Therapy in San Francisco, CA

Every conversation, people check in with “So how’s the writing going?” and assume you want to talk about it. You’re a writer after all. But you don’t want to talk about it. You wonder if your past wins with writing were the worst things that could’ve happened to you. The truth of it is that deep down you worry you’re a one-hit wonder (and it wasn’t actually a hit) and you used up all your creative juices and have nothing left.

Writer’s Block Gets You Stuck

You can’t write for 10 minutes without thinking, “Is this as good as the last one? It isn’t, is it?” You used to love to write, it was like getting to breathe fresh air after being in a stuffy room. Now you can barely get yourself to open a laptop or take pen to paper. You’ll do ANYTHING to avoid writing. You research, getting lost in all the notes in moleskin journals, and the backs of envelopes, and Post-Its. By the way, what happened to that idea for a plot twist you thought of at 4 in the morning and wrote down on some piece of paper? It’s probably lying radioactive under some other bunch of crap papers.

You are ready to break through the creative blocks

At the end of the day, even if you tried to write it, you look at it and think, “What on earth did you do all day where you only wrote ¾ of a page? What kind of loser are you?” The tortured artist archetype isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, it really isn’t. You can’t stand this. But if you give up being a writer, you don’t know who you are.

I’m Lisa, and I Can Help

I’m Lisa, a Marriage and Family Therapist who helps writers and other artistic and creative folks who are feeling stuck, hopeless, uninspired, and unproductive. Whether you’re struggling with perfectionism, impostor syndrome, procrastination, difficulty in setting priorities and managing time, an internalized negative critic/editor, unsupportive family messages, and poor self-care, I can help. Through counseling, I can help you get back to the person who feels in love with what you do and feel reconnected to who you are.

Therapy for Creative Blocks in San Francisco, CA

I combine a respect for the past in discovering how some of these issues may have gotten kicked off with creating new strategies and coping skills for your present. This isn’t a cookie-cutter approach; I’ll adapt what we do based on your unique situation and needs as a creative person. When you’re overwhelmed and stuck and I’m not going to tell you “Go write a novel! You can do it!” Instead, we’ll start with a first step like, “Where’s your laptop?” Creating steady progress is about valuing the small steps; each individual note is integral to the composition, each sentence is vital to the story. Together we’ll explore what it looks like when you’re most productive and connected to your creative process in a healthy way.

For over 30 years I’ve worked with creative people who want to have more productive and fulfilling artistic self- expression. My clients come weekly to provide consistency, self-accountability, support, and ways to get back on track. I utilize self-exploration, cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness, a lot of humor, and self-care (as well as other tools/strategies) to help you understand where you’re at, how you got there, what you need to move forward in your life, and how to take care of yourself along the way.

Contact me for a free consultation

If you’re ready to stop battling yourself and the blank page day after day with the same outcome, please drop me an email at lisa@lisafrankfortmft.com to set up a FREE 20 minute consultation.