Counseling for Codependency

Rediscover Your Voice. Reclaim Your Boundaries.

Do you constantly put others’ needs ahead of your own? Find it hard to say “no”? Feel responsible for someone else’s emotions or actions? These may be signs of codependency—a pattern that can feel exhausting, overwhelming, and at times, invisible.

At Phoenix Rehab, our Counseling for Codependency offers a supportive space to explore these patterns, break free from unhealthy relational dynamics, and begin rebuilding a life rooted in self-worth, emotional independence, and healthier boundaries.

You don’t need to feel stuck in the cycle of pleasing, fixing, or rescuing others. With insight and support, change is absolutely possible.

What Is Codependency?

Codependency is a relational pattern where an individual becomes overly invested in another person’s well-being at the expense of their own needs, desires, or identity. This often develops in relationships with individuals struggling with addiction, mental illness, or emotional instability—but it can happen in any dynamic: romantic, familial, or professional.

At its core, codependency is driven by fear—fear of abandonment, rejection, or not being enough.

Common traits of codependency include:

• Difficulty setting boundaries
• Obsessive need to help, fix, or rescue others
• Feeling guilty when prioritizing your own needs
• Low self-esteem or external validation seeking
• Anxiety in relationships or fear of being alone
• Emotional enmeshment or controlling behaviors
• Suppressing your emotions to keep peace
• Attracting or staying in toxic or one-sided relationships

Recognizing codependency is the first step toward creating relationships that are mutual, healthy, and empowering.

Why Seek Help?

Many people live with codependency for years without realizing it. It may even feel “normal” to always put others first or lose yourself in your relationships. But over time, this pattern can lead to burnout, resentment, depression, anxiety, and a deep sense of disconnection from your own needs and identity.

Counseling can help you:

• Recognize and interrupt codependent behaviors
• Understand the roots (often in childhood or past trauma)
• Rebuild self-worth and confidence
• Learn how to set and maintain healthy boundaries
• Communicate assertively and authentically
• Develop a stronger sense of emotional independence

You don’t need to stop caring about others—you just need to start caring for yourself, too.

Our Approach

At Phoenix Rehab, we offer trauma-informed, emotionally safe counseling tailored to your experiences. Many of our clients are adult children of alcoholics, caregivers, partners of individuals with addiction or mental illness, or people who simply feel like they’ve lost themselves in their relationships.

Our counselors draw on:

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to shift negative thought patterns
• Inner Child Work to heal early relational wounds
• Narrative Therapy to help you re-author your identity
• Mindfulness-Based Approaches to reconnect with your emotions
• Attachment Theory to understand and transform relational dynamics
• Assertiveness Training for better communication and boundary-setting

Together, we’ll create a space where your voice matters—and your well-being comes first.

Who Can Benefit?

• Individuals who feel exhausted or trapped in caregiving roles
• People recovering from narcissistic or emotionally abusive relationships
• Partners or family members of those with addiction or mental illness
• Anyone struggling with guilt, emotional dependence, or boundary issues
• Individuals seeking more balanced, fulfilling relationships

Whether you’re just starting to question these patterns or are ready to break free—we’re here for you.

Ready to Reclaim Your Life?

We offer sessions Monday to Saturday, in-person and online.