Anxiety & Authenticity
If you've spent years being told — or telling yourself — that you're "too much," too sensitive, too intense, too demanding, this work is for you. Anxiety & Authenticity therapy helps you unpack the belief that you're responsible for everyone else's emotions and reactions, and rebuild trust in your own judgment. We use EMDR and trauma-informed talk therapy to get underneath the anxiety, not just manage its symptoms.
What it can help with
- Chronic overthinking, people-pleasing, and perfectionism
- Fear of conflict or rejection for being your genuine self
- Feeling responsible for other people's emotions and reactions
- Difficulty trusting your own judgment and "knowing"
- Emotional neglect and its long-term effects on self-worth
- The exhaustion of constantly performing for approval
Frequently asked
What does "authenticity work" actually mean in therapy?
It means examining where you learned to hide, shrink, or perform instead of just being yourself — usually rooted in earlier experiences where being genuine felt unsafe — and building the internal permission and skills to show up as you actually are.
I don't have a "big trauma" — is this still for me?
Yes. You don't need a single dramatic event to justify getting support. Chronic emotional neglect, unrealistic expectations, and years of feeling responsible for everyone else add up — and they're just as valid a reason to do this work.