Codependency Therapists in Minneapolis, MN

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Heather Barrett
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LADC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Minneapolis, MN 55446
I also have special interests in substance use/abuse, codependency, trauma, and menopause.
Immediate Openings online and in Plymouth office! I provide a supportive and non-judgmental space where you can explore what brings you to therapy and figure out how to take steps forward (or back if that's what you need). My style of connection is down-to earth, compassionate, humorous, and real. If you are new to therapy, have been in therapy awhile, experiencing a life event, or trying to figure out why things are the way they are and how you can feel better, reach out and let's talk about it.
I also have special interests in substance use/abuse, codependency, trauma, and menopause.
Immediate Openings online and in Plymouth office! I provide a supportive and non-judgmental space where you can explore what brings you to therapy and figure out how to take steps forward (or back if that's what you need). My style of connection is down-to earth, compassionate, humorous, and real. If you are new to therapy, have been in therapy awhile, experiencing a life event, or trying to figure out why things are the way they are and how you can feel better, reach out and let's talk about it.
(952) 395-4168 View (952) 395-4168
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Susan (Sue) E Boyer
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CEAP
Verified Verified
Minneapolis, MN 55435
I have experience in relationship intimacy, family systems/ codependency; trauma; change, loss, & transitioning; developing communication, assertiveness & conflict resolution skills; & resolving issues that interfere w/ relationships & personal fulfillment.
Are you experiencing difficulty with personal or work life issues or relationships? Are you unsure about how to bring up issues at home or work to have a constructive discussion? Do you avoid issues hoping that they'll get better or go away? Do you repress your feelings about the "little" things then lose your "cool"? I develop trusting relationships with clients while working on these issues and others. I view the client and myself as a team focused on gaining insight and skills so the client can cope with present day issues and enhance relationships.
I have experience in relationship intimacy, family systems/ codependency; trauma; change, loss, & transitioning; developing communication, assertiveness & conflict resolution skills; & resolving issues that interfere w/ relationships & personal fulfillment.
Are you experiencing difficulty with personal or work life issues or relationships? Are you unsure about how to bring up issues at home or work to have a constructive discussion? Do you avoid issues hoping that they'll get better or go away? Do you repress your feelings about the "little" things then lose your "cool"? I develop trusting relationships with clients while working on these issues and others. I view the client and myself as a team focused on gaining insight and skills so the client can cope with present day issues and enhance relationships.
(952) 373-0498 View (952) 373-0498
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Monica O'Connell
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Online Only
With over 14+ years of professional experience, I offer couples expertise on how to connect following substance use, lessen codependency, survive an affair, transition your relationship while having kids/parenting, improve your sex life.
Unsure of what's next for your relationship? Feeling like you need support due to lack of intimacy and connection? Struggling to communicate? Couples therapy is here to help during difficult relationship turning points. Whether you're unsure if you can truly heal from betrayal, have dealt with months or years of sexual disconnection or are struggling to be on the same page with your partner, consider booking a marital therapy session today. You will both acquire the tools and skills needed to not just survive this hard time but to learn how to thrive in a healthier and happier relationship.
With over 14+ years of professional experience, I offer couples expertise on how to connect following substance use, lessen codependency, survive an affair, transition your relationship while having kids/parenting, improve your sex life.
Unsure of what's next for your relationship? Feeling like you need support due to lack of intimacy and connection? Struggling to communicate? Couples therapy is here to help during difficult relationship turning points. Whether you're unsure if you can truly heal from betrayal, have dealt with months or years of sexual disconnection or are struggling to be on the same page with your partner, consider booking a marital therapy session today. You will both acquire the tools and skills needed to not just survive this hard time but to learn how to thrive in a healthier and happier relationship.
(612) 429-3756 View (612) 429-3756
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Chelse Bolin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Minneapolis, MN 55418
Waitlist for new clients
Specialties: adults 18+, complex and developmental trauma, PTSD + navigating triggers, family of origin exploration/impacts of intergenerational trauma, identifying neurodivergence in adulthood, identifying and creating healthier coping skills, improving self-esteem, radical self-care, healing codependency + boundaries psychoeducation and support, inner child connection + reparenting, anti-oppressive/gentle parenting, mindful self-compassion, finding strengths in areas of perceived weakness and queer + trans affirming support.
