Highly Sensitive Person therapists in San Francisco, California CA
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Highly Sensitive Person
Jennifer Knox
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA in Community Mental Health
Being sensitive isn’t a flaw — it just means you take in the world deeply. That can bring empathy and creativity, but it can also leave you feeling overstimulated or emotionally drained. In therapy, we’ll work on setting boundaries, calming your nervous system, and helping your sensitivity become a steady source of strength rather than exhaustion.
10 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, California (Online Only)
Highly Sensitive Person
Shohreh Schmuecker
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Being a highly sensitive person means you experience the world deeply, often feeling emotions and sensations more intensely than others. While this sensitivity can be a gift, it can also feel overwhelming, leading to stress, exhaustion, or difficulty setting boundaries.
In a supportive and understanding space, I help highly sensitive individuals learn to honor their unique nature, manage overwhelm, and build resilience. Together, we can explore practical strategies to protect your energy while embracing your empathy and intuition. If you are ready to embrace your sensitivity with greater confidence and achieve a more balanced life, please contact me to begin this important journey. Professional support is available to guide you along the way.
11 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, California (Online Only)
Highly Sensitive Person
Lisa Chester-Schyman
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
As a therapist who understands the unique experiences of High Sensitive Persons (HSPs), I offer a gentle, affirming space to explore the challenges and gifts of sensitivity. It may be you feel easily overwhelmed, deeply affected by the emotions of others, or in need of more space and time to process life, we can work together to help you navigate the word with greater ease and self-compassion.
7 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, California (Online Only)
Highly Sensitive Person
Josie Valderrama
Psychologist, PsyD
Too often we are gaslit by the outer world, told that we are too sensitive. When the opposite is more true: that we need to protect ourselves even more from the brutality of the world. Boundary work, intuition training, bolstering discernment via cognitive behavioral strategies--these are just a few of the approaches I utilize. Integrating head and heart. Challenging your comfort zone while strengthening your sense of safety, self-acceptance and peace of mind.
10 Years Experience
In-Person in San Francisco, CA 94110
Online in San Francisco, California
Highly Sensitive Person
Aaron Kapin
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, SEP, LMT
From one highly sensitive person to another, it can be a crazy world out there. Two things that I've found helpful:
1st, resiliency training: Although our bodies can react to things that other people might brush off, Somatic Experiencing can help build up our ability to settle our stress and activation levels. That party might still be uncomfortably loud, but it's more tolerable when you have confidence that you can quickly find comfort again once you leave.
2nd: Boundary training and asking for what you want: As we get better at knowing what would help us feel more comfortable, and better at asking for it, we can start to re-shape our environment to feel better. Then as we feel better, and as our loved ones know how to help us, we are more resourceful, more able to connect with others, and more able to be the people we want to be in the world.
10 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, California (Online Only)
Highly Sensitive Person
Erin S. Phillips
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA Counseling Psychology, AMFT #133018
If you are observant of subtleties and bothered more than others by the stimulation of noisy places, extremes in temperature or texture, require more downtime, are thoughtful and observant, you may thrive in your own way - you may be a Highly Sensitive Person. I specialize in working with HSP remotely for those living in California.
3 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, California (Online Only)
Highly Sensitive Person
Juliana Sloane
Hypnotherapist, CHT
As a highly sensitive person, you feel emotions, stimulus, and stress so much more deeply than others. You don't need me to tell you that this can lead to exhaustion, anxiety, burnout, or self-doubt from the rigors of trying to fit into a world that is often simply way too intense. Hypnotherapy for highly sensitive people helps calm the nervous system and access the subconscious mind to create real, lasting relief. Through a gentle, evidence-based approach, you can strengthen your resilience, feel more hope, and find your way towards thriving even in a world that sometimes feels like too much.
5 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, California (Online Only)
Highly Sensitive Person
Chloe Lankshear
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.Ed, Ed/S, LMFT
Being a highly sensitive person isn't a disorder or a curse - it's just who you are and how you are wired. I will help you explore both the pluses and minuses and help you acknowledge and enjoy the good, while perhaps better managing the downsides. Having good boundaries will be essential - for example, knowing where your limits are to avoid you getting excessively drained and knowing how to do good self-care. Whatever your goals are around being highly sensitive, I will work to help you figure out how to achieve them.
11 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, California (Online Only)
Highly Sensitive Person
KT Glusac
Counselor/Therapist, AMFT, APCC
As a highly sensitive person myself, I deeply understand the challenges and gifts of moving through the world with heightened awareness. In our work, we create supportive practices that honor your sensitivity while helping you build resilience, regulate overwhelm, and nurture your innate intuition.
3 Years Experience
In-Person Near San Francisco, CA
Online in San Francisco, California
Highly Sensitive Person
Bay Tree Therapy Group
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
If you’ve ever been told you’re “too sensitive” or feel easily overwhelmed by noise, conflict, or strong emotions—you're not alone. As a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), your nervous system processes the world deeply, which can be both a strength and a challenge. Therapy can help you understand and embrace your sensitivity, set healthy boundaries, and develop tools to navigate overstimulation and emotional intensity. We honor your unique wiring and work with you to build a life that feels balanced, meaningful, and true to who you are.
5 Years Experience
In-Person Near San Francisco, CA
Online in San Francisco, California