Specialty
Therapy for people-pleasing and codependency.
Saying yes when you mean no. Managing everyone else’s feelings before you’ve checked in with your own. Codependency and people-pleasing often look like generosity from the outside — and like quiet resentment and depletion from the inside.
What people-pleasing and codependency can look like
- Difficulty saying no or setting boundaries without guilt
- Basing your worth on being needed or useful to others
- Losing track of your own preferences in relationships
- Resentment that builds because needs go unspoken
- Anxiety around disappointing people, even strangers
How I can help
We work on identifying what you actually want and need — often the hardest part — and build the tolerance to sit with someone else’s disappointment without abandoning yourself to prevent it. DBT skills support boundary-setting in the moment; IFS helps address the fear underneath the pattern.
Other specialties
Anxiety
Trauma
ADHD
Depression
Grief
Perfectionism
Highly sensitive people (HSP)
Inner critic
Life transitions
Read more about my background and therapeutic approach on the About page.