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THERAPY FOR ADULTS WHO CARRY A LOT - QUIETLY 

You look like your managing but inside, you're exhausted. 

You're the one others rely on. The responsible one. The strong one. But the anxiety, burnout, and emotional weight you've been carrying for years is starting to catch up.  

You don’t need to push harder.

You need space to understand yourself  and support to change what’s no longer working.

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Collaborative, thoughtful, paced with care.

Not just symptom relief, but long-term emotional health and self-trust.

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The Wellness Steps  

Clarity reduces anxiety.  Here’s the roadmap we follow, from overwhelmed to whole. So you always know what we’re working on and why.

 1 

The Reset

Identify the immediate “crisis” and create space to breathe.

 2 

Pattern Recognition

Connect current stress to long-standing emotional habits.

 3 

Boundary Building 

Practical tools to protect your energy and time.

 4 

Deep Healing

Process past trauma using EMDR or ACT-informed care.

 5 

Lasting Peace

Maintain your growth and live with intention.

Who This Is For: 

Adults who are capable on the outside - and overloaded on the inside. 

The High Achiever

Keeping it together while still experiencing 

  • Anxiety and Chronic stress

  • Burnout exhaustion

  • Relational Fatigue 

The Cycle Breaker 

You’re done repeating what you survived. You’re building a new normal.

  • Family-of-origin stress

  • Guilt, people-pleasing, over-functioning

  • Learning boundaries without losing yourself

The Strong One

You keep every thing together

  • Caregivers, professionals, parents

  • Adult children of emotionally unavailable parents

  • Boundary guilt and people-pleasing

Therapy here isn't about "fixing" you.

The Transformation

It’s about helping you understand what’s happening, where it came from, and how to move forward with steadiness.

We Help You:

1. Understand your emotional patterns

So your reactions make sense and become workable.

2.Make sense of how your past still shows up

Without shame. With clarity and compassion.

3.Set boundaries without fear or guilt

So your relationships feel safer and more sustainable.

4.Reduce burnout and anxiety

Build nervous-system steadiness, not just coping.

Overtime, Clients Experience 

Greater Emotional Regulation

More calm, less spiraling, faster recovery.

Confidence in voice and needs

Clearer self -trust and self advocacy.

Healthier relationships 

Less over-functioning , more mutuality 

Internal Stability

Grounded presence & emotional clarity.

Support that meets you where you are and helps you move forward

Services

Choose what fits your season: therapy, self-guided resources, workshops.

1:1 THERAPY

For adults ready to do deeper work.

Designed for clients who want more than coping strategies;  they want understanding, insight, and change.

Common focus: Anxiety, burnout, relational patterns, boundary struggles, emotional neglect, depression.

Digital Journals & Resources

Self Guided tools for reflection

Created to deepen self-awareness, process emotions between sessions, and reflect on boundaries, relationships, and burnout, at your pace.

Workshops 

Practical and emotionally grounding.

Offered for individuals, organizations, and community groups: burnout, boundaries without guilt, nervous system regulation, relational stress.

Get Started

You don't have to keep carrying everything on your own.

If you’re ready to feel less overwhelmed, understand yourself more deeply, create healthier boundaries, and experience emotional steadiness; The Listener may be the right next step.

THE LISTENER MENTAL HEALTH

Therapy for adults who carry a lot quietly. Grounding support for emotionally overwhelmed adults.

Contact Info

347-779-1436

Jdelisser@thelistenermentalhealth.com

New York

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