Are You a Highly-Sensitive Person?

If you’re an HSP looking for therapy…I’m willing to bet you’ve been working on your own for pretty-much ALL you LIFE to figure out how to heal. I’m also willing to bet you’ve made some distinct progress & have profound insight into your situation, your trauma & who you are.

You’ve likely done a decent job impacting those around you & helping them with their healing in some way.

Now it’s time to have support & the emotional attunement you long for as well as the opportunity to shine your particular light as brightly as you always sensed was possible.

Some Difficulties HSPs Often Experience...

  • You feel different, that you don’t “fit.”

  • Your Sensory Experience (Sound, Touch, Smell, Sight &/or Taste) is tuned to a 10 & it seems like most everyone else is at a 1.

  • You’ve tried to keep up with the push & hustle culture, but end up feeling drained & over-stimulated (tired & wired).

  • You too easily absorb other people’s emotional states & feel “hung over” from their emotional expression.

  • You are distressed by animal suffering beyond what others seem to feel, even when it’s in a movie (not “real”).

  • You notice changes, novelty & repetition that others do not…whether you want to or not (a car parked in the same parking spot on Wednesdays, objects moved, the hum of electricity, the smell of campfire smoke miles away, the scratch of a shirt tag, a changed cooking oil at your favorite restaurant, etc.)

  • People see you as “sensitive” & tend to rely on you emotionally. You may even attract people who have narcissistic traits. People-pleasing may be a familiar fall-back.

  • You have a long history of sleep issues, digestive challenges, sensitive skin & possibly have started to develop autoimmune symptoms or diagnosis.

The Gifts of Being an HSP

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    body awareness

    This is an area that often needs attention for HSPs in therapy. Their high level of body awareness (interoception) may become reorganized in childhood & into young adulthood. Working to stop the over-riding of the body's wisdom is life changing.

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    empathy

    Empathy is a sense. Being highly empathic can create amazing levels of connection to other people & other beings. Boundaries can support the HSP to benefit more from this trait.

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    creativity

    HSPs often enjoy creative pursuits for work or leisure, but can also move away from it due to outside opinions & pressures. HSPs also tend to love observing & participating in other's creative expressions & performances.

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    super sensory experience

    Sometimes being easily over-stimulated by lighting, smells, textures, etc. can seem too much to live with, however this trait creates an individual who can enjoy food, art, the smell of flowers, etc. to an incredible degree. HSPs often explain that sensory experiences can bring them to tears of joy.

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    intuition & observation

    Sometimes the keen observing eye of an HSP can lead to them over-thinking or determining something that isn't true. Because HSPs are so very observant & intuitive, they can sometimes know something that someone else is not yet conscious of. It can be a game-changer for them to learn how to bring their felt sense or knowledge forward to others (& who is worth their time & energy!).

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    depth of processing

    To be able to "process" deeply on a mental, emotional or somatic level can be an incredible asset in one's life & also help to determine a professional life path. HSPs tend to do well in therapy with a good fit therapist, because they enjoy the process of observing themselves & having themselves reflected back accurately.

Clients Come to Me Wanting to Address...

  • Challenges of Neurodivergence

  • Emotional & Psychological Blockages

  • Burnout

  • Anxiety & Stress

  • Panic Attacks

  • Life Changes

  • Poor Sleep

  • Limiting Beliefs

  • Intrusive Thoughts

  • Low Self-Worth

  • Poor Boundaries

  • Feelings of Numbness/Disconnection from Self & Others

  • Autoimmune Symptoms

  • People-pleasing patterns/attracting people w/ Narcissistic traits

LEARN TO:

Engage Curiosity in the Pursuit of Positive Change

Develop Mindfulness of Body & Movement as Well as the Mind & Thoughts as a Source of Wisdom

Practice Gentleness with Self & Curate Highly Effective Self-Care Practices that Reduce Anxiety & Negative Self Judgment

I work with clients age 19 & up of all gender, sexual orientation, all cultures & religion.

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