Specialties: adults 18+, complex and developmental trauma, PTSD + navigating triggers, family of origin exploration/impacts of intergenerational trauma, identifying neurodivergence in adulthood, identifying and creating healthier coping skills, improving self-esteem, radical self-care, healing codependency + boundaries psychoeducation and support, inner child connection + reparenting, anti-oppressive/gentle parenting, mindful self-compassion, finding strengths in areas of perceived weakness and queer + trans affirming support.
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FaithworX Counseling Services & Consulting
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S
Verified Verified
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Happy New Year-2025 Awaken to your true self and learn to love and fully accept yourself, accept the past and create a new future! Create new concepts that will change your life. Have you been feeling stuck, like you can't seem to move forward and are repeating the same patterns over and over again? We are here to help, identify root causes so you can plant a new seed. Are you healing from divorce, codependency, feeling lost professionally, parenting challenges or experiencing depression or anxiety, therapy will help! Restructure limiting beliefs today. We look forward to being part of your transformational journey! Call today!
Happy New Year-2025 Awaken to your true self and learn to love and fully accept yourself, accept the past and create a new future! Create new concepts that will change your life. Have you been feeling stuck, like you can't seem to move forward and are repeating the same patterns over and over again? We are here to help, identify root causes so you can plant a new seed. Are you healing from divorce, codependency, feeling lost professionally, parenting challenges or experiencing depression or anxiety, therapy will help! Restructure limiting beliefs today. We look forward to being part of your transformational journey! Call today!
(682) 204-9780 View (682) 204-9780
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Jakayla Crowley
Pre-Licensed Professional, LMFT, BS, LADC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
My ideal client would be someone in their mid 20s contemplating if they would like to leave their relationship. They struggle with anxiety, depression, and codependency. Their needs would be establishing better self confidence and self awareness. It would be an honor to support you in gaining clarity that drawing a boundary or determining an end with someone or something could be the beginning of something brighter.
My ideal client would be someone in their mid 20s contemplating if they would like to leave their relationship. They struggle with anxiety, depression, and codependency. Their needs would be establishing better self confidence and self awareness. It would be an honor to support you in gaining clarity that drawing a boundary or determining an end with someone or something could be the beginning of something brighter.
(763) 373-4169 View (763) 373-4169
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Kristi Granacher
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, LAMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Minneapolis, MN 55419
I help clients sort through codependency, gray drinking, affairs, break ups, political stress, trauma, attachment, shame, anxiety, and depression.
Considering therapy is courageous! I provide a safe, non-judgmental, and validating space for couples, individuals, and families to gain clarity about unhelpful patterns, get support as they work through emotions that are tough to feel and even tougher to share. I hope to help clients build a solid emotional intelligence tool kit to respond more intuitively to themselves and more effectively to the people around them. I believe that in the face of life’s challenges, people are capable of change and of living their best lives. My hope is that you will be empowered to believe that, too.
I help clients sort through codependency, gray drinking, affairs, break ups, political stress, trauma, attachment, shame, anxiety, and depression.
Considering therapy is courageous! I provide a safe, non-judgmental, and validating space for couples, individuals, and families to gain clarity about unhelpful patterns, get support as they work through emotions that are tough to feel and even tougher to share. I hope to help clients build a solid emotional intelligence tool kit to respond more intuitively to themselves and more effectively to the people around them. I believe that in the face of life’s challenges, people are capable of change and of living their best lives. My hope is that you will be empowered to believe that, too.
(952) 222-1457 View (952) 222-1457
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Chelsea Wagner Psychotherapy, LLC
LICSW, MSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Minneapolis, MN 55408
As a psychoanalyst, I am passionate about helping individuals heal from trauma and rediscover their authentic selves. I provide a safe, compassionate space to explore your experiences, break free from limiting patterns, and build a life rooted in resilience and self-discovery. I specialize in supporting survivors of sexual trauma, incest, narcissistic abuse, codependency, and people-pleasing, helping them understand how these experiences shape their sense of self. I also work with therapists, guiding them toward deeper personal insight and professional growth.
