Highly Sensitive Person therapists in South Portland, ME
Browse Highly Sensitive Person therapists in South Portland, Maine. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
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Dr. Yuye Zhang
Psychologist, PhD, MSW
When you experience the world deeply, environments, relationships, and emotions can sometimes feel overwhelming. Therapy can help you understand your sensitivity without treating it as something that needs to be fixed. We can explore boundaries, overstimulation, self-criticism, relationships, and ways to honor your needs while building a life that feels more manageable and authentic.
11 Years Experience
Online in South Portland, ME (Online Only)
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Abelee Groff
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LICSW
I work with adults who identify as highly sensitive, helping them understand and navigate the intensity of their emotions, sensory experiences, and interpersonal interactions. I view sensitivity as a strength that can be supported and regulated, rather than a flaw, and I help clients develop strategies to honor their needs while managing overwhelm.
I integrate trauma-informed, somatic, and parts-based approaches to help clients regulate their nervous system, build resilience, and cultivate self-compassion. Together, we explore boundaries, coping strategies, and relational patterns to support well-being, emotional balance, and a deeper connection to themselves and others.
5 Years Experience
Online in South Portland, ME (Online Only)
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Aguirre Center for Inclusive Psychotherapy
Psychologist
Highly sensitive people may experience emotions, sensory input, and interpersonal dynamics with greater depth and intensity. We help clients understand and honor their sensitivity while developing tools to manage overstimulation, boundaries, and emotional overwhelm. Therapy can support you in experiencing sensitivity as a meaningful part of who you are rather than something that needs to be “fixed.”
17 Years Experience
Online in South Portland, ME
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Dr. Maureen J Gallagher
Psychologist, PhD
As a Highly Sensitive Person, you may notice subtleties others miss, feel emotions deeply, and become easily overwhelmed by noise, conflict, or busy environments. This sensitivity is a natural trait that brings real gifts, including empathy, intuition, and a rich inner life. It can also leave the nervous system stretched thin, especially if you grew up feeling “too much” or misunderstood. Somatic work helps you recognize early signs of overwhelm in your body and build practical ways to settle and restore. Through embodied parts work, we gently explore the parts of you that learned to hide, people-please, or criticize your sensitivity, and help them feel understood. Many clients come to appreciate their sensitivity as a strength and find more ease living in a world that often moves too fast.
31 Years Experience
Online in South Portland, ME (Online Only)
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Soma Aloia, Holistic Somatic Counseling
Counselor/Therapist, MS, LCST, SE, CSC, CYT
Highly sensitive people often experience the world with remarkable depth while also becoming more vulnerable to emotional overwhelm. Therapy helps you understand your sensitivity, strengthen regulation, and transform sensitivity into one of your greatest strengths.
I specialize in helping thoughtful, sensitive adults whose symptoms don't fit neatly into one category. Anxiety, chronic inflammation, complex trauma, nervous system dysregulation, relationship patterns, burnout, and feeling disconnected from yourself often share deeper physiological and early developmental roots.
Sensitivity is not a weakness to overcome. When understood and supported, it can become a source of insight, creativity, compassion, and resilience. Together we'll help you thrive without feeling overwhelmed by the world around you.
31 Years Experience
Online in South Portland, ME
Highly Sensitive Person therapists in South Portland, ME Statistics
Highly Sensitive Person therapists in South Portland, ME average 18 years of experience and charge around $208 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (53%), Existential / Humanistic Therapy (47%), and Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (44%).
Average years in practice
18 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$208
Accept insurance
39%
Offer sliding scale
39%
Gender ID
| 77% |
Female |
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| 23% |
Male |
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Session Type
| 61% |
Online Only |
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| 39% |
In Person and Online |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 53% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 47% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 44% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 42% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 42% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 42% | Somatic Therapy |
| 39% | Relational Psychotherapy |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 75% | Young Adult |
| 58% | Senior |
| 39% | Teen |
| 19% | Children |
Client Focus
| 64% | Women |
| 56% | LGBTQ+ |
| 42% | Men |
| 31% | Persons with Disabilities |
| 28% | Christian |