Online Perfectionism Counseling for Adults

If your standards are running your life instead of supporting it, that’s enough.

If rest feels unsafe.
If mistakes feel catastrophic.
If your worth rises and falls based on productivity.
If you can’t celebrate wins because you’re already chasing the next thing.

I work best with adults who are high-functioning but emotionally exhausted, people who look competent on the outside yet feel constant internal pressure on the inside.

You do not need to be falling apart to deserve support. You just need to be tired of living under relentless self-pressure.

I specialize in perfectionism that shows up as:

• Chronic self-criticism

• Overfunctioning in relationships

• Difficulty delegating

• Guilt around rest

• Tying identity to achievement

• Procrastination fueled by fear of imperfection

• People-pleasing rooted in worth insecurity

• Burnout from never feeling “done”

You do not need a formal diagnosis. Many of my clients are successful professionals, caregivers, creatives, or leaders whose perfectionism once helped them succeed, but now keeps them stuck.

Not necessarily.

Perfectionism and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can look similar, but they are not the same.

If you experience intrusive thoughts, ritualistic behaviors, or compulsions that feel uncontrollable and time-consuming, you may need specialized OCD treatment.

I do not provide intensive OCD treatment. If that is your primary concern, I can help guide you toward appropriate care.

If your struggle is more about internal pressure, fear of failure, over-responsibility, or achievement-driven worth, this is likely the right space.

Sessions are 50 minutes via secure video. I provide online therapy to adults physically located in Texas, Florida, and PSYPACT-participating states where I’m authorized to practice.

Our work may include:

• Identifying the origin of your pressure patterns

• Reducing shame and self-criticism

• Practicing “good enough” safely and gradually

• Learning to rest without spiraling

• Untangling productivity from identity

• Building boundaries that don’t feel selfish

This is not about lowering your standards.
It’s about separating excellence from self-punishment.

We build flexibility, not mediocrity.

Nope!

The goal is not to dull your drive or ambition. Many of my clients are high-achieving and care deeply about doing meaningful work.

The goal is to reduce fear-based motivation and replace it with sustainable, self-respecting effort.

You can still aim high.
You just won’t have to hate yourself on the way there.

That makes sense.

Perfectionism often developed as protection, from criticism, chaos, rejection, or feeling not enough.

We do not rip that coping strategy away.

We slowly build alternatives that feel safer and more sustainable. Control doesn’t disappear overnight. It softens as trust increases.

This practice does not provide:

• Crisis or emergency services

• Care for active suicidal intent

• Court-ordered treatment

• Intensive or higher-level psychiatric care

• Treatment for unmanaged substance dependence

• Specialized treatment for severe OCD requiring exposure-based protocols

If you are in crisis, please seek emergency care. If you’re unsure whether your needs fall within this scope, we can discuss that during a consultation.

No. I do not prescribe medication.

If medication may be helpful for anxiety, depression, or related concerns, I’m happy to collaborate with your prescribing provider. Therapy and medication can work well together, but medication is never required to begin this work.

I am a private-pay practice.

Payment is due at the time of service. If you have out-of-network benefits, I can provide a superbill for possible reimbursement.

Many clients choose private pay because it allows for privacy, flexibility, and work that isn’t constrained by insurance timelines or diagnostic requirements.

We can discuss whether this feels like a sustainable investment during your consultation.

It depends on how long perfectionism has been running the show.

Some clients benefit from short-term work focused on specific patterns like procrastination or burnout. Others choose longer-term therapy to address identity, relationships, and self-worth at a deeper level.

We move at a pace that feels steady and respectful. The goal isn’t to become a different person, it’s to feel freer inside the life you’re already building.