You’ve always been fine.
You’re tired of performing it.
Therapy for adults who are capable, self-aware, and quietly running out of capacity to keep it all together.
WHAT'S ACTUALLY GOING ONYou know something has shifted.
You've built a life that, from the outside, appears to be working. The people around you would be surprised to hear you're struggling. That's part of what makes it hard and part of what makes it so isolating.
You're articulate. You're capable. You've been managing the anxiety, the perfectionism, the gap between how you appear and how you actually feel, for long enough that it's become invisible to everyone but you.
Something recently made it more challenging to manage. A relationship ending. A job transition that removed the structure holding everything in place. A panic attack you couldn't explain away. Or just the slow build of years of being fine, and the quiet realization that fine isn't actually how you feel.
You understand yourself well. You just haven't had the right space to turn that self-awareness into actual change.
WHAT THERAPY LOOKS LIKE HEREWe start with what’s actually been most difficult.
I work with people who already have a sophisticated understanding of themselves. They know something is wrong. They've probably read about it, thought about it, talked about it with people they trust. What they haven't had is the right space to go deeper with it.
My approach draws on CBT and DBT as starting points, not scripts. I adapt to what each person actually needs rather than following a fixed framework. The goal isn't to hand you tools and send you home. It's to help you understand what's actually going on and build something that holds. If you're looking for someone to finally see through the performance and sit with what's underneath without flinching, this might be the right fit.
LOGISTICSYou don’t have to keep performing fine.
Sessions are 45 minutes, typically weekly. I offer in-person sessions in Manhattan and virtual sessions for clients in New York, Connecticut, and Florida. I'm an out-of-network provider and provide monthly superbills upon request.
We'll start with a free 20-minute phone consultation to talk through what you're looking for and whether we seem like a good fit.