Codependency Therapists in Chattanooga, TN
Celesta Palmer
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MHSP
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Chattanooga, TN 37405
I partner with adults working through complex trauma, depression, anxiety, personality disorders, codependency, and family of origin issues.
Accepting New Clients! As an EMDR-trained trauma therapist, I help teens, adults, and couples explore pain, expose fear, and experience healing in a real and lasting way. You're probably thinking that something has got to change. You feel stuck, empty, hurt, angry, or just altogether lost in a sea of overwhelming feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. You've been nervous to ask for help, let alone discuss, the difficulties of navigating life and trying to "keep it all together" when things don't feel right at all. Pehaps it's time to try something new.
I partner with adults working through complex trauma, depression, anxiety, personality disorders, codependency, and family of origin issues.
Accepting New Clients! As an EMDR-trained trauma therapist, I help teens, adults, and couples explore pain, expose fear, and experience healing in a real and lasting way. You're probably thinking that something has got to change. You feel stuck, empty, hurt, angry, or just altogether lost in a sea of overwhelming feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. You've been nervous to ask for help, let alone discuss, the difficulties of navigating life and trying to "keep it all together" when things don't feel right at all. Pehaps it's time to try something new.
Akeyla Madison
Pre-Licensed Professional, MEd
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Chattanooga, TN 37403 (Online Only)
I help adults 18+ with low self-esteem, Imposter syndrome, complex trauma, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorders, codependency, grief, adjustment issues, resilience development, and emotional regulation.
"Life be lif-ing" is the statement that comes to mind when I think about the ups and downs, we experience in our lifetime. Many of us can relate to the overwhelming feelings of sadness or the constant feeling of anxiety. With life can come trauma and pain, which can cause anger, bitterness, and an array of different emotions. You may even think to yourself, "I'm not good enough," "Something is wrong with me," or "I can't do hard things?" As a trauma-informed therapist who utilizes a mix of CBT and EMDR, I target these beliefs and feelings and provide various coping tools to help clients grow and be their best selves.
I help adults 18+ with low self-esteem, Imposter syndrome, complex trauma, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorders, codependency, grief, adjustment issues, resilience development, and emotional regulation.
"Life be lif-ing" is the statement that comes to mind when I think about the ups and downs, we experience in our lifetime. Many of us can relate to the overwhelming feelings of sadness or the constant feeling of anxiety. With life can come trauma and pain, which can cause anger, bitterness, and an array of different emotions. You may even think to yourself, "I'm not good enough," "Something is wrong with me," or "I can't do hard things?" As a trauma-informed therapist who utilizes a mix of CBT and EMDR, I target these beliefs and feelings and provide various coping tools to help clients grow and be their best selves.
Micah Arfons
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Chattanooga, TN 37405
I am currently accepting new clients! I am passionate about working with those who are experiencing depression and anxiety from stage of life transitions, past trauma, codependency, postpartum, birth and abortion trauma and child loss, as well as couples who are seeking to build a healthy and lasting relationship. In my work as a Child Welfare Case Manager, later as a Crisis Counselor and now as an individual therapist, I have helped families and individuals navigate the most difficult times of their lives.
I am currently accepting new clients! I am passionate about working with those who are experiencing depression and anxiety from stage of life transitions, past trauma, codependency, postpartum, birth and abortion trauma and child loss, as well as couples who are seeking to build a healthy and lasting relationship. In my work as a Child Welfare Case Manager, later as a Crisis Counselor and now as an individual therapist, I have helped families and individuals navigate the most difficult times of their lives.
I specialize in loss and grief but also help people with depression, anxiety, codependency, self-esteem issues, life transitions, among other things.
I want my clients to thrive and be the best version of themselves but sometimes life gets in the way. I draw on my professional skills and personal experiences to make a positive impact in my client’s lives. I work with adults of all ages and stages, beliefs and orientations. Flexibility is important to me as a therapist so I customize my approach to best suit my client’s unique needs—meeting each person where they are at and empowering them in their healing journey.
I specialize in loss and grief but also help people with depression, anxiety, codependency, self-esteem issues, life transitions, among other things.
I want my clients to thrive and be the best version of themselves but sometimes life gets in the way. I draw on my professional skills and personal experiences to make a positive impact in my client’s lives. I work with adults of all ages and stages, beliefs and orientations. Flexibility is important to me as a therapist so I customize my approach to best suit my client’s unique needs—meeting each person where they are at and empowering them in their healing journey.
Hannah Snyder Blackwell
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Chattanooga, TN 37404
I focus on issues including but not limited to: depression, anxiety, marital conflict/infidelity, codependency and life transitions.
Change is hard, but growth is worth it. That being said, growth doesn't always look like we thought it would, and I would love to walk alongside you as you figure out what growing means for you. Feel free to reach out via phone call or email and I will do my best to get back to you within 24 hours.
