When trying harder isn’t helping anymore.
Therapy and customized sessions for high-achieving women in CT and NY
“I know it. I just don’t feel it.”
You're the one everyone counts on. You're capable, responsible, and used to figuring things out. But underneath it all, you're exhausted from overthinking, managing everyone else's needs, and feeling like you're never quite doing enough.
Maybe you've been to therapy before. You understand where your patterns come from. Yet when life gets stressful, the same reactions keep showing up.
Knowing why you feel this way isn't always enough to change how you feel.
That's where our work together can be different. By combining insight with approaches that address how stress and past experiences affect your nervous system, we can work toward changes that go beyond simply managing symptoms.
Support for women used to figuring things out
You’re exhausted by overthinking and second-guessing.
You’re navigating early motherhood, loss, burnout, shifting relationships, or another major transition.
You find it difficult to accept help or leave things unfinished.
You understand your patterns and want support changing them.
You want practical tools alongside space to feel, reflect, and be supported.
You're successful on the outside, but feel disconnected or unfulfilled on the inside.
You're tired of strategies that help you manage symptoms, but don't change the underlying patterns.
More than talk.
Make space for the unknown, the undefined, the unpredictable
I’m Jennifer Hoffman, LCSW. I help women work through anxiety, perfectionism, and the strain of trying to hold everything together.
Together, we’ll explore what happens when uncertainty sends you searching for something to fix or control. You can learn practical skills to settle your body, step out of exhausting thought loops, and make decisions with more self-trust.
Our work can include conversation, cognitive behavioral strategies, and body-based practices. When past experiences need attention, EMDR or Brainspotting may also be part of your care. We’ll choose approaches together based on your needs.
The aim is more flexibility and choice: accepting support, responding when plans change, and being present with the people you love—even without everything figured out.
Find the path that fits your life right now
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Breakthrough Intensives
Focused blocks of two hours to four hours, combining somatic, cognitive, and trauma-resolution work in one container. For the women who want to get in, do deep work on a particular issue, and get back to their busy lives.
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Therapy For Women
Ongoing support for women navigating anxiety, perfectionism, and life transitions, including early motherhood. Build practical skills, understand your patterns, and develop more trust in yourself.
My Approach:
Investing in Yourself
You invest in your career, your family, your relationships, and the people who depend on you. But when it comes to your own emotional well-being, it's easy to put yourself at the bottom of the list.
Therapy isn't just another appointment on your calendar. It's dedicated time to understand what's keeping you stuck, change patterns that no longer serve you, and build a healthier relationship with yourself and the people who matter most.
Instar Healing is a private-pay boutique practice, with Aetna insurance accepted for eligible clients. Out-of-network reimbursement may also be available depending on your plan. Sliding scale program for qualifying applicants. See FAQs for more information.
Many clients choose private-pay, because working outside insurance means the freedom to shape the work around what you actually need.
What Clients Are Saying
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"A sincere thank you for our incredibly impactful work together. You challenged me in ways I hadn't experienced before and thus REAL progress was made..."
—Anonymous Intensive client
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“It took me 52 years to finally find a therapist who gives me tools that are effective and I can feel change.”
— K.M.
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“You’re exactly what I need. You call me out on my BS.”
— E.S.
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“I’m more mindful of myself and my needs versus feeling like a hot mess and not being able to do something about it.”
— L.B.
Contributions & Publications:
Reading worth your time
Practical, nervous-system-informed writing for women who want depth, not platitudes.
Ready to get unstuck?
Start with a short consultation call. We’ll talk about what’s going on, what you’ve tried, and whether the work I do is the right fit. No pressure, just clarity.