THERAPY FOR HIGH-FUNCTIONING, OVERWHELMED NEW YORKERS
You’ve always been the strong one – even when you’re overwhelmed, overextended and want to say no. Everyone turns to you to be calm in the chaos. You juggle the many hats of being a millennial in the modern day. You’re like the CEO of everything – except the struggles you’ve been carrying for years.
You’ve fooled everyone by putting on a smile, showing up, and making sure that even if it’s not all together, you sure look like it is.
Deep down, you're craving something more: rest, clarity, alignment, and a life that actually feels like yours. Not a life you’re performing in.
It’s time to come home to yourself.
We help overwhelmed millennials break old cycles and reconnect with their truest selves
Trauma-Informed Therapy That Goes Beyond Coping
Relationships
Adults with a history of complex relationships with family, friends or romantic partners
Burn Out
Eldest daughters, perfectionists & high performers burnt out from being "the responsible one"
ADHD
Those managing ADHD, masking, or high-functioning anxiety
Boundaries
Individuals ready to build boundaries and reclaim emotional space
Men’s Issues
Men who are struggling with their relationships, family, or workplace demands
Therapy for High-Functioning Adults in New York City (and surrounding statewide areas)
Flexible, collaborative, and rooted in your lived experience. We currently offer:
1:1 Therapy for High-Functioning Adults
Weekly or bi-weekly sessions that focus on complex trauma, relational patterns, ADHD masking, and burnout.
Group Therapy for
Boundary-Setters
Supportive, therapist-led groups focused on healing people-pleasing, building emotional boundaries, and reconnecting with self.
Personalized Tools
Together, we’ll come up with strategies that make sense for you. This isn’t one-size-fits-all therapy. It’s built around your real needs and your goals.
This Work Goes Deep.
You might have been in talk-therapy before but felt like something was missing or you were just "venting." You're here because you're ready to uncover the layers.
Understand your past, patterns, trauma and integrate healing beyond coping skills
Be authentic instead of performing to be the "easy one" or "peacekeeper"
Experience meaningful relationships built on trust
Choose boundaries that feel good for you without guilt
Reconnect with your intuition and instincts, even if it's been a while
“Irene brings warmth, humor, and authenticity into her work with clients. She combines her clinical expertise with a relational style that fosters trust and growth. Irene is an ideal therapist for those who want to truly dig deep, understand themselves better, and take real steps towards change.”
- Donnie Newman, LCSW
Meet Your New Therapist
Hi, I’m Irene Sofia Koutsidis-Martelli, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and founder of Irene Sofia Therapy.
I bring nearly a decade of experience, and a lifetime of lived insight to this work. My approach is honest, relational, and deeply compassionate. I blend traditional, holistic and trauma informed modalities in sessions to help you untangle what’s been running the show beneath the surface.
Clients often say therapy here feels like someone finally put words to their experience. Not judged, not analyzed— heard and seen. I’m here to reflect, guide, and walk with you as you move toward the life you were always meant to live.
How To Get Started
Starting therapy can feel overwhelming. We’ve made it as simple and safe as possible:
Schedule a Free 15-Minute Consult
A no-pressure phone call to talk about what you’re looking for and see if we’re a good fit.
No risk, no catch. And if we’re not? No sweat. We have a ton of trusted referral partners.
Therapy begins with the right fit, not convincing you we are.
Map it out
Our first appointment is an hour-long intake session where we’ll get to know a bit about you, and most importantly: at your pace.
We can keep it to the basics or you can let it all out. There’s no right or wrong. There’s just space saved for you.
We’ll map out your goals and values that will direct our sessions.
Start Doing the Real Work
During our weekly sessions we’ll work to understand how you, your history and your relationships have shaped you.
By removing judgement, connecting the dots, and taking actionable steps, you’ll find yourself shifting long-standing patterns.
Not Just Therapy —
A Space for Transformation
You deserve more than just surviving. You deserve to feel rooted, safe, and feel like yourself. Not the person you’ve performed as to keep everyone else happy – your authentic self. Whether you’re navigating overwhelm, unlearning childhood survival strategies, self-esteem, or finally saying no without guilt—you don’t have to do it alone.
You Don't Need
to Earn Rest
If you were raised in a home where emotional safety wasn't a given, or you learned to earn love through achievement, it's no surprise you're exhausted. Here, we create space to slow down, soften, and make sense of it all—not by fixing who you are, but by healing what you've been carrying.
Many of our clients arrive feeling like they've checked every box but still feel unfulfilled. They're leaders, caregivers, creatives—people who know how to push through, but not how to pause.