Mental Health Therapy Los Angeles
Therapy for People Pleasing for First-Gen & Queer Adults
Many Queer, BIPOC, and First-Gen adults grow up moving fast, holding it all together. It can lead to this feeling of being weighed down by emotions, and struggling to find calm and peace in their heads.
Mental Health Therapy in Los Angeles
for Adults Who Always Say “Yes”
Your Anxiety has you constantly putting others first. You’re walking through life with a sense of pressure within your relationships and decisions. There are all these expectations of you, from your family, community, partner, friends, your job. It feels like there is just not enough time for yourself. You have lost track of what you even want. You grew up learning not to take up space. Being the “good one” or “responsible one;” was expected of you. It has felt ‘natural’ and ‘safer to blend in, to prioritize others, to avoid conflict, even if it meant bottling up your emotions.
But now, it is catching up to you, and you’re start noticing an increase of sleepless nights, because of overthinking every decision. You’re trying to take moments of rest, but your mind just feels flooded with feelings of guilt and self doubt. You’re question your life choices, relationships, and self-worth. It feels exhausting.
That’s where Mental Health Therapy in Los Angeles for People-Pleasing and Anxiety can help. I support clients across California in recognizing these patterns and reconnecting with their own needs with compassion, and not shame.
A Psychotherapist in Los Angeles Who Sees Your Patterns & Honors Your Whole Story
Hi! I’m Ligia (she/her/ella) a Therapist based in Los Angeles and I Help First Gen & Queer Adults Heal from Anxiety Rooted in People-Pleasing
Many First-Gen and Queer adults feel emotionally drained by anxiety and people-pleasing. As a culturally affirming psychotherapist in Los Angeles, I offer mental health therapy across California to help clients move from overwhelm to clarity and self-trust.
I’m a psychotherapist in Los Angeles and across California. I specialize in helping adults manage anxiety, understand their emotions, and start honoring their needs without guilt.
What Therapy Looks Like With Me
We’ll start by exploring how your past and present relationships have shaped your patterns. We’ll look into how fear, guilt, and culture has contributed to emotional, mental, and physical stress. We’ll find the right tools that fit your unique needs - we may use worksheets, journal prompts, or in-the-moment body-based practices depending on what resonates with you. We’ll always work at your pace and I will always meet you where you are at throughout your time in therapy with me.
You’ve Spent Your Life Keeping Others Comfortable—It’s Time to Ask “Who Are You?”
Together, we’ll work towards:
Understanding the ‘why’ behind your anxiety and people-pleasing, Identifying emotional patterns rooted in cultural and attachment wounds, learn to set boundaries that feel both firm and self-compassionate, practice nervous system regulation and grounding tools, and get you to a place where you can reclaim your voice, your time, and your energy.
Mental health Therapy in Los Angeles for people-pleasing supports Queer and First-Gen adults move from fear and overwhelm to confidence and self-expression. I support clients in embracing who they are—without guilt.
Changes You Start Seeing in Mental Health Therapy in Los Angeles for People Pleasing
You will begin to make insightful choices for yourself, on your own terms. This is accomplished in our work together in learning how to move through fearful situations with more self-trust, gain clarity around your needs and wants, integrating tools you practice to help manage anxious thoughts and feelings. You will get to a place of alignment in your choices of how to navigate relationships with more confidence and authenticity — without second-guessing.
If you’re ready to feel more grounded, more connected to yourself, and less overwhelmed, I’m here to support you.
Get in contact with me today to work together to calm the noise, reconnect with your needs, and build the emotional safety you’ve been craving.
