Therapy for Relationships, Loneliness & Disconnection
You can be surrounded by people — and still feel completely alone.
Sometimes you have people around you, but none of it feels real. You’re the one who checks in, holds space, keeps the peace — but when you need something? Silence. Or maybe you’re not surrounded by anyone at all, and the quiet is too loud to ignore.
It’s like you’re playing a part in someone else’s script.
When connection feels impossible
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 or you’re too afraid to voice them
You feel invisible, or like a burden
You’re chronically disappointed in relationships but don’t know how to fix it
Sometimes it shows up as loneliness. Other times it feels like a slow fade into disconnection — from others, from yourself, from anything that used to feel meaningful. For some, it’s not disconnection; it’s absence. No one to call. No one who truly sees you. That kind of isolation reshapes how you see yourself and the world.
Why it’s hard to talk about
Because it feels needy. Or like an admission that you’re doing something wrong. But the truth is: everyone needs real connection. Not just surface-level “networking” — actual mutual, reciprocal connection. When you’re not getting that, it affects everything.
Our culture praises independence and emotional self-sufficiency. But if you’ve learned to meet everyone else’s needs at the expense of your own, that’s not independence — it’s self-erasure.
What we work on in therapy
In relationship therapy for individuals, we’ll look at your relationship patterns: what you’re drawn to, what you tolerate, and what you’ve come to expect from people.
We’ll work on:
Naming and trusting your emotional needs without shame
Setting boundaries that protect your energy, not punish others
Challenging the fear that asking for more makes you “too much”
Reconnecting with the parts of you that want closeness but fear the risk
This isn’t about doing relationships “better” for someone else. It’s about understanding your own patterns so you can build real, mutual connection — with friends, family, coworkers, or a partner.
What starts to shift
Clients often notice:
Less over-functioning in one-sided relationships
More courage to say what they actually want
Clarity about who drains them and who nourishes them
A deeper sense of belonging — not just with others, but with themselves
Individual therapy — and couples too
This is individual relationship therapy, not couples counseling. If you’re looking for help as a couple, I do offer couples therapy for select couples — reach out and we’ll see if it’s the right fit.
Let’s talk
If you’re tired of feeling alone, unseen, or like you’re always giving and never receiving, let’s talk about how to make your relationships feel real again — starting with the one you have with yourself.
Reach out and let’s start the conversation.
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