Find support that honors your identity, your relationships, and the patterns you're ready to shift. We're here to provide affirming support for you, online or in-person.
Learn About Codependency Therapy
You might feel like you're “too caring” or “too attached,” but codependency therapy can unlock more than that. This therapy allows you to identify relational patterns where your sense of self becomes entangled with someone else’s needs, moods, or approval.
In LGBTQ+ communities, codependent dynamics can form as a way to survive invalidation by over-giving, staying small, or becoming indispensable in relationships. LGBTQ codependency therapy helps you explore how those patterns developed and guides you in rebuilding connection that includes your own boundaries, desires, and emotional safety.
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We work with clients who are untangling decades of people-pleasing, emotional caretaking, or identity confusion that stems from complex relational histories, often layered with queer-specific experiences like family rejection, cultural shame, or trauma.
At Expansive, our therapists understand how deeply codependency can be tied to survival strategies, not flaws. Together, we focus on healing with compassion while helping you practice new ways of being in connection that honor both your autonomy and your care for others.
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In the early stages of therapy, you’ll start noticing how certain patterns show up in your day-to-day relationships. For example, you might notice difficulty saying no, constant guilt, or fear of being alone.
We’ll work with you to name and understand these dynamics without shame, while gradually rebuilding your ability to set boundaries, feel secure in your identity, and prioritize your own emotional wellbeing. Over time, therapy becomes a space to test out new ways of relating, where closeness doesn’t cost you your sense of self.
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Healing Beyond Old Patterns
Meet Our Los Angeles Counselors Specializing in LGBTQ Codependency Therapy
Codependency can leave you feeling drained, unseen, or unsure where your needs end and someone else’s begin. Our Los Angeles therapists approach these patterns with empathy and deep understanding of the unique dynamics within LGBTQ relationships.
Together, you’ll build the tools to create balance, set healthy boundaries, and foster connections that honor your individuality while nurturing closeness. In this space, healing becomes a path toward relationships rooted in trust, respect, and mutual care.
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Please note: Availability is always shifting, so we recommend visiting our full LA therapist directory.
Why Clients Choose Expansive Therapy in Los Angeles for LGBTQ Codependency Therapy
Clients often come to Expansive after feeling like their past therapy experiences missed something crucial, like the way identity, survival, and relationships intersect.
Here, they feel understood without needing to justify their queerness, explain their dynamics, or shrink to fit someone else’s model of healing. Our affirming therapists take the time to learn who you are and what shaped you, offering care that’s steady, clear-eyed, and deeply attuned to both the challenges of codependency and the resilience behind it.
There’s a reason people stay, refer friends, and return when they need support again, because this work is real and personal.
"Heart therapists and staff ! Great environment / safe space . Dr. Murphy is amazing !"
Rob Copley, ★★★★★
We’re an out-of-network practice, so if you have a PPO or POS plan, we do all the heavy lifting for you. We will check your benefits for you, provide an upfront and clear fee structure, submit claims on your behalf, and take the lead on dealing with headaches like insurance denials, so you can focus on the therapy itself.
Our out-of-pocket rates are 35% below industry standards, and insurance typically covers about half our fee.
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We offer therapy both in person and virtually, with most clients joining online from across LA, Westside to Glendale, or anywhere else in California. We have immediate openings both online and in person.
Our Los Angeles office is located in Larchmont Village — tucked between Melrose and Beverly, minutes from Hollywood and Hancock Park. Clients drop in before heading to shoots, Zoom in from Silver Lake or Westwood, or log on during breaks between caregiving, commuting, or decompressing.
Admin Office Hours (Pacific Time):
Monday–Friday, 6am–3pm
Therapist Availability in California:
Monday–Friday, 8am–9pm
LA Office Address:
606 N Larchmont Blvd, Suite 4B
Los Angeles, CA 90004
Phone: (917) 426-1521
Email: info@expansivetherapy.com
Expansive Therapy serves clients throughout California and New York, whether you're settled in one place or bouncing between boroughs and zip codes.
All our clinicians are either licensed in the states they serve or are completing licensure under supervision. All of our supervision happens within the practice, and we work together behind the scenes to assure high quality, affirming care.
If you’re based in NYC (or anywhere in the state), you can access virtual sessions with a therapist who gets the culture, the pace, and the specific stress of city living.
And if you’re navigating a bi-coastal life — say, a partner in LA and a co-parenting setup in Brooklyn — we’re here for that, too.
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