Individual Therapy in Santa Monica and throughout California
Online Individual Therapy for High-Functioning Women across Los Angeles County
Weekly therapy isn’t just about talking. It’s about unlearning the survival patterns that keep you stuck.
You’ve held it together for everyone else. Now it’s time to come home to yourself.
You’ve spent years managing everyone else’s emotions while abandoning your own. Over here, you get to slow down, hear yourself and actually feel what’s been waiting for you in a safe space. This isn’t about fixing you, it’s simply about helping you feel safe enough to be you.
Does This Sound Familiar?
You’ve been holding so much together for so long that you’ve forgotten what it feels like to actually be seen. If any of his sounds familiar, you are in the right place.
You’re always “on,” but no one sees how tired you really are.
You overthink every text and wonder if you said too much or not enough.
You say yes when you want to say no, then feel guilty.
You don’t even know what you need anymore, you’re just used to making space for everyone else.
You crave a space where you don’t have to perform, explain, or be the strong one.
How Weekly Online Therapy Helps
Speak up without spiraling afterward.
Set boundaries without guilt.
Stop shrinking yourself to keep the peace.
Be kinder to yourself when you mess up.
Stop treating every emotion like it’s a problem to solve.
Feel like a human again, not just someone holding it together.
Client Reflection
“Olivia helped me realize how tired I was of being the strong one… she created a space that was safe enough to express my raw emotions without judgment.”
EMDR Client Reflection
“Olivia gets to the root of things in a way that felt safe for me. She helped me see the things I could not name.”
Living With People-Pleasing, Overthinking, and Perfectionism Isn’t the Life You Imagined
You didn’t expect life to feel this heavy. Living like this means you’re constantly managing how others feel, but struggling to connect with your own needs. You might be showing up in every role: partner, mom, friend, employee while quietly feeling disconnected, unseen, or like you’re on autopilot.
Maybe you don’t trust yourself to speak up. Maybe you say yes when you want to say no.Maybe you’ve started to believe that the pressure, the tension, the constant performing is just part of your personality, but it’s not.
This is survival mode
Not knowing who you are when you’re not being useful.
Doubting your worth unless you’re giving or achieving.
Feeling guilty for resting, asking for help, or setting boundaries.
Questioning your place in your own relationships.
Silently wondering, “Is this just how I’ll always be?”
My Approach to Therapy
Your nervous system adapted to keep you safe. Overthinking, people-pleasing, perfectionism—these aren’t personality flaws. They’re responses to unmet emotional needs. Therapy helps you safely untangle that.
In our 60-minute weekly or biweekly sessions, we move at your pace. This is a space where your feelings get to exist without being fixed. We’ll blend trauma-informed talk therapy with EMDR tools if you need them. You don’t have to be “ready.” You just have to show up.
Book a Free Consult
Therapy doesn’t have to feel like another performance. Let’s talk about what you’re carrying and what healing could look like for you. If you’re ready to stop performing and start healing, I’d be honored to support you. I offer virtual therapy for women across Los Angeles County
How This Therapy Works
You’ve spent most of your life trying to be the calm one, the strong one, the agreeable one. You silence your needs to keep the peace. You overthink texts, replay conversations, and walk on emotional eggshells even when no one asked you to.
You try not to take up too much space. You try to be easier to love. And still… some part of you feels like you’re getting it wrong. But what if healing isn’t about fixing yourself, it’s about finally hearing yourself?
In this space, you don’t have to explain why you’re tired. You don’t have to prove your pain. You just get to feel it, name it, and release the parts that were never yours to carry.
We’ll explore the moments that taught you to stay small and the nervous system patterns that kept you there, so you can start choosing something gentler. Not perfect. Not fixed. Just you, without the performance.
What if your symptoms weren’t flaws… but messages from your nervous system?
FAQs about Trauma Work
If you have more questions have a look at the FAQ page or reach out.
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I don’t do surface-level therapy. We won’t just talk about coping… we’ll get to the patterns underneath that keep you stuck in survival mode. I use EMDR and trauma-informed tools to help you process what’s been stored in your body, not just your mind. You won’t have to rehash everything — just come as you are, and we’ll work with what’s showing up now.
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Nope. Many of my clients come in saying, “I don’t even know where to start.” That’s okay. You don’t have to have a list or a plan. My job is to help you make sense of what’s going on underneath the stress, anxiety, and burnout and help you feel more like you again
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There’s no pressure to perform here. Some sessions are quiet. Some are reflective. Some are emotional. You don’t have to come in ready to talk about everything. We move at your pace with tools that help when words don’t come easy.
