If your relationship feels like it’s everything, or nothing, you’re not alone. Our NYC-based therapists help LGBTQIA+ individuals, couples, and polycules untangle patterns of codependency.
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This form of therapy focuses on helping you understand your relationship to connection itself: how you show up, what you compromise, and where you might lose your sense of self in the name of closeness. Codependency is a pattern where your self-worth becomes tied to caretaking, control, or conflict avoidance.
LGBTQIA+ clients often navigate codependency through unique lenses: rejection trauma, internalized shame, or feeling like they have to earn love to keep it. In therapy, we help you rebuild boundaries, embrace interdependence, and connect in ways that are sustainable, not self-sacrificing.
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At Expansive Therapy, we work with LGBTQIA+ clients navigating everything from blurred boundaries to anxious attachment, enmeshment, and emotional burnout.
Whether you're in a couple, polycule, or exploring solo relationship patterns, our therapists offer space to unpack how codependency shows up and what healthier connection could look like. We’re trained in relational therapy, somatic work, and trauma-informed care, and we approach each dynamic without judgment, just curiosity and care.
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This kind of therapy often starts with noticing: how you relate to closeness, conflict, boundaries, and the stories you’ve absorbed about love. Your therapist will help you explore what you’ve been repeating (without pathologizing it) and offer tools for shifting those patterns. We don’t treat codependency as a flaw, but as a strategy that may have once served you. Now, you get to rewrite it.
Expect a mix of reflection, skill-building, and (sometimes) hard conversations that lead to real clarity and emotional freedom.
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Our NYC therapists specialize in helping LGBTQIA+ clients navigate the nuanced space between connection and self-abandonment.
Many of our clinicians identify as queer and bring deep insight into how codependency, attachment, and relationship patterns show up in LGBTQ+ lives, from anxious partnerships to poly burnout to emotional enmeshment in chosen family.
Whether you’re coming to therapy solo or with a partner, we’ll support you in building relationships rooted in interdependence, not over-functioning.
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Please note: Availability is always shifting, so we recommend visiting our full NYC therapist directory.
Why Clients Choose Expansive Therapy in NYC Codependency Therapy
Clients working through codependency or relational overwhelm need more than generic advice—they need therapists who understand the emotional layers that come with queer love, chosen family, and complex attachment histories.
At Expansive Therapy, we offer care that balances relational depth with practical change. Our therapists are trained to recognize the ways codependency can show up differently in LGBTQIA+ dynamics, and we help you move toward relationships that feel mutual, rooted, and liberating.
"I could not recommend Expansive Therapy more. In my sessions with Megan, I always feel that she really cares about me and my life. She helps me see all that is going well and when I leave I often feel uplifted or somehow lighter. We get into the dark hard stuff too. With her help, I move forward even when I am falling apart."
Derrick Rogers, ★★★★★
We’re here to simplify the process. Expansive Therapy accepts most PPO and POS insurance plans with out-of-network benefits, and we’ll verify your coverage before your first session. Our team handles claim submissions so you don’t have to chase paperwork. With rates ranging from $75 to $250, we keep therapy accessible, without compromising quality.
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We’re based in Midtown Manhattan, just steps from Penn Station and accessible from the far corners of the city, whether you're in Gramercy Park, Fort George, or the Garment District. Our office is designed to be a calm, affirming space where you can show up exactly as you are. Prefer virtual care? We offer secure online sessions across New York.
Office Hours (Admin Support):
Monday through Friday, 9 am–6 pm
Therapist Availability:
Monday through Sunday, 8 am–10 pm
NYC Office Address:
352 7th Ave, Suite 1201
New York NY 10001
Phone: (917) 426-1521
Email: info@expansivetherapy.com
Expansive Therapy provides online LGBTQ relationship and codependency therapy throughout Los Angeles. From Silver Lake to Santa Cruz, our Los Angeles-based therapists offer the same affirming, relational care via secure telehealth.
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