I focus on issues including but not limited to: depression, anxiety, marital conflict/infidelity, codependency and life transitions.
Change is hard, but growth is worth it. That being said, growth doesn't always look like we thought it would, and I would love to walk alongside you as you figure out what growing means for you. Feel free to reach out via phone call or email and I will do my best to get back to you within 24 hours.
Michelle Waldrop (Johnson)
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA-CMHC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Chattanooga, TN 37404
I am passionate about story, visual arts, paying attention to attachment wounds, and a holistic view of the person as emotional, spiritual, and physical. I enjoy using therapeutic art practices with my clients to explore many aspects of hurt and healing. I have several years of experience working in mental and behavioral health treatment, with a variety of ages. I currently desire to work with adolescents and adults struggling with anxiety, depression, OCD, codependency, trauma post-traumatic stress, and other life stressors. I believe we are formed by both the things we have experienced and the relationships we have been a part of.
I am passionate about story, visual arts, paying attention to attachment wounds, and a holistic view of the person as emotional, spiritual, and physical. I enjoy using therapeutic art practices with my clients to explore many aspects of hurt and healing. I have several years of experience working in mental and behavioral health treatment, with a variety of ages. I currently desire to work with adolescents and adults struggling with anxiety, depression, OCD, codependency, trauma post-traumatic stress, and other life stressors. I believe we are formed by both the things we have experienced and the relationships we have been a part of.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 18 years of experience in the behavioral health field. Passionate about helping people grow and change, I use a caring and empathic relationship combined with scientifically researched approaches validated to help clients reach their goals. My main specialities include working with women's issues, grief and trauma, individuals and families dealing with addictions, codependency, religious trauma, relationship difficulties, domestic violence, depression, and anxiety. I use an integrated approach focusing on family systems and internal family systems for healing.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 18 years of experience in the behavioral health field. Passionate about helping people grow and change, I use a caring and empathic relationship combined with scientifically researched approaches validated to help clients reach their goals. My main specialities include working with women's issues, grief and trauma, individuals and families dealing with addictions, codependency, religious trauma, relationship difficulties, domestic violence, depression, and anxiety. I use an integrated approach focusing on family systems and internal family systems for healing.
Adriane Brandt
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MHSP
Verified Verified
Chattanooga, TN 37415 (Online Only)
I have been working in the field of mental healthcare since 2012. While my experience has granted me the privilege of working with a variety of ages and issues, I am most passionate about working with trauma, anger management, panic, anxiety, cutting and self-harming, dissociation, and domestic violence. I have training in EMDR, a specialized therapy developed for the treatment of Post-traumatic Stress and other trauma related concerns. I also frequently utilize mindfulness and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy skills training in my approach as a way to build resilience and healthy coping.
I have been working in the field of mental healthcare since 2012. While my experience has granted me the privilege of working with a variety of ages and issues, I am most passionate about working with trauma, anger management, panic, anxiety, cutting and self-harming, dissociation, and domestic violence. I have training in EMDR, a specialized therapy developed for the treatment of Post-traumatic Stress and other trauma related concerns. I also frequently utilize mindfulness and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy skills training in my approach as a way to build resilience and healthy coping.
Being vulnerable is brave. Behind all the difficult feelings you face. The more you stand in the discomfort the more your edges soften and you begin to embrace it all and allow yourself to be seen— just as you are. I am here to listen to your story and provide prospective as you navigate and uncover the process of healing. I am passionate about working with people to recover from abusive or complex relationships, emotion regulation, and communication issues.
Being vulnerable is brave. Behind all the difficult feelings you face. The more you stand in the discomfort the more your edges soften and you begin to embrace it all and allow yourself to be seen— just as you are. I am here to listen to your story and provide prospective as you navigate and uncover the process of healing. I am passionate about working with people to recover from abusive or complex relationships, emotion regulation, and communication issues.
Shan Alexander
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MHSP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Chattanooga, TN 37404
Life is hard and we all need a supportive safe space from time to time to process and heal. I walk with my clients through the trials of life with compassion and 30 years of experience bringing an accepting presence, clinical expertise and if desired, the wisdom of a Christian worldview.
Life is hard and we all need a supportive safe space from time to time to process and heal. I walk with my clients through the trials of life with compassion and 30 years of experience bringing an accepting presence, clinical expertise and if desired, the wisdom of a Christian worldview.
Rachael Shepard
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT-I
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Chattanooga, TN 37408
Wanting to feel confident, content, and connected? It can feel so challenging and helpless when faced with anxiety, stress, and internal negative thoughts. If you are experiencing anxiety, depression, feeling stuck, or recovering from people-pleasing or co-dependent relationships, I would love to collaborate with you towards healing. Often our negative thoughts and beliefs about ourselves impact our relationships. If this describes your story and you are seeking a safe place to process, desire to be heard, and are willing to learn tools and skills to make change you're in the right place.
