Highly Sensitive Persons (HSP)
Are you a person that has been described as sensitive by your parents, teachers or friends during your life? Do you feel overstimulated in busy environments? Do you struggle emotionally if you don’t get frequent time alone? Do you observe in new settings rather than talk and get mislabeled as shy? You may have the biological trait of High Sensitivity.
Some aspects of Highly Sensitive Persons include:
Easily affected by bright lights, strong smells, course fabrics, loud noises, and sometimes standard medication doses
Feeling distressed and limiting exposure to violent movies, tv shows, and upsetting news in the world
Possess creativity, a strong imagination, and have a rich inner experience
Feeling very careful about your actions, concerned with doing things right, and governed by conscious scruples.
Inspired by nature, the arts, or spirituality.
Feelings of strong emotional empathy with people and animals.
Dr Elaine Aron’s research shows that about 20 percent of the population are Highly Sensitive Persons. As a minority, us HSPs are often prone to feeling like we don’t fit into this modern world and thus have difficulty sometimes figuring out how to navigate life in this modern busy world.
As a highly sensitive person and therapist I use my professional and real life experience to guide you in understanding and respecting your sensitivity traits and your overall being. Together we will have you thriving and valuing your wonderful traits, talents, and personality.
Our work will include:
Validation and treasuring your strong internal experience
Understanding your core values and aligning your actions according to these inner truths
Taking you from overwhelm to inner balance
Getting clarity about your unique human gifts, building trust in your intuition, and aligning your actions with these knowings
Highly Sensitive Souls are a crucial part of a healthy society.
We have a purpose. We belong here.
Young woman…
beginning her own adult life, filled with wonder and aspirations.
As a young woman, you have big visions and hopes, yet may often feel uncertainty with yourself and how to navigate the many different directions before you. As a sensitive soul, I understand this is a very important time in your life. I am passionate about providing a very warm, kind space for you to come to know yourself well and have clarity on your path. My counsel is marked by respect, nurturance, and practical & intuitive guidance.
Through our work you will gain:
Clarity about your core values
Understanding of your innate nature
Acceptance of your priorities
Reasonable expectations for yourself and others
Compassionate Boundaries
Ease in designing a life that is aligned with who you are
Mother…
a woman who is passionate about her family and devoted to creating a healthy, thriving, well-adjusted home for her loved ones and herself.
As a mother, you may have high intentions for yourself and your family. You may have had opposite conditions in your childhood. You may doubt and continually question yourself, fearing you are somehow not getting it right. If this applies to you, I would love to be your wholehearted therapist and help you skillfully parent during this time in your life. I am determined to bring you to a place of feeling confident with your mothering & happy with yourself.
The results you can expect from our work include:
Understanding the individual nature of each member in your family
Confidence with your parenting style for each unique child
Skill in your relationships with family and loved ones
Self acceptance and compassion.