The tendency to want to be perfect in most or all aspects of life can cause stress, but it can also result from a mental health condition such as anxiety or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Striving for perfection can also be related to childhood trauma. If a person learned they only received love when they performed well, they might carry these core beliefs into their adult life.
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Therapist interventions for perfectionism include examining the thought patterns and core beliefs related to perfectionism and then challenging them. By challenging thoughts and beliefs, a person may see how their psyche is harming them. This awareness can create change, or change may come through further exploration and counseling intervention.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Perfectionism
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** Currently Not Accepting New Clients ** We are living in trying times! So much loss, change, worry.... Talking to a licensed therapist such as myself can help you get through this and thrive. Consider making an appointment by simply going to my website and clicking "Book Now" or just go look around to see if I'm a good fit. Also, feel free to call message me if you have any questions or would...
I enjoy working with adolescents, young adults, fellow old souls, and adults who face generalized/social/performance anxiety, depression, OCD, perfectionism, LGBTQ stressors, low self-esteem, low motivation, ADD/ADHD, and other attention or mood-related ailments. I bring experience from intensive outpatient programs for depression and anxiety in a behavioral health hospital to assist individual...
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