As a psychoanalyst, I am passionate about helping individuals heal from trauma and rediscover their authentic selves. I provide a safe, compassionate space to explore your experiences, break free from limiting patterns, and build a life rooted in resilience and self-discovery. I specialize in supporting survivors of sexual trauma, incest, narcissistic abuse, codependency, and people-pleasing, helping them understand how these experiences shape their sense of self. I also work with therapists, guiding them toward deeper personal insight and professional growth.
(763) 225-2669 View (763) 225-2669
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Nicole Kerr
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Minneapolis, MN 55419
Hey, I'm Nicole. I specialize in helping modern women in their 20s and 30s overcome anxiety, foster meaningful relationships, and become their truest, healthiest selves. If you're struggling with people pleasing, insecure attachment, boundaries, high-functioning anxiety, codependency, perfectionism, or general relationship issues, I'm here to help. I'm passionate about working with individuals who are ready to jump in and do the work, and I'm committed to helping you achieve your goals. I am also a board approved supervisor for therapists working towards LPCC licensure in the state of MN.
Hey, I'm Nicole. I specialize in helping modern women in their 20s and 30s overcome anxiety, foster meaningful relationships, and become their truest, healthiest selves. If you're struggling with people pleasing, insecure attachment, boundaries, high-functioning anxiety, codependency, perfectionism, or general relationship issues, I'm here to help. I'm passionate about working with individuals who are ready to jump in and do the work, and I'm committed to helping you achieve your goals. I am also a board approved supervisor for therapists working towards LPCC licensure in the state of MN.
(612) 887-1910 View (612) 887-1910
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Melissa Maaske
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Waitlist for new clients
I believe we can all grow, change and heal. My specialty is helping people work through emotions, explore difficulties, address relationship stressors, heal trauma and create safety from overwhelming pain. I work with individuals, couples and families to cope with depression and anxiety, relationship issues, shame, losses, addictions or other behavioral issues, scarcity, family of origin issues and life transitions. Other areas of interest for me as a clinician include inner child work, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, deep healing, codependency, somatic experiencing, and complex trauma.
I believe we can all grow, change and heal. My specialty is helping people work through emotions, explore difficulties, address relationship stressors, heal trauma and create safety from overwhelming pain. I work with individuals, couples and families to cope with depression and anxiety, relationship issues, shame, losses, addictions or other behavioral issues, scarcity, family of origin issues and life transitions. Other areas of interest for me as a clinician include inner child work, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, deep healing, codependency, somatic experiencing, and complex trauma.
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Jessica Belter
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LICSW, MSW
Verified Verified
Minneapolis, MN 55405
Using an eclectic mix of experiential, CBT, acceptance and commitment therapy, 12-step, and attachment theory, I seek to address problems related to; substance use, eating disorders, PTSD, depression, anxiety, codependency, love addiction and more.
I am licensed in CA, AZ and MN and can provide IN-PERSON in Minneapolis or Telehealth in all 3 of the aforementioned States. Who doesn't want freedom in all aspects of life? I believe that true freedom comes from transformation of self from the inside out. We are not on this planet to struggle, rather to find the courage to let our light shine. If you are feeling stuck in your relationships, career, family, or any other aspect of life perhaps it is time for a change. Life is short.
Using an eclectic mix of experiential, CBT, acceptance and commitment therapy, 12-step, and attachment theory, I seek to address problems related to; substance use, eating disorders, PTSD, depression, anxiety, codependency, love addiction and more.
I am licensed in CA, AZ and MN and can provide IN-PERSON in Minneapolis or Telehealth in all 3 of the aforementioned States. Who doesn't want freedom in all aspects of life? I believe that true freedom comes from transformation of self from the inside out. We are not on this planet to struggle, rather to find the courage to let our light shine. If you are feeling stuck in your relationships, career, family, or any other aspect of life perhaps it is time for a change. Life is short.
(612) 260-1593 View (612) 260-1593
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Jen Rives
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Online Only
I am part therapist, holding space for life's ambiguities, and part coach, cheering you on. My passion lies in supporting and empowering people to bravely move through the complex transitions that come up in their lives - divorce, infidelity, codependency, and pandemic stress; Today, life has so many unknowns and frightening stressors. We're trying to figure out how to hold onto ourselves, what we know, and the things that we hold dear. Let me help you build up your reserve of relational resources and skills.
