Relationships, Loneliness & Disconnection
You can be surrounded by people and still feel totally alone. Or maybe you’re not surrounded by anyone at all—and the silence has gotten too loud to ignore. You might be the one who always checks in, holds space, keeps the peace—but when you need something? Silence. Or maybe you’ve got people in your life, but none of it feels real. It’s like you’re playing a part in someone else’s script.
Even if you have close relationships—friends, family, coworkers, or a partner—it might feel like:
You’re always the emotional support person
Your needs get minimized, ignored, or you’re too afraid to voice them
You’re chronically disappointed in your relationships, but don’t know how to fix it
You feel invisible, or worse, burdensome
Sometimes it shows up as loneliness. Other times it just feels like a slow fade into disconnection—from others, from yourself, from anything that used to feel meaningful. And for some, it’s not disconnection at all—it’s absence. You might not have anyone you feel close to, anyone you can call, or anyone who really sees you. That kind of isolation doesn’t just hurt—it reshapes how you see yourself and the world around you.
Why it’s so hard to talk about
Because it sounds pathetic, right? Like you're admitting you're needy. Or like you're doing something wrong. But here's the truth: everyone needs connection. Not surface-level "networking." Real, reciprocal, mutual connection. And when you're not getting that? It messes with everything.
Our culture rewards independence and emotional self-containment. But if you’ve learned to meet other people’s needs at the cost of your own, that’s not independence. That’s self-erasure.
What we work on in individual therapy
Together, we take a close look at your relationship patterns—what you’re drawn to, what you tolerate, and what you’ve come to expect from other people.
We also work on:
Naming and trusting your emotional needs without shame
Setting boundaries that protect your energy, not punish others
Challenging the belief that asking for more makes you “too much”
Reconnecting to the parts of you that want closeness but are scared to risk it
Let me be clear: this is individual therapy, not couples therapy. This isn’t about learning how to do relationships "better" for someone else. The work we do is focused on you—your history, your patterns, your boundaries, and your needs. It’s about getting real with your own patterns so you can connect more authentically—with friends, family, coworkers, or a partner if you have one. It’s about becoming more you, with people who can actually meet you there.
What starts to shift
Less over-functioning in one-sided relationships
More courage to say what you actually want
More clarify about who drains you and who nourishes you
A deeper sense of belonging–not just with others, but with yourself
Let’s talk
If you’re tired of feeling alone, unseen, like you're always giving and rarely receiving, I get it. Let’s talk about how to make your relationships real again—starting with the one you have with yourself.