Codependency Therapists in Seattle, WA

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Dr. Goldie VanHeel
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
I can help you understand these experiences, which are often related to codependency, resulting in anxiety, feelings of separation from others, problems with intimacy, and repeating parenting behaviors that you disliked growing up.
Using Internal Family Systems, we will work to gain greater understanding of your experiences, process and release difficult emotions and traumatic memories, reduce vulnerability of your system, and increase self-compassion and self-leadership.
I can help you understand these experiences, which are often related to codependency, resulting in anxiety, feelings of separation from others, problems with intimacy, and repeating parenting behaviors that you disliked growing up.
Using Internal Family Systems, we will work to gain greater understanding of your experiences, process and release difficult emotions and traumatic memories, reduce vulnerability of your system, and increase self-compassion and self-leadership.
(206) 589-1555 View (206) 589-1555
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Misty Noster
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
10 Endorsed
Online Only
As an experienced anxiety & codependency therapist, I believe that you can live a calm, confident, and fulfilled life.
You probably aren't surprised when I tell you that overanalyzing WHY you might be anxious rarely helps. Your anxiety is not a logic problem. It's not something you need to talk yourself out of, but instead learn how to work with. It might be hard to imagine life without this level of discomfort. Maybe you're good at hiding it, but lately you've been struggling & you feel embarrassed that you don't know how to hold it all together. You might not even remember when things didn’t feel this way. But one thing is for sure: you’re ready for relief. You're ready to feel calm, secure in yourself, & more adaptive to life's challenges.
As an experienced anxiety & codependency therapist, I believe that you can live a calm, confident, and fulfilled life.
You probably aren't surprised when I tell you that overanalyzing WHY you might be anxious rarely helps. Your anxiety is not a logic problem. It's not something you need to talk yourself out of, but instead learn how to work with. It might be hard to imagine life without this level of discomfort. Maybe you're good at hiding it, but lately you've been struggling & you feel embarrassed that you don't know how to hold it all together. You might not even remember when things didn’t feel this way. But one thing is for sure: you’re ready for relief. You're ready to feel calm, secure in yourself, & more adaptive to life's challenges.
(206) 486-4228 View (206) 486-4228
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Lisa C Knisely
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LICSWA
Verified Verified
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in working w/ anxious attachment, codependency, low self-esteem, chronic loneliness, trauma, & recovery from past emotional abuse.
I help adults (18+) find deeper satisfaction in their lives and relationships through awareness-based and attachment-based interventions. All of us need support as we move through our lives because living inevitably brings suffering as part of the process. If you're experiencing distress and dissatisfaction, I want you to know you're doing nothing wrong. Let's explore how you can experiment with shifting your fixed habits so you can have new experiences that restore your hope, vitality, and ease. I bring an anti-oppressive lens to my work that considers social identities and systems of power as integral to your psychic life.
I specialize in working w/ anxious attachment, codependency, low self-esteem, chronic loneliness, trauma, & recovery from past emotional abuse.
I help adults (18+) find deeper satisfaction in their lives and relationships through awareness-based and attachment-based interventions. All of us need support as we move through our lives because living inevitably brings suffering as part of the process. If you're experiencing distress and dissatisfaction, I want you to know you're doing nothing wrong. Let's explore how you can experiment with shifting your fixed habits so you can have new experiences that restore your hope, vitality, and ease. I bring an anti-oppressive lens to my work that considers social identities and systems of power as integral to your psychic life.
(206) 203-8322 View (206) 203-8322
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DJ Burr - Addiction , Codependency, PTSD, Group
MA, LMHC, LPC
Verified Verified
14 Endorsed
Online Only
1:1 therapy and group therapy for sex addiction, codependency, and trauma/PTSD.
Expert therapy can help you build healthy behaviors and practical skills to stop your addiction. You can stop online porn, camming, and engaging in real-life sexual behavior that leave you feeling empty or ashamed. Live a healthier and more confident life. Feel more at ease in your body, gain clarity, and address the emotional pain that powers addiction.
1:1 therapy and group therapy for sex addiction, codependency, and trauma/PTSD.
Expert therapy can help you build healthy behaviors and practical skills to stop your addiction. You can stop online porn, camming, and engaging in real-life sexual behavior that leave you feeling empty or ashamed. Live a healthier and more confident life. Feel more at ease in your body, gain clarity, and address the emotional pain that powers addiction.
