Therapy for Sensitive Overachievers

Support for anxiety, perfectionism, and over-functioning

You grew up quickly, learning to anticipate others’ needs while setting your own aside. Now, you may find yourself deeply attuned to the world, yet struggling to offer yourself the same understanding. Patterns that once kept you safe, such as people-pleasing, perfectionism, or staying hyper-independent, may now leave you feeling anxious, overextended, and quietly burned out. You might feel torn between generosity and resentment, craving connection while fearing that boundaries will push others away.

I often work with sensitive, capable adults who appear high-functioning on the outside, yet feel anxious, overextended, or quietly burned out beneath the surface. Therapy offers a space to slow down and listen to what lies beneath the overwhelm. Often, these patterns have roots in early relationships, where your needs may have been dismissed, minimized, or met conditionally. Over time, this can shape how you move through the world, making guilt, self-doubt, and emotional depletion feel like the cost of being “good” or capable.

Pushing through is rarely the answer. In our work together, we bring gentle awareness to the patterns that keep you striving and constricted, while tending to the parts of you that had to adapt too soon. This process blends reflection, body awareness, and imagination, meeting the psyche as both a guide and a storyteller. Therapy becomes a creative and restorative process, opening new perspectives and helping you reclaim energy for a more grounded, authentic life.

Over time, many people begin to discover that self-compassion and boundaries do not create distance. They make genuine connection possible.

Finding the right therapist is important, and the best way to know if we’re a good fit is to connect. I invite you to schedule a free 20-minute consultation.

Areas of Focus

  • Young man in moody, contemplative lighting against a tiled background, symbolizing the quiet intensity of anxiety and the inner work of confronting fear, self-doubt, and emotional overwhelm through therapy.

    Anxiety & Always Being “On”

    Anxiety often reflects parts of you that learned to stay alert in order to feel safe. Rather than trying to eliminate worry, therapy focuses on listening to what anxiety is communicating. Together, we work toward easing constant scanning, self-doubt, and tension, supporting greater trust, grounding, and a steadier connection to yourself.

  • Close-up of a perfectly centered bubble in a spirit level, symbolizing the constant striving for precision and balance often driven by perfectionism—and the potential for release and self-compassion through therapy.

    Perfectionism & Self-Worth

    Perfectionism often begins as protection, a way to earn love, approval, or safety. By exploring its roots, you can begin to soften the pressure to perform and reconnect with a sense of worth that is inherent, not something you have to prove.

  • Two ghostlike figures facing the ocean on a foggy shoreline, symbolizing emotional distance, disconnection, and the inner work of healing relationship patterns through therapy.

    Relationships & Attachment Patterns

    Our earliest relationships shape how we connect, protect ourselves, and care for others. In therapy, we explore these patterns with care, creating space for vulnerability, trust, and relationships that feel safer, more mutual, and more nourishing.

Get Started