Highly Sensitive Person therapists in Palm City, FL
Browse Highly Sensitive Person therapists in Palm City, Florida. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
HSP
Emily Stone
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, MDiv, PhD, LMFT-S
The Highly Sensitive Person (HSP): Navigating a High-Definition World
From Sensory Overwhelm to Strategic Depth
About 20% of the population is born with a nervous system that processes information more deeply than others. While the world often labels this as being "too sensitive," in my practice, we recognize this as Sensory Processing Sensitivity—a trait that brings incredible empathy, creativity, and intuition, but also a higher risk for burnout and overwhelm.
The Challenges of the "Deep Processor"
Living as an HSP in a neurotypical, fast-paced society can feel like your "volume" is permanently turned up. We work together to navigate:
Emotional Overwhelm: Learning to distinguish between your own emotions and the "emotional residue" you pick up from others in the room.
Sensory Meltdowns & Shut Downs: Identifying the environmental triggers—loud noises, bright lights, or chaotic social systems—that lead to systemic exhaustion.
Rejection Sensitivity: Addressing the deep, often painful way that HSPs process social cues and perceived criticism.
The HSP Professional: Healers, Pastors, and Creatives
I have a "special love" for working with highly sensitive healers. Your sensitivity is likely what makes you an incredible therapist, pastor, or leader, but it is also what makes you susceptible to secondary trauma. We use a Systems Theory approach to:
Architect Your Environment: Creating "sensory-safe" professional and personal spaces that allow your nervous system to rest.
Attachment & Boundaries: Moving away from the "people-pleasing" often used as a safety strategy, toward a grounded, authentic way of relating to others.
EMDR for Overstimulation: Using EMDR to process past moments of "sensory trauma" or times when you were shamed for your sensitivity.
Honoring Your High-Definition Lens
With over 20 years of experience, I am here to help you stop apologizing for your depth and start honoring it. You don't need to "toughen up"; you need to develop the strategies that allow your sensitive system to flourish.
Your sensitivity is not a flaw in the system—it is a different, more intricate way of being human.
21 Years Experience
Online in Palm City, FL (Online Only)
HSP
Sarah Wolfer
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LICSW
Being a highly sensitive person in a world that moves too fast, feels too loud, and rarely slows down enough to match your depth is exhausting. What looks like anxiety or overwhelm from the outside is often just a nervous system that picks up on everything, and hasn't been given the right tools to process it all. I'm Sarah, and I love working with HSPs who are ready to stop pathologizing their sensitivity and start understanding it as the gift and the challenge it actually is. My approach is somatic and nervous-system informed, which tends to be a really natural fit for highly sensitive people. I also find that many of my HSP clients are also neurodivergent, queer, or both, and I'm well-versed in how those identities layer together. Telehealth in WA, ID, and FL.
14 Years Experience
Online in Palm City, FL (Online Only)
HSP
Layla Ashley Psychotherapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Highly sensitive people (HSP) often experience emotions, environments, and relationships more intensely. As an HSP myself, I can help you understand your sensitivity as a strength while learning ways to protect your energy and maintain balance.
23 Years Experience
Online in Palm City, FL
HSP
Dr. Jessica De Leon
Psychologist, Psy.D.
Being highly sensitive can mean experiencing emotions, relationships, environments, and sensory experiences with greater depth and intensity. Rather than viewing sensitivity as something that needs to be "fixed," therapy can help you understand your sensitivity, establish healthy boundaries, manage overwhelm, and recognize the strengths that can come with being deeply perceptive and attuned.
6 Years Experience
Online in Palm City, FL (Online Only)
HSP
Dr. George Lough
Psychologist, Ph.D., S.E.P.
Psychotherapy can give the HSP understanding, compassion, and help adjusting to an over-stimulating world.
48 Years Experience
Online in Palm City, FL (Online Only)
Highly Sensitive Person therapists in Palm City, FL Statistics
Highly Sensitive Person therapists in Palm City, FL average 16 years of experience and charge around $200 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (59%), Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (46%), and Psychodynamic Therapy (44%).
Average years in practice
16 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$200
Accept insurance
46%
Offer sliding scale
35%
Gender ID
| 69% |
Female |
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| 25% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 57% |
Online Only |
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| 43% |
In Person and Online |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 59% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 46% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 44% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 43% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 41% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 41% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 37% | Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 80% | Young Adult |
| 54% | Senior |
| 33% | Teen |
| 17% | Children |
Client Focus
| 63% | Women |
| 54% | LGBTQ+ |
| 37% | Men |
| 33% | Military / Veterans |
| 30% | Hispanic / Latino |