Culturally Responsive, Mindfulness-based, Therapy for Self Esteem in Virginia.
Therapy that gets YOU and all your layers
Learn how being true to yourself is your superpower
You have checked all the boxes and done everything you need to do to be successful.
Despite all this
You just can't shake the feeling that something is missing.
Does this sound familiar?
Not taking a promotion or starting a business for fear that you will “mess it up” or fail.
Being the first in your family to achieve something great but afraid to celebrate for fear of seeming “full of yourself”
Being the strong one in all of your relationships even though your crave support.
Not asking for support for fear of being told that you are “weak” not able to manage your problems on your own.
Feeling like you are not living up to expectations from your family, job, or culture.
Not knowing how to deal with microaggressions at your job so your “suffer in silence” so that you don’t come off a “angry” or “unreasonable” to your boss or direct reports.
When you are busy carrying everyone else's burdens, it's easy to forget who you are!
You've been running on empty for so long, you're afraid to even take a breath. You're the strong one, the one everyone relies on, and you never break under pressure. But all of that strength—the ability to carry the weight of everyone's expectations—might have cost you your sense of self.
Imagine:
Having the courage to be yourself.
Not having to carry everyone’s burdens but helping on your own terms.
Having relationships and people in your life that respect and are open to your opinions.
Never having to apologize or making yourself small so that others can grow.
Having fewer headaches, more sleep, and not having to rely on antacids due to stress and pressure.
Feeling more free.
Here's the truth: vulnerability isn't weakness—it's power. Strength doesn't mean never questioning yourself or others; it means having confidence in your decisions and trusting yourself enough to be vulnerable with others when things don't go according to plan.
Let’s face it, you were never provided a template, just an expectation to perform and be perfect.
Therapy with Dr. Alexis Melville can help you:
Help you examine, rewrite, and modify your template for success, joy, ease and strength.
Look at patterns learned in childhood and messages from society that keep us stuck and doubting our inner strength
Provide a space to express and name the emotions that you have suppressed in an effort to be strong.