There’s not an official diagnosis for a highly sensitive person. But many mental health professionals recognize common traits in these people. These traits include emotional sensitivity (empathy, responsiveness), overstimulation in the company of other people, sensitivity to subtleties, and an increased depth in processing. The hallmark of a highly sensitive person is that they become overstimulated in busy environments. This response can lead to emotional or physical fatigue after interacting with people.
Available Treatment Options
Counseling interventions for highly sensitive people involve developing coping mechanisms that ensure the person has enough downtime, alone time, and self-care, so they don’t become overwhelmed and stressed, as that can lead to other chronic conditions. Therapists make space for highly sensitive people to process their emotions related to their experiences so they can understand themselves better.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Highly Sensitive Person
Sydney believes everyone has a story worth telling and is worthy of a safe space to share. She is passionate about working with children, teenagers and young adults and seeing them grow. Whether you are looking for support for yourself or your child/ teenager Sydney encourages you to take that first step of courage and reach out!
Uncover your authentic self and Be You. Intentionally. It’s not about being who you think you should be—it’s about becoming who you want to be, fully and intentionally. I’ll help you align your actions with your values, embrace your strengths and imperfections, and make decisions that reflect your purpose.
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Warm and genuine therapy for anxious, emotional, and sensitive adults and adolescents. Psychotherapy that is client-centered, relational, and psychodynamic in nature. IFS-informed and EMDR trained. I also provide family therapy that is rooted in Bowenian and structural interventions for families with adolescents and adult children.
I help clients discover the connections between their current struggles and the formative experiences that may have caused them to develop. I equip them with skills to overcome thought or behavior patterns that hold them back, and help them understand their origins so they can uproot them entirely. I also use trauma reprocessing techniques to help reduce the hold of trauma deep in the brain.
I have 20+ years of experience specializing in working primarily with women on issues like anxiety, depression, loss and general life dissatisfaction/spiritual disconnection. I have a gentle approach, one that assumes you are the expert on how you feel and what you need. I can offer practical coping skills or simply provide space to process your experience.
Hello! My name is Priscilla Abji and I provide compassionate and evidence-based therapy for adults. I specialize in trauma, intergenerational trauma, 1st/2nd gen family and cultural issues, attachment, foster/adoption, relationships, PTSD, anxiety, psychodynamic therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy.
Hi, I’m Emily. I specialize in trauma treatment and primarily see emerging adult and adult clients who are wounded by adverse childhood experiences. My clients often find me when they feel that they’ve exhausted all other options, or have taken plain old “talk therapy” as far as they can take it.
I offer online mental health counseling in New York and Pennsylvania, specializing in working with Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs), as well as individuals struggling with gender identity, and men’s issues.
My approach is holistic and integrative. Whether you seek therapy as part of your self-care hygiene or are working toward specific goals, I provide a person centered container for this work. I am experienced in treating a variety of problem areas including trauma, coping challenges, grief and relationship difficulties. I am also specialized in treating individuals with and affected by addiction.