La Cañada Counseling

    Are you constantly putting others before you? Is there always something else that needs to be done before you can take care of yourself? Are you juggling with too much, too many demands, with too little time and too little help? Are you unable to say no and to ask for help? Do you feel alone, tired and overwhelmed?

    Sometimes, it is the children, other times the household or the job... Relationships that consume us because they don't fulfill that need to be seen, heard and understood... Other times it is just a pattern that we've learnt since we were little, or messages from others that we have internalized as defining truths about who we are, when really, they are lies we've believed.

    Women are caretakers, they are givers, sometimes to a fault. The most difficult person to take care of is often yourself. But you cannot give if you are empty. Self-care is essential to your well-being and the one of those you love. It has different levels: physical, emotional, spiritual.

 Understanding who you are, learning to love and respect yourself, becoming assertive, setting boundaries and making choices for yourself are all things that will help you nurture the one person you will spend the rest of your life with: YOU! 

As a result, your relationships will be enhanced, you will love more, give more, play more.

    Therapy can be a space for self-care. It is your hour. One where you are heard, listened to, respected, affirmed and empowered. It is a space where the only person you have to worry about is you. You were created for a special purpose, you have gifts, talents, ideas that need to be seen. Therapy can help you sort through the lies and the obstacles and uncover your true self, so that it can blossom.