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!
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.
Please go to therapymplsmn.com for more information. Evening and weekend appts; free consultations. Having faced pain and challenges in my own life, I am deeply invested in what’s possible in therapy. I understand how intimidating and stressful it can be to find a therapist and begin. For now, I want you to know I am warm, calm, compassionate, non-judgmental, and direct, and take a collaborativ...
I specialize in supporting teens, Gen Z, and Millennial women with creating a new relationship with the self through a holistic lens using self-compassion and somatic practices.