Part of the healing process is being listened to and understood. I help you see more clearly what has been happening and what that may mean for you, providing a safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be explored and understood. Together, we work to help you move from wherever you're stuck.
Specializing in treating the family system allows me to assist individuals to fully understand how the relationship between two people can trigger past relational traumas causing an emotional brain response ultimately distancing the system itself. Through exploration of family of origin experience I assist you in identifying maladaptive relational skills and create new pathways for connection.
Sometimes we get into patterns where we put others before ourselves and end up neglecting our own needs in the process. When working with codependency patterns, I think it is important to relearn who we are as individuals and let that set the stage to better set boundaries with others and have healthier and more fulfilling relationships.
It's great to be a nice person. It's another thing to be someone who feels depleted and resentful because you feel you give your all to those around you without receiving the same treatment in return. Are your moods defined by how others feel about you? Do you have trouble setting and keeping boundaries with others? These might be signs of codependent patterning. Patterns can be changed, however. You can learn how to have good boundaries and still be a nice person.
A codependent person can be anyone. It is natural for a person to want to help and protect those that they love. But sometimes helping and protecting others can cause us our own pain and suffering. My approach to treating codependency is through self-exploration, boundaries, and the use of CBT.