I am part therapist, holding space for life's ambiguities, and part coach, cheering you on. My passion lies in supporting and empowering people to bravely move through the complex transitions that come up in their lives - divorce, infidelity, codependency, and pandemic stress; Today, life has so many unknowns and frightening stressors. We're trying to figure out how to hold onto ourselves, what we know, and the things that we hold dear. Let me help you build up your reserve of relational resources and skills.
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Martha Sorenson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Waitlist for new clients
Other areas of interest for me as a therapist include inner child work, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, shame and codependency.
I believe it takes courage to begin the process of change. The therapist you choose is someone whom you’ve entrusted to build a safe and healing relationship. With that spirit, I try to embody the African Proverb: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” I believe we can all heal, change and grow, particularly when we have support and love in the process. I feel deeply honored to walk arm in arm in therapy with the clients I see. In both my therapeutic work and personally, I value humor, compassion, and sincerity.
Other areas of interest for me as a therapist include inner child work, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, shame and codependency.
I believe it takes courage to begin the process of change. The therapist you choose is someone whom you’ve entrusted to build a safe and healing relationship. With that spirit, I try to embody the African Proverb: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” I believe we can all heal, change and grow, particularly when we have support and love in the process. I feel deeply honored to walk arm in arm in therapy with the clients I see. In both my therapeutic work and personally, I value humor, compassion, and sincerity.
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Irene Greene
MSEd
Verified Verified
Online Only
Welcome. It Is Your Time to become more of the person you want to be. Set goals to address codependency, procrastination, the impacts of trauma, self-criticism, anxiety, imposter syndrome, and perfectionism. Increase your assertiveness, communication, and boundary-setting skills. Improve mindfulness and life-work balance. I will combine my compassion, openness, and attentiveness with my 29+ years of experience, training, and knowledge. I offer a space where oppression and injustice are understood as having a direct correlation to our health and well-being. A relaxed confidential space where you are welcome to be your whole self.
Welcome. It Is Your Time to become more of the person you want to be. Set goals to address codependency, procrastination, the impacts of trauma, self-criticism, anxiety, imposter syndrome, and perfectionism. Increase your assertiveness, communication, and boundary-setting skills. Improve mindfulness and life-work balance. I will combine my compassion, openness, and attentiveness with my 29+ years of experience, training, and knowledge. I offer a space where oppression and injustice are understood as having a direct correlation to our health and well-being. A relaxed confidential space where you are welcome to be your whole self.
(612) 808-0124 View (612) 808-0124
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Mary Zarling
Pre-Licensed Professional
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Minneapolis, MN 55405
I work with adult individuals and couples who are struggling with uncertainty, life transitions, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, family, relationship problems, and codependency. I also work with parenting issues and caring for aging parents. I have special interest in working with adult children from dysfunctional family settings, parents of transgender offspring, individuals living beyond addiction recovery, and family and friends of those with alcohol and substance use disorders.
I work with adult individuals and couples who are struggling with uncertainty, life transitions, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, family, relationship problems, and codependency. I also work with parenting issues and caring for aging parents. I have special interest in working with adult children from dysfunctional family settings, parents of transgender offspring, individuals living beyond addiction recovery, and family and friends of those with alcohol and substance use disorders.
(763) 334-6367 View (763) 334-6367
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Katie Hughes
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Online Only
I have specialized training in working with people struggling with substance abuse and codependency.
Are you looking for a way to feel better and to start taking steps toward the life you want to live? Perhaps you've been putting everyone else's needs above your own, or maybe you've been holding up everyone else while you're struggling to just hold onto yourself. If you've lost yourself along the way, I know how hard that can be, and you no longer need to suffer in silence. Whether you’re feeling stuck in depression, anxiety, overwhelm, emptiness, or loneliness, together we can start moving you toward relief from the pain you're experiencing and toward a life you feel excited to live.
I have specialized training in working with people struggling with substance abuse and codependency.
Are you looking for a way to feel better and to start taking steps toward the life you want to live? Perhaps you've been putting everyone else's needs above your own, or maybe you've been holding up everyone else while you're struggling to just hold onto yourself. If you've lost yourself along the way, I know how hard that can be, and you no longer need to suffer in silence. Whether you’re feeling stuck in depression, anxiety, overwhelm, emptiness, or loneliness, together we can start moving you toward relief from the pain you're experiencing and toward a life you feel excited to live.