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Jonathan Coopersmith
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Online Only
I work with issues related to codependency, unwanted sexual behaviors, major life transitions, identity shifts, grief and loss, and sexual abuse.
Counseling is a space where we get to focus on helping you move towards a life that is more fulfilling, meaningful, and connected. I work with people struggling with anxious thoughts, depression, or challenging relationships. Some are trying to navigate dating, intimacy, and partnership. Some have experienced spiritual abuse or are coming out of religious systems that have left them confused and even traumatized. Some of the people I work with are unpacking their past and trying to be free of difficult patterns. Many people are just stuck and want some help figuring out why. Counseling helps you get unstuck.
I work with issues related to codependency, unwanted sexual behaviors, major life transitions, identity shifts, grief and loss, and sexual abuse.
Counseling is a space where we get to focus on helping you move towards a life that is more fulfilling, meaningful, and connected. I work with people struggling with anxious thoughts, depression, or challenging relationships. Some are trying to navigate dating, intimacy, and partnership. Some have experienced spiritual abuse or are coming out of religious systems that have left them confused and even traumatized. Some of the people I work with are unpacking their past and trying to be free of difficult patterns. Many people are just stuck and want some help figuring out why. Counseling helps you get unstuck.
(425) 215-0186 View (425) 215-0186
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Anna Lise Carolan
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Online Only
Clients typically come to me with concerns regarding relationship difficulties, LBGTQ+ challenges, codependency, anxiety, depression, trauma, gender identity, sexual identity, self-esteem, interpersonal relationship challenges, breakups/divorce, career change, and grief and loss.
I work relationally, meaning I use the therapeutic relationship itself as our main guiding tool. It is important that my clients feel a sense of safety and connection in therapy which from there allows them to deepen their relationship to themselves and eventually reach their goals.
Clients typically come to me with concerns regarding relationship difficulties, LBGTQ+ challenges, codependency, anxiety, depression, trauma, gender identity, sexual identity, self-esteem, interpersonal relationship challenges, breakups/divorce, career change, and grief and loss.
I work relationally, meaning I use the therapeutic relationship itself as our main guiding tool. It is important that my clients feel a sense of safety and connection in therapy which from there allows them to deepen their relationship to themselves and eventually reach their goals.
(206) 672-1725 View (206) 672-1725
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Matthew Simpson Monroe
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Online Only
I specialize in helping individuals and couples with ADHD, high-functioning autism, Nice Guy & Nice Gal Syndrome, codependency, addiction, complex post-traumatic stress disorder, and grief.
I offer practical tools & strategies to help you feel better and function better in the world. My approach is rooted in trauma-informed CBT, Internal Family Systems, and depth psychology. I am a certified No Mr. Nice Guy Therapist and Smart Recovery Facilitator. I'm also an ADHD-Certified Clinical Services and neurodivergent affirming.
I specialize in helping individuals and couples with ADHD, high-functioning autism, Nice Guy & Nice Gal Syndrome, codependency, addiction, complex post-traumatic stress disorder, and grief.
I offer practical tools & strategies to help you feel better and function better in the world. My approach is rooted in trauma-informed CBT, Internal Family Systems, and depth psychology. I am a certified No Mr. Nice Guy Therapist and Smart Recovery Facilitator. I'm also an ADHD-Certified Clinical Services and neurodivergent affirming.
(425) 842-7097 View (425) 842-7097
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Janice M Huston
Counselor, MA, LMHC, LPCC
Verified Verified
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I work with teens and adults who are in search of relief from stress, anxiety, panic, anger, low-self-esteem, depression, and relationship issues such as codependency.
Before diving into the healing work, my primary focus is to build trust in the therapeutic relationship and forming a strong connection with you, my client. I am innately Person-Centered meaning I will attune to where you are at and meet you there. In our sessions I will incorporate various modalities to help support you on your journey.
I work with teens and adults who are in search of relief from stress, anxiety, panic, anger, low-self-esteem, depression, and relationship issues such as codependency.
Before diving into the healing work, my primary focus is to build trust in the therapeutic relationship and forming a strong connection with you, my client. I am innately Person-Centered meaning I will attune to where you are at and meet you there. In our sessions I will incorporate various modalities to help support you on your journey.
