Individual Therapy in NYC for Relationship Anxiety & Anxious People Pleasing
Therapy for anxious people pleasers ready to break their patterns and finally feel secure in who they are
Are you juggling everyone else's needs… and losing track of your own?
You look put together.
But inside, you're anxious, overextended, and running on empty
Most especially in your relationships.
Maybe it looks like this:
You say yes when you mean NO. Then spend days replaying the conversation, wondering if you said the wrong thing or if someone is upset with you.
You feel responsible for everyone's emotions in the room. If the energy shifts, you immediately move to FIX it — so things feel normal and peaceful again, even at a cost you.
You’re silent in conflict because speaking up feels dangerous. So you pull away, then feel guilty for the distance— disconnected from yourself and from the people you love most.
In our sessions, we don't just talk about what's happening in your life right now. We trace it back to where it started: the family rules, the roles you were handed, the coping strategies your nervous system learned early on to stay connected and safe.
We slow things down so you can actually see what's being triggered, why it's being triggered, and what a younger version of you learned to do with it.
Then we work on building something different
Because understanding your patterns is only the first step. The real work is learning how to respond differently when they show up.
What shifts when you do this work?
You come in feeling like you're too much or not enough. Like your emotions are running the show and you're just along for the ride.
You leave knowing why you react the way you do. And more importantly — you have something to actually do about it.
You'll learn to:
Understand why you over-explain, over-function, or overthink in relationships
Recognize your triggers before they take over
Regulate your nervous system so conflict doesn't feel like a threat
Set boundaries without the guilt spiral that follows
Communicate clearly without abandoning yourself in the process
Move from anxious and reactive → grounded, secure, and self-trusting
Areas of Focus
Anxiety · Depression · Relationship issues · Family conflict · Life transitions · Self-esteem & Body image · Grief & heartbreak · Childhood Trauma · Identity & Belonging · Sexuality · Career & Burnout · Racial & Immigration Trauma · Asian American & Cross-Cultural experience · Spirituality