Highly Sensitive People (HSP)
You’ve been told you’re “too sensitive” for as long as you can remember.
You cry easily from joy as well as sadness.
You process events deeply which leads to overanalyzing.
Bright lights, loud sounds and crowds can be overstimulating.
Like the “Princess and the Pea” you sense subtleties in your environment.
You feel existentially curious and wonder about the meaning of life often.
It is easy to read the room or in between the lines of a situation.
Small talk and superficial connections make you feel bored, lonely and different.
Growing up, adults referred to you as an “old soul” & “mature for your age.”
You’re the go-to therapist of your friends and family.
You are sensitive to energies (you may consider yourself an empath or psychic).
You are gentle of spirit and get disturbed by chaos and conflict in your environment.
You can thrive as a good witch
If you resonated with some of the challenges I have described, here’s the silver lining: These qualities are indicative of being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). 20% of the population has the trait of high sensitivity, a genetic variation that evolved to help us be more responsive to our environment. Some qualities you are gifted with include heightened intuition, empathy, creativity, and a deeper capacity for joy.
Chances are you’ve felt a strong connection to animals and nature, and music is the heartbeat of your soul. You are imaginative, perceptive, and deeply moved by beauty. People appreciate how thoughtful and caring you are, and you are known for picking up on subtleties. This is because your nervous system processes stimuli more deeply.
It is natural to experience overwhelm when your high sensitivity is flooded by modern day society. Therapy can help you identify environmental and relationship factors that are overstimulating. It is possible to protect your body & soul while honing your sensitivities, so you can wield your finest magic in this lifetime.
“If you feel like an old soul but also young at heart… you might be highly sensitive.” ~April Snow
Codependency Patterns in Friendships
You’re under the illusion that you’re “too sensitive.” You second guess your intuition, trusting those who aren’t trustworthy.
You’re a therapist to everybody. Friends seek out your empathy but have trouble reciprocating, so you discount your own feelings.
You override your physical limits. You try to keep up with your friends who party all night and you feel like Debbie Downer when you have to leave.
You’re a “people pleaser.” You’re highly attuned to your friends’ moods and preferences. You anticipate their needs to avoid their disappointment.
You give until depletion. Your compassionate nature bleeds into self-sacrificing. Then when you get overwhelmed, you retreat from intimacy.
You absorb other people’s feelings. You get sick and tired after social interactions. You have developed chronic illness from a toxic relationship.
You feel responsible to make others happy. When you prioritize self-care you feel guilty, but you want to let go and focus on yourself for a change.
You have forgotten your magic and it’s time to break the spell.
IFS Therapy helps you to remember your powers through accessing your inner resources - creativity, confidence, courage, compassion, calm & clarity - so you have the resilience to show up as a sensitive soul in your relationships.
Reasons witches fly to see me….
Codependency
If you absorb other people’s emotions, you can learn to set boundaries to manage your space, time and energy. You can feel connected and compassionate without taking responsibility for others’ feelings. You can develop a connection to your intuition to assess your needs in relationships. We address codependent patterns such as self-sacrificing, people pleasing, and underlying feelings of guilt and fear, that create emotional enmeshment.
Spiritual Connection
I can help you connect to a higher power of your own understanding. We explore how to prevent spiritual bypassing and toxic positivity. IFS therapy helps you to develop an embodied, grounded spirituality. We can incorporate rituals such as astrology, tarot, ancestral healing, and reiki to deepen your spiritual connection. You will learn how to discern the difference between the voice of fear and your intuition.
Anxiety
If your mind races and you breathe fast and shallow, you might be dealing with anxiety. You will learn grounding techniques like mindfulness, breathing and guided visualization to calm your body and mind. Anxiety is driven by scared inner child parts that need soothing or inner critic parts that are trying to help you succeed. Through directing compassion and curiosity to these parts, your anxious thoughts can transform from monsters into allies.
Creative Blocks
You can heal perfectionism blocking your inner talents. We can incorporate singing and songwriting to help you find your voice. Roleplay can aid you in self-expression and insight. You are welcome to bring in any creative modality that excites you, from drawing to movement. Your full, vibrant self is safe here to be silly, to learn, to play and grow. There are no mistakes.