Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed in Minnesota, Tennessee and credentialed in Ireland
Co-dependency is a very common pattern for people but can become quite debilitating over time. It leads us to destructive relationships and life patterns. Understanding how that impacts our lives and how to establish healthier patterns of living is extremely important.
I get asked a lot about codependency. It's a tricky concept and behavior pattern that is so easy to fall into particularly if we have had substance abuse or really any type of abuse in our relationship history. It's about seeking to control without knowing that's what we're doing. We will work on making choices that are consistent with your values so that you end up in meaningful relationships in which you be around the people in your life without compromising yourself.
Originally coined to describe the relationship between alcoholics and their loved ones, we now have a broader understanding of this common (and destructive) relationship pattern. Understand the patters that effect your relatinoships, your behavioral patterns, and the way you view the world through your work with your therapist.