Codependency Therapists in Potomac West, Alexandria, VA
Hi, I’m Alix, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience in the DC Metro area. I hold a Master’s in Social Work from Boston University and a Psychology degree from the University of Michigan. I’ve worked with clients aged 6–86 in settings including child welfare, schools, adult day programs, and skilled nursing facilities. Passionate about helping people overcome obstacles and find joy, I bring an upbeat, positive, and energetic approach to therapy, creating a supportive space for growth and meaningful change.
Hi, I’m Alix, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience in the DC Metro area. I hold a Master’s in Social Work from Boston University and a Psychology degree from the University of Michigan. I’ve worked with clients aged 6–86 in settings including child welfare, schools, adult day programs, and skilled nursing facilities. Passionate about helping people overcome obstacles and find joy, I bring an upbeat, positive, and energetic approach to therapy, creating a supportive space for growth and meaningful change.
At our practice, we specialize in empowering our clients to discover healthier lifestyles through integrative wellness services solutions. We provide a variety of healing modalities, including hypnotherapy, life coaching, couples coaching, Reiki energy healing, and intuitive healing. Our clients choose us because we are committed to techniques that offer fast and effective healing.
At our practice, we specialize in empowering our clients to discover healthier lifestyles through integrative wellness services solutions. We provide a variety of healing modalities, including hypnotherapy, life coaching, couples coaching, Reiki energy healing, and intuitive healing. Our clients choose us because we are committed to techniques that offer fast and effective healing.
Whether you're navigating a season of transition, experiencing disconnection, navigating grief and loss, dealing with burnout, exploring identity, hoping to find relief from anxiety or depression - or something else - therapy can be a deep support. I love supporting clients who are seeking to repattern their nervous system in order to live more fully. Through a deeply attuned, relational approach, I help clients reconnect with their bodies, emotions, and inner wisdom. My practice is trauma-informed, body-centered, and rooted in nervous system regulation.
Whether you're navigating a season of transition, experiencing disconnection, navigating grief and loss, dealing with burnout, exploring identity, hoping to find relief from anxiety or depression - or something else - therapy can be a deep support. I love supporting clients who are seeking to repattern their nervous system in order to live more fully. Through a deeply attuned, relational approach, I help clients reconnect with their bodies, emotions, and inner wisdom. My practice is trauma-informed, body-centered, and rooted in nervous system regulation.
I specialize in working with men navigating a range of issues including depression, anxiety, work-related stress, and identity problems. I am also very attuned to the needs, stresses, and conflicts faced by men in our society especially around self-esteem and self-worth. My approach to therapy is based on empathic attunement, fostering self-awareness, and using empirically supported approaches tailored to the needs of each person. I also specialize in psychological assessments to gain a thorough understanding of diagnosis, conceptualization, and treatment planning. I'm also a professor teaching classes on psychoanalytic theory.
I specialize in working with men navigating a range of issues including depression, anxiety, work-related stress, and identity problems. I am also very attuned to the needs, stresses, and conflicts faced by men in our society especially around self-esteem and self-worth. My approach to therapy is based on empathic attunement, fostering self-awareness, and using empirically supported approaches tailored to the needs of each person. I also specialize in psychological assessments to gain a thorough understanding of diagnosis, conceptualization, and treatment planning. I'm also a professor teaching classes on psychoanalytic theory.
If only the image you have perfected projecting were true. Everyone seems to buy it; that you are as calm, confident, and competent as you portray yourself to be. Meanwhile, you walk around feeling like a little girl wearing her mother’s heels. The worst part is always worrying about being “found out” as the fraud that you know yourself to be. It makes it hard to be really emotionally available and honest in your relationships and you always end up feeling so alone. All the success in your professional life just makes you feel like you have that much more to lose when someone really sees what you are desperately trying to hide.
If only the image you have perfected projecting were true. Everyone seems to buy it; that you are as calm, confident, and competent as you portray yourself to be. Meanwhile, you walk around feeling like a little girl wearing her mother’s heels. The worst part is always worrying about being “found out” as the fraud that you know yourself to be. It makes it hard to be really emotionally available and honest in your relationships and you always end up feeling so alone. All the success in your professional life just makes you feel like you have that much more to lose when someone really sees what you are desperately trying to hide.
I embark with you on a deep dive to release the past and move confidently towards your future. My priority is to provide a safe space for you to feel heard and understood. I have experience working with adults and teens struggling with complex trauma, anxiety, grief, and depression. My holistic approach integrates mind, body, and spirit techniques to uncover and strengthen your authentic Self. I am trained in EMDR, Hypnosis, MBSR, and Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP).
