Maybe the life you were handed was never supposed to be the final draft.
We inherit stories about who we're supposed to be, how relationships should look, what success means, what our bodies should do, and which parts of ourselves are easiest for other people to accept.
Unscripted Therapy Center was built around a different idea: you are allowed to question those stories. You can get curious about what fits, what doesn't, and who you're becoming when you're no longer trying so hard to follow someone else's script.
Your story is still yours.
Deborah Sarmir, LMFT Associate (she/her)
Supervised by Joyce Miles Jacquote, LMFT-S
Hi, I’m Debbie.
For a long time, I thought being “good” meant getting really good at reading the room. I learned to notice what people needed, adapt, keep the peace, and become the version of myself that made the most sense in whatever space I was in.
Eventually, that left me with a harder question: Who am I when I'm not trying to be who I think I'm supposed to be?
I don't think that question is supposed to have one neat answer. My own experiences with neurodivergence, identity, shame, and questioning inherited stories influence how I show up as a therapist—not because our stories are the same, but because I understand how exhausting it can be to keep performing a version of yourself that no longer fits.
I won't make you guess what I'm thinking.
Therapy with me is conversational, curious, and collaborative. I'll ask questions, notice patterns, gently challenge you, and sometimes point out when the story you're telling me about yourself doesn't quite match the person I'm getting to know.
There will probably be spiderweb thoughts, storytelling rabbit holes, colorful language, uncomfortable moments, and humor—because being a person is objectively weird.
I'm not here to tell you who to be, what your relationships should look like, or which version of your life is the “right” one. My job is to help you hear yourself more clearly.
You don't have to be the exception here.
Unscripted was intentionally created for people, relationships, identities, bodies, and ways of living that don't always fit neatly into the default script. Queer and trans people, neurodivergent people, polyamorous and ethically non-monogamous relationships, kinky people, chosen families, and people still figuring out what fits are welcome here.
You are not a complication I need to work around. You don't have to translate, defend, or make yourself easier to understand before we can begin.