, grief & loss.
I am a psychotherapist located in Washington, DC offering individual, group, and couples therapy. I enjoy helping people live authentically and thrive in all areas of their lives. I pull from a variety of therapeutic approaches and techniques, but collaborate with each individual to create a space that best suits one’s unique set of needs and goals. My therapeutic style is warm, compassionate, and appropriately challenging. I am also a 200-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher, and incorporate mindfulness and body-based approaches in therapy where its appropriate.
Areas of interest include trauma, addiction, eating disorders, attachment, codependency, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, sexuality, gender identity, parenting, infertility, grief & loss.
I am a psychotherapist located in Washington, DC offering individual, group, and couples therapy. I enjoy helping people live authentically and thrive in all areas of their lives. I pull from a variety of therapeutic approaches and techniques, but collaborate with each individual to create a space that best suits one’s unique set of needs and goals. My therapeutic style is warm, compassionate, and appropriately challenging. I am also a 200-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher, and incorporate mindfulness and body-based approaches in therapy where its appropriate.
Kelly Haines
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, MPH, LICSW, CGP
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Washington, DC 20009
Welcome! I'd like to tell you, I am an in-person individual, couple, and group psychotherapist. Areas of my specialization are attachment, anxiety, codependency, relationship issues, addiction, and trauma/PTSD. My interventions are somatic, psychodynamic and IFS-informed. If we work together, I can help you (+partner) with new and different behaviors so you can develop meaningful relationships, resolve old pain & trauma, break unhelpful habits, decrease anxiety, achieve work/life balance, use confidence and assertiveness to get your needs met, as well as increase experiences of joy, pleasure, vitality, equanimity.
Welcome! I'd like to tell you, I am an in-person individual, couple, and group psychotherapist. Areas of my specialization are attachment, anxiety, codependency, relationship issues, addiction, and trauma/PTSD. My interventions are somatic, psychodynamic and IFS-informed. If we work together, I can help you (+partner) with new and different behaviors so you can develop meaningful relationships, resolve old pain & trauma, break unhelpful habits, decrease anxiety, achieve work/life balance, use confidence and assertiveness to get your needs met, as well as increase experiences of joy, pleasure, vitality, equanimity.
Claire Connolly
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Washington, DC 20036
I am a board-certified psychotherapist providing integrative, psychodynamic individual and couples therapy in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. I often see high-achieving college students, young adults, parents, and professionals who experience anxiety, depression, guilt, shame, codependency, infidelity, lack of fulfillment, are adult children of alcoholics or emotionally immature parents, are recovering from trauma, dealing with relationship difficulties, struggle with self-esteem, or are adjusting to life transitions including parenthood or career changes.
I am a board-certified psychotherapist providing integrative, psychodynamic individual and couples therapy in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. I often see high-achieving college students, young adults, parents, and professionals who experience anxiety, depression, guilt, shame, codependency, infidelity, lack of fulfillment, are adult children of alcoholics or emotionally immature parents, are recovering from trauma, dealing with relationship difficulties, struggle with self-esteem, or are adjusting to life transitions including parenthood or career changes.
Antoine Trowers
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW , LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Washington, DC 20012
I view therapy as a collaborative process that balances listening and insightful feedback to help you make the changes you desire. My areas of focus are anxiety, depression, interpersonal relationships, self-esteem, codependency and grief & loss. I utilizes CBT, solution-focused, person-centered and family systems approaches to help you develop insight, create meaning in your life, and find traction to achieve your relationship, career, health and wellness goals. If you would like to see if we are a good fit please visit my website and schedule a consultation. Thanks
I view therapy as a collaborative process that balances listening and insightful feedback to help you make the changes you desire. My areas of focus are anxiety, depression, interpersonal relationships, self-esteem, codependency and grief & loss. I utilizes CBT, solution-focused, person-centered and family systems approaches to help you develop insight, create meaning in your life, and find traction to achieve your relationship, career, health and wellness goals. If you would like to see if we are a good fit please visit my website and schedule a consultation. Thanks
I support adults and teens navigating exploring or accepting a self-identity, sadness, worry, chronic illness, concentration or procrastination, adjustment to changes in family structure, career or school elated stressors, life transitions, family-of-origin relationship, caretaker stress, codependency and more. Together we will identify some of your strengths and leverage them toward change. We'll process past or ongoing experiences that cause or maintain anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, ADHD, ASD and more. We'll collaboratively identify appropriate strategies to alleviate or eliminate these difficulties and symptoms.