I embark with you on a deep dive to release the past and move confidently towards your future. My priority is to provide a safe space for you to feel heard and understood. I have experience working with adults and teens struggling with complex trauma, anxiety, grief, and depression. My holistic approach integrates mind, body, and spirit techniques to uncover and strengthen your authentic Self. I am trained in EMDR, Hypnosis, MBSR, and Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP).
At Del Ray Psych & Wellness, we believe therapy should feel like connection — a space where healing begins with being truly seen and supported. Our team of compassionate clinicians helps individuals and families navigate life’s challenges with care, curiosity, and respect.
We take a holistic approach that honors the mind, body, and spirit, drawing from evidence-based therapies such as EMDR, mindfulness, and trauma-informed care. For those seeking deeper understanding and clarity, we also provide comprehensive psychological assessments. For clients seeking innovative options, we offer ketamine-assisted psychotherapy.
At Del Ray Psych & Wellness, we believe therapy should feel like connection — a space where healing begins with being truly seen and supported. Our team of compassionate clinicians helps individuals and families navigate life’s challenges with care, curiosity, and respect.
We take a holistic approach that honors the mind, body, and spirit, drawing from evidence-based therapies such as EMDR, mindfulness, and trauma-informed care. For those seeking deeper understanding and clarity, we also provide comprehensive psychological assessments. For clients seeking innovative options, we offer ketamine-assisted psychotherapy.
I have an extensive background working with adolescents & adults providing psychotherapy. I have worked in private practice, community clinics, and residential treatment centers. My training includes psychodynamic therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), trauma-focused CBT, mindfulness-based, interpersonal, and narrative therapy. I use an integrative approach that focuses on both understanding deeper emotional and relational patterns and developing practical tools for change. I also have experience conducting educational and neuropsychological evaluations.
I have an extensive background working with adolescents & adults providing psychotherapy. I have worked in private practice, community clinics, and residential treatment centers. My training includes psychodynamic therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), trauma-focused CBT, mindfulness-based, interpersonal, and narrative therapy. I use an integrative approach that focuses on both understanding deeper emotional and relational patterns and developing practical tools for change. I also have experience conducting educational and neuropsychological evaluations.
Please check out my website www.abbycobeypsyd.com for additional info and pictures. We all can have difficulty from time to time, dealing with relationships, work, general stress. You don't have to figure it out on your own. You come to therapy looking for something to change; Let's find out what those changes will be and empower you to make them!
Please check out my website www.abbycobeypsyd.com for additional info and pictures. We all can have difficulty from time to time, dealing with relationships, work, general stress. You don't have to figure it out on your own. You come to therapy looking for something to change; Let's find out what those changes will be and empower you to make them!
The Family Therapy Center of Old Town
Marriage & Family Therapist, RN MSN, LMFT, PMHCNS, PMHNP
Serves Area
At the Family Therapy Center of Old Town we provide mental health services to Individuals and families of all ages. Like the family physician, we will be there as needed when mental health issues arise within families and individuals. Using an integrative bio-psycho-social approach, we provide a comprehensive assessment, evaluation and individualized treatment plan for each client. We work together with each client to implement a treatment plan using the tools that will be most affective in reaching their goals.Together, we help our clients get "unstuck" and move forward to a healthy life balance.
At the Family Therapy Center of Old Town we provide mental health services to Individuals and families of all ages. Like the family physician, we will be there as needed when mental health issues arise within families and individuals. Using an integrative bio-psycho-social approach, we provide a comprehensive assessment, evaluation and individualized treatment plan for each client. We work together with each client to implement a treatment plan using the tools that will be most affective in reaching their goals.Together, we help our clients get "unstuck" and move forward to a healthy life balance.
Trauma impacts every part of us - mind, body, spirit. It can show up as hypervigilance, isolation, panic, guilt, and shame, all of which interfere with our ability to interact with ourselves, other people, and the world around us. I have worked with complex trauma since starting my career and frequently engage in training opportunities to continue learning more and more! My primary area of specialty is working with survivors of sexual and domestic violence in both childhood and adulthood, but I have worked with a variety of trauma backgrounds. I am also experienced working with anxiety, depression, BPD, and neurodivergence.
