Love addiction - Healing from emotional and sexual dependency

I am a hypnotherapist specialising in helping individuals who struggle with love addiction. If you are reading this, it might be because you feel the deep, persistent pain of never being loved enough, never feeling truly seen, or never being important enough in your relationships. Perhaps you constantly seek affection to the point of losing yourself in your relationships or sacrificing your own well-being out of fear of abandonment.

What is love addiction?

Love addiction is the feeling of needing love or approval from others as a vital necessity to feel like you exist. Often, it is accompanied by a deep fear of abandonment, a tendency to over-adapt to others' expectations, and difficulty setting healthy boundaries. You may recognize yourself in behaviors such as:

The overwhelming fear of losing someone and being left alone.
A constant need for external validation to feel good about yourself.
Unbalanced relationships, where you give everything but receive little in return.
An intense emotional suffering at the thought that the other person might stop loving you or leave.

This exhausting pattern does not reflect your worth. It often stems from deep emotional wounds, sometimes unconscious, that are rooted in early childhood. Early traumas are often at the heart of love addiction.

Love addiction often arises from emotional wounds formed in the first years of life. Maybe you lacked love or emotional presence during childhood, or you experienced abandonment, rejection, or a lack of recognition of your fundamental needs. These wounds leave lasting imprints, and as you grow, you may develop survival mechanisms to fill those voids: always being there for others, striving to please at any cost, or needing unconditional love to feel whole.

These early traumas shape the way we connect with others. And as long as these wounds remain unhealed, they continue to influence your romantic, professional, and personal life, making it difficult to establish healthy, balanced relationships.

How I can support you

My approach combines hypnotherapy, compassionate listening, and deep work on these early traumas. Hypnosis is a powerful tool because it allows us to access the unconscious space where your patterns and deep wounds reside. Together, we can:

Identify the roots of your love addiction: Through hypnosis sessions, we will trace back to the origins of your emotional wounds, which may have been buried since childhood. This is a gentle yet powerful exploration that will help you understand why you feel this intense need for love and validation.
Release emotional wounds: Once these wounds are identified, we will work together on healing them. Using tailored hypnotherapy techniques, we will reprogram these unconscious patterns that trap you in love addiction.
Rebuild your self-esteem: One of the pillars of healing is reclaiming your sense of self-worth. We will progressively rebuild your self-esteem, teaching you to set healthy boundaries, refocus on your own needs and desires, and nurture self-love.
Learn to love without losing yourself: The goal of our work together is to help you love in a healthier, more balanced way. To love without fear of losing the other person. To love while deeply loving yourself.

A supportive and personalised approach

I am here to guide you step by step in a safe, compassionate environment. I understand that every story is unique, which is why my sessions are entirely personalized, tailored to your specific needs. My role is not only to guide you toward healing your wounds but also to provide a space where you feel fully heard and supported throughout this journey of transformation.

It is possible to break free from love addiction and regain emotional autonomy, allowing you to experience more fulfilling and respectful relationships that honor your needs. It takes time, commitment, and self-compassion, but you do not have to walk this path alone. Together, we will uncover the resources already within you, so you can regain control over your emotional life.

If you feel called to free yourself from patterns of love addiction, I invite you to book an appointment. I would be honoured to accompany you on this journey toward a new way of loving—one that is freer and more aligned with who you truly are. I do sessions online or im my practice in the South of France in Nice and the French Riviera.

Discover the specialised support of L'Étincelle de Juliette

If you need support with healing from trauma, addiction, managing hypersensitivity or emotional dependency, I offer hypnotherapy and Human Design sessions tailored to your needs. Discover how my methods can help you overcome emotional trauma and release the blocks that hold you back. For those struggling with addictions such as Bulimia or Anorexia, my hypnotherapy sessions will help you find a lasting balance. If you're particularly sensitive to emotions, explore my page dedicated to being Highly Sensitive to learn how to better manage your emotions and interactions. I offer sessions in Nice and the Côte d'Azur, as well as hypnotherapy online, so you can benefit from my services wherever you are. For more details, discover my holistic approach in the Hypnotherapy section.

Please note: Hypnotherapy, EFT and EMDR, even when practiced by a therapist, are in no way substitutes for medicine. All medical conditions must be followed up by medical and/or therapeutic professionals. Furthermore, I am not a psychiatrist. Consequently, I do not make therapeutic diagnoses, and no medication should be modified or stopped without the advice of the medical staff who prescribed it. However, I am trained in psychopathology and psychotraumatology. In other words, I'm able to detect the symptoms of the most common psychological and personality disorders. And above all, I'm able to use the tools I've developed to help you resolve the emotional distress that is the cause of these disorders.

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