Therapy for Busy Professionals

for women in CA, FL, OH, PA, TN, & TX

 

You’re tired of blocking out 2-3 hours to get to a therapy appointment.

It’s important that you find a therapist who can meet with you at a time that works within your busy schedule. You want someone who understands your professional commitments and lifestyle.

You’ve got enough to worry about already as a busy professional. You don’t need to add juggling your schedule around to accommodate a therapy appointment and the time it takes to commute to a counseling clinic. The good news is, online therapy eliminates these concerns by allowing you to attend appointments in the comfort of your home or office via a HIPPA-compliant video platform. However, if you are interested in weekend appointments and live in the Nashville area, you can check out my couch and meet in person for a traditional therapy experience. Either work. The important part is that you reach out and make the call. Make you a priority. Finally change those patterns that impact your ability to reach your goals.

Online therapy from your couch—not mine! Or if you are in the Nashville area you could check out my couch in person!

Now that I have your attention, let me assure you, I get what it’s like to be a busy professional. As an overachiever, Type A personality, or perfectionist we all tend to think of ourselves as indestructible. We assume that we just need to push harder or try different tactics to get through hard times. Maybe, doing this has worked in the past, so why doesn’t it now? The bottom line is that there’s something acting as a barrier preventing you from feeling good. But, it’s something we can work through together.

Life isn’t always easy, and we all need help sometimes. Even the strongest people among us need a little bit of help to work through some of life’s more challenging problems. Burnout and a lack of enthusiasm for life are becoming more common problems for anyone who is committed to their career or lifestyle choice.

Therapy is not about being broken or weak, it is about being real, vulnerable and craving to be known for who you are at the core. You can be really known and completely accepted for who you are.

We’re a good fit to work together if you…

  • are motivated to change

  • are an independent thinker with a strong personality and big dreams

  • have expectations that need to be managed but also feel like you live with Imposter Syndrome or the idea that you aren’t good enough and don’t deserve the success you have achieved

  • find that you fear failure

  • crave connection and to be “known” on an intimate level

  • are blunt – you can call me out when needed but can also accept compassionate, direct feedback

  • are accountable for your actions

 

What is keeping you from feeling better and living the life you want?

I was asked the other day WHY busy professionals tend to be hesitant to seek out therapy. The barriers are as unique as the individuals themselves. One of the main barriers present is time. If you had time to fit in another appointment, you would not fall into this category, correct? Online therapy takes care of that barrier for you. With non-traditional hours, therapy fits into your world instead of you fitting into mine.

No, I do not offer therapy sessions at 11 pm EST or Friday evenings at 8 pm EST – I do have boundaries myself! But, if you are ready to make some changes and get to work I know we can find a mutually convenient time to connect. In the Nashville area? Want coffee on a Saturday morning in my in person office? There are openings just for you. Take away the excuses and make you a priority.

The second barrier I have heard is privacy. There are many individuals that have questioned how real confidentiality truly is – especially when there is a waiting room involved. First and foremost, confidentiality is something that I take very seriously. Secondly, online therapy allows for complete privacy! We can connect in a way that does not require travel, offices, waiting rooms and there are no chance meetings with your neighbor. But if you are in the Nashville area, my clinical office is secure, quiet and I stagger appointments since I am learning that Nashville is a big small town.

There are barriers in every area of our life to get where we want to go. You did not get where you are today without working through some barriers already. Therapy is just another barrier to work through for you to start. Once you get there – you won’t regret it! The last barrier that is commonly discussed is understanding. “I don’t have the time Melissa for me – you do not understand my schedule“. You are correct, I may not completely understand your schedule. But I want to understand what is keeping you from accomplishing your goals. That includes working within your crazy schedule!

In therapy for professionals, you will be accepted for who you are—imperfections and all.

We all are human at the core, which means we all deal with the common humanity of life.

Ever see a slab of marble?   Beautiful, expensive unique marble?   What if it were slate or one color – without the cracks?  What happens to the beauty then? It’s gone.  Slate is not marble. In price, beauty, or even in terms of its desirability. Think of all of the “cracks” in your life. The sadness, the disappointments, the failures, and the ‘this is not where I thought I would be at this age in my life.’  All of those cracks come together to form the beauty of your life – just like marble. Slate is boring and who likes boring!

Marble is beautiful from the pressure and the imperfections. So are YOU.

let’s create change together.

Get the compassionate support you deserve.

I get it: being vulnerable and acknowledging your challenges is hard.

You might be initially hesitant to seek out help and support for personal matters. But, being authentic means being open, raw, and vulnerable while you work through the barriers you are experiencing. This will allow you to return to be the rock star professional you were created to be! Imposter Syndrome is real and really is no fun. Let’s change that together!

As a high achiever, you may be a workaholic, be in the middle of an identity crisis, have traits of perfectionism, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety, depression, or burnout. All are common symptoms of all work with no play. No balance or living a life in which you THRIVE instead of simply survive.

If the things I have discussed resonate with you, then let’s chat! I have a feeling we would be a great fit to work together in counseling. I will be committed to partnering with you to get you back to the high achiever you are – with realistic expectations of life, self, and those around you.