Trauma impacts every part of us - mind, body, spirit. It can show up as hypervigilance, isolation, panic, guilt, and shame, all of which interfere with our ability to interact with ourselves, other people, and the world around us. I have worked with complex trauma since starting my career and frequently engage in training opportunities to continue learning more and more! My primary area of specialty is working with survivors of sexual and domestic violence in both childhood and adulthood, but I have worked with a variety of trauma backgrounds. I am also experienced working with anxiety, depression, BPD, and neurodivergence.
Hi, I’m Hayley, licensed therapist specializing in women’s emotional + mental health across the lifespan. If you’re feeling anxious, depressed, disconnected, dissociated, or otherwise lost in your life, identity, & relationships, you've come to the right place. In our work together, you'll gain support as we navigate your grief and loss, life & relationship transitions, and the ongoing human work of self-development and meaning-making, using trauma-informed & holistic tools that empower your own unique vision of transformation and healing.
Hi, I’m Hayley, licensed therapist specializing in women’s emotional + mental health across the lifespan. If you’re feeling anxious, depressed, disconnected, dissociated, or otherwise lost in your life, identity, & relationships, you've come to the right place. In our work together, you'll gain support as we navigate your grief and loss, life & relationship transitions, and the ongoing human work of self-development and meaning-making, using trauma-informed & holistic tools that empower your own unique vision of transformation and healing.
Welcome to my therapy practice. We can all feel 'stuck' or overwhelmed at times, and our lives can be impacted by negative behavioral patterns, difficulty in relationships, and ongoing struggles with pain and suffering. Therapy is a process where, as partners, we move towards having a deeper understanding of yourself, your feelings and reactions, and your relationships. We will work to improve your ability to cope with challenges, to make progress towards personal goals, and to experience positive changes that allow increased satisfaction with self, life, and relationships. I look forward to starting this process with you!
Welcome to my therapy practice. We can all feel 'stuck' or overwhelmed at times, and our lives can be impacted by negative behavioral patterns, difficulty in relationships, and ongoing struggles with pain and suffering. Therapy is a process where, as partners, we move towards having a deeper understanding of yourself, your feelings and reactions, and your relationships. We will work to improve your ability to cope with challenges, to make progress towards personal goals, and to experience positive changes that allow increased satisfaction with self, life, and relationships. I look forward to starting this process with you!
Are you struggling with depression, anxiety, panic feelings or emotional triggers from your past? Are your relationships less fulfilling than you want them to be and you desire change? Is there a part of you that is wounded from poor communication and feelings of resentment? Are these feelings negatively affecting your relationship or sex life? Do you feel stuck or find yourself repeating patterns? If so, I can help. For over 20 years my expertise has been in individual and relationship counseling, trauma, affair recovery, break-up stabilization, sexless marriage, decreased sexual function/frequency, and sexual abuse/assault.
Are you struggling with depression, anxiety, panic feelings or emotional triggers from your past? Are your relationships less fulfilling than you want them to be and you desire change? Is there a part of you that is wounded from poor communication and feelings of resentment? Are these feelings negatively affecting your relationship or sex life? Do you feel stuck or find yourself repeating patterns? If so, I can help. For over 20 years my expertise has been in individual and relationship counseling, trauma, affair recovery, break-up stabilization, sexless marriage, decreased sexual function/frequency, and sexual abuse/assault.
Instead of asking “What’s wrong with me?” What if we begin with a different question: What happened, and how did I survive? If you live with anxiety, depression, mood swings, shutdown, or avoidance, nothing is “wrong” with you. This may be survival responses your nervous system learned. They once protected you and now it feels stuck, and now feel exhausting or limiting. I help you understand these patterns through a trauma, attachment, and nervous system lens, so you can respond rather than react. Together, we build regulation, flexibility, and new ways of coping that feel more aligned, helping you move from surviving to living.
Instead of asking “What’s wrong with me?” What if we begin with a different question: What happened, and how did I survive? If you live with anxiety, depression, mood swings, shutdown, or avoidance, nothing is “wrong” with you. This may be survival responses your nervous system learned. They once protected you and now it feels stuck, and now feel exhausting or limiting. I help you understand these patterns through a trauma, attachment, and nervous system lens, so you can respond rather than react. Together, we build regulation, flexibility, and new ways of coping that feel more aligned, helping you move from surviving to living.
