Codependency Therapists in West Hartford, CT
I am a relationship specialist. Whether it's an affair, broken communication, lost intimacy, safety, or trust, or simply a desire to improve your connection, I help couple's find a path to get there. One of the bigger challenges of modern couple’s therapy is translating what happens in the therapy office to home. Inspired therapy doesn’t often equal change, it offers fleeting insights. Giving couples the tools to take home and transfrom their relationship, is the real work. I’ve developed an effective process to deliver those tools, and then nurture it with skill building. I also offer post-divorce and couples recovery counseling.
I am a relationship specialist. Whether it's an affair, broken communication, lost intimacy, safety, or trust, or simply a desire to improve your connection, I help couple's find a path to get there. One of the bigger challenges of modern couple’s therapy is translating what happens in the therapy office to home. Inspired therapy doesn’t often equal change, it offers fleeting insights. Giving couples the tools to take home and transfrom their relationship, is the real work. I’ve developed an effective process to deliver those tools, and then nurture it with skill building. I also offer post-divorce and couples recovery counseling.
Dr. Jennifer Jondreau Thompson
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC
Verified Verified
West Hartford, CT 06105
Every individual carries a unique story shaped by their life experiences. These experiences, while often enriching, can sometimes be painful. We may grapple with broken relationships that we invested so much effort to preserve. Many struggle with self-image, feeling a sense of disdain for the person they see in the mirror. It’s common to compare our perceived shortcomings with others who seem to navigate life effortlessly, leading to feelings of inadequacy. It can feel like a series of disappointing chapters that weigh heavily on our hearts.
Every individual carries a unique story shaped by their life experiences. These experiences, while often enriching, can sometimes be painful. We may grapple with broken relationships that we invested so much effort to preserve. Many struggle with self-image, feeling a sense of disdain for the person they see in the mirror. It’s common to compare our perceived shortcomings with others who seem to navigate life effortlessly, leading to feelings of inadequacy. It can feel like a series of disappointing chapters that weigh heavily on our hearts.
Rick Blum, PhD.
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
West Hartford, CT 06119
Waitlist for new clients
The best way to find about me is to check out my web site, dr-rick.com. There, you'll get a good sense of my perspective and how I view life's challenges and opportunities. Don't miss the "blum-blog." My style of practice is ideal for people who want real change in their lives, who expect that their therapist knows how to achieve this, and who are eager to learn about themselves in order to make it happen. The best approach includes our becoming a team, each bringing our part to the adventure.
The best way to find about me is to check out my web site, dr-rick.com. There, you'll get a good sense of my perspective and how I view life's challenges and opportunities. Don't miss the "blum-blog." My style of practice is ideal for people who want real change in their lives, who expect that their therapist knows how to achieve this, and who are eager to learn about themselves in order to make it happen. The best approach includes our becoming a team, each bringing our part to the adventure.
Jodi M Kelly
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, JD, LPC
Verified Verified
West Hartford, CT 06119 (Online Only)
Whether you are recovering from addiction, depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, or family/work/relationship challenges, everyone needs help finding their path. I believe that the 12 steps of recovery and the Internal Family System (IFS) approach can provide that path. I will meet you where you are, and we will develop an action plan to assist you in moving forward and getting traction in your life.
Whether you are recovering from addiction, depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, or family/work/relationship challenges, everyone needs help finding their path. I believe that the 12 steps of recovery and the Internal Family System (IFS) approach can provide that path. I will meet you where you are, and we will develop an action plan to assist you in moving forward and getting traction in your life.
With 30 years of experience as a clinical psychologist, I have successfully treated children, adolescents, adults, couples and families. I work with a well-established, multi-disciplinary group of mental health professionals in West Hartford. I treat a range of issues, including adjustment disorders, depression and anxiety, divorce, learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, dyslexia, and executive function disorders. In my practice, I encourage clients to develop the strategies to make use of their strengths as they reduce distress and manage the obstacles in their lives. I find each person who enters my office to be unique and interesting.
With 30 years of experience as a clinical psychologist, I have successfully treated children, adolescents, adults, couples and families. I work with a well-established, multi-disciplinary group of mental health professionals in West Hartford. I treat a range of issues, including adjustment disorders, depression and anxiety, divorce, learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, dyslexia, and executive function disorders. In my practice, I encourage clients to develop the strategies to make use of their strengths as they reduce distress and manage the obstacles in their lives. I find each person who enters my office to be unique and interesting.
