Therapy for Skin Picking and Hair Pulling

Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRB’s) 

You don’t have to keep fighting urges on your own.

This work is compassionate, collaborative, and grounded in helping you feel more in control, less alone, and more at ease in your body and daily life.

 Serving clients across California, Idaho, and Florida.

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If you’ve ever felt frustrated, embarrassed, or alone because of skin picking or hair pulling, you’re not the only one.

You might find yourself picking or pulling almost automatically during moments of stress, boredom, anxiety, or even when you’re trying to relax. Maybe you’ve promised yourself you’d stop, tried to use willpower, or hidden the behavior from others, only to feel discouraged when it keeps happening.

Many people with BFRBs feel a lot of shame around their behaviors. You might worry about how it looks, what it says about you, or why it feels so hard to control. And when others don’t understand or minimize it as a “bad habit”, it can leave you feeling misunderstood and isolated.

What you’re experiencing makes sense. Skin picking and hair pulling are not flaws or failures, they’re signals that something in your system is trying to cope. You deserve support that understands this, without judgment or pressure.

You don’t have to stay stuck in cycles of urges and shame.

Therapy for skin picking and hair pulling can help you understand why these behaviors show up and how to respond to them differently. Instead of feeling controlled by urges or caught in patterns of guilt and frustration, many clients begin to feel more awareness, choice, and steadiness. The goal isn’t perfection or forcing yourself to stop, it’s building understanding, compassion, and tools that actually help.

Over time, life after therapy often looks like feeling less consumed by urges, spending less energy hiding or criticizing yourself, and feeling more at ease in your body. You may notice more moments of relief, confidence, and self-trust and a growing sense that these behaviors no longer define you or run your day.

Through working together, many of my clients begin to notice meaningful shifts such as a better understanding of their urges. Instead of feeling confused or controlled by urges, you start to recognize patterns, triggers, and signals in your body without self-blame.

You may feel less shame and self-criticism. Therapy helps loosen the cycle of guilt, secrecy, and frustration, replacing it with compassion and understanding.
Urges may still arise, but they feel less automatic. You gain more space to pause and respond differently. As awareness and regulation improve, many clients experience fewer urges or find them easier to manage.
I will teach you practical, supportive strategies that help interrupt patterns without relying on forcing yourself to “just stop.”  Many of my clients feel more settled, grounded, and at ease, rather than constantly on edge or self-monitoring.
Over time, the behaviors take up less mental and emotional space, allowing you to feel more confident and present in your life.

You don’t have to feel controlled by the urges to pick or pull because change is possible.

Schedule a Free 15-Minute Consultation
Compassionate, nonjudgmental support for skin picking and hair pulling—without shame or pressure.