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Loneliness is about wanting more connection than we have, not just about being physically alone. You may feel isolated, detached, or unseen, or disconnected from others. Feeling lonely doesn’t mean you’re broken! Many people want more connection than they have. 

Let's explore what's behind your loneliness and find pathways to feeling truly seen, understood, and connected - to others and yourself.

In therapy, people often seek these transformations:

• Build self-worth

• Learn self-compassion

• Prioritize self care

• Restore and improve relationships

• Identify shared values and interests

• Establish meaningful connection

People's experience as loneliness and disconnection begin to lift...

• “My partner trusts me again and I feel really seen and understood”

• “I'm doing and enjoying new things, making friends.”

• “I’m around people a lot but was scared to reach out. When I started to value myself more, that gave me the courage to make friends.”

• “I saw myself through a different set of eyes. And found I like me!”

  Privacy is always respected! People chose to share this anonymously to help others understand therapy.

You might pressure yourself to get things right, stuck in self-criticism, question your abilities, procrastinate, or struggle to feel comfortable in your own skin. Together we’ll explore where this harsh inner voice comes from, separate it from fact, and ease the grip it has on your confidence and daily life. 

In therapy, people often seek these changes:

• Transform your inner critic into a supportive voice

• Separate your value from performance

• Manage tasks without avoidance

• Establish healthy habits

• Feel deserving 

• Embrace progress over perfection

• Build sustainable confidence

People’s experience as self-esteem and focus improve:

• “I dispelled fears that kept me on the sidelines. I’m no longer so hard on myself, let go of the impossibility of getting everything ‘right,’ and feel much more relaxed.”

• “I am more connected with myself. I used to function well and was very productive, but felt somewhat apathetic towards myself. I now can process stressors in my life and my emotions. And I’m really enjoying myself, at last.”

• “Used to feel like I was never good enough. And that nagging voice in my head kept me from trying. I’ve now formed good habits (eating, exercising, selflove), and am managing crisis better”

• “I thought everyone at work was thinking I was a fraud, completely incapable of doing my job. I was blowing small things out of proportion. Now that I’ve embraced no-one’s perfect, I can breathe again.”

  Privacy is always respected!
  People chose to share this anonymously to help others understand therapy.

Changes in life can feel unsettling, even when you’ve planned for them. Therapy can help you slow down, make sense of what’s shifting, and find your footing as roles, identities, relationships, or circumstances change.

In therapy, people often navigate these life changes:

• Emerging adulthood and ‘adulting’

• Becoming a parent

• Midlife shifts

• Becoming a caregiver

• Navigating career change

• Redefining yourself after a diagnosis

• Changing relationships

• Filling an empty nest

• Aging and finding purpose

• Adjusting to illness

People’s experience as they find their footing during life transitions:

• “I couldn’t imagine life having any meaning after my diagnosis, how I could ever be happy. I still don’t like it, but it doesn’t define me or stop me from contributing and living well.”

• I was terrified when my son was heading to college, thought I wouldn’t be able to find purpose in life. I finally got off the couch, started doing things for me. Turns out this life is actually great!”

• “I may not have chosen retirement, but learned to love it”

• “My choices now align with my goals and who I want to be in this life”

  Privacy is always respected!
  People chose to share this anonymously to help others understand therapy.

Sometimes life just feels heavy or unclear, even when you can’t point to one specific reason. You may feel worried, on high alert, unsure, stuck or a bit lost, overwhelmed, on edge, be sad or grieving, feel exhausted or disengaged. Together, we can sort through what’s weighing on you, help you find relief, and move toward a clearer, steadier way forward.

In therapy, people often seek these increased capacities:

• Contentment, renewed interests, and hope

• Feeling clearer, more present, and oriented

• Greater confidence facing challenges

• Ability to bounce back from setback more easily

• Feeling calm, curious, and able to explore emotions

• More energy and connection

• Hope after profound loss

• Feeling grounded and physically at ease

People’s experience as they feel steadier and more present 

• “It’s such a relief to know how to figure out what thoughts to focus on and also to let them go”

• “I feel a release of the pressure and responsibility I put on myself. From the shame and guilt that came after those really hard experiences.”

• “I’m able to take accountability without being shattered and able to regulate again.”

• “I got better. I found out traumas affected me in the long term, and learned to deal with them. Recognizing them was a huge part of healing. Now I don't dream really badly, no horrible nightmares. I have peace.”

  
  Privacy is always respected!
  People chose to share this anonymously to help others understand therapy.