Individual Therapy
Working with chronic people-pleasers, adult children from dysfunctional families, and high achievers looking for new direction.
My therapy clients are burned-out peacemakers.
My clients are givers. They tend to be high achievers and have a lot of external successes under their belts, but they suffer from anxiety, depression, and/or self-esteem issues. They put others before themselves and struggle to set boundaries. Some had tough childhoods where their emotional needs weren't fully met. They may have to navigate tricky family relationships. They may have a history of childhood trauma. Many cannot identify what they are feeling even if they wanted to do something different.
My clients feel deeply and that can be overwhelming. Together, we work on new ways to process emotions and make space for the discomfort. We also learn to move through it.
Therapy for chronic people-pleasers in Dallas, TX & Philadelphia, PA
Our work is a process of learning who they are and what they need, and undoing the unhealthy patterns that keep them trapped.
Themes that arise in therapy include:
People-pleasers / Boundary Setting / Burnout
Family conflict / Dysfunctional family relationships
Undoing Generational Patterns (“I want to learn new ways to handle X”)
Childhood emotional neglect (CEN)
Feeling dissatisfied and stuck
Read Sarah’s articles on therapy in Psychology Today:
Before becoming a therapist, I had no idea what it meant to “hold space” for somebody. I’d never heard the term. But now, the term proliferates social media and serves as the foundation of mine (and most other therapists') work. Holding space is the backbone of supportive relationships and bridges the gap between two people when one person is in distress.