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Codependency

Codependency is a disorder of good intentions. Sufferers develop compulsive behaviour and begin to show an unhealthy reliance on others for their emotional needs. Sound familiar? If so, you weren’t born that way. For many, the behaviour is something that is learnt as a child. The characteristics may be inherited from someone in a dysfunctional family who is themselves codependent, often alongside a person suffering a dependency problem. It is about non-confrontation of a problem and not speaking about abuse, addiction and harmful actions- which then continues. Quite a vicious cycle. One of the difficulties for sufferers is they tend to shoulder disproportionate responsibility for other’s problems and this in turn affects self-esteem. But, rest assured, there is a solution. With the right care and attention from experts who have seen this many times before, a road to recovery can be charted and happiness restored.


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About Kusnacht Practice

Kusnacht Practice supports individuals with codependency through personalised therapy and targeted coaching.

Empathetic guidance and innovative methods help re-establish healthy boundaries. The peaceful environment encourages self-reflection and healing. Discretion and trust are always prioritized.

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What Is Codependency?

Many codependents are suffering in silence. Fear, anger, pain or shame, which is ignored or denied, could be an outcome of the disorder. Und...

What to Look Out For (Signs of Codependency)

  • Low self-esteem and lacking self-trust
  • Having difficulty making decisions
  • Having difficulty identifying one’s own feelings
  • Problems communicating with others
  • Fear of abandonment
  • Over-controlling others
  • Neglecting personal needs
  • Chronic feelings of boredom and emptiness
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Tailored Codependency Treatment

As you would expect, with so many suffering from such issues, there have been great advances in treatments for codependency. Your problems c...

Our empathic and nurturing approach is absolute - with a holistic, 360 degree recovery plan. We will have successfully treated many just like yourself and we never pass judgement. Please be assured, we are renowned for our discretion, creating a secure and protective environment where we can focus on nothing more than making you better. Our treatment plans are unique and absolutely personalised but, with such relationship-based problems, we would concentrate on building resilience and self-esteem, constructing a path to independence rather than submissiveness.

The effectiveness of interpersonal therapy is often strengthened by cognitive methods that allow us to confront a dysfunctional dependent. It’s all about restructuring and remodelling relationships and teaching one to learn to value oneself.

We will always be here for you and there is nothing to fear, so make the leap and with our warmth and sensitivity we can bring you back to good health.