Therapy for Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) in Cary, NC
Learn how to understand & embrace your own sensitivity. Convenient online sessions across NC, SC, VA, & MD
You’ve always felt a little bit different or maybe “too much.”
While feeling deeply has moments of beauty, it’s not without struggle or fragility. You might find yourself reacting strongly to emotions—your own and other people’s—or getting easily overstimulated by busy environments, loud noises, or simply having too much on your plate. Small disruptions throw off your rhythm, and the amount you care (and how you show it) can sometimes be a bit off-putting to those around you who don’t understand.
But being a Highly Sensitive Person doesn’t always mean being overly emotional, overstimulated, or overwhelmed. It can also look like high standards, deep thinking, strong intuition, or a drive to get things just right. You might be outwardly calm, competent, and high-achieving—while internally wrestling with crippling overthinking and self-doubt.
While you may be tempted to view high sensitivity as a personal flaw, therapy can remind you it’s simply a different way of processing and existing in the world. And with the right support, it can become a powerful strength.
There’s always more going on beneath the surface. Feeling is second nature, but making sense of it is much harder.
MY APPROACH
We can work with your sensitivity, not against it.
As a fellow HSP, I understand both the gifts and the challenges that come with high sensitivity.
That means we’re not here trying to “fix” or alter you in any way. Instead, we’re here to help you understand your traits and habits, manage the difficult parts, and access the insight, empathy, and depth that are already within you.
In our work together, we’ll explore how overstimulation shows up in your life—whether it’s emotional intensity, sensory overload, or the constant drain of prioritizing others’ expectations. From there, we’ll identify specific ways to regulate your inner world, set boundaries that protect your well-being, and honor what you actually need. We’ll also look at how perfectionism and overthinking show up for you, and how to move through the world without losing yourself in the process.
Because Highly Sensitive People are prone to blaming themselves and beating themselves up, therapy also serves as a refuge.
I know you’ve likely spent hours perfecting work that others would have called “good enough” long ago or replayed conversations over and over again, wondering if you said the wrong thing. I get it—and we’ll take those patterns (and all of what you feel) seriously, without any sense of shame.
We’ll also focus on understanding the HSP trait itself—how it shows up biologically, emotionally, and behaviorally—so you can stop holding yourself to standards that were never meant for your unique wiring. Together, we’ll build tools that help you manage what’s hard about being an HSP, and strengthen what’s already working.
WHAT YOU CAN GAIN:
A clear understanding of your sensitivity and how you can work with it
Relief from overthinking, perfectionism, and emotional overload
The ability to set boundaries without guilt and care for yourself without apology
Confidence in your decisions, without over-explaining or second-guessing
More ease and fulfillment in relationships
Less self-criticism and the ability to hear your inner voice with more compassion
Ownership of your highly sensitive wiring and the freedom that comes with no longer fighting it
Leaning into your sensitivity with both intention and purpose
Your intensity and depth aren't a liability—they’re your greatest asset.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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That’s completely fine. Many of my clients arrive unsure or skeptical. If you resonate with being easily overstimulated, deeply moved by things, possessing a strong intuition, or intensely affected by emotions, there’s a good chance this trait plays a role in your experience.
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While therapy should always be what the client needs, this specific approach is deeply attuned and respectful of your emotional world as a highly sensitive person. You won’t be told to "toughen up" or to just "let it go." Instead, we’ll work on helping you stay with your feelings without being flooded by them, and on making your sensitivity an asset rather than a burden.
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Great question. High sensitivity shares traits with other experiences like anxiety, perfectionism, or even ADHD—but it’s not the same thing. In therapy, we’ll look closely to understand what’s really going on underneath. That process can help clarify not only what you’re dealing with, but how to respond to it in a way that’s actually helpful. Labels aside, our work will always focus on what feels true for you and what helps.
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Not at all. The goal isn’t to make you “less” of anything. This looks like learning how to manage the parts that feel overwhelming, while also making use of the deep empathy, intuition, and creativity that come with being wired this way. We won’t seek to dull your edges, this is more about helping you move through the world with more ease, ownership, and self-trust.