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      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ If this resonates, I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-26</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ If this resonates, I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-09</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - Why You Feel Responsible for Everyone Else's Feelings (And How to Stop) - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ If this resonates, I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/emotionally-over-giving-burnout-relationships</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-09</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - The Subtle Signs You’re Emotionally Over-Giving (And Starting To Feel Burnt Out) - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ If this resonates, I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-09</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - Signs of a One-Sided Relationship: When You’re Always the One Giving - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-06</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - Why You Over-Explain: A Trauma Therapist’s Guide to Reassurance-Seeking and Shame - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ Join the waitlist for the Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to interrupting over-giving, self-abandonment, and the fawn response.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - When Peace Feels Threatening: Why Slowing Down &amp;amp; Good Things Make You Anxious - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - How Overthinking Becomes a Coping Mechanism (And How to Actually Stop) - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/what-is-a-window-of-tolerance</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-09</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - What Is a Window of Tolerance (And How to Find Yours) - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - How to Stop Self-Abandoning in Relationships - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2025-12-13</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - Why the Holidays Feel So Stressful (Especially for People-Pleasers and Empaths) - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa! I’m a trauma therapist that specializes in helping women heal from relational trauma, c-ptsd, anxiety, codependency, perfectionism, and people pleasing patterns. My approach blends holistic, somatic, nervous system care, attachment focused therapy, &amp; EMDR. ✨ I provide online therapy to adults located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration around healing, self-trust, and mental health. ✨Not ready for therapy yet? Stay connected by subscribing to my free monthly newsletter, to download a free mini nervous system workbook, journal prompts, mental health tips, and upcoming offerings to support your healing journey. ✨ I also run 3 support groups - Womens Relational Trauma, Anxiety, &amp; Self-Trust Support Group, the Codependency, Anxiety, &amp; Healthy Relationships Support Group, and a Therapist Support &amp; Consultation Group.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-09</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - Your Body Remembers: The Subtle Ways Trauma Lives in the Nervous System - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/emotionally-immature-parents</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-09</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - Emotionally Immature Parents: How They Shape Us (And How to Heal) - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-09</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - Why Anxious and Avoidant Partners Attract (And How to Heal Together) - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - Where Does Resentment Come From (And How to Heal It in Your Relationships) - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/toxic-relationships</loc>
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      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/cost-of-hyper-independence</loc>
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      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/nervous-system-healing-for-overachievers</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-09</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - Rest, Play, and Adventure: The Real Tools My Nervous System Needed - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/why-we-struggle-to-be-alone</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-09</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - Why We Struggle to Be Alone (Even When We Crave Peace) - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/emdr-therapy-nyc-how-it-works</loc>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - What Is EMDR Therapy - And How Does It Actually Work? - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/why-saying-no-makes-you-feel-guilty</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-09</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - Why Saying No Makes You Feel Guilty - Even When You’ve Done Nothing Wrong - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/high-functioning-anxiety-women</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-09</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - Why Ambitious Women Are Secretly Anxious All the Time - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/intuition-or-anxiety</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-09</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - Is It My Intuition or Anxiety? How to Tell the Difference in Relationships - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/perfectionism-therapy</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-09</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - Why Perfectionism Isn’t a Personality Trait - It’s a Protective Pattern - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/where-does-anger-come-from</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-09</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - Where Does Anger Come From? Understanding Anger in People-Pleasers, Trauma Survivors, and Sensitive Nervous Systems - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/healing-after-gaslighting-invalidation</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-09</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - Healing After Gaslighting &amp;amp; Chronic Invalidation: Rebuilding Self-Trust When Your Reality Was Dismissed or Minimized - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/somatic-therapy-nyc</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-09</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - What Does “Somatic” Actually Mean And How Are Somatic Approaches Used In Therapy? - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/high-functioning-anxiety</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-09</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - What Is Anxiety? A Holistic Therapist’s Guide to Understanding, Identifying, and Easing Anxiety - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/cptsd</loc>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - What Is C-PTSD? Understanding Complex Trauma, Relational Wounds &amp;amp; the Path to Healing - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ Join the waitlist for the Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to interrupting over-giving, self-abandonment, and the fawn response.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/self-sabotage</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-28</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - 5 Reasons Why We Self-Sabotage (Even When We Want Better for Ourselves) - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/addicted-to-stress</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-29</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - Why You're Addicted to Stress, Chaos, and Drama - and How to Heal - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/shame-guilt</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-09</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - What Is The Difference Between Shame And Guilt? (Plus How To Overcome Shame &amp;amp; Unhelpful Guilt) - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist and coach supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/not-enough</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-29</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - Why You Always Feel Like You’re ‘Too Much’ (And Not Enough): Healing the Root of People-Pleasing &amp;amp; Anxiety - ABOUT THE AUTHOR</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/how-to-stop-rescuing-fixing-over-giving</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-14</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - How To Stop Rescuing, Fixing, and Over-Giving in Relationships - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ Join the waitlist for the Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to interrupting over-giving, self-abandonment, and the fawn response.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/self-trust</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-29</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - 8 Steps To Rebuild Self-Trust After Years Of People-Pleasing - ABOUT THE AUTHOR</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/self-compassion</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-09</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - How To Heal Your Harsh Inner-Critic Through Mindful Self-Compassion - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/anxious-attachment</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-09</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - Signs You Have An Anxious Attachment Style In Relationships - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/understanding-functional-freeze</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-09</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - Understanding Functional Freeze: Signs, Causes, and How to Heal - ABOUT THE AUTHOR</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/stress-vs-anxiety-vs-overwhelm</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-09</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - Stress Vs Anxiety Vs Overwhelm: How To Know What You’re Feeling And What To Do About It - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/parentification</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-09</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - Understanding The Effects Of Parentification On Mental Health In Adulthood - ABOUT THE AUTHOR</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/hypervigilance-and-anxiety-in-relationships</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-03</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - Understanding Hypervigilance and Anxiety in Relationships: Why You Keep Waiting for Something to Go Wrong - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/enmeshment</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-29</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - 7 Signs Of Enmeshment In Relationships - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/people-pleasing</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-09</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog Posts - What Is People Pleasing? Signs, Root Causes, and How to Stop - About The Author</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi! I'm Alyssa, a therapist supporting high-functioning, hyper-responsible over-givers who look like they have it together on the outside but feel anxious, chronically exhausted, and tired of being the one to support everyone else. If you're constantly overthinking, managing other people's emotions, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace, my work focuses on helping you build self-trust and finally feel safe in your own needs. My approach integrates nervous system regulation, attachment-based awareness, somatic parts work, &amp; EMDR to help you stop over-functioning and finally feel like you can exhale. ✨ I provide online therapy, support groups, and intensives to those located in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Not ready for therapy yet? ✨Download my free Nervous System Workbook and subscribe to my newsletter - practical tools to understand your survival responses and begin regulating with more ease. ✨ I created The Hyper-Responsible Over-Giver Reset Workbook - a step-by-step guide to understanding why you over-give and feel responsible for everyones emotions and break the self-abandonment, fawning, and people pleasing patterns keeping you stuck.  Email me at alyssakushnerlcsw@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consultation to get started.  Follow me on Instagram for more tips, tools, and inspiration</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ak-psychotherapy.com/blog-posts/codependency</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-09</lastmod>
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