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  • About Us
    • Melissa Thompson, LMFT
    • Somer Saleh, LMFT
    • Jessica Fountas, LMFT
    • Hazel Sherin, Limited Permit MFT Associate
    • Testimonials
    • Your Rights and Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills
  • Psychotherapy
    • Couples Therapy
    • Sliding Scale, Low-Cost Couples Therapy
    • Sliding Scale, Affordable Individual Psychotherapy
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    • Common Questions
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Quote on Perfectionism –

By Melissa Divaris Thompson, LMFT | May 2, 2012

“The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.” Anna Quindlen

Posted in Melissa's Blog, mindfulness, quotes and tagged perfectionism, quote
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