Online therapy for women in NYC, Westchester and Long Island
Helping women develop professional confidence and resilience.
Your career isn’t going as planned. What if you could feel more sure of yourself professionally?
You thought you found your passion, and felt energized by what you could accomplish professionally. You expected to work hard and go far - quickly. And you anticipated a manageable work-life balance.
Maybe you’re just starting out in the workforce, or you’ve gotten a promotion. Perhaps you’re unsure of whether you’re on the right path professionally, or you’re considering a major pivot. You’re feeling unhappy, trapped, and unclear about next steps.
You’re not sure your contributions are valued
There are colleagues you find really tough to work with
Managing your team is way harder than you expected
You can feel strong and steady.
When we learn to neglect what we think and how we feel, it interferes with our professional aspirations
In addition to the structural inequities and impossible expectations facing women in the workplace, it’s natural to bring your emotional history around performance and success to your career. Growing up, your achievements may have been given more attention than your experiences pursuing them. Or perhaps your mistakes were met with harsh criticism instead of encouragement and understanding. You may have become fearful of others’ impatience with your struggles and developed a reluctance to ask for help. When we internalize other’s standards and judgments, we aren’t able to develop an appreciation for our true talents and realistic capacities, or our progress in reaching our goals. Through weekly therapy you can safely revisit early negative experiences around your performance from an adult perspective, and restore your good feelings about yourself.
Over the last fifteen plus years, I’ve helped my patients navigate their early careers, step into leadership roles, and found their own companies. Regular therapy helps you figure out where you want to go and get there with less struggle. Feeling secure in your own progress helps you become less preoccupied by your internal state, and more open to collaboration and evaluation. With emotional awareness, you are better positioned to express your needs effectively, and find relief from disappointment, worry, and rumination about your career. You can have more positive emotions about your work, and feel more like the competent professional you are.
Focussing on your challenges at work in therapy can help you…
Prepare for hard conversations
Deal with negative feedback
Develop boundaries around your time and energy
Work thru unresolved authority issues
Frequently asked questions about therapy for professional self-esteem
FAQs
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As a therapist, I help you focus on the emotional experiences you have at work and your relationship to work, which helps guide your professional decisions. Coaching is more focussed on strategy.
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Sometimes it becomes clear that you need more strategic support and industry knowledge to make the changes you’d like. In these cases I will refer you to a career coach.
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Book a complimentary ten minute call with me to introduce ourselves and make sure it’s a good fit. Your comfort with your therapist is the number one predictor of a successful outcome in therapy.