Hello, thanks for this opportunity to connect with you. I am dedicated to not only help you resolve your problems, overcome obstacles and/or get your needs and wants met, but also to help you have a better, more compassionate, more confident relationship with yourself in the process including, in my view, the ultimate experience- an unconditionally loving relationship with yourself especially in times of pain. I bring a strength based, non judgemental, positive approach to the realities of your life(outer and inner) as we work together. Best, Dave
Hello, thanks for this opportunity to connect with you. I am dedicated to not only help you resolve your problems, overcome obstacles and/or get your needs and wants met, but also to help you have a better, more compassionate, more confident relationship with yourself in the process including, in my view, the ultimate experience- an unconditionally loving relationship with yourself especially in times of pain. I bring a strength based, non judgemental, positive approach to the realities of your life(outer and inner) as we work together. Best, Dave
Phoenix Healing, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
West Hartford, CT 06107 (Online Only)
Only accepting Carefirst & Self-Pay in MD/DC. Life is a journey, full of ups and downs. Sometimes, in our down moments, we may feel alone, powerless and unsure of which turn to take next. As a licensed clinical social worker, I am here to empower the skills you have, in order to walk your path. As you have taken the courage to work through challenges, I use a relaxed approach with a variety of practical therapeutic techniques to help you feel comfortable and equipped for life’s challenges.
Only accepting Carefirst & Self-Pay in MD/DC. Life is a journey, full of ups and downs. Sometimes, in our down moments, we may feel alone, powerless and unsure of which turn to take next. As a licensed clinical social worker, I am here to empower the skills you have, in order to walk your path. As you have taken the courage to work through challenges, I use a relaxed approach with a variety of practical therapeutic techniques to help you feel comfortable and equipped for life’s challenges.
Jennifer Barnett Melquist
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
West Hartford, CT 06110
I specialize in relationship issues, substance abuse, dual diagnosis, women's issues, depression and anxiety. I have 20 years of experience in the behavioral health field serving very young children through adulthood and families in many varying stages of their lives. I feel very grateful to work with each and every one of my clients on their journey and honored to help them to achieve the life they want to create.
I specialize in relationship issues, substance abuse, dual diagnosis, women's issues, depression and anxiety. I have 20 years of experience in the behavioral health field serving very young children through adulthood and families in many varying stages of their lives. I feel very grateful to work with each and every one of my clients on their journey and honored to help them to achieve the life they want to create.
With 25 years experience, I am a licensed in Marriage and Family therapy providing marital therapy, and individual therapy for adults, teens and children in West Hartford. We all need help sometimes making the changes that will improve the relationships, feelings and thoughts that keep us stuck. More and more people are turning to the Systemic (Family) therapy approach, because they are tired of treating only the symptom with medication or other methods and are ready to make the changes that not only heal the symptom (i.e. depression, anxiety, etc.) but help them begin to have the relationships and life they want.
With 25 years experience, I am a licensed in Marriage and Family therapy providing marital therapy, and individual therapy for adults, teens and children in West Hartford. We all need help sometimes making the changes that will improve the relationships, feelings and thoughts that keep us stuck. More and more people are turning to the Systemic (Family) therapy approach, because they are tired of treating only the symptom with medication or other methods and are ready to make the changes that not only heal the symptom (i.e. depression, anxiety, etc.) but help them begin to have the relationships and life they want.
Kathleen Cairns, Psy.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist, hypnotherapist, and author of "The Psychotherapy Workbook","The Bald & The Beautiful: Surviving Breast Cancer, self-hypnosis audio tape "Breathe... As If Your Life Depended On It.," and lithographic greeting cards "Kathleen's Condolences." Her weekly column LIFE GOES ON can be read in her website. She is also frequently interviewed for the internet, magazines, and books regarding today’s social issues. Kathleen works with anxiety, depression,bipolar, addictions, sexual abuse, relationship issues, stress, grief, death, adolescents, and couples.
Kathleen Cairns, Psy.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist, hypnotherapist, and author of "The Psychotherapy Workbook","The Bald & The Beautiful: Surviving Breast Cancer, self-hypnosis audio tape "Breathe... As If Your Life Depended On It.," and lithographic greeting cards "Kathleen's Condolences." Her weekly column LIFE GOES ON can be read in her website. She is also frequently interviewed for the internet, magazines, and books regarding today’s social issues. Kathleen works with anxiety, depression,bipolar, addictions, sexual abuse, relationship issues, stress, grief, death, adolescents, and couples.
