Lucy McLellan
MA, LCPC, LMHC, LPC, RDT-BCT
Hello! I’m Lucy.
I’m a people person. I am energized when I connect well with others. I also feel drained at times, even frustrated by interactions with others.
Most of us have our edges, our wonky ways of showing up in relationships. Over time, we develop well-worn patterns of relating to self and others as we navigate romance, sex, work, friendships, as well as family life. We can wind up feeling that relationships are fraught, a mosh pit of tension, rivalry, passively expressed needs. We might never feel “good enough”
“Good enough” means accepting imperfection as a normal and healthy part of loving connection. It means allowing there to be times when we will fail to see or meet the needs of those we love and vice versa.
Good enough means summoning compassion for ourselves and others, knowing that we can trust in our ability to bravely communicate our sense of hurt and ask for support as we heal.
My work as a relationship therapist has been transformed by my own shifting capacity to experience compassion in love. I’m excited to work with you around your own relational needs and to grow those inner muscles of self-compassion as well as kindness towards those you find yourself in the business of loving.