Emily MacNiven, LPC

You look like you’re holding it all together. Inside, your mind never stops. You know you need to stop overthinking, doing too much, second-guessing yourself, and taking responsibility for everyone else, but knowing that hasn’t made it easy to actually stop.

I work with high-achieving, busy-brained women who are tired of living this way. You may be the dependable one, the capable one, the person everyone counts on. Meanwhile, you’re mentally replaying conversations, questioning decisions, struggling to say no without guilt, pushing yourself long after you’re depleted, or wondering why you can understand your patterns so well and still keep repeating them.

You probably don’t need more information about yourself. You need help practicing something different when real life gives you the opportunity.

In my work, I focus on bridging that gap between knowing and doing. Using Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), experiential work, mindfulness, and body-based practices, I’ll help you notice the patterns that keep pulling you back into familiar cycles and practice responding differently when they show up. The goal isn’t to never overthink, feel anxious, disappoint someone, or doubt yourself again. It’s to have more freedom to choose what you do next, even when those experiences are present.

And often, that change happens in smaller moments than you might expect: making a decision and letting it stand, saying what you actually think without explaining it five different ways, stopping when you’ve done enough, letting someone else have their feelings without rushing to fix them, or choosing to be present for something that matters while your mind insists there’s more you should be doing.

Depending on what you want to work on, support can also extend beyond individual therapy. Red Door Signature Groups offer structured opportunities to practice alongside other women working on similar patterns, such as tolerating uncertainty without endlessly second-guessing, using your voice without overexplaining or apologizing, and stepping out of the cycle of productivity and overfunctioning. Lunch Break Reset Walk & Talks offer another way to intentionally step out of the mental spin and practice reconnecting with yourself in the middle of real life.

This is therapy for women who are ready to move beyond “I know why I do this” toward “I’m learning how to do something different.”
You don’t have to become a less caring, driven, thoughtful, or capable version of yourself. You can learn to make more room for what matters to you without waiting until you feel completely certain, completely calm, caught up, or sure everyone else is okay first.
If that’s the kind of change you’re looking for, I’d love to connect. Small steps open big doors.