THERAPY FOR EXECUTIVES
It can be lonely when you’re a leader. Embody clarity instead of just enduring every day.
Performing under pressure has become your norm. The problem is, you haven’t learned how to slow down and take a breather.
If most of the people who know you were to describe you, they’d probably say you’re the one who’s got everything handled. You’re the one who’s composed, decisive, and reliable. And while those people aren’t wrong, there’s so much they don’t see. Most days you feel like you’re running on empty, and you don’t feel like you can be fully honest about that with your peers, friends, or family.
Many of the clients I work with have had to be the one that others rely on, particularly in stressful situations. (Perhaps it’s no coincidence many of you have chosen the professional path you have!) You’ve built your career on being the reliable and consistent one, though now, the constant demand to have an answer and stay composed is starting to cost you something. Perhaps you’re noticing that you’re increasingly more annoyed with your loved ones than you want to be. Maybe you feel distant, or even isolated, from the friends you used to hang out with most weekends. The executives I work with are successful by many different external measures, but they often feel like something deeper is missing in their lives.
This might be you if you’re:
Keeping a good game face at work, but internally feeling like you’re drowning from all the expectations and responsibilities
Feeling alone, even when you try to talk to loved ones, because so few people actually understand the weight of the role you’re in
Making high-pressure decisions with no space to process them
Achieving more every year while feeling less and less connected to your achievements
how i can help
Therapy for executives, in Portland, Beaverton, Bend, and throughout Oregon
Addressing the toll of executive leadership can help you lead from a place of real clarity and resolve instead of endurance. There are numerous ways the pressures of leadership manifest for people. I'll hear things like:
"I don't have anyone I can really say this to."
“I don’t have any people or spaces where I can just share how I’m feeling without needing to ‘fix’ or ‘solve’ the issue.”
"I'm supposed to have all this stuff figured out, because no one else is going to step up."
I use IFS (Internal Family Systems) and somatic embodiment and awareness exercises to help clients move from constant performance and depletion to grounded confidence and genuine connection.
imagine if you…
Understood what's underneath your drive to perform
Learn how pressure, achievement, and control have shaped your emotional responses over time.
Could be honest without feeling exposed
Being seen as anything less than composed has felt unsafe, but it doesn't have to stay that way.
Felt like leadership and identity weren't the same thing
Remember who you are outside of your title and professional performance.
faqs
Common questions about therapy for executives
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Our work together is confidential, and many clients in high-visibility roles find that having a space entirely separate from their professional world is part of what makes it useful. As a licensed therapist, I am bound to provide a confidential space for clients. (There are a few exceptions to this rule, namely when my role as a mandatory reporter comes into play. I share this last bit to be transparent; in the years I’ve been in private practice, I have rarely had to make mandatory reporter calls.)
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We'll start by getting a clear picture of how the demands of your role are affecting you, then begin weaving in IFS (Internal Family Systems) and somatic embodiment and awareness exercises as appropriate.
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Go to this page to schedule your 30-minute meet-and-greet call!
I want you to know:
You can be a full human outside of your work.
Let's work together to help you build your sense of clarity and grounded confidence again.