
Highly Sensitive People
Being highly sensitive can be a beautiful gift, but it can also be overwhelming in a world that moves so fast. Your are not too much. You are not alone.
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You feel things deeply—sometimes in ways that are hard to explain or fully make sense of.
There may be a quiet sense of moving through life with more intensity than others seem to notice, or wondering what it is about your experience that feels so different.
You might have learned, over time, to adapt—holding parts of yourself back, monitoring how you come across, or trying to be less affected by things that seem to land more strongly than you’d expect.
In relationships and social spaces, there can be a mix of wanting closeness and connection, while also feeling easily overstimulated, self-conscious, or unsure how to fully relax and be yourself. You may find yourself reflecting afterward, trying to piece together how you were perceived or whether you showed up in the “right” way.
And alongside this, there can be a deeper sense of being someone who feels a lot internally—emotionally, relationally, and intuitively—even if that isn’t always visible on the outside.
Often, there is also a longing for more ease within all of this. A way of being with yourself that feels less effortful, more spacious, and more grounded in who you are underneath it all.
What makes my approach different?
Many of the sensitive people I work with share that past therapy hasn’t always felt supportive—that they left feeling misunderstood, or like something about their experience didn’t quite fit.
As a Highly Sensitive Person myself, I hold a deep respect for the wide range of ways sensitivity can show up. You don’t need to explain or justify your experience here. If shopping overwhelms you, then shopping overwhelms you!
While many therapeutic approaches can be helpful, some common strategies—like pushing yourself out of your comfort zone or trying to think your way out of what you’re feeling or practising more mindfulness techniques—don’t always land well for HSPs.
With Internal Family Systems, we gently move beneath the surface, taking time to understand and work with your sensitivity rather than against it. Your unique sensitivities are welcomed and honoured here. Together, we get to know the parts of you that may feel stuck or carry old beliefs, offering them care, curiosity, and support as things begin to shift.

Some of my favourite HSP Resources
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Podcasts
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What Makes Someone a Highly Sensitive Person? With Erica Steward - Health Empowered
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Gathering Gold - Sheryl Paul
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Sensitive Stories - April Snow
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Books
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Sensitive: The Hidden Power of the Highly Sensitive Person in a World That Can't Stop Talking – by Jenn Granneman
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The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You – by Elaine N. Aron
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The Highly Sensitive Person in Love: Understanding and Managing Relationships When the World Overwhelms You – by Elaine N. Aron
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Websites