Less Performing. More Becoming.
Virtual therapy for women in Michigan who are tired of surviving and ready to heal.
Boutique trauma-informed therapy for high-achieving women in Michigan with anxious attachment wounds and emotional burnout.
This is a sanctuary for the strong one who's tired of quietly falling apart.
You've always been the one who holds it all together: for your family, your friends, your workplace. You manage. You anticipate. You show up.
On the outside, your life looks amazing. On paper, you're thriving: competent, composed, successful. People rely on you because you get things done, and you do it all while making it look easy.
But lately, something's off. Maybe it's been off for a while.
You feel like you're unraveling but no one sees it.
You collapse in private, then pull yourself together like nothing's wrong. No one sees the 2 a.m. spirals. No one hears the mental ruminations after every conversation:
"Did I say too much? Was I too much? Are they mad at me?"
You're anxious in a way you can't fully explain: restless, raw, frayed at the edges. You're holding something fragile together with one hand while doing everything else with the other. Your nervous system has been running a marathon no one else can see.
You've tried to keep going. You've tried to fix it, push through it, ignore it. But it's only getting harder. Your body is screaming for relief. And your soul is, too.
You're not burnt out. You're emotionally starved.
Your exhaustion isn't just about doing too much, it's about never being held. Never being seen for who you are underneath all the competence.
If you're ready to stop surviving and start feeling again...
If you're ready to be held instead of holding everyone else...
If you want therapy that gets to the roots, not just the symptoms...
You're in the right place.
You don't have to pretend to be okay here.
This is your space to stop performing. To exhale. To finally fall apart in a place where you'll be met with compassion, not correction.
Here, you don't have to explain or justify your feelings. You don't have to be "on." You don't have to have it all figured out. You just have to show up. And I'll meet you there.
Virtual therapy with deep emotional safety
​This space is for you if:
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You're a high-achieving woman with anxious attachment
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You're tired of over-functioning and under-feeling
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You collapse in private but look "fine" to everyone else
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You've been praised for being responsible, mature, or "so strong"
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You're emotionally burned out, even if you don't call it that
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You want therapy that is deep, collaborative, and emotionally safe
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You've never felt fully seen, in relationships, or even in past therapy
What I mean by "becoming":
This isn't about becoming someone new.
It's about becoming more yourself, the version of you that's been buried beneath years of pressure, people-pleasing, and perfectionism.
"Becoming" isn't performative. It's not aspirational. It's a return to yourself. A remembering... of who you are and what you need.
A slow, brave shedding of who you had to be in order to survive, and a reclaiming of who you were always meant to be.
You don't fully need to know who that is yet. You just need to feel safe enough to let her out.
Specialized mental health therapy
The things you're carrying weren't meant to be carried alone. Here are some of the themes I help women untangle and heal. Click to learn more about how I support healing and growth in each area.
You hold everyone else,
let me hold space for you.
Sarah Santiago (she/her)
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
National Board Certified Counselor (NCC)
I'm so glad you're here. I deeply understand what it's like to overfunction, over-give, and quietly wonder when it gets to be your turn. I've lived that life. And now, I hold space for women like you to explore what healing can feel like when you're no longer performing strength.
In our sessions, you don't have to make sense. You don't have to be articulate or perfectly put together. You just get to be human.
Together we'll move through deep, honest work: grief, rage, exhaustion, and long-silenced pain. We'll also make room for laughter, lightness, and joy, because healing isn't just about releasing what hurts, it's about remembering what feels good to carry.
This is your sanctuary. A space to come home to yourself.
You've been showing up for everyone else for so long.
Now it's your turn.
If you're ready for therapy that honors your strength and your softness...
If you're ready to stop surviving and start becoming...
I would be deeply honored to walk that path with you.
