Therapy for Codependency, Emotional Abuse, and Draining Relationships
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) helping adults recover from codependency, emotionally abusive relationships, and chronic relationship burnout.
Serving Alamo, Danville, Diablo, Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton, San Francisco, and San Ramon, California, and all of California on-line;
and Eagle, Boise, Meridian, Star, Nampa, Kuna, and Caldwell, Idaho, and all of Idaho on-line.
Are you emotionally exhausted, anxious, or losing confidence in your relationship?
You may be in a relationship that is slowly draining your energy, sense of self, and emotional well-being.
You’ve spent so much of your life giving—your time, care, and emotional labor—until there’s barely anything left for you.
Maybe you’re constantly walking on eggshells, carefully choosing your words to avoid conflict. The effort of anticipating someone else’s moods or reactions has left you emotionally exhausted and overwhelmed.
Or maybe you’ve always been the dependable one—the fixer, the helper, the one who holds everything together. While you’ve been carrying the weight of everyone else’s needs, your own have quietly slipped out of reach.
These experiences are often rooted in codependency, people-pleasing, or emotionally abusive relationship dynamics. Over time, they can leave you feeling stuck, invisible, and unsure how to find your way back to yourself.
Deep down, you know relationships aren’t supposed to feel this hard.
You Deserve More Than Survival
You deserve relationships that feel safe, supportive, and emotionally balanced.
You deserve to set boundaries without fear, guilt, or shame.
You deserve to feel like yourself again—confident, grounded, and free.
When codependent patterns go unaddressed, the cycle of anxiety, self-doubt, and over-giving often continues. Emotional exhaustion deepens. Confidence erodes. Over time, it can begin to feel like survival is the best you can hope for.
But it doesn’t have to stay this way—and you don’t have to figure it out alone.
A Better Path Forward
If you’re here, something in you already knows it’s time for change.
Living inside toxic relationship dynamics or long-standing patterns of codependency, people-pleasing, and self-sacrifice can be deeply exhausting. It can wear down your confidence, cloud your judgment, and leave you questioning yourself.
It also takes real courage to pause, recognize that something isn’t right, and reach for support.
That awareness matters. And you don’t have to figure out what comes next on your own.
How I Can Help
I specialize in helping adults who are struggling with:
Codependency and people-pleasing
Emotionally abusive or narcissistic relationships
Chronic emotional exhaustion and relationship burnout
Low self-worth, anxiety, and loss of identity
In therapy, we work together to:
Understand and untangle the patterns that have kept you stuck
Reconnect with your needs, emotions, and inner voice
Learn how to set boundaries without guilt, fear, or self-doubt
Build healthier, more fulfilling relationships—starting with the relationship you have with yourself
Your Next Chapter Starts Here
Imagine waking up feeling lighter—less anxious, less responsible for everyone else, and more connected to yourself. Imagine relationships that don’t require constant self-sacrifice just to get through the day.
That life is possible. And it begins with one small, intentional step.
If you’re ready, I invite you to schedule a free consultation so we can talk about what you’re experiencing and what support might look like for you. Together, we can begin moving toward clarity, confidence, and emotional freedom.
Hi. I’m Cassie Renz, LMFT.
You might be wondering how I can help with the kind of pain you’ve been reading about.
I understand this work not only professionally, but personally. I’ve experienced the emotional chaos of a toxic, psychologically abusive relationship—and I know how easy it is to lose yourself while trying to keep the peace. I know what it’s like to be the constant giver, the codependent people-pleaser, slowly becoming exhausted and disconnected from your own needs.
I also know what it’s like to find your way back.
Healing from narcissistic abuse and emotional trauma isn’t linear. There can be moments of grief, self-doubt, and difficult realizations along the way. But with the right support, it is possible to rebuild your confidence, reclaim your sense of self, and feel grounded again.
As your therapist, I’m here to support you through that process—at your pace, with compassion, clarity, and without judgment.
