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What is a Sensory Profile? A sensory profile is a way of mapping out your sensory needs and preferences. It considers each sense, one by one, helping to identify your responsiveness to sensory input and determine your 'just right' sensory experience. This process can be done in a detailed and standardized way through an evaluation with a professional such as an Occupational Therapist. The evaluation tool, Adult/Adolescent Sensory Profile, is commonly used to "measure sensory

Overstimulation: What is it and why does it happen? What does overstimulation feel like it? What can you do about it?

Why is group therapy a good option for a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)? To explain, I'll start with some science and then make sense of...

Understand the challenges of vacationing as a HSP and tips on making it successful.

**To see the most updated version of this post, visit "Surviving Therapy as a Neurodivergent Person." How to get the most out of therapy as a HSP As a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) you have unique gifts and needs. There are barriers to getting these needs met and your gifts seen by others. Although more likely to be seen for who you are in therapy, this barrier does still exist. Unless a therapist is a HSP themself, has studied the trait in-depth, or is in a close relationshi

I'm a therapist who is a Highly Sensitive Person and who works with Highly Sensitive People (HSP). This blog post was actually written...

A PERSONAL STORY... Funny thing happened. Well, it didn’t feel so funny at the time. Maybe we’ll call it ironic. I have a new job, which...

Have you ever had the thought that maybe something is wrong with you? After all, no one else seems to be bothered by this, certainly not...