Too Much or Just Right? How Therapy Can Support Highly Sensitive and Neurodivergent People

Feeling Too Much? You’re Not Alone

If you’ve ever been told you’re too sensitive, too intense, or just too much, you’re not alone.

Many Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs) and neurodivergent individuals experience the world in ways that are deeply attuned—and deeply overwhelming. As a neurodivergent therapist who specializes in supporting HSPs, autistic women, and neurodivergent parents, I know how exhausting it can be to navigate life when your nervous system is always on high alert.

Understanding High Sensitivity and Neurodivergence

Being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) means having a more responsive nervous system.

This can show up as strong emotional reactions, heightened empathy, and sensory sensitivity. Neurodivergence includes conditions like autism, ADHD, and others where the brain processes the world differently from the neurotypical norm. Many people identify with both categories—and it’s okay if you’re still figuring out where you fit.

Common Challenges You Might Face

- Sensory overload from lights, sounds, or textures
- Difficulty setting boundaries due to deep empathy or people-pleasing tendencies
- Emotional burnout from constant masking or trying to fit in
- Feeling unseen or misunderstood—even in therapy settings

How Therapy Can Help

The right therapy approach honors your sensitivity and your neurotype. It doesn’t try to fix who you are.

Instead, it offers tools to manage overstimulation, regulate emotions, and recover from burnout. Therapy creates a safe, affirming space where your needs are seen—not pathologized.

You Deserve Support That Fits You

If any part of this resonates with you, know that your sensitivity is not a flaw. It’s information. It’s part of what makes you deeply perceptive, intuitive, and uniquely you.

Therapy can help you build a life that respects your needs and honors your nervous system.

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