Highly Sensitive Person therapists in Spokane Valley, WA
Browse Highly Sensitive Person therapists in Spokane Valley, Washington. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
HSP
Ryan Shannon
Counselor/Therapist, LMHCA, MA, MS
If you are highly sensitive, everyday experiences may affect you more intensely than they seem to affect others. Noise, crowds, conflict, strong emotions, busy environments, or other people’s moods can leave you feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or needing more time to recover.
In therapy, we can distinguish between situations you would like to become more comfortable with and sensitivities that may remain part of who you are. For some triggers, gradual exposure and emotional regulation can help you build tolerance and feel less controlled by distress. For others, the goal may be acceptance, stronger boundaries, thoughtful planning, and learning how to care for yourself in overstimulating environments.
My goal is not to make you less sensitive. It is to help you understand your needs, respond to overwhelm more effectively, and create a life that honors your sensitivity without allowing it to unnecessarily limit you.
1 Years Experience
Online in Spokane Valley, WA (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 Spokane Valley, WA (Online Only)
HSP
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 Spokane Valley, WA (Online Only)
HSP
Dr. Dawnn R. Meiers
Psychologist, Psy.D.
Welcome, my highly sensitive sisters, empaths, introverts, and tender creatives! I'm here with (and for) you. When we can't change the environment around us, we can cultivate skillfulness, practice self-compassion, and engage with nature as a place of refuge.
19 Years Experience
Online in Spokane Valley, WA (Online Only)
HSP
Bobby Newell
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, SEP
I specialize in working with highly sensitive individuals who tend to feel things deeply, think deeply, and often become overwhelmed by the intensity of their internal and external experiences. Being highly sensitive is not a weakness—it’s a trait that, when understood, can become a strength. Together, we focus on helping you regulate overstimulation, set boundaries without guilt, and navigate relationships and environments in a way that feels more sustainable. My approach combines practical tools with mind-body awareness, supporting you in feeling more grounded, confident, and able to move through life without constant overwhelm.
27 Years Experience
Online in Spokane Valley, WA
Highly Sensitive Person therapists in Spokane Valley, WA Statistics
Highly Sensitive Person therapists in Spokane Valley, WA average 15 years of experience and charge around $206 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (49%), Somatic Therapy (49%), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (46%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$206
Accept insurance
44%
Offer sliding scale
49%
Gender ID
| 65% |
Female |
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| 22% |
Male |
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| 9% |
Non-Binary |
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| 4% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 62% |
Online Only |
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| 38% |
In Person and Online |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 49% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 49% | Somatic Therapy |
| 46% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 44% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 44% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 41% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 36% | Internal Family Systems (IFS) |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 72% | Young Adult |
| 54% | Senior |
| 41% | Teen |
| 18% | Children |
Client Focus
| 69% | Women |
| 59% | LGBTQ+ |
| 38% | Men |
| 38% | Persons with Disabilities |
| 36% | Military / Veterans |