You've Always Had It Together. Nobody's Asked What That's Costing You.
Anxiety and trauma therapy for millennials, Gen-Zers, and young adults across Texas.
Burnout therapy for people who don't know how to stop
You answered three emails before you said good morning to anyone in your house. You told yourself you'd rest this weekend. That was three weekends ago. Your chest has been tight for days. Perhaps your mind won't stop running the numbers or replaying that comment you made, wondering if someone's upset with you, or waiting for the other shoe to drop even when nothing's actually wrong. You've decided not to deal with any of it until you have time to deal with it, which, let's be honest, was never going to happen on its own.
You're capable, steady, the one everyone else counts on.
Your family calls you when something's wrong. Your team assumes you'll handle it. You're also the one nobody thinks to check on, and more than once you've wished someone else would be the reliable one, just for you.
Somewhere along the way, you started measuring your worth by how much you can carry instead of who you are underneath it.
The over-functioning is taking more of a toll than you're letting on. You're not present with the people you love because you're too busy managing everyone's needs, including your own, constantly in the background. You say yes at work more than you mean to, and regret it almost every time. You're still getting pulled into the same family dynamics you thought you'd outgrown.
Somewhere in the last few years, you stopped being able to tell the difference between resting and being “lazy.” So even when you do stop, you don't actually get to rest. And the idea of asking for help–of needing something from someone else for once–comes with a guilt that's almost worse than just staying exhausted.
A little about me
I'm Eden Stone — a licensed therapist who spent years being the reliable one, worked through the dynamics that brought me there, and now selectively take on commitments without being over-responsible or over-scheduled. I work with anxious people-pleasers, high-achievers, and over-functioners who are ready to stop running on empty and start showing up for themselves too. I'd love to help you get there.
Burnout
If exhaustion feels less like a bad week and more like your baseline, like you've forgotten what it even means to stop, we can work together to start unpacking what's actually underneath it.
The Dependable One
If you spent your childhood being the dependable one and nobody ever asked how you were really doing, that pattern doesn't just disappear once you're an adult.
People-Pleasing
If you're scanning every room for how everyone else is feeling before you've even checked in with yourself, this page is about untangling people-pleasing from who you actually are underneath it.
Relationships
If conversations with your partner have gone surface-level, the same fight keeps circling back around, or too much of the relationship rests on you, this page is about learning to reconnect without it feeling like one more thing to manage.
Schedule a free 15-minute consultation and we'll talk, see if we're a good fit, and go from there.
My Approach
I view the therapeutic relationship as the vehicle for change. While I use various evidence-based practices, our relationship will be a core aspect of our work together. As it evolves, you can expect to develop a healthier relationship with yourself and others.
I also believe you are the expert on yourself. Rather than pretending I have all the answers, I trust that the answers you’re seeking are already within you; they just need help being found. With my training and experience as a therapist, my goal is to help you access your inner wisdom. I can help you part from outside sources telling you what you ‘should’ do, or how you ‘should’ be, and start listening to what you truly want and need.
My approach to therapy is holistic and trauma-informed; taking mind and body into account. Instead of viewing problems as a result of the person, I view problems as a result of the environment. From this lens, I find we can reduce unnecessary shame or guilt, and approach problems with more curiosity, kindness, and compassion.
If you’re interested in learning about the specific therapy modalities I use, please click here.
