Highly Sensitive People and Covert Narcissistic Abuse & Gaslighting

Untangling the Damage. Reclaiming Your Self.

You didn’t imagine it.
The confusion, the emotional whiplash, the subtle guilt and constant walking on eggshells—it was real.

Covert narcissistic abuse doesn’t always look like yelling or control. Sometimes it looks like passive-aggressive comments, quiet manipulation, chronic victimhood, or weaponized insecurity. It can feel like you’re the problem, like you’re the one who’s “too sensitive” or “too dramatic.”

Who This Work Is For

This is a safe space for you if:

  • You’ve been in a relationship (romantic, family, or professional) where everything was your fault, even when it wasn’t

  • You often felt confused—like you couldn’t trust your own perception or memory

  • You felt overly responsible for someone else's moods, fragility, or approval

  • You were praised just enough to stay connected, then punished (silently or emotionally) when you showed boundaries

  • You’re still unraveling the shame and self-doubt, long after the relationship ended

Why HSPs Are Susceptible to Covert Narcissists

Highly Sensitive People tend to be empathic, attuned, and driven to repair ruptures.
That’s beautiful—but when paired with a covert narcissist, those strengths are exploited.

Covert narcissists present as wounded, misunderstood, or almost emotionally available. They pull you in with vulnerability and then erode your sense of safety with subtle invalidation, withholding, or blame-shifting. As an HSP, you probably felt responsible for helping them heal, be understood, or finally feel loved enough to change.

This dynamic doesn’t just drain you. It slowly rewires your sense of self.

How Therapy Helps

Healing from this kind of relationship is possible—and powerful.
Together, we’ll work to:

  • Name the abuse for what it was (yes, even if there was “no yelling”)

  • Rebuild trust in your intuition and perception

  • Process grief and anger—without shame

  • Untangle identity from over-functioning and caretaking

  • Reconnect to your core self: clear, whole, and sovereign - you ARE a Queen.

You’ll learn to spot manipulation, recognize healthy connection, and—most importantly—feel safe in your own body and truth again.

You Were Never Too Sensitive. You Were Being Conditioned to Doubt Yourself.

If you're ready to finally understand what happened—and begin the slow, steady work of getting you back—I'm here.

You're not broken. You're healing.