Therapy for
stressed out professional women in finance
Downtown Boston, MA
You have achieved so much and thought it would make you happy…
…but you’re not happy
LICENSED IN MASSACHUSETTS AND NEW HAMPSHIRE
IN PERSON - TELEHEALTH - WALK AND TALK
Being a working mom is hard but does it have to be THIS hard?​
Many of my clients have a partner but it doesn’t always feel like it when it comes time to planning for the kids’ activities, family vacations, holidays, finding a babysitter - it’s a long list. If my client doesn’t take care of it, it simply doesn’t get done. 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.
​Their people-pleasing and guilt get in the way of the life they want in so many ways. They struggle to say “no” to people at work and in their personal life. They grew up seeing the women in their families consistently put the needs of others before themselves and now realize they are doing the same thing. They may even feel a bit resentful. At work, sometimes they lose out on opportunities that would be good for their careers because they find it hard to promote themselves.
They thought “having it all”—a good job, nice house, a relationship, then kids—would 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 felt guilty “complaining” and assumed that they must be the problem. 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.
​​​If you are really ready to figure this out and make some changes, I would love to help you.
My clients have struggles like you do.
Despite having a great job and the picture-perfect family life, life is hard. When my clients first come into therapy, they are over-achieving at work and THEY ARE TIRED. When they get home, they are overwhelmed at what they see. The house is a mess, the family needs dinner and the kids need to do their homework. The list goes on.
They have fallen into a habit of taking care of almost all the child care and household work, even though their partner had always agreed to split the work 50-50. Maybe they think it is easier to do it all themselves than to get everyone else to step up. They have so much on their mind and they feel so alone.
This is really hurting their relationship.