(509) 778-5290 View (509) 778-5290
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Jessica Butts
MA, LLC, MBTI
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Serves Area
I help with family of origin issues, codependency, menopause, all relationship issues, and have experience with plant medicine.
I am a straight-shooter, tell it like it is coach/therapist. We will not waste any time together! I am a therapist that will deal with the personal issues and a coach that will push you with homework and life changing tools, it is the best of both. I have 12 years of experience, am a 3x author, have worked in Corporate America and a Myers Briggs expert.
I help with family of origin issues, codependency, menopause, all relationship issues, and have experience with plant medicine.
I am a straight-shooter, tell it like it is coach/therapist. We will not waste any time together! I am a therapist that will deal with the personal issues and a coach that will push you with homework and life changing tools, it is the best of both. I have 12 years of experience, am a 3x author, have worked in Corporate America and a Myers Briggs expert.
(425) 532-3167 View (425) 532-3167
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Amy Sohler
Counselor, MA, LMHC, SUDP, CSAT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Online Only
Sex and porn addiction, drug and alcohol addiction, with a focus on underlying trauma & codependency are my areas of expertise.
My experience at the top 3 treatment centers: Hazelden-Betty Ford, The Meadows, Sierra Tucson. Also Rosewood Ranch Eating Disorders, Hotel California, First Nations Recovery, Royal Centers, Offsite Clinical Supervisor: The Crisis Clinic of Thurston/Mason Counties and Clinical Director: Klean Treatment Center. I will do my very best for you.
Sex and porn addiction, drug and alcohol addiction, with a focus on underlying trauma & codependency are my areas of expertise.
My experience at the top 3 treatment centers: Hazelden-Betty Ford, The Meadows, Sierra Tucson. Also Rosewood Ranch Eating Disorders, Hotel California, First Nations Recovery, Royal Centers, Offsite Clinical Supervisor: The Crisis Clinic of Thurston/Mason Counties and Clinical Director: Klean Treatment Center. I will do my very best for you.
(360) 791-7479 View (360) 791-7479
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Christine Kay Cuhaciyan
Counselor, MA, LMHC, MHP
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in working with women's issues including codependency, recovery from narcissistic abuse, self-esteem, transition to parenthood, and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders.
Are you currently in a relationship where you're not happy but can't seem to get yourself to leave? Maybe you feel emotionally stuck or confused and have tried leaving only to return to the same unhappy relationship where nothing seems to change. On the other hand, you might feel that you keep entering into relationships in which you are treated poorly but can't figure out why. Perhaps you're dating and finding "the one" seems impossible. You feel sad and disappointed, no one seems to understand, and you don't know what else to do to make things better. I'm here to tell you that things can change and I am here to help!
I specialize in working with women's issues including codependency, recovery from narcissistic abuse, self-esteem, transition to parenthood, and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders.
Are you currently in a relationship where you're not happy but can't seem to get yourself to leave? Maybe you feel emotionally stuck or confused and have tried leaving only to return to the same unhappy relationship where nothing seems to change. On the other hand, you might feel that you keep entering into relationships in which you are treated poorly but can't figure out why. Perhaps you're dating and finding "the one" seems impossible. You feel sad and disappointed, no one seems to understand, and you don't know what else to do to make things better. I'm here to tell you that things can change and I am here to help!
(206) 312-2649 View (206) 312-2649
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Jenna Richardson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LSWAIC
Verified Verified
Online Only
As a Christian counselor, I can offer faith-based support to help you navigate life’s challenges, including anxiety, depression, trauma, eating disorders, relationship struggles, codependency, and abandonment wounds.
My goal is for you to leave each session feeling more confident, empowered, and equipped to handle life’s challenges. Together, we’ll build a personalized set of tools to strengthen your self-esteem, improve your relationships, and help you navigate emotions with greater ease. I provide a warm, supportive space where you can develop the skills and motivation needed to create lasting, positive change. You don’t have to go through this alone; I’m here to help!
As a Christian counselor, I can offer faith-based support to help you navigate life’s challenges, including anxiety, depression, trauma, eating disorders, relationship struggles, codependency, and abandonment wounds.
