Being highly sensitive is simply another valid and
valuable way of being in the world.

If you’ve ever felt misunderstood, seen as ‘too much’ or ‘not enough’ in a world quick to label and separate, you’ve found the right therapy home with me.

Highly Sensitive Persons (HSP) have a profound strength, yet it can feel overwhelming in spaces that don’t fully honor it. They often feel “othered” by the world around them. But, high sensitivity is neither a disorder nor a disfunction. It isn’t something that needs to be fixed.

This is a neurodivergent trait. It is part of your natural temperament, present from birth, and found in about 1 in 5 people regardless of gender. It is not something learned or caused by a particular event—it’s simply how your brain and body are wired to experience the world.

Therapy can be a powerful ally for Highly Sensitive People.

HSPs can learn to recognize the early signs of overwhelm, build tools to navigate overstimulating environments, and strengthen emotional boundaries.

This process nurtures self-acceptance, resilience, and a sense of ease in daily life.

With the right support, sensitivity can become a source of clarity, connection, and inner strength.

As a HSP, you feel life more deeply—emotionally & physically:

  • Have been labeled “too sensitive” or “emotional,” yet misunderstood for the depth of their feelings

  • Sense others’ emotions and unspoken needs with ease

  • Feel overwhelmed by noise, crowds, or intense sensory input, longing for calm and quiet

  • Be deeply affected by cruelty or violence in media or real life

  • Struggle to keep strong boundaries, sometimes absorbing others’ emotions or giving too much

  • Need to retreat or seek solitude when stimulation becomes too intense

  • Carry a rich, imaginative inner world filled with reflection, depth, and creativity

  • Prefer heartfelt, meaningful conversations over small talk that feels draining

    Are You Highly Sensitive? Click here to take the online quiz.

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If you’re a Highly Sensitive Person who also holds layered identities

If you’re a Highly Sensitive Person who also holds layered identities—whether racial, ethnic, cultural, or spiritual—your sensitivity may be even more nuanced. You may feel both hyper-visible and unseen. You may have learned to suppress your sensitivity to survive in environments where it was misunderstood, pathologized, or punished.

Therapy can support you in:

  • Navigating cultural and familial expectations that conflict with your sensitivity

  • Healing from the pressure to "toughen up" or suppress your emotional depth

  • Exploring how systemic oppression, cultural erasure, or intergenerational trauma shape your nervous system

  • Reclaiming your sensitivity as ancestral wisdom, not weakness

  • Creating safety to show up fully—emotionally, culturally, and spiritually—in your relationships and your life