Is Your Brilliant, Sensitive Child Struggling More Than You Expected?

Your child is bright, creative, and kind—but daily life still feels harder than it should. Their struggles may not always be loud or dramatic, but they’re persistent. And you’re starting to wonder if something deeper is getting in the way of their confidence and well-being.

You notice:

• Frequent frustration and tears over “little things”—homework, handwriting, social hiccups

• Anxiety that kicks in before the day even begins—especially around school or transitions

• Endless questions, overthinking, and emotional spirals that seem to come out of nowhere

• Perfectionism that makes it hard to try anything new or tolerate making mistakes

• Difficulty navigating friendships—getting stuck on rules, feeling rejected, or not quite fitting in

These aren’t explosive meltdowns or dangerous behaviors. These are the quiet struggles: the sighs, the tears behind closed doors, the refusal to go to school, the panic over a single worksheet error. You may see the way they bottle everything up all day, only to unravel at home. And through it all, you’re trying to stay calm, supportive, and steady—but it’s exhausting.

What Sessions Are Like (And Why They Help)

Therapy with me is playful, respectful, and built around who your child actually is. That means honoring their intelligence and sensitivity while giving them tools to better understand their emotions, relationships, and unique brain wiring.

Sessions often involve creative expression, games, story-building, and regulated challenge. I use play therapy and strength-based techniques to help your child safely explore their inner world without pressure to “talk about feelings” in a way that feels awkward or forced.

Here, your child gets to:

• Practice frustration tolerance in a safe space

• Understand how their thoughts and feelings work together

• Build emotional vocabulary and social insight

• Try out new behaviors without fear of failure

• Reconnect with the parts of themselves that feel good to be

This isn’t about labeling your child or “fixing” them. It’s about giving them a space where their intensity, sensitivity, and brilliance are not only understood—but embraced.

And for you, the parent? You get the relief of knowing you’re not alone, not doing it wrong, and not expected to carry this all by yourself. It’s okay to get support. Your child doesn’t have to be in crisis for therapy to be helpful. Sometimes, the best time to get help is when things are just hard enough to be wearing everyone down.

What Can Change When You Dig In Together

Your child does so well in school and with adults—you never thought you’d end up having to help them with meltdowns, friend problems, and big emotions. You sit and watch them complete a minor task and then break down into tears of frustration when it doesn’t come easily or go well. You listen as they question their own worth because they don’t quite understand why a classmate stopped playing with them or why their group left them out again.

They’re smart. They’re kind. This shouldn’t be happening.

Maybe you even recognize some of their perfectionism in yourself. You don’t want your child to grow up burdened by the same anxiety, insecurity, or sleep issues that once weighed you down. You want better for them—but you’re not always sure how to give it.

Most of the families I work with are doing everything “right.” Their kids are in great schools, reading at high levels, making straight A’s—but behind the scenes, it’s a different story. These parents are trying to raise emotionally intelligent, confident kids while battling their own quiet fears: Am I doing enough? Am I doing it wrong? Will my child ever feel truly okay?

Therapy may be for you if:

• You’re walking on eggshells trying to avoid triggering your child’s overwhelm

• You’re confused about how to support your child without enabling their anxiety

• You want to raise a resilient child—but not through “tough love” that shuts them down

• You’re tired of trying strategies that work for “typical” kids but not yours

• You want someone who understands gifted, neurodivergent, sensitive kids inside and out

My goal is simple: to help your child move through what’s holding them back—and help you feel more confident in how you support them.

There’s space for your child to feel safe, seen, and understood—and space for you to feel supported, too.