From Overwhelm to Ease
Therapy for High Achievers and Highly Sensitive Adults
Ages 18+
You think deeply, feel deeply, care deeply.
And you’d like for life not to be so hard.
People with strong minds, bold vision, and deep commitment often also have strong sensitivities and strong emotions.
What wonderful gifts! Except when not.
Like when your internal world is over-the-top intense.
Or the external world doesn’t get it and berates you:
“You think too much!” “… feel too much!” Whatever. Too much.
“You make everything so hard.”
Your world is full —so many ideas, so much vision, you want to make an impact. And it’s often overwhelming.
But you’re determined ..
So you use your wonderful mind and your driven spirit to try to figure it out. And you work harder and harder and get more and more exhausted and more and more miserable.
There is another way.
High Achievers win awards (“No biggie! Next!”). Highly Sensitive folk win raised eyebrows.. Either way, there is often a silent misery. And what if you’re both?
A lot of the traits that are part of being highly sensitive and high achieving seem at odds with one another which makes them confusing to others and even to ourselves. We’re great at showing up, following through, looking like we’ve got it all together when, really, we’re dying inside. And we want to run and hide.
Consider:
What Would It Be Like to Have Less of:
Questioning your every move, your every word, your every thought and emotion.
Working 24/7. “Just a little bit longer .. about there.”
Procrastinating. “Let me get this done (barely important task) and then I can do THAT (IMPORTANT!).”
Being thrown off by every smell, every light, movement, “Why is it so loud in here?”, and “Who invented clothing tags?!”
For every half day spent socializing, set aside a month to recover.
Relationships that just don’t cut it.
And More of:
Sleeping well. Breathing well. Eating well. Enjoying.
Saying “No” when you want to and saying “Yes” when you really want to.
Speaking up, confidently, compassionately, and wisely.
Having deep, invigorating, thought-provoking, trust-filled relationships.
Feeling your feelings—healthily so—and taking care of them.
Sharing your thoughts and emotions when you want and not when you don’t.
Leaving the party/meeting/whatever when you’re ready.
Relishing the beauty, wisdom, depth of emotion and daring vision that comes with your sensitivities, your active mind, your commitment to excellence, and being able to focus, take care of yourself, have good allies, and see your vision become a part of the world.
It can be yours.
Folks who work with me say:
“I can tell I handle things now I wouldn’t have been able to handle before. Before seeing you, I would’ve been in bed for days when stuff like that happened. I can keep going now. And even have a good time!”
“No one else asks questions the way you do. I go deeper with you.”
“You get it. I don’t have to explain everything.”
“This works!! I’ve made more progress in months than I made in years!!
“I don’t feel like the world is out to get me anymore. I didn’t know that was possible. Thank you.”
“You help me see things I couldn’t see before and it’s fine now. I know what to do.”
“I feel better than I’ve ever felt!”
