Control Issues
Perfectionism, rigidity, the exhausting work of holding everything together. Where the need started, what it's protecting, what softer looks like.
How I work with control patterns
Control is almost always a strategy that worked. It kept something safe, got you somewhere, made an unpredictable environment manageable. The cost shows up later — exhaustion, brittleness, a self that doesn’t bend. The work isn’t to give up control; it’s to understand what it’s been protecting and to build choices that don’t require holding everything in place.
What this looks like in practice
[TODO_ROCKY_INPUT — Rocky’s specific approach to control patterns: parts work, attachment-informed framing, how he distinguishes adaptive vigilance from rigidity that’s costing the client.]
Often shows up alongside
Anxiety, perfectionism, eating patterns, and addictive behavior. Control is rarely a standalone thing — it’s usually the connective tissue.
A free fifteen-minute
conversation is the next step.
No forms, no intake — just a call to see if the work lines up.