When you don’t fit social norms somehow, seeking help for common human problems or issues can take a toll on your self-worth and dignity. If you don’t conform in ways society expects and often demands, you are more vulnerable to being stigmatized, rejected or discounted even by those who are in professional positions to offer you care.

 

You deserve to be seen, to be heard, and to be yourself anywhere you find yourself.

 

You are in mid-life or beyond, you highly value your creativity and imagination, and would not identify as conventional in any meaningful way. Your inner life is rich, and you have always been curious about your nightly dreams and where they come from. 

 

You are an introvert who would rather be alone or dive deeply into a meaningful interaction than mingle with many people in lighted-hearted social gatherings. You may identify as a highly sensitive person who has spent your life wondering what is wrong with you and trying to be someone you are not, to great personal cost.

 

Your spirituality or religion matters to you. You are questioning or rejecting the traditional religious doctrine you were born into, or  you are in the process of finding a meaningful spiritual or religious path. You are naturally a seeker when it comes to life’s mysteries.

 

In some way, you thrive and struggle on the margins of family, society and culture.

 

Whether or not being or feeling marginalized brings you to therapy, it’s just so much easier, to open to and trust someone when you can feel their authentic acceptance and respect for the unique presence you bring into the world.