Codependent people can struggle with boundary setting, low self-esteem, abandonment issues, an excessive need to help others and a difficulty in asserting their own emotional needs. Research shows talk therapy can be effective in improving the quality of one's life and learning how to stop being codependent. We assist individuals to form healthy attachments and relationships.
Addiction is a family disease. It doesn't only impact the one using the substance. Their loved ones also need support to deal with their experience of codependency & understand the recovery process.
I help individuals who are struggling with co-dependency issues, such as those who were raised in a relationship with narcissistic parents and/or siblings. This can be challenging and leave them feeling hopeless and lost. I can help them reclaim their autonomy and develop strategies to manage their relationships.
This is a very interesting area as many of us depend on others, but when it becomes detrimental and we find ourselves in a relationship that is causing us much harm or worry, then it is useful to examine why we struggle to change something.