Rachel Fusco (she/her)

Accepting new clients in Ridgefield, Connecticut and virtual therapy for clients located anywhere in California and Connecticut.

You’re smart, driven, and constantly questioning yourself.

Hi. I’m Rachel Fusco.

I help women quiet self-doubt, trust their own voice, and feel secure in their work & relationships.

Overthinking isn’t who you are. It’s a habit you picked up to stay safe, to stay ahead, to stay on peoples’ good sides. But, it’s exhausting.

You’re the one people turn to. On the inside, you’re stuck in your head:

  • Overanalyzing every text, conversation, and awkward silence.

  • Feeling like you have to prove your worth.

  • Worrying that you’re a burden if you ask for help.

  • Doubting if you’re an imposter or feeling like a “fraud.”

  • Wondering if you come off as too much or too needy.

  • Looking for reassurance and external validation from others.

  • Waiting for the other “shoe” to drop!

If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Therapy can help you stop wondering what you did wrong—and start feeling grounded in who you are. Because therapy isn’t just for when things fall apart. Therapy is for when you’re ready for something better.

What would life be like if …

  • You felt confident in your relationships—without needing constant reassurance.

  • You said “no” without guilt—and meant it.

  • You spoke up without second-guessing if you were being "to much."

  • You hit “send” on that email or text—without rewriting it a dozen times.

  • You trusted your gut instead of crowdsourcing your every decision.

I work with women who are successful on the outside but feel anxious, self-critical, or disconnected inside. If you've struggled with people-pleasing, perfectionism, imposter syndrome, or self-criticism, I can help you quiet the noise—and lean into your ambition without the anxiety.

Together, we’ll create space for self-compassion that feels doable (not cringey), and build trust in yourself and others, one step at a time.

Email me to schedule a free 15 minute consultation to see if we are a good fit for working together. Or, learn more about why I became a therapist and my therapeutic approach.

I specialize in working with girls, gender-expansive teens and women who struggle with feeling like they are “too much” or “not good enough.” If you struggle with anxiety, perfectionism, people-pleasing, imposter syndrome, and a loud inner-critic, this might look look like:

  • feeling constant pressure to be high achieving that you’re taking on too much (burning out) or too little (avoidance and procrastination)

  • social anxiety and fear of being around others because you feel awkward or worry that you say the wrong things / don’t say the right things

  • self-criticism and internal thoughts that are really, really mean - thoughts that you’d never say to someone that you care about

  • spending too much time on work worrying about assignments, projects, or tasks, thinking you won’t do it right despite the evidence that it usually turns out ok

  • excessive guilt or shame that you aren’t doing enough or being enough, worry that you will disappoint others or yourself

  • difficulty saying no and taking on more work, staying up late fixing group work, or taking on more than you want to or more than you can handle

  • difficulty asking for help and not wanting to be a burden on others; worrying about letting other people down, feeling obligated to do the thing on your own to prove that you can to yourself or to others

  • low self-esteem from not feeling good enough, from social pressures, from messages that you are too big, too small, too much, and not enough

  • internalized -isms that you hate but are still in your head about gender, race, sexuality, ability, body size, etc

  • sadness and/or losing interests in the things that you used to enjoy, things that now feel like pressure or a disappointment

  • lack of motivation and difficulty concentrating because you’re feeling uninterested, overwhelmed, unsure about where to start, or frustrated because it’s hard to keep up

  • falling behind on work because you’re doing too much and don’t know how to say no or because big feelings like worry or anxiety are interrupting your work flow

  • loneliness or isolation because of social anxiety and worry that you will say the wrong thing, embarrass yourself, or feel awkward

  • people-pleasing because it feels mean to be assertive or wrong to have boundaries

  • explosive anger that comes up unexpectedly because you have a limit to accepting whatever comes your way and being passive with friends, teachers, bosses, partners takes a toll on you