Therapy for Healthcare and High-Responsibility Professionals
Support for those who lead, guide, and give
You’re the one others turn to—but who supports you?
You don’t have to carry it all alone.
Whether you’re a physician, therapist, teacher, or in another high-responsibility role, you're likely used to being the one others rely on. You're the go-to person for support, knowledge, or guidance. And while you’re highly capable and find responsibility to others fulfilling, that doesn’t mean you're invulnerable to the stresses, loneliness, and fatigue that can come with your professional and personal roles.
Over time, the pressure to hold it all together can take a toll. You might feel emotionally flat, disconnected, overwhelmed, or simply exhausted—without having the space to name it or do something about it.
Therapy offers a place where you don’t have to be the strong one. We can help you let the mask drop, slow down, and turn your care inward so that you can continue building a meaningful career and life without burning out.
We specialize in helping those in high-stakes, human-centered roles.
While our clients span many fields, we specialize in working with:
Mental health and helping professionals
Physicians and medical professionals
Educators and academics
Leaders in high-pressure or service-based roles
Do I need therapy for burnout?
People in caregiving or high-pressure roles often feel they have to push through stress and exhaustion just to meet the demands of their work. In many professional environments, there’s an unspoken expectation to stay in “mind over matter” mode—intellectualizing or ignoring emotions, even when things are hard. Problem-solving and hyper-compartmentalizing often become the default, even when we’re in distress.
While these strategies can be useful—especially in high-stakes or crisis situations—they don’t help us process the emotional toll of daily stress, vicarious trauma, or moral injury. Over time, the nervous system can get stuck in survival mode, leaving us feeling anxious, deeply fatigued, overwhelmed, and/or emotionally shut down.
Burnout isn’t a personal failing.
It’s a signal that you need care, too.
Signs you might be experiencing burnout:
Sense of deep fatigue even when you take naps or get a solid night’s sleep
Feeling emotionally drained, numb, or disconnected from your usual sense of compassion for others
Your relationships leave you feeling overextended, unseen, and unsure if it’s okay or possible to set boundaries
Difficulty connecting with your body, pleasure, or a sense of aliveness
Anxious and perfectionistic thought patterns
Feeling empty or distant from yourself on the inside even when “holding it together” on the outside
Thoughts like, “Am I even good at my job anymore?” or “Will I always feel this exhausted?
We’re here to help.
In therapy, we’ll start by exploring your experiences with curiosity and compassion, paying attention to what’s working—and what isn’t. Together, we’ll change patterns of self-abandonment, make space for the pain you’ve been carrying, and clarify what it means to care for yourself in ways that nourish both your personal well-being and your professional goals.
What You Can Gain Through Therapy
Relief from the weight of always being the “the one who needs to carry everyone’s else’s stuff” or “the strong one”
Increased capacity for rest, pleasure, and play
Genuine recovery from high pressure situations and emotional labor
Tools—beyond basic coping skills-to prevent future burnout
Deeper insight into your emotional needs and personal boundaries (and how to express them!)
Support in making meaning beyond achievement or productivity
A more authentic connection to your body, desires, and inner voice
Our Approach
As a fellow helping professional, I understand the invisible weight of being the one others rely on. I am deeply familiar with how important our work can feel, and how that importance can trickle into our self-image when we’re not functioning in the ways we wish. This is why therapy is important, it can allow us to step back and see ourselves, the systems we’re embedded in, and reorient ourselves to what matters to us now. Of course, while I know some of the emotional toll this work can take, I won’t assume I know your experience. Therapy with me is collaborative—I see you as the expert in your own life and help you move from solely having insights to taking real action.
My approach draws from IFS (parts work), relational therapy, EMDR, and insight-oriented, person-centered counseling. I work from a strengths-based lens that honors your inner wisdom and the parts of you that have helped you survive and succeed throughout your life. Together, we’ll explore what healing and support look like for you.
“The expectation that we can be immersed in suffering and loss daily and not be touched by it is as unrealistic as expecting to be able to walk through water without getting wet.”
-Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.