My goal is for you to leave each session feeling more confident, empowered, and equipped to handle life’s challenges. Together, we’ll build a personalized set of tools to strengthen your self-esteem, improve your relationships, and help you navigate emotions with greater ease. I provide a warm, supportive space where you can develop the skills and motivation needed to create lasting, positive change. You don’t have to go through this alone; I’m here to help!
(425) 414-3563 View (425) 414-3563
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Anjoli Aisenbrey
Social Worker Associate, MSSW, LSWAIC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Online Only
I have a special interest in C-PTSD, codependency, and attachment issues.
Are you feeling drained by your relationships? Do you experience frequent fights with friends, siblings, partners, or work colleagues? Do you sometimes feel like you aren't being heard or when you try to resolve things, it's unsuccessful? Relationships are central to our quality of life and if we have turbulent dynamics with those closest to us, it can feel frustrating, and lonely, and impact our overall happiness. If you're feeling disconnected from your emotions, having communication issues, and feeling that you aren't getting what you want out of your relationships, therapy can be helpful.
I have a special interest in C-PTSD, codependency, and attachment issues.
Are you feeling drained by your relationships? Do you experience frequent fights with friends, siblings, partners, or work colleagues? Do you sometimes feel like you aren't being heard or when you try to resolve things, it's unsuccessful? Relationships are central to our quality of life and if we have turbulent dynamics with those closest to us, it can feel frustrating, and lonely, and impact our overall happiness. If you're feeling disconnected from your emotions, having communication issues, and feeling that you aren't getting what you want out of your relationships, therapy can be helpful.
(253) 893-4964 View (253) 893-4964
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DJ Burr—Addiction, Codependency, PTSD, Group
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Online Only
Recover from sex addiction, trauma, and codependency.
Do you find yourself having intrusive thoughts about sex throughout the day that you can't stop? Are you spending too much time pursuing your sexual desires and fantasies? Are these thoughts starting to impact your relationships with your friends and family? Do you feel responsibility for the happiness of the other people in your life? Are you able to handle the thought of someone not liking you? Have you experienced trauma? Do you struggle with anxiety, depression, insomnia, or other emotions that make life feel unmanageable? With the right tools, you can live a more balanced life. I look forward to supporting you on this journey.
Recover from sex addiction, trauma, and codependency.
Do you find yourself having intrusive thoughts about sex throughout the day that you can't stop? Are you spending too much time pursuing your sexual desires and fantasies? Are these thoughts starting to impact your relationships with your friends and family? Do you feel responsibility for the happiness of the other people in your life? Are you able to handle the thought of someone not liking you? Have you experienced trauma? Do you struggle with anxiety, depression, insomnia, or other emotions that make life feel unmanageable? With the right tools, you can live a more balanced life. I look forward to supporting you on this journey.
(757) 330-8728 View (757) 330-8728
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Laurel Lum
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
Seattle, WA 98102
I work with a range of issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, abuse, codependency and relationship issues.
I use an eclectic and integrative approach that best suits each individual person and situation, including mindfulness, visualizations, CBT, somatic and trauma-informed therapies. Ultimately though, the best technique is nothing without a safe and trusting therapeutic relationship. So I take great care in cultivating a deep level of safety and trust.
I work with a range of issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, abuse, codependency and relationship issues.
I use an eclectic and integrative approach that best suits each individual person and situation, including mindfulness, visualizations, CBT, somatic and trauma-informed therapies. Ultimately though, the best technique is nothing without a safe and trusting therapeutic relationship. So I take great care in cultivating a deep level of safety and trust.
(206) 496-0465 View (206) 496-0465
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Todd Mitchell Krake
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Seattle, WA 98103
My experience as a counselor has equipped me to work with individuals, couples and families with a wide range of issues including depression, anxiety, addiction, codependency, trauma, and relationship issues.
I believe that therapy is about mining for an enlivened authenticity while reorienting one’s relationship to suffering. In successful therapy, the therapist is providing for the client a relationship unlike any the client has had before, where difficult - and often vulnerable - conversations are fostered within a safe container. From this is born new and more adaptive coping strategies, ways to move through conflict and pain, and recurring invitations to return to the present moment - with compassion.
My experience as a counselor has equipped me to work with individuals, couples and families with a wide range of issues including depression, anxiety, addiction, codependency, trauma, and relationship issues.
