Highly Sensitive Person therapists in Sequim, WA
Browse Highly Sensitive Person therapists in Sequim, Washington. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
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Vanessa Hooper
Counselor/Therapist, LMHC, PMH-C
Being highly sensitive isn't a flaw to fix, it's a nervous system trait that needs different supports. We'll work on understanding your sensitivity, reducing overwhelm, and building a life and relationships that actually fits how you are wired.
6 Years Experience
Online in Sequim, WA (Online Only)
HSP
Lisa Calderwood / New Dawn Counseling, LLC
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, LICSW
I work with this population by helping them to understand that it is not a mental illness to be highly sensitive and work with you to get to the root of some of why you respond in the ways you do and how to manage better using DBT skills among other modalities depending on your comfort level.
26 Years Experience
Online in Sequim, WA (Online Only)
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Melanie Carey
Counselor/Therapist, LMHCA
Being a highly sensitive person often means experiencing the world with greater depth — emotionally, physically, and intuitively. You may notice subtle shifts in tone, energy, or environment that others miss, and you may process experiences more deeply and intensely than those around you.
While sensitivity can be a profound strength, it can also feel overwhelming in a fast-paced or emotionally demanding world. Many highly sensitive clients come to therapy feeling overstimulated, anxious, emotionally exhausted, or unsure how to stay grounded without shutting down their natural depth of feeling and perception.
In therapy, we work to understand sensitivity not as something to fix, but as an important way your nervous system and inner world are organized. From a trauma-informed and psychodynamic perspective, we explore how early experiences, relational dynamics, and nervous system patterns may have shaped how your sensitivity is expressed — including tendencies toward over-adaptation, people-pleasing, or emotional overload.
Using Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy, we gently turn toward the “felt sense” — the subtle, embodied awareness that is often especially rich in highly sensitive individuals. This helps you learn how to stay connected to your inner experience without becoming flooded by it, and how to differentiate between what is yours, what is relational, and what is environmental.
The goal of this work is not to reduce your sensitivity, but to support you in living with it in a way that feels more resourced, regulated, and aligned. This often includes building stronger internal boundaries, increasing nervous system capacity, and developing greater trust in your inner signals.
Many highly sensitive clients also reconnect with creativity, intuition, and a deeper sense of meaning as they learn to work with — rather than against — their sensitivity.
This approach is especially supportive for creatives, deep feelers, and those who have often felt “too much” or “too sensitive” in relationships, work, or family systems.
2 Years Experience
Online in Sequim, WA (Online Only)
HSP
Tycee Belcastro
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A., LMFT, CSTIP
Have you ever been told you’re “too sensitive,” “too needy,” or “too particular”? If those words sting, you’re not alone—they’re often thrown at highly sensitive people like you. But here’s the truth: you’re not “too” anything. You’re beautifully, uniquely you. Your sensitivity isn’t a flaw; it’s a gift—a superpower that lets you feel and notice the world in vivid detail. It’s like having a finely tuned antenna, picking up on emotions, nuances, and beauty others might miss. Sure, it can feel heavy when others don’t get it, when you are overwhelmed with input, or when you struggle to embrace this part of yourself. But I’m here to help you see your sensitivity as strength. Together, we’ll explore ways to harness this gift, use it to enrich your life and relationships, and find deep self-acceptance. With warmth and practical tools, I’ll walk beside you as you turn your sensitivity into a source of confidence and connection. You’ve got this, and I’ve got you.
21 Years Experience
Online in Sequim, WA
HSP
Alignwell Modern Therapy
Counselor/Therapist
We specialize in working with highly sensitive individuals who experience emotions and environments deeply. Therapy focuses on understanding your sensitivity as a strength while helping you manage overwhelm, set boundaries, and care for your nervous system. We get it, as many of us in the practice identify as HSP's ourselves!
20 Years Experience
Online in Sequim, WA
Highly Sensitive Person therapists in Sequim, WA Statistics
Highly Sensitive Person therapists in Sequim, WA average 15 years of experience and charge around $188 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (53%), Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (51%), and Existential / Humanistic Therapy (49%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$188
Accept insurance
51%
Offer sliding scale
47%
Gender ID
| 67% |
Female |
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| 22% |
Male |
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| 7% |
Non-Binary |
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| 4% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 64% |
Online Only |
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| 36% |
In Person and Online |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 53% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 51% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 49% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 47% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 42% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 42% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 42% | Somatic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 80% | Young Adult |
| 58% | Senior |
| 40% | Teen |
| 18% | Children |
Client Focus
| 73% | Women |
| 67% | LGBTQ+ |
| 47% | Men |
| 38% | Military / Veterans |
| 38% | Persons with Disabilities |