Wanting to feel confident, content, and connected? It can feel so challenging and helpless when faced with anxiety, stress, and internal negative thoughts. If you are experiencing anxiety, depression, feeling stuck, or recovering from people-pleasing or co-dependent relationships, I would love to collaborate with you towards healing. Often our negative thoughts and beliefs about ourselves impact our relationships. If this describes your story and you are seeking a safe place to process, desire to be heard, and are willing to learn tools and skills to make change you're in the right place.
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Have you tried talk therapy but still feel stuck? I am an artist and art therapist with over 35 years of personal recovery. My background is in 12 Step models, Jungian psychology, family systems and lots of art making experience. YOU DO NOT NEED ART TRAINING OR TALENT TO BENEFIT FROM ART THERAPY. Because art is a right-brained function, art therapy can be especially useful to people who are "too smart" for talk therapy. I have also begun using art to process trauma as well. Interested? Schedule an assessment!
Have you tried talk therapy but still feel stuck? I am an artist and art therapist with over 35 years of personal recovery. My background is in 12 Step models, Jungian psychology, family systems and lots of art making experience. YOU DO NOT NEED ART TRAINING OR TALENT TO BENEFIT FROM ART THERAPY. Because art is a right-brained function, art therapy can be especially useful to people who are "too smart" for talk therapy. I have also begun using art to process trauma as well. Interested? Schedule an assessment!
Alexander Tucker
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, LADAC, CADC-II
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Chattanooga, TN 37401
I am passionate about seeing transformation in the lives of clients and family members struggling with addiction issues. Whether you are in the midst of this struggle, new to recovery, or working to establish healthy relationships with someone in an addictive lifestyle counseling can provide the tools to take back your life. Unraveling addictive cycles, creating boundaries, and establishing goals are all steps we will take together on the journey to your best self.
I am passionate about seeing transformation in the lives of clients and family members struggling with addiction issues. Whether you are in the midst of this struggle, new to recovery, or working to establish healthy relationships with someone in an addictive lifestyle counseling can provide the tools to take back your life. Unraveling addictive cycles, creating boundaries, and establishing goals are all steps we will take together on the journey to your best self.
Marci Weaver
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Stress and struggle is part of the human condition, but we don't have to face these challenges alone. I am honored and delighted to witness your story with compassion and empathy. I typically work with adults 18 years and older who are motivated to navigate life's challenges including unexpected changes, grief & loss, anxiety & panic, depression, attachment & relationship difficulties, and symptoms commonly related to trauma.
Stress and struggle is part of the human condition, but we don't have to face these challenges alone. I am honored and delighted to witness your story with compassion and empathy. I typically work with adults 18 years and older who are motivated to navigate life's challenges including unexpected changes, grief & loss, anxiety & panic, depression, attachment & relationship difficulties, and symptoms commonly related to trauma.
Anne Marie Schoenherr
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
27 Endorsed
Chattanooga, TN 37401 (Online Only)
You've never really felt like you are enough. Sure, you've been successful in school, at work, and well, at life... for the most part (at least it looks that way to other people). But deep down, it has always felt like there is something missing... something wrong - and you wonder if maybe there's actually just something wrong with you. You push your feelings down. You stretch yourself too thin, work too hard, and just can't say "no." You worry about what other people think of you and hope that you're enough for them. You wish it could stop - that you could feel good enough to have happiness and love and actually feel worthy of it.
You've never really felt like you are enough. Sure, you've been successful in school, at work, and well, at life... for the most part (at least it looks that way to other people). But deep down, it has always felt like there is something missing... something wrong - and you wonder if maybe there's actually just something wrong with you. You push your feelings down. You stretch yourself too thin, work too hard, and just can't say "no." You worry about what other people think of you and hope that you're enough for them. You wish it could stop - that you could feel good enough to have happiness and love and actually feel worthy of it.
Montoyia D McGowan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Chattanooga, TN 37410
Are you the one in your family/circle who has "made it" and now you have become the exhausted rescuer for the people you care about? Are there relationships in your present or past that need to be put to rest so they can stop showing up in your thought life? Have you realized some emotional triggers but not sure what to do next? Are you tired of feeling emotionally overwhelmed? Wouldn't it help to have a place you can go to process how to create healthier expectations? Would it help to have a confidential place to figure out how to work through stress without having to babysit someone else's response?