Immediately accepting new clients! We've all experienced a time when life feels overwhelming, burdensome, and/or unmanageable. Wishing there was a non-judgmental empathetic someone to assist navigating inner struggles in a safe, gentle environment. Struggles are real, but hope and healing are as well. I am a Licensed Master's Social Worker with a diverse background, who's excited to work with a broad age range, youth to elderly, and various populations, individuals, families and couples. I tend not to subscribe to one therapeutic approach but rather allow space for client-centered therapy to guide the process.
Immediately accepting new clients! We've all experienced a time when life feels overwhelming, burdensome, and/or unmanageable. Wishing there was a non-judgmental empathetic someone to assist navigating inner struggles in a safe, gentle environment. Struggles are real, but hope and healing are as well. I am a Licensed Master's Social Worker with a diverse background, who's excited to work with a broad age range, youth to elderly, and various populations, individuals, families and couples. I tend not to subscribe to one therapeutic approach but rather allow space for client-centered therapy to guide the process.
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Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
West Hartford, CT 06119
My approach is empowering and straight forward, tailored to both presenting challenges and your innate strength and resilience. I specialize in prenatal and postpartum mental health care and am trained through Postpartum International Support (PSI). I integrate my training in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) to help clients effectively overcome past trauma and negative beliefs of self. The therapeutic relationship is one that can be rewarding, honest, open, and most of all, human. It is a nonjudgmental space for exploration and self understanding.
My approach is empowering and straight forward, tailored to both presenting challenges and your innate strength and resilience. I specialize in prenatal and postpartum mental health care and am trained through Postpartum International Support (PSI). I integrate my training in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) to help clients effectively overcome past trauma and negative beliefs of self. The therapeutic relationship is one that can be rewarding, honest, open, and most of all, human. It is a nonjudgmental space for exploration and self understanding.
Naomi Lufkin
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
West Hartford, CT 06117 (Online Only)
How are you getting in your own way? Did you grow up in a toxic family? Is there a way you start believing that you are not good enough? You look in the mirror and feel puzzled by this stranger looking back at you. Getting out of bed each morning is becoming more difficult. You feel invisible. Life has become totally overwhelming. You support everyone else, and yet you feel completely drained. You have lost direction, and feel sad, lonely, and miserable. You want to start taking risks, and absolutely need to make changes in your life, in order for you to feel fulfilled! Yet, you feel as though you are in quick sand!
How are you getting in your own way? Did you grow up in a toxic family? Is there a way you start believing that you are not good enough? You look in the mirror and feel puzzled by this stranger looking back at you. Getting out of bed each morning is becoming more difficult. You feel invisible. Life has become totally overwhelming. You support everyone else, and yet you feel completely drained. You have lost direction, and feel sad, lonely, and miserable. You want to start taking risks, and absolutely need to make changes in your life, in order for you to feel fulfilled! Yet, you feel as though you are in quick sand!
Do you feel burdened or like you are not able to live life with freedom, joy and peace? Whether we have hurts from the past or anxiety and depression that seem overwhelming; it can be helpful to have someone there who understands and provides non-judgmental, supportive feedback. When we experience challenges, crisis and difficult circumstances; important goals in therapy are learning to identify how our thoughts trigger our emotions and developing coping skills to process them.
Do you feel burdened or like you are not able to live life with freedom, joy and peace? Whether we have hurts from the past or anxiety and depression that seem overwhelming; it can be helpful to have someone there who understands and provides non-judgmental, supportive feedback. When we experience challenges, crisis and difficult circumstances; important goals in therapy are learning to identify how our thoughts trigger our emotions and developing coping skills to process them.
Hello! I am clinical psychologist with over fifteen years of experience. Trained as a generalist, I have worked across diverse settings, including community health, the VA healthcare system, inpatient and residential settings, and various educational settings. I am also bilingual and bicultural and provide services in English and Spanish to adolescents and adults. I have extensive training in evidence-based approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness, and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (https://acceleratedresolutiontherapy.com/).
Hello! I am clinical psychologist with over fifteen years of experience. Trained as a generalist, I have worked across diverse settings, including community health, the VA healthcare system, inpatient and residential settings, and various educational settings. I am also bilingual and bicultural and provide services in English and Spanish to adolescents and adults. I have extensive training in evidence-based approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness, and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (https://acceleratedresolutiontherapy.com/).
Deborah Krevalin Counseling Coaching
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
West Hartford, CT 06119
Deborah specializes in helping clients strengthen relationships and deepen connections. Using holistic and science-based methods, clients learn a new way to communicate and alter unhealthy relationship dynamics. Partners are able to have productive conversations without blowing up or shutting down. Deborah is an 'active therapist' who offers suggestions and brings good energy to sessions. On her watch, there is no “bad guy” and blame is never the focus. She creates a safe space where clients feel comfortable discussing tough topics and personal issues. Deborah is warm, open and has the ability to quickly identify the core issues.
