Codependency therapy with our Thriveworks Henrico therapists helps people reduce and overcome codependent habits, which involve sacrificing one’s own needs to meet the needs of others (usually those closest to them). It helps to improve one’s well-being as well as the health of their relationships.
Codependency therapy works by helping the individual recognize, understand, and accept codependent patterns — including why and how they might’ve developed. In addition, it focuses on helping the individual to kick these tendencies and build more balanced relationships that allow them to support others without neglecting their own needs.
Codependent counseling can last for a few weeks, months, or longer. It depends on the exact needs of the client as well as the severity of their codependent challenges and other needs or preferences.
Do You Have Any of these Codependency Symptoms?
There are numerous indications that you or your loved one may be involved in a codependent relationship, including these key signs:
- Being reliant upon another person to find fulfillment and satisfaction in life.
- Observing a partner engaged in unhealthy behaviors such as pornography, alcohol and/or drug abuse, gambling, and criminal activities, but staying with them anyway.
- Finding that supporting a partner’s unhealthy behaviors is draining mentally, emotionally and physically.
- Being the recipient of mental, emotional and even physical abuse from a partner.
If you or someone you care about is currently living one or more of these clinical signs, then they are probably engaged in a codependent relationship. The first step in the counseling process is identifying that you have an issue. And, the good news is that there are a number of clinically-proven outpatient resources available that effectively equip you to understand and cope with codependent tendencies.
Introducing Outpatient Codependency Therapies that Work
Okay, you or a loved one may be living within a codependent relationship, and it’s reached a level where it’s negatively-impacting job performance, happiness and other personal relationships involving family and friends. The good news is that the Counselors at Thriveworks Short Pump are here to help you change old behaviors on-the-road to a healthier and happier you! Job one in the process is to establish and stick to boundaries for your partner. For example, tell them that if they withdraw money from a bank account again without your permission, you will simply close that account and set up a new one that’s inaccessible to them.
In addition, you need to broaden your support network, and here are some of the better ways to do so:
- Get involved in new hobbies and activities in an effort to have more “you” time while building self-esteem and meeting new people.
- Allocate more time with other family members and friends which fosters understanding, feelings of self-worth and encouragement.
- Set and then track the progress for some personal goals which will build self-confidence and a sense of accomplishment.
- Spend time connecting spiritually through a higher power of your choosing which will give you inner strength and peace.
- Maintain a personal journal about your feelings and emotions. Writing things down gets those negative thoughts out of your head, and also serve as a historical reference as your individual healing process moves forward.
- Speak with a trained codependency counseling coach who can serve as a receptive and trusted source to help guide your through the healing process.
When it’s Time to Call our Thriveworks Henrico, VA Codependency Coaches Stand Ready
Left untreated, codependency relationships can become progressively more damaging. Call or go online to schedule with Thriveworks Henrico today.
