I'm trained in enmeshment treatment through the Dr. Kenneth Adams model, working with adults to resolve the painful relational patterns rooted in early family dynamics.
You’ve likely heard it called various things: enmeshment, codependency, or family-of-origin trauma. But naming the problem hasn’t stopped the cycle. These patterns still run your relationships today. Insight is merely the starting line; lasting change demands a different approach.
Enmeshment and codependency mean far more than simply being “too involved.” The lived reality is much deeper. You lose track of where your feelings end and another person’s begin. You react to small things in extremes. You reflexively manage their emotional state to regulate your own. Their approval dictates your peace of mind in ways you can’t justify.
For you, closeness required compromise. To stay connected or avoid conflict, you learned to minimize your voice, anticipate others’ needs, and absorb emotions that weren’t yours. Those survival strategies kept you safe early on, but they actively cost you your autonomy now.
You likely see codependency extending across your entire life — into friendships, romantic partnerships, and your career. You chronically over-give, feel anxious when you stop, and slowly lose touch with your own desires. While enmeshment typically locks you into a specific family dynamic, codependency turns that exhausting dynamic into your default setting for the world.
I completed specific clinical training in enmeshment treatment through Dr. Kenneth Adams’s model, the pioneering framework behind When He's Married to Mom and Silently Seduced. As a listed provider on overcomingenmeshment.com, I’m equipped to treat the root causes, rather than just coaching you through the symptoms.
Standard codependency support relies heavily on behavioral tweaks: practicing boundaries, catching people-pleasing, and attempting to say no. Those skills are important, but on their own, they rarely dismantle a pattern wired into your emotional foundation during childhood. If you can’t stop the cycle despite knowing better, it’s because those early lessons about what closeness costs and what your needs are worth still feel like survival.
I’m uniquely trained in Coherence Therapy, a model rigorously designed to access and update these deeply ingrained emotional blueprints. By thoughtfully drawing on IFS and Schema Therapy, I help you navigate the internal conflict keeping you stuck: honoring the part of you trying to keep the peace, while finally empowering the exhausted part that demands immediate change.
Our sessions skip the endless narrating of your week. While understanding your history is necessary context, our immediate goal is to directly target the emotional machinery running beneath the surface, working on the hidden logic and unmet needs actively keeping you trapped.
Expect an engaging, highly active process. Instead of just intellectualizing your past, you’ll learn to access and shift the exact feelings driving your behavior in real time. Because these patterns originally formed in moments of high emotional intensity, we will intentionally meet them with that same depth. It is uncomfortable work, but it’s where genuine, lasting change happens.
Therapy progresses at a pace that serves you. Available in-person in Dallas and via telehealth for Texas residents.
I’m a Dallas-based therapist trained in enmeshment treatment through Dr. Kenneth M. Adams’s model and listed as an enmeshment-informed therapist on overcomingenmeshment.com. I facilitate a virtual Men’s Codependency Group and see clients through the Institute for Relational Recovery (IRR) in Dallas.
Every other Wednesday, 7:30–9:00 AM. $85 per session. For men who have completed a family-of-origin trauma intensive or similar foundational work.
This group provides a powerfully direct, structured space to dismantle enmeshment and codependency patterns alongside other men committed to the same work. Informed by Pia Mellody’s Post-Induction Therapy (PIT) model, this is not an entry-level processing space. It is intentionally designed as an advanced arena for men who have their footing and are ready to continue their progress.
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What’s the difference between enmeshment and codependency?
Enmeshment is a highly specific, localized dynamic — often with a parent — where emotional boundaries disappear, making it incredibly difficult to operate as your own person. Codependency acts as a broader operational manual. While they frequently overlap, the fundamental therapeutic goal remains the same: dismantling the damaging beliefs you internalized early on regarding closeness, obligation, and self-worth.
How do I know if I’m enmeshed with a parent or partner?
The clearest indicators center on emotional weight and crushing obligation. You feel instinctively responsible for the other person’s mood. Disagreeing triggers severe guilt or anxiety. Their approval dictates your confidence, and you struggle to make independent choices. Often, this level of closeness actively suffocates your other relationships or your core sense of self.
Is this just about family-of-origin issues, or do you work with current relationship patterns too?
We address both, because they are inextricably linked. Family-of-origin dynamics are typically the birthplace of these patterns, but the collateral damage is happening today with your partner, your friends, and your career. We investigate the root cause while remaining focused on current impact.
What’s the Men’s Codependency Group and is it right for me?
A virtual group meeting every other Wednesday, 7:30–9:00 AM. Sessions are $85 each. Designed for men who have already completed a family-of-origin trauma intensive or similar foundational depth work. This is not a starting point, but a structured space to accelerate your progress alongside other men. Informed by Pia Mellody’s PIT model. Reach out if you’re unsure if this aligns with your current stage.
Do you offer telehealth for enmeshment or codependency therapy?
Yes. Individual therapy is available in-person at the Dallas office and via secure telehealth for anyone residing in Texas. The Men’s Codependency Group is virtual.
How is your approach different from a standard codependency program?
Most traditional programs stay on the surface, focusing almost exclusively on awareness and behavioral adjustments. While learning to set boundaries is valuable, it rarely unwires the deeper emotional logic keeping you trapped. Since these enduring patterns were forged emotionally, they must be resolved emotionally.
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