Codependency therapists in Delta, British Columbia BC, Canada CA
Ajay Sahota
Counsellor/Therapist, MA, RCC (Registered Clinical Counsellor)
Growing up in a home with an Alcoholic parent can be an unstable experience. You never know what to expect. If you have experienced chaos in your childhood, dealt with unpredictable mental state of your parent, and witnessed and responded to ongoing unsafe situations, then this will be familiar to you. In an unpredictable home, it can be difficult to trust yourself and your experiences. To survive, and avoid, sometimes you need to bottle up your feelings so much that you forget how to experience emotions. When your needs are ignored, seeking approval from others can result in losing your own identity. Feeling responsible for others can outweigh your own needs and wellbeing.
I have been providing counselling services in the community since 2014. I have supported many people who have a loved one struggling with addiction. I am excited to support you as you heal from some or all of the above experiences. Counselling can also help you set healthier boundaries in relationships and start putting your own needs and safety first.
Many adult children of alcoholics (ACOA):
Carry shame.
Remember how they hid their parent’s addiction.
Experienced an alcoholic parent’s behaviours and reactions.
Have experienced domestic abuse, violence, neglect, and unpredictable behaviours.
Experience worry and anxiety.
Avoid family/events.
Have internalized negative beliefs.
Have never experienced being fully cared for.
Feel a sense worthlessness and resentment.
Take care of an alcoholic parent, putting their own needs last.
9 Years Experience
Jue Wang
Counsellor/Therapist, MCP, RCC, CCC
A co-dependency relationship is toxic and prohibits growth for you and your partner(s). You can change your relationship by yourself or with your partner.
3 Years Experience
Lisa Willow
Counsellor/Therapist, BSW, MSW, ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider
I use the work of Melody Beattie and Codependent No More to support clients with healing Codependency. Trying to fix and change another person, rescuing them, enabling, and saccrificing our own self by focussing on another person in order to feel "ok" are some of the behaviours that we use when we are involved in Codependent relationships. Through education, self awareness, proccessing, and change, we can become free from these kinds of relationships.
14 Years Experience
Nina Hopmeier
Licensed Professional Counsellor, Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC)
Do you often lack trust in yourself to make independent decisions and engage in behaviours that are personally meaningful to you? Individuals who are codependent have a tendency to rely on other people for approval and validation. Our therapy work will involve gaining a deeper understanding of your experiences of codependency. This includes exploring factors that reinforce codependent behaviours and as well as providing tools and strategies for helping you become more self-loving, confident, and independent.
13 Years Experience
Kevin Erickson
Counsellor/Therapist, M.A., RCC, CEC
My approach to codependency counseling focuses on helping individuals recognize patterns of codependent behavior, establish healthy boundaries, and build self-esteem. I believe in empowering clients to foster independence and develop healthier, more fulfilling relationships. Together, we work on strategies to break the cycle of codependency and embrace self-worth.
1 Years Experience
Pathway to Hope Counselling - Robyn Faulkner
Pre-Licensed Professional, RTC-c
Do you feel abused, trapped and fearful in your relationship(s)? Many people in co-dependent relationships feel this way and often give up their power to others. The thought of befriending yourself may make you feel fearful. We don't have to shame or blame ourselves for this condition. We simply need to recognize, own and embody our sense of self and power. This is healthy and the most loving thing you can do for yourself. I can support you in becoming more of yourself and releasing the feelings of guilt and shame.
1 Years Experience
Seven Vistas - Professional Life Coach and Counsellor
Counsellor/Therapist, PCC, RPC-C, NLP Master Practitioner
But, if I don't then I'll be alone. They'll leave me. I'm not enough without....
Have you said these words or thought them? Or felt them? Or maybe you're unsure why you need others the way you do? Maybe you live in judgment of feeling this way? What is this survival mechanism doing in your pocket? Why won't it go away?
There are many things behind this and they can be explore and revealed with time and patience.
21 Years Experience
Shannon MacGregor
Counsellor/Therapist, RTC, MTC, CLC
Codependency is a relationship pattern where a person supporting someone they care about and giving of themselves at the cost of their own mental, emotional, and physical health. Codependency is a learned behavior that can be corrected. With counselling, more effective relationship patterns and coping strategies can be developed.
16 Years Experience
Fiona Matalon
Counsellor/Therapist, MA, RCC
Exploring our codependency is a great way to start building healthier and more fulfilling relationships
5 Years Experience
Vanessa Fingland
Counsellor/Therapist, CCPCPR.cand, RPC-C
I specialize in codependency in women. Codependency starts in childhood when you begin people pleasing to feel loved and accepted. You lose a sense of who you are, lack boundaries, and have a hard time being assertive. You may have anxiety/depression, low self worth and reach outside of yourself to fill that emptiness inside. I can help you manage your emotions instead of feeling overwhelmed by them and feel fulfilled and confident.
6 Years Experience