I believe that therapy is about mining for an enlivened authenticity while reorienting one’s relationship to suffering. In successful therapy, the therapist is providing for the client a relationship unlike any the client has had before, where difficult - and often vulnerable - conversations are fostered within a safe container. From this is born new and more adaptive coping strategies, ways to move through conflict and pain, and recurring invitations to return to the present moment - with compassion.
(458) 220-5928 View (458) 220-5928
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Amanda Evans
Counselor, MA, LMHCA
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Seattle, WA 98107
Others face depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety, OCD or codependency.
You’ve spent a long time performing, doing what’s expected, trying to get it right, and holding it all together. Maybe you’ve already begun to question the systems and stories that shaped you or you’re feeling stuck at the edge of a big shift. You want more freedom, but also more connection. You want to feel real, more fully you, without losing everyone or everything in the process. You want to hold yourself through uncertainty, grief or anger without running away or shutting down. You want something new, even if you don’t yet know what that is. You want room to belong, to be present and to believe that being your self is enough.
Others face depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety, OCD or codependency.
You’ve spent a long time performing, doing what’s expected, trying to get it right, and holding it all together. Maybe you’ve already begun to question the systems and stories that shaped you or you’re feeling stuck at the edge of a big shift. You want more freedom, but also more connection. You want to feel real, more fully you, without losing everyone or everything in the process. You want to hold yourself through uncertainty, grief or anger without running away or shutting down. You want something new, even if you don’t yet know what that is. You want room to belong, to be present and to believe that being your self is enough.
(425) 243-9152 View (425) 243-9152
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Lily Main Ewing
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Online Only
I specialize in addressing self-esteem, anxiety, codependency, women's issues, life coaching, relationship issues, marriage counseling, stress, divorce, and infidelity.
I'm trained in Emotion Focused Therapy and take a humanistic, client-centered approach to my work with clients. My clients experience me as authentic, engaging, and human. My role is largely to reflect back the patterns and overarching storylines that I'm seeing in your life or relationship so you can work with more than one perspective to move forward.
I specialize in addressing self-esteem, anxiety, codependency, women's issues, life coaching, relationship issues, marriage counseling, stress, divorce, and infidelity.
I'm trained in Emotion Focused Therapy and take a humanistic, client-centered approach to my work with clients. My clients experience me as authentic, engaging, and human. My role is largely to reflect back the patterns and overarching storylines that I'm seeing in your life or relationship so you can work with more than one perspective to move forward.
(206) 203-2728 View (206) 203-2728
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Jennifer Spencer
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Online Only
My focus populations include women issues, queer issues, seniors with health conditions, veterans, PTSD, men’s issues, domestic violence in hetero and same-sex relationships, trauma, depression, anxiety, bipolar, suicidal ideation, personality disorders, codependency, and narcissism.
I believe healthy coping skills are the path to self-love. I hope to be a part of your journey to a more fulfilling emotional life. Goal setting is about understanding what you want to change. Goals should be created together in the therapeutic relationship to determine how best to help you get to where you would like to see yourself.
My focus populations include women issues, queer issues, seniors with health conditions, veterans, PTSD, men’s issues, domestic violence in hetero and same-sex relationships, trauma, depression, anxiety, bipolar, suicidal ideation, personality disorders, codependency, and narcissism.
I believe healthy coping skills are the path to self-love. I hope to be a part of your journey to a more fulfilling emotional life. Goal setting is about understanding what you want to change. Goals should be created together in the therapeutic relationship to determine how best to help you get to where you would like to see yourself.
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Pindy Dhesi
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Are you coping with anxiety, depression, burnout, codependency, people pleasing, irritability, loneliness, or strained relationships?
As a certified trauma clinician with training in EMDR, I bring a unique skill set to address the complexities of trauma to heal from emotional wounds, foster self-awareness, and create healthier relationship dynamics. I aim to guide you toward authenticity, confidence, and fulfilling connections by processing and reframing trauma and new skills building.
Are you coping with anxiety, depression, burnout, codependency, people pleasing, irritability, loneliness, or strained relationships?
As a certified trauma clinician with training in EMDR, I bring a unique skill set to address the complexities of trauma to heal from emotional wounds, foster self-awareness, and create healthier relationship dynamics. I aim to guide you toward authenticity, confidence, and fulfilling connections by processing and reframing trauma and new skills building.
(206) 502-4601 View (206) 502-4601
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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.