Therapy for teens and young adults in connecticut and psypact states
Find your authentic self and create the life you want.
You’re exhausted from trying to live up to everyone else’s expectations (family, friends, society).
You feel like you need to hide your authentic self and desires in order to meet others’ expectations and fit in. You’re tired of chasing other people’s goals for you. The effort of continually changing your personality to match who you’re with feels like too much. You may fit in, but you don’t feel like you belong.
Simultaneously, you’re not entirely sure of who you really are because you’ve spent so much time hiding it. It’s hard to figure it out now. You’re unsure what your goals are exactly, but you know you don’t want them to be based on others’ expectations.
Feel more like yourself and find true belonging.
You can talk about absolutely anything you want in our sessions. I want to hear about what makes you feel proud and celebrate your successes with you. I also want to hear about what you hide from others because you feel embarrassed or ashamed to share (this one takes more time, I know). I want you to have the experience of talking about every part of yourself without feeling judged. We all have parts that we feel are hard to like. I’m here to help you like (maybe even love) your whole self. While I promise to show up without judgment, I’m also going to nudge you with kindness to change the stories, patterns, and behaviors that aren’t helping you.
What we’ll work on
Here’s what we’ll do together:
Explore
who you really are
the types of relationships you want
what your values are
Make a plan to find relationships where you don’t just fit in, but feel like you really belong
Decide on goals that fit with who you are and what you want
Create action steps to work toward these goals
ready to get started?