Trauma-informed Therapy For High Achieving + Highly Sensitive People

Overcome the effects of trauma. You were never too much. You were always enough.

Providing LGBTQIA+ affirming and culturally responsive care, inclusive and validating of all cultures, identities, backgrounds, and experiences anywhere in California + Washington.


EMDR Therapy for trauma.
Coping Skills for anxiety.
IFS Therapy to build self-trust.
Relationship Therapy for highly sensitive people.

EMDR Therapy Near Me

I’m a licensed marriage and family therapist in San Diego, California. I’m most passionate about empowering other highly sensitive and high achieving people to overcome the effects of trauma and complex trauma, so they can break free from old patterns of behavior and heal from the experiences that prevent them from living a life of joy + peace. I want to help folks learn how to effectively protect and prioritize their energies, and gain the self-trust and self-worth they didn’t develop earlier in life!

Welcome!
I’m Carrie, nice to meet you.

We’re a good fit if:

  • You’re sick and tired of ping-ponging between feeling “too much” and “not enough”.

  • You’re ready to explore with self-compassion and curiosity the ways in which your default thoughts and behaviors might be holding you back.

  • You’re open and willing to learn, practice, and apply new skills and tools in your everyday life.

Services

Highly Sensitive People

Hear what former clients say about working with Carrie Hill, LMFT ~

Love from former clients ~

  • “I couldn't recommend working with Carrie enough!! I was going through a really hard time in my life and Carrie was there for me through all of it. Her grounding presence always made me feel a sigh of relief, and she has a way about her that makes you feel so validated in everything you are going through."

  • “I genuinely just loved coming to session with Carrie because I felt safe enough to show up however I was feeling that day. Our mutual interest in similar books helped me dive in deeper at home. She has a very soft voice and soft energy that I connected with which I think is why I felt safe to express myself very early on. I knew going to session I would leave with either a new skill set, a new book recommendation, or having released stored energy that my body no longer needed.”

  • “Carrie is the first therapist I felt connected with and learned so much from with each session. I love that she was very skill set forward in her approach and I believe that others can benefit from working with her. I feel like her calming energy would be beneficial to anyone struggling with any form of anxiety and her caring nature would make anyone feel supported and loved.”

  • “Since working with Carrie my anxiety is much much much better, I’m able to focus on taking care of myself and recognize what makes me feel good. While my work on loving myself is still far from perfect, it improved a ton after our sessions together. I've already recommended her to everyone that has ever asked me about therapy!”

  • “Carrie is very calm and kind, which made me feel super comfortable talking to her about anything. I also like how she always had an idea or plan for our session, but gave me the chance to talk about whatever I wanted to. In other words, she gave me the option to run the session, but had a plan if I wasn’t feeling talkative.”

  • “I noticed benefits instantly from working with Carrie. Between the book recommendations and the EMDR sessions and other skill sets we went over, I genuinely feel like I am well equipped to handle the tougher parts of life that come up. I've noticed results in my romantic relationship, family, friends but the most profound is the way I "talk" to myself in my head. I've found that I'm kinder to myself."

  • “One of the approaches I appreciated most from Carrie was being asked if I wanted to learn a new skill before session was ending. I also really felt most connected and safe when, if I wasn't ready to do EMDR during a session, we tried a different approach to dig in, such as IFS.”

  • “I learned so many skills relating to thought processes and relationships with people in my life. Carrie is the only therapist I truly feel like set me up for success beyond our time together.”

  • “After working with Carrie I now know what an emotion/feeling really is! I didn't realize I'd been living in my head all this time. Understanding emotions/feelings and learning how to sit with them and process them has been a complete life altering experience. Learning about Wise Mind, Emotional Mind, Rational Mind has also been very eye opening to me so that I'm better able to notice in which state I'm operating from and how I can go about moving forward with this awareness. IFS was also a monumental moment for me. I can now pinpoint which version of me is in control in a situation and how I can show up for that version to honor her.”

  • “I really appreciated Carrie remembering details about my life including people, places etc. One thing that really stood out to me was that she would share her own personal experiences as examples. This made me feel a lot less alone and even more comfortable sharing.”

  • "Carrie taught me tangible tools for navigating moments of dysregulation and distress that I am able to apply in day to day life. She helps you process whatever is it you are going through and proudly recognizes your progress along the way. I am eternally blessed and grateful to have had Carrie as my therapist and have recommended her to every friend who is in need!!!! She was actually life changing.”

  • "Since working with Carrie I am able to catch myself when ruminating thoughts are happening and can shift my awareness/perspective to something else that regulates my nervous system. I'm approaching my thoughts and my friendships (really anyone in general) from a non judgemental place. My relationships are becoming richer and I'm feeling more fulfilled within myself and have a new sense of personal power that I'd never experienced before. I feel well equipped for whatever life may throw my way because I know I can handle hard things :)”

  • "I worked with Carrie in skills groups and individually. She helped support me in creating a transformational shift in my relationship to my anxiety (and all the things that came with it) which opened the door to some deeply healing acceptance work that I've since applied to other areas of my life. I’m truly grateful for her support."

Highly Sensitive People

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