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Mental Health Help for Artists, Entertainers, and Creative Professionals

Two hands holding a small bouquet of pink, purple, and yellow flowers.

Imagine, feeling not only confident in yourself, but clear in your artistic vision.

Imagine not being stuck creatively or professionally.

Imagine feeling like you can reach your true potential. 

Elle Bernfeld LCSW Elle Bernfeld LCSW

Letting Go of Perfectionism to Find Your Best Artist Self

Perhaps unsurprisingly, perfectionism is a topic that comes up in my practice. As a creative, it seems totally reasonable to want your work to be “great,” “impeccable,” “award winning” and more. Perfect the word does not always comes up, because perfectionism is not actually about being perfect. It’s about trying to avoid something like failure, judgment, or maybe worst of all: uncertainty. 

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