re you feeling stuck in an unhealthy pattern, environment or relationship or just not feeling like yourself?
It’s not your fault and you’re not alone. Change takes time and can be especially hard for highly sensitive people.
Venting to a friend about your partner, boss or child(ren) will likely only give you temporary relief and may keep you stuck in projecting or growing resentment.
Therapy guides people to safely work on old wounds that others may be rubbing against and take ownership for what is within your control.
“You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously”
- Sophia Bush
You are more than enough as you are. But if you are longing to make a change and not sure where to start, I invite you to keep reading and consider reaching out.
Here are 10 ways the therapy I offer may help you get unstuck and invite more peace, joy and healthy relationships into your life:
- Having a dedicated and uninterrupted space to deepen into self-reflection and gain clarity around what matters to you and why.
- Having a safe, co-regulating other to help you slow down and learn practices to regulate your nervous system and open to possibility.
- Having someone to provide unconditional positive regard and non-judgement to help you deepen into your self-worth and release shame.
- Having an experienced and compassionate guide to help you gain the information and motivation from safely being with your emotions and engaging in inner child healing.
- Having someone who is experienced in compassion fatigue, burnout and healthy relationships and high sensitivity to empower you with information that is tailored to your unique situation.
- Having a non-judgemental listener to model validating your experiences and needs.
- Having a caring other to help you learn to relate to yourself, your protective parts/coping strategies and your setbacks with compassion and curiousity.
- Having a professional who can help you observe and reframe your thinking to reduce fear, self-doubt and overwhelm.
- Having someone who can help you gain important skills to move forward with your desired changes such as boundary setting, healthy communication, healthy coping and emotion regulation.
- Having a non-judgemental accountability partner who can help you celebrate your successes and identify and work through barriers as they arise.
Often before we can make space for what could be, we have to grieve what is, what was or what we wished for that didn’t happen. We have to let go of unrealistic expectations, blame or responsibility that isn’t ours to carry and reclaim our needs and our wants. This isn’t easy, especially for the highly sensitive women I’ve supported who have often felt like no one understands or that their needs don’t matter.
Just like them, you deserve the nurturing, compassion and validation you so generously give to others.
Are you ready to prioritize your needs and take action towards your goals?
Make the most of this New Year and often new benefits, by booking your free intro call (available throughout the week) or first appointment (available Mondays 12-6pm, no waitlist) here.
Nicole Schiener, Registered Psychotherapist. Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional, HSP-Knowledgeable Therapist