Therapy for
stressed out professional women

My clients have struggles like you do.

Despite being smart, ambitious, and having really amazing friends, life is hard. When they first come into therapy, my clients feel stressed out, unappreciated at work, frustrated by family life, and as if they don’t recognize themselves when they look in the mirror.  Maybe they are even a tiny bit resentful.

My clients are generally in charge of all of the household and family responsibilities, caring for children and parents, even though they also work full-time. ​Their minds are running a mile a minute, running through all of the items on their "to do" lists. They wake up at 3 am with a few more tasks to put on their list.  By the time they get back to sleep, it's almost time to get up.  They care about their partners but feel really let down and angry that they are are not fair, equal household partners.

Well-intentioned people tell them that they should be grateful – they have a good job, a nice place to live, friends and family. They feel embarrassed and guilty that this isn’t enough.  

They put a lot of energy into looking fit, attractive, and professional. A lot. They want to be measured for their successes rather than for their appearance but they feel compelled to strive for both. Sometimes, they cope with this pressure by skipping meals then grabbing take-out on the way home, having one more glass of wine, or maybe do some late-night online shopping. While none of these things are innately bad, overdoing it is causing bigger problems down the road.

​Their worry and guilt get in the way of the life they want in so many ways. They thought having a good job would make them happy but feel like they’re stuck at work. They expected their family lives to make them content but have found that it is not enough. And their confidence in themselves as a strong, independent woman is tanking.

Before they decided to start therapy, they thought it would take too much time and cost too much money. They worried they would be too embarrassed “complaining” when other people had it worse than them. They thought they should be able to fix it themselves, as they have to fix pretty much everything else themselves, anyway.  And they were pretty certain that they were just going to have to get used to feeling unappreciated, stressed out, tired, let down.  Disappointment is leaving them feeling misunderstood and alone.

Like my clients, you deserve to get the most out of your life. A sense of contentment,  worthiness, and job satisfaction is not out of reach. 

​​​If you'd like some support while you rebuild your sense of worth and regain your confidence, I would love to help you. 

​​Send me an email today.  You don’t have to feel this way.  I can help.