I support adults and teens navigating exploring or accepting a self-identity, sadness, worry, chronic illness, concentration or procrastination, adjustment to changes in family structure, career or school elated stressors, life transitions, family-of-origin relationship, caretaker stress, codependency and more. Together we will identify some of your strengths and leverage them toward change. We'll process past or ongoing experiences that cause or maintain anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, ADHD, ASD and more. We'll collaboratively identify appropriate strategies to alleviate or eliminate these difficulties and symptoms.
I specialize in: Adult relationships, family relationships, codependency, work burnout, and finding your true self/voice.
Virtual Only at this Time! Are you having trouble with relationships? Adult Family Relationships, friendship relationships, work relationships? Do you feel like you need to yell to be heard? Are you having trouble with friendships not respecting your boundary? Are you wanting more respectful relationships, wanting to communicate your needs in a healthy way? Are you finding yourself reacting to things more than is justified for the situation? Do you put others before you at the cost of yourself? Feeling depressed and anxious because you end up in the same relationships over and over again?
I specialize in: Adult relationships, family relationships, codependency, work burnout, and finding your true self/voice.
Virtual Only at this Time! Are you having trouble with relationships? Adult Family Relationships, friendship relationships, work relationships? Do you feel like you need to yell to be heard? Are you having trouble with friendships not respecting your boundary? Are you wanting more respectful relationships, wanting to communicate your needs in a healthy way? Are you finding yourself reacting to things more than is justified for the situation? Do you put others before you at the cost of yourself? Feeling depressed and anxious because you end up in the same relationships over and over again?
I connect deeply and empathically with my clients, and challenge them towards greater self-awareness that leads to happiness and peace of mind internally and within relationships. Individuals and couples inevitably reach periods of frustration and conflict that signal the need for change. Whether these problems are grounded in past loss or current misfortune, outside intervention can offer immediate relief. I specialize in treating mood disorders, couples in gridlock, and adult children with a legacy of trauma, neglect or codependency. Working with adults and couples, I approach difficulties compassionately and non-pathologically. Psychotherapy helps restore emotional balance and well-being.
I connect deeply and empathically with my clients, and challenge them towards greater self-awareness that leads to happiness and peace of mind internally and within relationships. Individuals and couples inevitably reach periods of frustration and conflict that signal the need for change. Whether these problems are grounded in past loss or current misfortune, outside intervention can offer immediate relief. I specialize in treating mood disorders, couples in gridlock, and adult children with a legacy of trauma, neglect or codependency. Working with adults and couples, I approach difficulties compassionately and non-pathologically. Psychotherapy helps restore emotional balance and well-being.
Many of us are looking outside ourselves for love, fulfillment and joy only to find ourselves deeply dissatisfied, lonely and separated from connection and intimacy with others and ourselves. Life can be difficult and is filled with challenges and traumatic experiences that require our attention and care in order to heal. We are skilled at silencing the aching inside via escape hatches: excessive shopping, over/under eating, using drugs or alcohol, sex, gambling, gaming, etc. I believe the therapeutic relationship can offer support as we move into freedom by learning to live in the present moment with all life has to offer.
Many of us are looking outside ourselves for love, fulfillment and joy only to find ourselves deeply dissatisfied, lonely and separated from connection and intimacy with others and ourselves. Life can be difficult and is filled with challenges and traumatic experiences that require our attention and care in order to heal. We are skilled at silencing the aching inside via escape hatches: excessive shopping, over/under eating, using drugs or alcohol, sex, gambling, gaming, etc. I believe the therapeutic relationship can offer support as we move into freedom by learning to live in the present moment with all life has to offer.
Accepting new clients! Is any of this true for you? Your schedule is demanding and unpredictable, making a weekly therapy appointment feel overwhelming. You want a break from your daily grind and to combine that with some healing. You feel like you’ve been in therapy trying all of the things and you want to experience a new way of doing therapy. The idea of spending months or years in talk therapy makes it feel impossible to ever feel better. You enjoy therapy with your existing therapist but you want help to move through some stuck places without changing therapists. You are a big feeler/healer who wants an intensive.
Accepting new clients! Is any of this true for you? Your schedule is demanding and unpredictable, making a weekly therapy appointment feel overwhelming. You want a break from your daily grind and to combine that with some healing. You feel like you’ve been in therapy trying all of the things and you want to experience a new way of doing therapy. The idea of spending months or years in talk therapy makes it feel impossible to ever feel better. You enjoy therapy with your existing therapist but you want help to move through some stuck places without changing therapists. You are a big feeler/healer who wants an intensive.
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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.