by Mihaela Ivan Holtz, Psy.D., LMFT | Anxiety, Therapy for creatives
You know the moment. Right before it matters, your body tightens. Your heart races. Your hands sweat. A quiet voice asks, “what if I mess this up?” It shows up when something important is on the line. A presentation. A performance. An important moment. The pressure...
by Mihaela Ivan Holtz, Psy.D., LMFT | Therapy for creatives
You Are the Instrument Behind the Instrument As a musician, you don’t just bring your musical instrument in the band – you bring yourself. Your inner world – emotional presence and rhythms, attunement, and conflicts – is the deeper instrument behind...
by Analytics | Therapy for creatives
As a true creative, you are a brave warrior of the inner worlds. Your courage, just like your creativity, is not an option. It’s an essential part of who you are. Your creativity has to be expressed. It’s your life force that fuels your bravery. It’s what makes you...
by Mihaela Ivan Holtz, Psy.D., LMFT | EMDR, Therapy for creatives
When you love to perform, “stage fright” is more than frightening. It feels like a danger to your livelihood and a hindrance to the creativity that makes you feel strong, alive, and purposeful. Yet, like most forms of anxiety, fighting it, burying it, or letting it...
by Mihaela Ivan Holtz, Psy.D., LMFT | relationship therapy, Therapy for creatives
You know those moments when creativity flows – when your ideas take shape effortlessly and your art, music, writing, or entrepreneurial vision feels alive and fully yours. This kind of generative state doesn’t appear by chance: it’s rooted in the invisible...
by Mihaela Ivan Holtz, Psy.D., LMFT | relationship therapy, Therapy for creatives
The Empathic Creative As a creative with anxious attachment, you are deeply empathic, sensitive, and moved by the rhythms of your inner world. You wear your emotions on your sleeve and long to share your heart with the world. Your raw emotions can be a powerful source...
