My clients struggle as you do. Despite being smart, ambitious, and caring, life is hard. 

When they first come in, they feel rushed, overwhelmed, and exhausted. They are caught up with school, work, home, and their social life. They fear that if they pull back on any responsibilities they will be perceived as a failure or will lose their relationships. Whether it’s at work, school, or with family and friends, they feel they need to be there for them at all costs. No one seems to notice they are struggling to hold it all together inside. 

They never feel relaxed and they often feel misunderstood by those close to them. Trying to handle everything on their own isn’t working anymore and they feel anxious almost constantly. They have trouble sleeping, headaches, or stomach issues from all the stress they carry. 

They are high achieving but sometimes they don’t know how much of their desire to achieve is internally driven or if it’s driven by others’ expectations and the desire to be admired. They are the reliable ones. The coworker, student, partner, friend, that will always come through. That doesn’t leave them much time or energy for themselves. But there's just never enough time in the day for self-care.

Even though their life looks good on paper, they still feel confused and are losing sight of their purpose. They know other people look at them and think they are successful and have it all, but inside they always grapple with not feeling good enough. On top of that, they are having a hard time with their living situation whether at home or at school.

Their busy schedule and anxious thoughts gets in the way of the life they want in so many ways. They aren’t the kind of person they want to be. They feel like they’re failing as a partner, friend, sibling, daughter or son. They know their self-care and relationships are tanking.

Before they came to see me, they felt guilty for wanting help and thought maybe if they just worked harder they could figure it out on their own. They wondered how they could still feel so empty despite having accomplished so much. The few people they open up to don’t really know how to help them which makes them feel like no one understands them. They believed that there was not enough time for therapy, but now they are starting to see that therapy could help them understand themselves better and make more time for themselves.

Like my clients, you deserve to learn how to make time for yourself, to stop worrying that you’re not doing enough, and to feel comfortable with saying no to others. 

If you want to feel less overwhelmed I’d love to help you get there. 

You don’t have to struggle alone.