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 at work and frustrated by family life, and as if they don’t recognize themselves when they look in the mirror.  Maybe they are even 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 prestigious job would make them happy but feel like they’re stuck at work. Sometimes they get stuck with more low value tasks with fewer opportunities for advancement or perhaps they are pigeonholed into a specific role they may be stuck in for what feels like forever. They seek to advance but struggle at times to achieve some of their career goals. They thought “having it all” would finally make them happy but have realized that it doesn’t seem to work that way. And their confidence in themselves as a strong, independent professional woman is tanking.

Before they started therapy, they thought it would take too much time and cost too much money. They worried they would feel guilty “complaining” and that they must be the problem. They felt obligated to fix everyone else’s problems before considering their own but they’re tired. They felt driven to be perfect despite never holding others to the same standard and would love to stop people-pleasing but find it a hard habit to break.  Hopelessness 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.