Therapy for perfectionists in San Diego
When you’re a perfectionist, from the outside, your life can appear perfect and under control. The reality is that perfectionism can often feel like a race toward a finish line that you can never reach.
Many perfectionists are exhausted or filled with anxiety, stress, or shame to maintain well-crafted appearances and keep up with the image they’ve worked to create in their relationships, professional lives, and beyond.
The drive to be the best and appear that way to others can be heavy. It powers your achievements, but you can also be left feeling worried that you’re not enough, or that you can never do enough.
This is the paradox of perfectionism: it can leave you with impostor syndrome, where every win feels luck and your inner critic begins to take over how you feel about yourself.
Even with the weight of perfectionism, therapy can help. We can work together to preserve your drive and ambition and develop self-compassion and a stronger, more genuine sense of self.
Many perfectionists think therapy will take away their edge, or the parts of their identity that help them be a high-achiever. In reality, therapy does is the opposite. When we work together, we don’t erase or lower your ambition—we untangle it from your self-worth.
We help you feel grounded and perform better, without the internal pressure. Whether you define yourself as a perfectionist or know you feel the pressure of constantly needing to perform, perfectionism therapy can help you:
Quiet your inner critic and believe in your success.
Navigate life with self-compassion, not shame or guilt.
Build an identity that’s more than just your achievements.
Find enjoyment in life and the things that separate you from others
How therapy helps with perfectionism
As a San Diego therapist who specializes in working with perfectionists, I help clients like you find a new way forward with peace and a stronger, more confident sense of who they are.
If you're ready to break the perfectionist cycles that consume your thoughts and life, reach out to schedule a free consultation. Together, we can help you overcome the pressures of perfectionism and help you find a path forward with peace and confidence in who you are.