Deborah specializes in helping clients strengthen relationships and deepen connections. Using holistic and science-based methods, clients learn a new way to communicate and alter unhealthy relationship dynamics. Partners are able to have productive conversations without blowing up or shutting down. Deborah is an 'active therapist' who offers suggestions and brings good energy to sessions. On her watch, there is no “bad guy” and blame is never the focus. She creates a safe space where clients feel comfortable discussing tough topics and personal issues. Deborah is warm, open and has the ability to quickly identify the core issues.
Mimi Akhand
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
West Hartford, CT 06110 (Online Only)
Life has its ebbs & flows, and I am here to provide compassionate and grounded support & guidance through it all. My approach is rooted in empowering you and emphasizing the mind, body, soul connection. I draw upon various therapeutic models, tailoring them to meet the unique needs of my clients. I am dedicated to helping you process & heal through difficult experiences and emotions of your past and present. Together, we can work towards creating a more authentic & fulfilling life. We will work together to identify practical changes that can lead to meaningful and long term progress.
Life has its ebbs & flows, and I am here to provide compassionate and grounded support & guidance through it all. My approach is rooted in empowering you and emphasizing the mind, body, soul connection. I draw upon various therapeutic models, tailoring them to meet the unique needs of my clients. I am dedicated to helping you process & heal through difficult experiences and emotions of your past and present. Together, we can work towards creating a more authentic & fulfilling life. We will work together to identify practical changes that can lead to meaningful and long term progress.
www.drtcbrantley.com Many couples diligently maintain their cars and personal belongings, yet they often overlook the essential maintenance needed for their marriage. Dr. Brantley, a compassionate and experienced therapist specializing in marriage and intimacy, is here to be your skilled mechanic (trainer), ensuring that your relationship runs smoothly and remains in top shape. With a genuine commitment to your well-being, Dr. Brantley is dedicated to serving you beyond regular business hours, making appointments available up to 10 pm. Available for pre and post marriage counseling as well.
www.drtcbrantley.com Many couples diligently maintain their cars and personal belongings, yet they often overlook the essential maintenance needed for their marriage. Dr. Brantley, a compassionate and experienced therapist specializing in marriage and intimacy, is here to be your skilled mechanic (trainer), ensuring that your relationship runs smoothly and remains in top shape. With a genuine commitment to your well-being, Dr. Brantley is dedicated to serving you beyond regular business hours, making appointments available up to 10 pm. Available for pre and post marriage counseling as well.
I am a dedicated LPC-A with a rich background in supporting individuals on their mental health journeys. Before joining the team at Held Center for Healing, I gained valuable experience in community mental health and the school system, where I had the privilege of working with neurodivergent individuals to help them achieve both their mental health and functional life goals. Through these experiences, I developed a deep passion for supporting those facing challenges and have grown to specialize in depression, ADHD, and PTSD. My goal is to empower clients to unlock their full potential and become the best versions of themselves.
I am a dedicated LPC-A with a rich background in supporting individuals on their mental health journeys. Before joining the team at Held Center for Healing, I gained valuable experience in community mental health and the school system, where I had the privilege of working with neurodivergent individuals to help them achieve both their mental health and functional life goals. Through these experiences, I developed a deep passion for supporting those facing challenges and have grown to specialize in depression, ADHD, and PTSD. My goal is to empower clients to unlock their full potential and become the best versions of themselves.
Carrie-Anne Swiatek, LCSW, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
West Hartford, CT 06117
My specialty practice includes adolescents, young adults and adults whose lives have been significanlty impacted due to mental health issues. Collaborative work includes helping one tackle issues related to loss and decreased social, educational, academic, vocational, community and familial functioning. In my practice I help my clients treat the symptoms that are causing the most distress so they can begin to re-engage in living and increase a more hopeful and optimistc outlook. When appropriate, psychoeducation to families can be provided on how their loved one's recovery may be best supported .
My specialty practice includes adolescents, young adults and adults whose lives have been significanlty impacted due to mental health issues. Collaborative work includes helping one tackle issues related to loss and decreased social, educational, academic, vocational, community and familial functioning. In my practice I help my clients treat the symptoms that are causing the most distress so they can begin to re-engage in living and increase a more hopeful and optimistc outlook. When appropriate, psychoeducation to families can be provided on how their loved one's recovery may be best supported .
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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.