Are you the one in your family/circle who has "made it" and now you have become the exhausted rescuer for the people you care about? Are there relationships in your present or past that need to be put to rest so they can stop showing up in your thought life? Have you realized some emotional triggers but not sure what to do next? Are you tired of feeling emotionally overwhelmed? Wouldn't it help to have a place you can go to process how to create healthier expectations? Would it help to have a confidential place to figure out how to work through stress without having to babysit someone else's response?
Nathan Chase
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC-IL, LPCMHSP, CADC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Chattanooga, TN 37412
Nathan has a pursued a career of inviting others into safety, healing, and growth through counseling, chaplaincy, and mentoring. He is licensed in both Illinois (Telehealth) and Tennessee (in-person and telehealth). Experienced in working with multiple varieties of trauma, addiction, grief, and life transitions.
Nathan has a pursued a career of inviting others into safety, healing, and growth through counseling, chaplaincy, and mentoring. He is licensed in both Illinois (Telehealth) and Tennessee (in-person and telehealth). Experienced in working with multiple varieties of trauma, addiction, grief, and life transitions.
Laura Elizabeth Cartwright
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCMHSP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Chattanooga, TN 37411
If you are sick and tired of being sick and tired, I hear you. If you want to make changes to live a happier and healthier life, I can help you do that! I don't tell people what I think they should do; I work collaboratively with folks to make small changes that add up so you can reach your goals, feel proud of yourself, and add to your coping skill toolbox. I am a licensed professional counselor with 10 years of experience working with a wide variety of clients and concerns, primarily in an acute care hospital setting. I'm not intimidated by mood swings, intrusive thoughts, anger, or substance use. You won't be "too much" for me.
If you are sick and tired of being sick and tired, I hear you. If you want to make changes to live a happier and healthier life, I can help you do that! I don't tell people what I think they should do; I work collaboratively with folks to make small changes that add up so you can reach your goals, feel proud of yourself, and add to your coping skill toolbox. I am a licensed professional counselor with 10 years of experience working with a wide variety of clients and concerns, primarily in an acute care hospital setting. I'm not intimidated by mood swings, intrusive thoughts, anger, or substance use. You won't be "too much" for me.
Brittany Barber
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Chattanooga, TN 37408
Sound familiar? You appear to “have it all together” and fear if anyone knew how hard you were working, how inadequate you felt, or how you truly see yourself it would all unravel. You're worried one more thing on your plate would send you into a crisis, and you already feel like you're drowning in overwhelming thoughts & feelings. You're creative & resourceful at finding ways to cope with the stressors of life, but these methods ultimately make things worse in the long run. Maybe this shows up as anxiety, “never good enough” feelings, perfectionism, doing-it-all, unhealthy eating patterns, overachieving, people-pleasing & avoiding.
Sound familiar? You appear to “have it all together” and fear if anyone knew how hard you were working, how inadequate you felt, or how you truly see yourself it would all unravel. You're worried one more thing on your plate would send you into a crisis, and you already feel like you're drowning in overwhelming thoughts & feelings. You're creative & resourceful at finding ways to cope with the stressors of life, but these methods ultimately make things worse in the long run. Maybe this shows up as anxiety, “never good enough” feelings, perfectionism, doing-it-all, unhealthy eating patterns, overachieving, people-pleasing & avoiding.
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Codependency Therapists
What therapy types help with codependency problems?
Both couples and family therapy and cognitive and behavioral therapy (CBT) can help with the relationship difficulties referred to as codependency. Such problems typically include inappropriate feelings of responsibility for a loved one’s destructive behavior, irrational patterns of thinking about such behavior, and family interaction patterns in which the needs of one troubled member override the needs of others in a household.
What happens in therapy for codependency?
Spouses and family members learn and practice how to interact and support each other in a healthy way without sacrificing their own needs or well-being. They learn the limits of their responsibility for their loved ones and correct faulty patterns of thinking and feeling that underlie codependent behavior. Individuals may be encouraged to nurture an array of social relationships and to cultivate their own talents and interests so that they develop a healthy sense of self outside the family.
How does therapy help a person or couple overcome codependency?
Therapy helps people establish healthy ways of being in a relationship. Spouses and family members learn how to nurture and support one another without sacrificing their own needs or allowing the needs of one person to dominate the dynamic. Individuals learn how to say no and set boundaries, and how to maintain their own identity and self-esteem. Therapy helps people understand that they are not responsible for the feelings and actions of others. It also helps individuals deal with the turbulence that can come from living with a person suffering from such conditions as substance abuse and mental illness.
What is the goal of therapy for codependency?
One goal of therapy for codependency is to alleviate feelings of responsibility for and correct irrational patterns of thinking about loved ones whose behavioral problems override the needs of others in a household. Therapy helps people establish healthy boundaries of behavior and speak up for their own needs in a relationship. In addition, people learn how to maintain a healthy relationship, one in which both parties give and receive equally and are able to retain their own identity.