Why don’t the gold stars
feel like enough?

Therapy for high-achieving women who are exhausted from the effort of holding it all together. Weston, FL and throughout Florida via telehealth.

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Sound familiar?

Sound familiar?

Your own brain is your toughest critic, and it never clocks out.
Always in analysis paralysis so even a small decision feels like scaling a mountain.
Focused on the worst-case scenario, imagining the million ways you’ll get it wrong.
You hit every goal and immediately set the next one. The perfectionism never rests, and neither do you.
You’ve worked incredibly hard to get where you are, and you still feel like an imposter in the room.
Exhausted in a way that’s hard to explain to people who think you have everything going for you.

You’re in the right place.
I’ve got you.

Here’s what’s possible:

You make the decision. Not the perfect one. Just a decision. And you don’t replay it for three days afterward.
Your inner critic still shows up. There’s no cure for being human, I’ve checked. But it stops being the loudest voice in the room.
You sit in a meeting, get the promotion, walk into the room you worked so hard to get into — and for once, you feel like you belong there.
You still have hard days. You just don’t let them write the story about who you are.
You say no without drafting the apology text immediately after.
You stop moving the goalpost. The next achievement stops feeling like the only thing standing between you and finally feeling like enough.
You rest without guilt. Not because everything is done, but because you’ve stopped believing rest has to be earned.

Hi, I’m Diana M. Garcia, a therapist in Weston, FL.

I help high-achieving women untangle anxiety, self-doubt, and perfectionism, so they can stop white-knuckling their way through life and actually feel like enough. Specializing in anxiety counseling in Weston, FL and telehealth therapy throughout Florida.

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Your inner critic has a lot of opinions. Here’s what to do with them.

Negative Thoughts Happen: How to Find Your Inner Ally When Your Inner Critic Shows Up is grounded in the same approach I use with every client — practical, evidence-based tools for changing your relationship with the thoughts that keep you stuck.

Endorsed by Dr. Steven C. Hayes, the psychologist who originated Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. A good place to start if you’re not ready for therapy yet, or something to work with between sessions.

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Where would you like to start?

Anxiety Counseling Weston
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Individual Therapy

For anxiety, perfectionism, self-doubt, and the exhausting work of holding it together.

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Couples Therapy
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Couples Therapy

For couples who want to communicate better, fight less, and feel like a team again.

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Happy Woman
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Specialties

Anxiety, self-esteem, perfectionism, people-pleasing, imposter syndrome — and more.

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Trainings & Workshops

For mental health professionals looking to deepen their practice.

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My approach to therapy in Weston, FL

“But will we ‘click’ when we chat?”

Choosing your therapist is such a personal decision. You’ll be doing such important work together that will impact multiple areas of your life…you must feel a connection and a foundation upon which you can build a sense of trust.

Let’s start with why I do what I do.

I’m going to keep it real here, just as I do in every one of my sessions with each client: I’ve struggled with my “why” along the way, as it continues to change as my journey evolves.

Looking back on my childhood, therapy was not a ‘thing’ my family believed in. As a First-Generation American, I wasn’t exactly taught to go share my feelings with a complete stranger! I don’t fault my parents, that’s just not the way we handled things; it wasn’t a part of our culture. Instead, I focused on chasing the next gold star and keeping my eye on the prize to make my parents proud. When uncomfortable feelings came up, I didn’t acknowledge them or focus on them. I tried to keep it all together and kept it moving.

I think that’s why, when I took my first psychology class, I was so fascinated and immediately soaked it all in. It kindled a desire to learn more, understand more, and I started to realize how I could help others. In retrospect, I was probably trying to do some of my own inner work by applying everything I was learning. 

As I pursued my graduate degree in Psychology, I continued to feel inspired and interested in everything I was learning. Then it hit me. If I wasn’t aware that any of this information was out there, then there was a good chance that a lot of other people were missing these ‘tools of life’ as well.  I decided to seek counseling for myself to explore some of my stuff (because we all have stuff), and it further confirmed the benefit of being able to do inner work.

The decision to begin therapy for myself wasn’t an easy one. Second-generation Hispanic, remember? We don’t ‘do’ therapy. While I was making my way through grad school, I’d see flyers and emails that highly recommended therapy for every student (juggling the demands of grad school with everything else is tough!) but at first, I resisted. I told myself that it wasn’t for me. I was high functioning, why would I need therapy?

If you’re having that thought, I get it. Maybe you’ve never tried therapy before, or maybe you have but it didn’t stick. I’ve been where you are. My approach to therapy is to make sure you’re heard and that you’re surrounded by compassion as you share your inner world with me.

Through my work I’ve seen that we all put so much pressure on ourselves to figure out the ‘why’.

Why…

  • am I suffering?
  • am I always anxious?
  • don’t I feel like I’m good enough?
  • am I always so scared?
  • did this horrible thing happen to me?
  • can’t I get over something?
  • do I feel the need to control everything?
  • don’t I feel confident?

This leads to what lights me up about this work.

There’s an unspeakable energy that happens in a therapy session. When I sit across from someone as they share their vulnerabilities and painful wounds, I witness the beginning of true healing. To support them in their journey of fulfillment, to help them feel whole…it’s why I do what I do. I respect the entire process and having the ability to be present for it, to walk with them through their pain and healing, feels like an honor.

I’d be honored to walk with you. Schedule your free consultation.

Let’s continue your journey together in Weston, FL

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