Therapy for Individuals
- Karla McLaren -
Therapy for Relationship Anxiety & People-Pleasing
You crave connection but fear it, too.
If you find yourself constantly second-guessing your relationships, wondering if you said the wrong thing, or fearing that someone might leave you or be upset with you, you’re not alone.
I work with adults who feel insecure, anxious, and overwhelmed in their relationships. Whether it's with a partner, friend, family member, or colleague, you may find yourself putting others’ needs above your own, avoiding conflict at all costs, and working overtime to not be too much.
This kind of anxiety can be exhausting and isolating.
But it’s not who you are. It’s a pattern you learned, and patterns can be unlearned.
You might relate if you…
- Worry about how others feel about you.
- Feel a strong need for reassurance in your relationships.
- Struggle to express your needs or set boundaries.
- Feel “too sensitive” or “needy” and try to hide it.
- Avoid conflict, even when something bothers you.
- Lose your sense of self when you're close to someone.
These patterns often develop from early experiences where love and connection felt unpredictable or conditional. Therapy can help you understand the roots of these behaviors and start to build more secure, authentic relationships, starting with the one you have with yourself.
Session Fee: $150 for 50 minutes
How can therapy help?
If this sounds something you want for yourself, don't hesitate to reach out.
Many people struggling with relationship anxiety or people-pleasing have learned to downplay or ignore their own needs in order to keep the peace. In therapy, we’ll help you reconnect with what you truly want and need in relationships and build the confidence to express those needs clearly and respectfully, without guilt or fear.
t’s exhausting to be stuck in your head—analyzing every text, replaying conversations, or worrying about what someone might be thinking. Therapy can help you understand the roots of this anxiety and develop practical tools to calm your nervous system, trust your instincts, and respond rather than react.
When your self-worth is tied to others’ approval, it can feel like your mood rises and falls with how people treat you. Through therapy, you’ll strengthen your internal foundation by learning to validate yourself, hold your own emotional ground, and feel more stable no matter what’s happening around you.
If you're always the one managing others’ emotions, fixing problems, or trying to be “perfect,” it can keep your relationships from feeling truly mutual. Therapy gives you the space to explore these patterns and begin showing up in a way that’s more honest, balanced, and true to who you are.
As you begin to feel safer within yourself, your relationships can start to feel safer, too. You’ll learn how to navigate closeness without losing yourself, set healthy boundaries, and connect with others in ways that feel more fulfilling, less fear-driven, and rooted in mutual respect.
Every relationship begins with the one you have with yourself.
When you heal the roots of anxiety, perfectionism, and people-pleasing, you feel freer and more confident in every part of your life. Ready to feel more secure? Schedule a free consultation to see if we're a good fit.
