You keep saying yes. You keep feeling used.
Therapy for People Pleasing In Duluth, GA
In-person in Duluth, GA & online throughout the US
Does this sound like you?
You find it impossible to say no, even when you really don't want to do something.
Setting boundaries brings on feelings of anxiety and guilt.
You are overly concerned about what people think of you.
You fear upsetting others or being judged negatively.
You find yourself feeling resentful and taken advantage of in your relationships.
People pleasing can affect every part of your life, causing you to:
Struggle to form genuine connections, since sharing your honest feelings brings on anxiety
Take on more than your share at work, even when something isn't your responsibility
Feel like you don't know who you are outside of what you do for other people
How Therapy for People Pleasing Can Help You
Being a people pleaser is a style of relating to other people that you've likely been stuck in for a long time. Therapy can help you start to learn new patterns of interacting with others. You'll practice saying no and learn how to do it without feeling anxious or guilty. We'll also focus on setting boundaries so you no longer feel resentful or taken advantage of in your relationships—while you receive active feedback and practical tools tailored to you along the way. Over time, this work can help you develop a real sense of who you are outside of what you do for other people.
WHAT WE’LL DO TOGETHER
Explore The Root Of The Patterns and Start to Change Them
We'll examine how your patterns of people-pleasing were learned and how they're being maintained. This will give you the understanding you need to move forward and begin changing them.
Work On Saying No And Holding Boundaries
We'll work on learning to say no without overwhelming anxiety or guilt, as well as setting appropriate boundaries in both personal and professional relationships.
Reconnect With Your Wants And Needs
We'll focus on rediscovering what you truly want and need, once you're no longer living your life worried about pleasing others.
Here’s what’s possible for you:
Say no without drowning in guilt
Understand where these patterns came from
Set boundaries that actually hold
Feel more like yourself, not just who others need you to be
Build relationships based on honesty, not obligation
Trust that you can disappoint someone and still be okay
You don’t have to keep putting everyone else first.
Common questions about therapy for relationship problems
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For therapy sessions we will either meet online or in my office in Duluth, GA. In general, during therapy sessions we will talk about the issues that you are struggling with and focus on understanding both where these issues come from and ways that you can cope with your situation. We will discuss what you can do to decrease your symptoms and how you can improve your relationships. I take an active role in therapy sessions, meaning that I talk frequently and often provide feedback.
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People pleasing is an incredibly common issue that individuals struggle with. This is often (but not always) related to anxiety or a history of trauma. You are definitely not alone in looking for support to cope with people pleasing.
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I’ve worked with many people who have tried therapy in the past and who have not had any luck finding solutions to their issue of people pleasing. Often this is because their therapist did not take an active role in helping them to work on their interpersonal skills alongside whatever their specific fears were around saying no and setting boundaries. This is why these are areas I choose to focus on specifically.
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Therapy is an investment, not only of money, but also of time and energy. My guess is that you’ve tried other things to improve your situation, but that these things haven’t helped. Often people have been struggling for a long time, and have lost months or years of their life to their symptoms. It is often worth it to meet with a postpartum depression and anxiety therapist who has been helping people for many years to see how much you may be able to improve with treatment.
Begin therapy for people pleasing in Duluth, GA
You don’t have to keep dealing with relationship patterns that aren’t working for you all on your own. Therapy can provide you with support and the skills you need to change these patterns. To start your therapy journey, follow these simple steps:
Click the Schedule Free Consultation button below.
Book a free, 15 minute video consultation with me to talk more about what you are looking for from therapy and to ask me any questions you have for me about the process.
Schedule your first therapy session to start learning how you can change how you relate to others.
Other services available from Ginny Kington, Psy.D.
Treatment for relationship issues isn’t the only mental health service I provide. Oftentimes, if you are struggling with people pleasing, you may be experiencing anxiety, or you may be experiencing a chronic illness. Therapeutic services are available in both of these areas. I am able to provide these services in my office in Duluth, Georgia or online in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Washington DC, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
