Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) Therapy: Understanding Sensitivity in Counseling

A Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) is someone whose nervous system processes information more deeply and intensely. This trait is inborn and has been identified across many species, suggesting it offers evolutionary advantages.

Highly sensitive people tend to:

• Notice subtle changes in their environment

• Process emotions deeply

• Experience heightened sensory awareness

• Become overstimulated more easily

This doesn’t mean something is “wrong.” It means the nervous system is highly responsive