Job Stress

For many of us, COVID-19 has significantly disrupted our careers and career goals. For some it may mean facing loss of income or furloughs. For others it may be a deliberate choice to leave the workforce to take care of children and/or elders. As the pandemic continues to affect millions of people across the world, previously stable career paths may become unstable. It is important you develop the tools to navigate these uncertain times to ensure the success of you and your loved ones.

I worked for several years helping hospital workers sort through the stress that comes from long hours and lots of responsibility. I have a passion for helping people learn how to enjoy their jobs again and re-ignite the passion they once had (or find a new passion if necessary!) I love helping my clients find work-life balance and learn where they need to focus their attention to take better care of their health and happiness.

I specialize in the high-achieving student or professional with perfectionism.

I support you to ensure your values align with the work that you are doing and help you to connect more to yourself so that you can combat imposter syndrome or self doubt that may be interfering at work.

Working in industries where you are the helper, can leave you feeling drained daily and have little left for yourself. I have vast experience helping care-givers of all types (parents included) find ways to reclaim their mental wellness, while continuing to be present with their work and families. I also have years under my belt working with humans in tech companies navigate the ambiguity that comes with that work and how to balance work life integretion.

Are you feeling overwhelmed? Is it hard to navigate dynamics with your boss or team or at your workplace? Do you feel pressured to find work life balance? Do you struggle with imposter syndrome, perfectionism or procrastination? Whatever the cause of your job stress, its effects can be significant - feelings like anxiety, depression, even burnout. I'd like to help. I specialize in therapy that helps clients in Austin and throughout Texas find meaningful ways to cope at work and in life

People seeking therapy for job stress do so for many reasons. Often there is demoralization or exploitation involved, and sometimes this is elevated to the level of workplace bullying. Given how many hours a person spends at work and how many more hours can be spent living with the effects of job stress, it’s important for anyone experiencing job stress to find interventive support. I’ve offered this since 2013 and have seen people make important career decisions based on our work together.

If your Sunday Scaries have crept into the entire week, it's time to address your struggles. My agenda isn't to patch you up and send you back into an unsustainable hot mess. I want to find the root of what's happening, and I'm certain that some of it is your patterns, some of it is your environment, and some of it is the dumpster fire of our current political and social climate. Together, we'll make sense of this hole you're in and build a ladder for you to climb out.

It makes sense that you have job stress, and I am prepared to discuss a wide range of job issues with clients. Through the therapeutic process, I work to help you find new strategies to cope and ways to understand your work. I help clients find work/life balance.

My field experience combined with my mental health background allows me to provide culturally competent care. I want you to feel heard by someone who understands! Whether you are interested in medications or not, I am looking forward to connecting with you and partnering with YOU to help YOU achieve satisfaction and success in life, while ultimately feeling empowered in YOUR own wellness journey.

Specifically, I work with folks in higher education and especially those in STEM PhD. You may feel alone, isolated, and like an impostor, anxious to talk to others about how you feel. Maybe your research isn't progressing as quickly as you think it should, and you've equated that to a lack of personal progress. Maybe you are struggling to explain how you're feeling because you are stuck in an analytical and objective mindset.

Whether you are considering a job change, feeling burnt out at your current position, feeling disrespected, or are just simply depressed when you think about work, therapy can help!

Are you feeling overwhelmed by complicated dynamics at work? Are you in a toxic work environment? Do you feel pressured to find work life balance? You may struggle with imposter syndrome, perfectionism or procrastination. Whatever the cause of your job stress, its effects can be significant - feelings like anxiety, depression, Sunday scaries, burnout. I'd like to help.

Are you feeling overwhelmed? Is it hard to navigate dynamics with your boss or team or at your workplace? Do you feel pressured to find work life balance? Do you struggle with imposter syndrome, perfectionism or procrastination? Whatever the cause of your job stress, its effects can be significant - feelings like anxiety, depression, even burnout. I'd like to help. I specialize in therapy that helps clients in Austin and throughout Texas find meaningful ways to cope at work and in life

Working in high-level STEM fields can be extremely difficult. You may feel alone, isolated, and like an imposter, anxious to talk to others about how you feel. Maybe your research isn't progressing as quickly as you think it should, and you've equated that to a lack of personal progress. Maybe you are struggling to explain how you're feeling because you are stuck in an analytical, objective mindset. Drawing on her experiences, we can work together to develop coping skills for the road ahead.

Working in industries where you are the helper, can leave you feeling drained daily and have little left for yourself. I have vast experience helping care-givers of all types (parents included) find ways to reclaim their mental wellness, while continuing to be present with their work and families. I also have years under my belt working with humans in tech companies navigate the ambiguity that comes with that work and how to balance work life integration.