Each person carries a story shaped by experiences, emotions, relationships, and values. These stories influence how you see yourself, how you connect with others, and how you respond to challenges. In therapy, I provide a safe and supportive space to reflect on your story, process difficult experiences, and explore new ways of moving forward. My goal is to help you deepen your self-understanding, clarify what matters most, and create space for meaningful change at a pace that feels right for you.
Each person carries a story shaped by experiences, emotions, relationships, and values. These stories influence how you see yourself, how you connect with others, and how you respond to challenges. In therapy, I provide a safe and supportive space to reflect on your story, process difficult experiences, and explore new ways of moving forward. My goal is to help you deepen your self-understanding, clarify what matters most, and create space for meaningful change at a pace that feels right for you.
Hello, and welcome. My name is Deborah Berkley, and I have provided mental health services as a Licensed Professional Counselor for 30 years. During these years, I have been privileged to work with children, adolescents, and adults in the school, outpatient, clinic, and community settings. As a clinician, I believe the therapeutic relationship to be sacred, and have the utmost respect for anyone seeking mental health support. Afterall, it takes great courage to walk through those doors or make that call, and that courage must be valued.
Hello, and welcome. My name is Deborah Berkley, and I have provided mental health services as a Licensed Professional Counselor for 30 years. During these years, I have been privileged to work with children, adolescents, and adults in the school, outpatient, clinic, and community settings. As a clinician, I believe the therapeutic relationship to be sacred, and have the utmost respect for anyone seeking mental health support. Afterall, it takes great courage to walk through those doors or make that call, and that courage must be valued.
SMYAL’s mental health counseling services offer FREE therapy and provides a safe and inclusive space for you to explore your emotions and experiences. We know that finding a therapist who understands you and your community can be frustrating, expensive, and nerve-wracking. At SMYAL, we’re working to remove these barriers. Our team of therapists are well-versed in the challenges that LGBTQ+ youth face, and we are here to help you navigate those challenges with confidence and resilience. Whether you’re you’re struggling with self-acceptance, coming out, or dealing with discrimination, SMYAL is here for you!
SMYAL’s mental health counseling services offer FREE therapy and provides a safe and inclusive space for you to explore your emotions and experiences. We know that finding a therapist who understands you and your community can be frustrating, expensive, and nerve-wracking. At SMYAL, we’re working to remove these barriers. Our team of therapists are well-versed in the challenges that LGBTQ+ youth face, and we are here to help you navigate those challenges with confidence and resilience. Whether you’re you’re struggling with self-acceptance, coming out, or dealing with discrimination, SMYAL is here for you!
Seeking help takes courage and strength. Sometimes we are simply surviving in our lives but desire to thrive. We may struggle with depression, anxiety, addictions, challenging relationships, loss of relationships, loss of self esteem or confidence, etc. I believe there are turning points in our lives when we are ready to work and we need someone who can help us. I have over 22 years working with clients and have been inspired by their strength, persistence, courage, vulnerability, desire to change and hope. Sometimes, when all feels dark and hopeless, we need the help of others. I am happy to help you in your journey.
Seeking help takes courage and strength. Sometimes we are simply surviving in our lives but desire to thrive. We may struggle with depression, anxiety, addictions, challenging relationships, loss of relationships, loss of self esteem or confidence, etc. I believe there are turning points in our lives when we are ready to work and we need someone who can help us. I have over 22 years working with clients and have been inspired by their strength, persistence, courage, vulnerability, desire to change and hope. Sometimes, when all feels dark and hopeless, we need the help of others. I am happy to help you in your journey.
Licensed in CA (in person/virtual) and VA (virtual). Transitions bring us face to face with the joys, anxieties, grief, and triumphs of change, and offer an opportunity for us to see where we might be stuck, lost, confused, or needing clarity or compassion. The way transitions manifest in your life can be informed by trauma, attachment styles, and the unique way your brain and temperament process the world around you. These can appear as depression, anxiety, obsessive thinking, dissociation, or other symptoms. But you’re more than a list of symptoms and diagnoses, and I can help you find relief and make meaning from your experience.
Licensed in CA (in person/virtual) and VA (virtual). Transitions bring us face to face with the joys, anxieties, grief, and triumphs of change, and offer an opportunity for us to see where we might be stuck, lost, confused, or needing clarity or compassion. The way transitions manifest in your life can be informed by trauma, attachment styles, and the unique way your brain and temperament process the world around you. These can appear as depression, anxiety, obsessive thinking, dissociation, or other symptoms. But you’re more than a list of symptoms and diagnoses, and I can help you find relief and make meaning from your experience.
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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.