How to Work with the Highly Sensitive Person in Psychotherapy Workshop

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A highly sensitive person (HSP) is someone with a natural, innate temperament trait characterised by being more responsive to environmental and internal stimuli. They have a genetic, biological difference in nervous system physiology. It is inherited by approximately 1 in 5 of humans and over 100 other species.  

Those with this trait notice more subtleties and process information very deeply. Noticing more subtleties means that HSPs can sometimes become more easily overstimulated than others, for example by prolonged stimulation, like intense, or chaotic sounds, sights.  

They can also be more easily overwhelmed by prolonged negative stress or just being around other people for too long. 

The difference is quite profound, their trait creating a filter through which everything HSPs think, feel and do, is processed deeply, including many bodily responses—for example, HSPs are more sensitive to pain, caffeine, medications, temperature, light, sounds,…