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Compassionate, comforting therapy for adults exploring themselves, understanding their relational patterns, and cultivating harmony in their connections.

Self-Discovery. Relational Harmony.

People were hard, right from the start. Your relationships were painful--and somehow, they've stayed that way. You feel like you’re "too much", "too difficult", or "too hard to handle". Being "too much" for so long has left you feeling like you are never enough.​​​

As a child, when our parents or other caregivers were inconsistent, critical, emotionally unavailable, and abusive, you adapted by keeping your needs quiet, tuning into others’ emotions, and learning to manage your behavior to preserve safety and connection.

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Over time, these survival strategies can become ingrained relational patterns. You might struggle with people-pleasing, fear of rejection, difficulty asserting boundaries, or a constant internal push-and-pull between your own needs and others’ expectations.

 

Even as an adult, these early attachment influences can make it hard to trust yourself & others, communicate openly, and feel secure in your relationships.

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And now, as an adult, you feel like something is missing in how you connect with others—and even with yourself.

And it's left you....
  • Lonely, even when with others.​

  • Guarded in relationships, pulling back at the first sign of trouble.​

  • Keeping others at a distance, not letting anyone to get too close.​​

  • Wearing a mask to fit in with different groups, like a chameleon.​

  • Pleasing others at your expense.​

  • Imagining worst-case scenarios and have multiple backup plans ready.​

  • Feel both "too much" & "not enough"

  • Struggling to speak up for yourself or assert boundaries in relationships.

  • Feeling guilty or selfish when you prioritize your own needs.

  • Overthinking or second-guessing your choices to keep others happy.

  • Longing for relationships that feel authentic, balanced, and supportive.

As an adult, those early patterns can still sneak in and make life harder than it needs to be. You might second-guess your choices, overthink how your actions affect others, or find yourself constantly accommodating people—even when it leaves you frustrated or drained.

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Speaking up for what you need can feel “too much” or “selfish,” even though you know healthy relationships can handle honesty.

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And inside, a younger part of you is still bracing for rejection, conflict, or disapproval—because that’s what it learned it had to do to stay safe.

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This isn't couples' therapy. But it is the place to heal your relationships.

Here, you don’t have to hide anything. Every part of what you feel and experience—your patterns, needs, and emotions—is seen and respected.

 

You can explore your patterns, your feelings, and your needs without judgment, and begin to cultivate trust, safety, and balance—both within yourself and in your relationships.

All of your parts are allowed.

The parts with guilt that made you people-please.
The parts with fear that made you hide or shrink.
The parts with patterns you never asked for.

Just you—every part—arriving exactly as you are.

The way you learned to relate to others growing up doesn’t just stay in the past—it shows up in how you think, feel, and connect today. Maybe you learned to stay hyper-aware, people-please, or take on too much responsibility for others’ feelings. At the time, those habits were smart, protective, and necessary. But now, they can leave you stuck in patterns that make it hard to speak up, set boundaries, or be yourself around others.

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In therapy, we take a gentle, curious approach to these patterns. We notice the younger parts of you that learned to stay small or quiet, and the adult parts that are tired from carrying it all. This work isn’t about “fixing” you—it’s about helping each part feel seen, understood, and supported, so you can show up in your relationships with more balance, confidence, and ease.

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Every piece of who you are reflects your experiences, your survival, and your growth. Nothing about you is broken.

Working on yourself can help you...
  • Set and maintain healthy boundaries without guilt.

  • Communicate your needs clearly and confidently.

  • Reduce people-pleasing and over-accommodating behaviors.

  • Increase your awareness of patterns that may be keeping you stuck.

  • Respond to conflict calmly instead of reacting from old habits.

  • Deepen your ability to connect authentically with others.

  • Build trust and balance in your relationships.

  • Show up as your full, authentic self.

Relationship therapy might be for you if....

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  • Realize you have an insecure attachment style and it’s really messing with your relationships and friendships.

  • Feel more and more resentment building up, even towards your close friends.

  • Notice that stress and anxiety about your relationships are affecting your mental, emotional, or even physical health.

  • Are being really hard on yourself, telling yourself there's something wrong with you.

  • Can’t help but obsess over your partner making it hard to focus on anything else.

  • Feel super anxious or paranoid in your relationships, always on the lookout for signs of possible abandonment.

  • Find yourself being overly sensitive and struggling to not take things personally.

  • Have a tough time saying no to others and advocating for your own needs or preferences. 

  • You are ready to explore how your past has influenced your connection with others and yourself.​

  • You desire deeper insight into how childhood and teenage traumas have shaped who you are and how you connect with others.​

  • You are prepared to face your unhelpful thoughts and self-sabotaging habits, to discover a new way to nurture yourself and your relationships.

  • You feel like you often “lose” yourself in relationships.

  • You find yourself overthinking everything about your partner or the relationship itself, and it makes it tough to stay connected to the friends, hobbies, and things you used to enjoy.

  • You feel insecure in your connection with others, frequently fearing abandonment, increased anxiety in relationships, "trust issues", or even low self-esteem, feelings of guilt, and resentment.

  • Your emotions feel frequently out of control.

  • Notice that you’re drawn to people who don’t allow you to be your true self, often out of fear of rejection, or you find yourself stuck in unhealthy relationships that bring out the worst in you--and them!

See my blog here to learn more about the impact that trauma has on your relationship & what you can do about it.

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You aren't bad at relationships. Your past ones have just wired your brain and body to think you are.

It’s time to take steps toward connections that feel balanced, authentic, and supportive—and build the kind of relationships you’ve been longing for.

The most important ingredient we put into any relationship is not what we say or do, but who we are.
---Stephen Covey
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