Online Therapy & Mental Health Support for Perfectionism and People Pleasing
Helping teens, college students, and young adults in California
“You are not required to set yourself on fire to keep others warm.” – Unknown
WHAT I TREAT
Patterns of Perfectionism I Help Clients Work Through
Academic perfectionism
Social perfectionism
Moral perfectionism
Athletic perfectionism
Self-judgment & criticism
People-pleasing
Conflict-avoidance
Self-sacrifice
HOW THERAPY CAN HELP
A Space To Let Go Of People Pleasing
Working through perfectionism and people-pleasing in therapy doesn’t mean giving up your goals or your care for others, it means learning how to honor those things without constantly betraying or abandoning yourself in the process.
Together, we’ll work toward helping you:
Break through procrastination tied to fear of mistakes
Recognize and unlearn harmful internal narratives around success, and failure
Build a more flexible and self-compassionate mindset
Set boundaries without guilt or fear of rejection
Learn to rest, slow down, and tolerate imperfection
Strengthen your sense of identity outside of productivity or approval
Cultivate emotional resilience and self-trust
Find motivation rooted in your values, not fear
“Meg is a very supportive therapist. She has a knack for seeing her clients through complex situations with empathy and attuned guidance. While working beside her as a colleague, I noticed how her experience treating eating disorders and body image challenges translated to creative, strength-based interventions that helped clients see themselves and their struggles with greater compassion.”
– Leandra Lehmann, LMFT and Art Therapist
HOW I WORK
Evidence-Based Therapy To Untangle People Pleasing & Perfectionism
I bring a warm, grounded and relational approach to therapy that’s rooted in evidence-based modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT). These approaches will help us explore where your perfectionistic patterns come from, how they’re showing up now, and what to do about them.
In our work together, we’ll create space to unpack the pressures you carry, understand the deeper fears behind them, and practice new ways of relating to yourself and others. Therapy might look like learning how to set boundaries without guilt, building resilience around mistakes, and cultivating self-compassion when your inner critic shows up.
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
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Wondering about insurance, cost, scheduling or how online therapy works? You’ll find answers to all the practical stuff on my FAQ page.