Therapy for Highly Sensitive People (HSPs)
In-person therapy for highly sensitive women who want to feel seen, learn to embrace their sensitivity as a strength, and create a life that honors their unique design.
As you go about your day, do you ever find yourself thinking…
“Everything seems to hit me harder than it hits other people.”
Where other people brush things off and move on, you keep processing them intensely.
Maybe it’s a pointed comment from a coworker. The overwhelm of a crowded grocery store. Or even an upsetting news headline. Whatever it is, you feel it on a visceral level—in your body, your mood, and your nervous system.
And then you blame yourself for not “handling it better.” Over and over again.
“I can't keep up, and I’m ashamed of how much downtime I seem to need.”
Everyone around you seems used to stacking their calendars with endless tasks. And somehow, they still find time for socializing and traveling. But when you try doing the same, you feel completely exhausted.
The truth is, you know you need more recovery time, more intentional pacing, and more boundaries than most people around you. But inside, you still feel ashamed by this.
“I’m struggling to carry all my emotions—and everyone else’s, too.”
At the end of most days, you’re emotionally drained. Not just from processing your own feelings, but from the emotional noise you’re constantly absorbing—no matter what. You feel and absorb everything around you: at work, from friends, family, and even strangers.
Your empathy doesn’t seem to have a volume control. And taking it all in, all the time, is wearing you out.
What if you didn’t need to face all this alone anymore?
Your inner world is rich and deep–your therapy should be too. Our in-person sessions are a space to:
Honor your feelings, reactions, and needs without treating them like they’re “too much.”
In therapy, you never have to toughen up or shrink yourself. You’re encouraged to bring the full emotional and sensory richness of your experiences to every session. You’ll always be met with understanding, not overwhelm or judgment.
Get breathing room from the overwhelm you’re used to carrying alone.
Therapy is a grounding place to slow down and soften the emotional noise, make sense of your reactions, and gradually feel less hijacked by what’s happening around you. Here, you don’t have to manage everything the moment it hits.
Experience being seen—and understood—clearly, and consistently.
Therapy is a relational reset for most highly sensitive people. During our sessions, you’ll never be treated as if you’re “too sensitive,” “overreacting,” or “making things harder than they need to be.” As someone who will be synced up with you on a deep emotional level, I’ll be tracking your patterns over time—and helping you learn to trust your own perceptions in the process.
As a depth-oriented, psychodynamic therapist, I help you slow down and tune into what’s happening beneath the surface—emotionally, relationally, and somatically.
Instead of rushing to fix symptoms, we’ll get curious about what’s been avoided, what’s being repeated, and what your body already knows. This work is relational, intuitive, and collaborative. And over time, it helps you reconnect with and trust your clarity, your needs, and your inner voice.
Your Therapy Journey
While the steps you’ll take along your healing journey will be completely unique to you, here’s how our time together will generally unfold.
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We have a conversation.
After meeting for a short consultation, we’ll see if it feels like a mutually good fit. No need to prepare or even know exactly what you need. Just show up as you are. If we decide to move forward together, we’ll schedule your first therapy session.
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We get to know your sensitivity differently—not as a flaw, but as part of your design.
During our initial sessions, we’ll help you make sense of your emotional and sensory experiences without pathologizing them. Every highly sensitive person is different, and a key part of our work is understanding your specific patterns: what overwhelms you, what nourishes you, and where you’ve learned to second-guess your natural reactions. In these sessions, we’ll slow down, map your patterns, and start noticing where your sensitivity has been treated like "too much"—by others, and by yourself.
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We explore the internalized messages that have shaped your self-perception.
Many highly sensitive women, in particular, carry quiet beliefs that they’re “too sensitive,” “too emotional,” or “not enough.” We’ll look closely at any internalized messages you’ve absorbed—about what you’re supposed to be, how much you’re allowed to feel, and how much space you’re allowed to take up. Very often, this involves inner child work, where we connect with the younger parts of you that learned early to hide, minimize, or distrust your natural reactions.
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We develop your emotional resilience and self-trust.
As we move deeper, we’ll focus on helping you manage overwhelm without betraying your sensitivity or abandoning yourself. This isn't about toughening up or pushing through, though. It’s about learning to recognize your limits sooner, care for your nervous system in real time, and make choices that support your full emotional range.
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You begin creating a life that matches who you actually are—not who you thought you had to be.
Over time, therapy becomes a steady place to reconnect with your own rhythms, needs, and desires. You start designing your life—your relationships, your work, the pace of living that’s right for you—in ways that honor your depth instead of fighting against it. And you move from internalizing other people's expectations to living from your own emotional truth.
Therapy is a place to keep returning to as you grow—a space to practice the skills that will continue helping you create a life that feels deeply reflective of who you truly are.
If you’re ready to go deeper and create a life that truly reflects who you are, I’d love to connect.
FAQ
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It’s real. About 15-20% of people have this trait, which is also known as Sensory-Processing Sensitivity (SPS). It has been studied extensively in peer-reviewed research, most notably by the psychologist Dr. Elaine Aron and her colleagues. SPS has also been identified across cultures and documented in both humans and animals.
What’s often dismissed as “being too sensitive” is actually a deeply attuned nervous system responding to subtle shifts others might miss.
As an HSP, you probably experience your environment, relationships, or daily routines more intensely—and more meaningfully. This might make you different, but it’s not a flaw. And it gets easier to navigate when you understand it for what it is. -
HSPs tend to process emotions and sensory input more deeply.
If you’ve ever felt like the world hits you harder than it seems to hit other people—loud rooms, harsh lights, rushed mornings, or even someone else’s bad mood—you might be an HSP.
Sound familiar? You can explore further by taking the self-test developed by Dr. Elaine Aron, the psychologist who first researched and named the trait. Being an HSP is not a diagnosis, because high sensitivity is a trait. But it can offer language for a way of being you experience but have never found words for. -
It’s different because of the lens we use to understand and support you.
As a therapist specialized in the nuances of high sensitivity, I recognize the unique ways it shapes your emotional, relational, and nervous system experiences.
Our work focuses on honoring your sensitivity as part of your design—and helping you build the boundaries, pacing, and internal trust needed to move through life with more steadiness and self-respect. -
Yes, and it starts with seeing your sensitivity differently.
A lot of highly sensitive women have internalized the idea that they’re “too much” or “not enough.” Through therapy, we’ll work together to untangle those old messages so you can move toward seeing your sensitivity as a strength, not a flaw. -
I do not, as I’m considered an out-of-network provider. However, I am happy to provide you with a superbill to submit to your insurance company for reimbursement. This can cover between 30% - 100% of your session cost, depending on your plan’s benefits.
Many plans offer out-of-network benefits that kick in after an out-of-network deductible is met. To determine your insurance company's reimbursement for out-of-network therapy, call and inquire about reimbursement for the code 90837.
Be sure to ask if you have a deductible to meet before your coverage begins.
You're also welcome to use your HSA or FSA account.
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The rate for a 50-minute session is $250. Therapy is an investment in your growth, self-understanding, and emotional well-being. Our work together is designed to provide lasting insight and meaningful change—not just symptom management, but a deeper understanding of yourself and your patterns. If you’re ready to prioritize this kind of inner work, I’d love to connect.
Therapy is an investment in your growth, self-understanding, and emotional well-being.
Our work together is designed to provide lasting insight and meaningful change, not just symptom management. If you’re ready to prioritize this inner work, I’d love to connect.
