Codependency
Codependency
For the past eight years I have facilitated groups for individuals who are caught in the web of codependency systems. My training withPia Mellody, author of The Intimacy Factor: The Ground Rules for Overcoming the Obstacles to Truth, Respect, and Lasting Love, Facing Codependence: What It Is, Where It Comes from, How It Sabotages Our Lives, Breaking Free: A Recovery Workbook for Facing Codependence and Facing Love Addiction: Giving Yourself the Power to Change the Way You Love, has equipped me to conduct groups for those wishing to recover from the pain of codependency.
What is Codependency?
Codependency develops when we forget our sense of the inalienable inherent worth with which we were born due to trauma in our lives and the consequent adapatations we make to survive. The path of recovery from codependency rests in the memory of the Sacred Self, which no amount of “less-than-nurturing” parenting can lessen. The five core symptoms of untreated codependency include:
- Difficulty experiencing appropriate levels of self-esteem.
- Difficulty setting functional boundaries.
- Difficulty owning our own reality.
- Difficulty acknowledging and meeting our own wants and needs.
- Difficulty experiencing and expressing our reality moderately.
If you struggle with any of the five core symptoms of codependency and would like to assess yourself, an online tool can be found here.
Groups
I facilitate Codependency Education and Support Groups, which usually meet weekly. There are six persons per group. As members leave the groups, new members are added from the waiting list. Individuals may self-refer and are urged to consult with their own counselors about participating in a group.
Currently three groups meet for 90 minutes:
- Wednesday, 5-6:30 pm
- Thursday, 10-11:30 am
- Thursday, 5-6:30 pm
I provide a free 20-minute consultation to assess for codependency and to determine your suitability for the current groups. Our meeting protects–to the best of my ability–both the safety and stability of the current group and eases your entrance as a new member in the group. Group membership is limited to women. If you are a man interested in recovering from the pain of codependence, I will add your name to a waiting list for a men’s group dealing with codependency issues.