Therapy For Creatives

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People who are driven by their creativity have a unique experience of their stressors. This is true for people who are building careers based on their creative visions as well as people who nurture their creativity in other ways. Creativity often stems from increased sensitivity to the world around us. This can impact our emotions, thoughts, and relationships with ourselves and those around us. Therapy can help explore these challenges and to enhance our connection to self and purpose.

What do creative professionals need from therapy?

Often when we think about creative people in New York City, we think about our actors, singers, broadway stars, and musicians. NYC is also driven by immensely talented creatives who are writers, marketers, designers, and production leads. Whether you are in a creative profession or you are seeking to honor your creativity outside of your profession, Radiant Self Therapy will guide you in exploring your whole self to craft the life you want to live.

Therapy for creatives may explore:

  • Anxiety, depression, stress

  • Creative blocks and motivation challenges

  • Guilt and shame

  • Rejection and vulnerability

  • Perfectionism

  • Communication

  • Relationships

  • Trauma

  • Boundaries

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Navigating creativity in professional spaces

Working in a creative profession can blur the lines between passion and monetization. This blurring can lead to burnout, creative blocks, and resentment. It can also cause conflict in relationships with coworkers, managers, and business partners.

Therapy can help people reach new levels of understanding by looking deeply at their whole self. Working with a therapist can help to gain clarity on how your creativity shows up, develop boundaries to support your creativity, and find new motivation and purpose to help your creativity flourish.

Overcoming creative blocks with therapy in New York

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Creating and creativity require a level of vulnerability and connectedness that can sometimes be hard to reach. Feeling a creative block can be distressing. Creative blocks can impact livelihood, motivation, self-esteem, and relationships. They can also cause an increase in anxiety and depression. Thankfully, even thought it may not always feel this way, creative blocks are temporary.

Some common causes of creative blocks include:

  • Life transitions

  • Pressure to perform/produce

  • Intrusive negative thoughts

  • Increased anxiety or self-doubt

  • Fear of criticism or rejection

  • Lack of resources (ex: money, space, time)

  • Input from other people (ex: a manager or partner)

  • Loss of purpose or drive

Individual therapy can help explore the root of your creative block and the possible factors keeping you in a loop. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) can also be effective in unblocking and enhancing creativity and connectedness.

Online therapy for creatives in NYC

People in creative fields sometimes have trouble finding time for therapy given their complicated schedules. This is especially true for people living in New York who consciously split their time between their interests and obligations. Online therapy can free up time and eliminate barriers by working within your schedule and space.

Ready to explore therapy for creatives in New York?

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