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You got really good at being the one nobody had to worry about.

I help teens and adults who are capable, driven, and independent—but are also overthinking everything, terrified of disappointing people, and having a hard time asking for help.

Everyone thinks you're doing great, but...

You replay conversations -- wondering if you said the wrong thing.

You put enormous pressure on yourself.

You feel guilty saying no.

You hold yourself to standards that you would never expect from someone else.

You put off asking for help because other people "have it worse".

Understand the pattern 

Make sense of why you do what you do. The overthinking, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and the need for control didn't come out of nowhere. We will get curious about why those strategies once made sense.

Change the pattern

Knowing better and feeling better are different things. Therapy can help you work through the experiences, beliefs, and emotional reactions that keep pulling you back into the same cycle.

Trust youself

Imagine not second-guessing every decision. We’ll work toward feeling more confident, setting boundaries, making choices, handling mistakes, and trusting yourself when life doesn’t go perfectly. You've got this!

Our Services

Therapy for Adults

For ambitious adults who are tired of overthinking, over-functioning, people-pleasing, and putting themselves last.

You don’t need to give up your drive. We can work on making sure your drive isn’t driving you.

Therapy for Teens

For thoughtful, driven teens who may look like they’re doing well—but are carrying anxiety, pressure, perfectionism, relationship stress, or fears about disappointing the people around them.

EMDR

Sometimes knowing why you feel a certain way isn’t enough. If your mind and body still react as though something terrible is about to happen, EMDR can help. We can work with the experiences and beliefs underneath those reactions.

Hi, I’m Heather.

For more than 16 years, I’ve worked with people during some of the hardest and most complicated moments of their lives. That experience has taught me something important: the people who look like they’re handling everything are often carrying much more than anyone realizes.

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Maybe you don't actually need to try harder.
It is time to stop carrying all of this by yourself.

 
Offering telehealth therapy throughout California

San Francisco | Marin | Palo Alto | Berkeley | Santa Monica | Beverly Hills

Heather@Trailblazertherapyinfo.com    |    415-320-8590

©2024 by Trailblazer Therapy and Trainings with Heather Ayers-Cluff, LCSW, PPSC, EMDR cert.

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