THERAPY for ANXIETY & SELF-ESTEEM

Cultivate Lasting Self-Worth: Therapy for Anxiety & Self-Esteem for Women in Sacramento, CA and Across California

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You’re the one who always does the most. But that’s starting to get old, isn’t it? As someone who's always been high-achieving, you’re used to being praised for how hard-working, committed, and driven you are. You bring innovation, discipline, thoughtfulness, and the ability to multitask. You’re used to doing it all. Maybe that’s just how you’ve always operated, whether it's excelling at work, maintaining your relationships, or meeting expectations within your family.

Being seen by everyone else as “the one who has it all together,” is only temporary relief from the burden of having to keep up. In reality, the constant yearning to feel validation from everyone else, even if it means sacrificing your own needs and boundaries, leaves you feeling empty and alone. 

The pressure to maintain appearances while wrestling with your own insecurities feels so isolating and leaves little room to authentically celebrate your wins or experience self-compassion. Instead, you find yourself stuck in a relentless cycle of striving to meet the expectations of others, only to feel perpetually drained. Constantly battling your inner critic leaves you feeling burnt out and that you’re never good enough. This non-stop pressure to succeed just piles on the stress, making you feel even more inadequate and anxious.

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But it doesn't have to stay this way. Anxiety Therapy for high-achievers in Sacramento, CA, or through online therapy across California, offers a safe space to explore these deeply ingrained patterns, cultivate self-compassion, and rediscover a sense of balance and fulfillment that goes beyond your accomplishments.

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Therapy with me may be a great fit if you:

  • Have trouble with setting boundaries and people-pleasing

  • Struggle with perfectionism and being hard on yourself.

  • Find it challenging to ask for help or express your needs to others

  • Struggle with vulnerability in relationships

  • Feel like you have to prove yourself to earn love/ acceptance

  • Struggle to relax and often feel like you're not being “productive enough.”

  • Battle imposter syndrome, feeling like a fraud despite your accomplishments 

As a recovering perfectionist, I know how hard it is to de-tangle yourself from that negative self-talk and perfectionism. I bring both personal understanding and professional expertise to create a highly individaulized therapy experience.

My approach combines depth work and practical skill-building to support you in living a more fulfilling and peaceful life. 

Learn more about my approach to therapy for high achievers with low self esteem here.

Therapy for Overcoming Anxiety and Low Self-Esteem: 

Using a blend of approaches best suited to your needs, I can help you find balance and confidence. As we work towards healing, together we lean into curiosity, uncovering the wounds that led to achievement-driven self-worth. We explore the underlying emotions and beliefs driving anxiety and low self-esteem, and I help you identify how anxious, perfectionist and critical parts of you manifest emotionally and in your body. We also re-process painful experiences that have set the stage for continued low self-esteem and resulting beliefs of never feeling “good enough,” so you can step into balance, and an identity that is no longer rooted in being the one who “has it all together.” 

As you develop mindfulness around your experience and feel more connected to yourself, we develop a toolkit of practical skills to help you step back and take time to respond rather than reacting out of a place of insecurity. Some of these may look like challenging unhelpful assumptions (e.g. “If I don’t do this, I’ll let everyone down.”), practicing ways to set boundaries, and practicing how to stop negative thought cycles. 

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Change through therapy for overcoming anxiety and low self-esteem can look like:

  • Self-assuredness and confidence that is rooted in your intrinsic self-worth

  • Greater clarity around your own needs and the confidence to express them

  • Boundary-setting that aligns with your values and doesn’t lead to burnout

  • Mindfulness that helps you catch yourself before going down that shame spiral (again)

  • Feeling more connected and at peace in your relationships 

  • Increased positive self-talk and ability to better navigate your inner critic and perfectionism before they take over

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Therapy is your space to set down the burden of constantly having to prove your worth and value, and embrace the truth that you are enough.