I work with sensitive people who are frustrated by how hard it is to trust themselves.
They want to live life, not just get through it.
Can you relate to any of these experiences?
When someone asks you to do something you really don’t want to do instead of saying, “Unfortunately, I can’t” you hear yourself saying, “Sure, I’d be happy to.”
Guilt and that inner “you should” team up and push you into do something you don’t want to do. You beat yourself up for doing what you did. And, you’re angry at how this pattern persists, regardless of how hard you’ve tried to get rid of it.
When making a decision, you feel lost … like a needle spinning in a compass.
No clarity. Just anxiety, confusion or the fog of indecision.
You push yourself to make a decision because you want the stress and tension to end. Or, you avoid the decision altogether.
Maybe, it’s even the anticipation of people’s reactions — judgement, criticism, or disappointment — that blocks you from acting. Not making a decision can feel safer. Yet, you’re tired of silencing yourself to keep the peace.
There are times when you truly know what feels right. Then, you voice it and are met with judgy comments like “that’s ridiculous” or “you’re too sensitive,” which send you tumbling into second-guessing and self-doubting.
One moment you’re full of certainty and the next moment you’re full of uncertainty — back in the terrain of looping thoughts and sleepless nights. You wonder if this nauseating, maybe-I-should-maybe-I-shouldn’t will ever end.
You meet with a doctor or practitioner for help and are quick to follow their recommendation, even though it feels off. You convince yourself that their knowledge, training and expertise carries more weight than your inner knowing — as if they know you better than you. Then when your body has a “surprising” reaction to their recommendation, you regret that you didn’t speak up and voice your concerns.
When someone asks you what you’d like to do or where you’d like to go, you quickly take in their tone, facial expressions and past experiences to inform your answer.
You end up answering with what you think they want to hear, rather than voicing what’s true for you. Once again, abandoning your yourself and dismissing your needs.
You’re tired of not trusting yourself or silencing yourself when you do. You can’t stand how people’s reactions dictate your direction. It feels like you keep getting in your own way — old patterns holding you back and inner critics weighing you down.
You may have tried a whole range of modalities and approaches, yet you still feel stuck. Now you’re left wondering: Is there something wrong with me? Will I ever feel better—will I ever live differently?
You just want to do more of what lights you up and brings you joy. But you don’t know what to do or how to start.
If what I’m saying resonates with you, then you’re in the right place!
The clients who are most successful working with me …
Are ready to slow down and turn inwards. They are seeking a safe space where they can listen to their feelings and value them!
No longer want to go along, to get along. They don’t want to say “Sure!” when they feel a “No.” They want their inner feelings to match their outer actions.
Want more than traditional therapy. No analyzing. No advising. No fixing. Instead, they want to learn how to find their way forward from within. And stay true to themselves, especially amidst pushback.
Are DONE treating their sensitivity as a liability, as something that needs to be fixed, dialed down or gotten rid of. They want to embrace their sensitivity as a discerning superpower to be trusted.
How I Work
So, now that you know more about the kinds of clients I work with and the issues I help them with, click below to learn how I work.
