Therapy in Woodmere, New York
You’ve been trying so hard for so long.
You’re doing everything you can; giving, helping, fixing, pleasing. Still, it never feels like enough.
You’re exhausted from trying to keep everyone else happy. You second-guess yourself.
You say yes when you really want to say no. You’ve learned to put your own needs last, and now you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, and alone.
Deep down, you might feel like a child in an adult’s life. You’re still carrying the weight of early family dynamics; still chasing approval, still loaded with guilt, still wondering why it never feels like enough. No matter how much you give, do, or accomplish, that sense of peace and belonging always seems out of reach.
It might feel like something’s broken beyond repair—but it’s not. You’ve just been carrying too much for too long: coping mechanisms that once helped you survive but are now getting in the way of truly thriving.
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You second-guess yourself. You say yes when you really want to say no. You’ve learned to put your own needs last, and now you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, and alone. Deep down, you might feel like a child in an adult’s life. You’re still carrying the weight of early family dynamics; still chasing approval, still loaded with guilt, still wondering why it never feels like enough. No matter how much you give, do, or accomplish, that sense of of peace and belonging always seems out of reach.
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You say yes when you really want to say no. This can leave you feeling resentful, like your time or energy was taken from you without your true consent. It can leave you feeling invisible, as if your needs don’t matter or even exist. It can leave you anxious, because you are betraying your own truth and waiting for the consequences.. It can also leave you exhausted, from constantly bending, stretching and accommodating. It can make you feel ashamed, for not being able to “just say no,” even when your body is screaming it. It can further leave you feeling disconnected, from yourself and others - because you are not showing up authentically. And finally, it can leave you feeling stuck, in a pattern that feels impossible to break.
I work with adults who feel this way, men and women who have spent their lives walking on eggshells, trying to be “good enough” for everyone else. In therapy, we’ll slow things down and finally make space for you. You’ll begin to understand your self-sabotaging patterns with compassion, not self-blame, and how to gently, steadily let them go.
You’ll learn to set boundaries without guilt. You’ll stop overthinking every little thing. You’ll feel more grounded in who you are, and finally start to feel comfortable in your own skin.
If you're suffering from anxiety, depression, trauma, difficult family dynamics or life transitions, people-pleasing, relationship struggles or grief, I can help you.
How Therapy Can Help
I work with adults who feel this way, men and women who have spent their lives walking on eggshells, trying to be “good enough” for everyone else. In therapy, we’ll slow things down and finally make space for you. You’ll begin to understand your self-sabotaging patterns with compassion, not self-blame, and how to gently, steadily let them go.
You’ll learn to set boundaries without guilt. You’ll stop overthinking every little thing. You’ll feel more grounded in who you are, and finally start to feel comfortable in your own skin.
If you're suffering from anxiety, depression, trauma, difficult family dynamics or life transitions, people-pleasing, relationship struggles or grief, I can help you.
