Discover Therapy for Highly Sensitive People (HSP)

  • Are you easily overwhelmed by such things as bright lights, strong smells, coarse fabrics, or sirens nearby? 

  • Do you get rattled when you have a lot to do in a short amount of time?

  • Do you make a point of avoiding violent movies and TV shows?

  • Do you need to withdraw during busy days, into bed or a darkened room or some other place where you can have privacy and relief from the situation?

  • Do you make it a high priority to arrange your life to avoid upsetting or overwhelming situations?

  • Do you notice or enjoy delicate or fine scents, tastes, sounds, or works of art?

  • Do you have a rich and complex inner life?

  • When you were a child, did your parents or teachers see you as sensitive or shy?

You might be an HSP If……

Why is HSP Therapy Beneficial?

HSPs are a true gift to our society at large, but oftentimes feel overwhelmed with the burdens of life they are not able to share their gifts and fully thrive. While everyone is considered sensitive to some degree Dr. Aaron has shown that some mammals have an especially sensitive nervous system. In my work with clients and in my own personal life as a highly sensitive person myself,  I often like to use the metaphor of the orchid people who are sensitive are often like an orchid they might need certain things in order to feel comfortable in their environment due to their nervous systems but in the right environment they have a higher capacity to thrive. Our culture does not value sensitivity therefore highly sensitive people often feel they are too much or there is something wrong with them. However therapy for highly sensitive people can be a great way to reframe this narrative, and truly embrace the gifts of sensitivity. 

Benefits of Therapy for highly Sensitive People 

  • Due to the fact that highly sensitive people have a rich inner life, they often enjoy the therapeutic process as a place to organize their thoughts and feel heard. 

  • People who are highly sensitive might be holding onto guilt, since they often are so empathetic to others emotions they can have a place where they can see when they are holding onto unnecessary guilt or others emotions 

  • Understanding they are not alone, and learning information about highly sensitive people can be extremely validating.  

  • Many people who are highly sensitive turn to perfectionism to deal with overwhelm, therapy can help ease perfectionism and inner criticism. 

  • Working with highly sensitivity we can help identify clients gifts,