(651) 877-6509 View (651) 877-6509
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September Prushek
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MS, LPCC
Verified Verified
Online Only
My therapy specialties include self-esteem, trauma, women’s issues, codependency and relationship concerns, narcissistic abuse, and coping skills.
I identify as a compassionate and authentic clinician who approaches each session with a strengths-based and client-centered approach. Clients have often described me as creating an open and warm atmosphere to share their unique stories. But fear not! Expect delicate and challenging nudges toward personal awareness and growth intertwined throughout the therapeutic experience. I believe each individual has an inner wisdom and intuition, and with the support of the therapeutic relationship, can create space to tap into this knowledge of self, connection with others, and meaning within the world.
My therapy specialties include self-esteem, trauma, women’s issues, codependency and relationship concerns, narcissistic abuse, and coping skills.
I identify as a compassionate and authentic clinician who approaches each session with a strengths-based and client-centered approach. Clients have often described me as creating an open and warm atmosphere to share their unique stories. But fear not! Expect delicate and challenging nudges toward personal awareness and growth intertwined throughout the therapeutic experience. I believe each individual has an inner wisdom and intuition, and with the support of the therapeutic relationship, can create space to tap into this knowledge of self, connection with others, and meaning within the world.
(218) 300-2144 View (218) 300-2144
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Daniel Legerski
Psychologist, PsyD, LP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
If life seems out of balance, you find it difficult to cope with stress, you can’t stop worrying, you are often sad or depressed, or you feel dissatisfied with relationships or your life’s direction, then perhaps psychotherapy can help. I specialize in helping adults and older adolescents (age 16 and older) overcome issues that range from anxiety, depression, mild trauma, anger, grief and loss, relationship difficulties, compulsive behaviors, and substance abuse/ codependency issues to managing life transitions.
If life seems out of balance, you find it difficult to cope with stress, you can’t stop worrying, you are often sad or depressed, or you feel dissatisfied with relationships or your life’s direction, then perhaps psychotherapy can help. I specialize in helping adults and older adolescents (age 16 and older) overcome issues that range from anxiety, depression, mild trauma, anger, grief and loss, relationship difficulties, compulsive behaviors, and substance abuse/ codependency issues to managing life transitions.
(952) 200-9804 View (952) 200-9804
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Holly Lastine
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Online Only
Through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) we can work together to address anxiety, past trauma, boundaries, codependency, and insecurity.
You want a healthy, fun relationship, with a sense of safety and security, with healthy boundaries, connection, and where you can be yourself. Your emotional health may stand in the way of creating a healthy relationship with a healthy person. Your past, with trauma and toxic relationships, and your present anxiety with the negative thoughts swirling in your mind keep you from engaging in relationships the way you would like to, keep you second guessing and never feeling stable in relationships, and keep you falling into the same relationship patterns and self sabotage
Through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) we can work together to address anxiety, past trauma, boundaries, codependency, and insecurity.
You want a healthy, fun relationship, with a sense of safety and security, with healthy boundaries, connection, and where you can be yourself. Your emotional health may stand in the way of creating a healthy relationship with a healthy person. Your past, with trauma and toxic relationships, and your present anxiety with the negative thoughts swirling in your mind keep you from engaging in relationships the way you would like to, keep you second guessing and never feeling stable in relationships, and keep you falling into the same relationship patterns and self sabotage
(612) 444-3947 View (612) 444-3947
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Madison Gruenewald
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPCC
Verified Verified
Serves Area
Hello, I am Madison Gruenewald and I am a licensed therapist in the state of Minnesota. My experience includes working with individuals, groups and families and I have worked with both adolescents and adults. I have experience working in outpatient mental health/substance use disorder treatment settings in both community mental health clinics and private practice. Areas of expertise include helping clients work through relationship issues, codependency, mood management, self discovery and recovery from trauma and/or substance addiction.
Hello, I am Madison Gruenewald and I am a licensed therapist in the state of Minnesota. My experience includes working with individuals, groups and families and I have worked with both adolescents and adults. I have experience working in outpatient mental health/substance use disorder treatment settings in both community mental health clinics and private practice. Areas of expertise include helping clients work through relationship issues, codependency, mood management, self discovery and recovery from trauma and/or substance addiction.
(952) 529-4214 View (952) 529-4214
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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.