Therapy for Relationship Issues

Online in Baltimore & across Maryland

You feel left out, sorta like you are always standing outside of the group looking in. It is like being an outsider no matter how comfortable a group might make you feel. You fear being alone or even being abandoned. You have threatened to leave relationships to mask your fear of being alone. Your self-worth is directly connected with your relationship with your partner. You are always seeking validation from others to make you feel good.
You are always feeling guilty for asking for help. It might even be hard to know what your needs are. Even the thought of asking, makes you feel needy or that you're being “too much”. You are constantly apologizing even for things that are not your fault. You tend to take up more work because you feel bad about others doing the work. You feel bad when your partner does something for you and feels like a burden.
You are always afraid of being hurt again and not trusting the people around you to make you feel safe.
Even the safe and loving people in your life make you not want to open up to them. You look for ways to discredit or distrust them
You have a hard time letting things go. Your emotions can go from 0 to 100 without a notice and everything feels out of control. If someone wrongs you once, you carry that to heart for a very long time. Or you have a hard time saying no and you tend to people-please. You see that the people around you are constantly hurting you no matter how hard you try to do things their way like it is never enough. Like YOU are not enough. You are exhausted from having to prove yourself to others and wearing this mask to seem like you are put together when your world is crumbling. You might even feel numb from sadness, anxiety, and anger, but also from joy.

You don’t have to continue to be on the outside looking in.

How is this effecting your life

Relationships feel exhausting. You try to get close to people, but you still feel like an outsider. This leads you to isolate yourself from the world without any meaningful support. Constantly feeling empty inside. It increases your stress, decreases your life satisfaction, and your overall mental health.

How can Relationship Therapy help you?

Social support is essential for overall well-being. Relationship therapy will provide you with emotional support, reduce stress, and increase resilience. You will foster a sense of belonging and life satisfaction.

Together we will work on navigating the relationships closest to you. We will gain insight as to why and where the blockage stops you from connecting with people. We will take a closer look at your childhood and family history. You will gain practical ways to manage stress and gain a positive self-worth. You will build strong connections with the people around you.

What we’ll work on