Outwardly, your career is thriving. You hold yourself to high standards, where “good enough” rarely feels acceptable. You work long hours, overprepare for routine meetings, carry responsibilities you could delegate, and replay decisions long after they’re made. High performance has always been your baseline, but behind the competence is an unspoken rule: keep moving, keep delivering, and never let anyone see you slip.

Over time, that drive starts to look less like ambition and more like anxiety.

Working harder no longer brings relief or satisfaction. Instead, the cost keeps adding up. A steady hum of dread follows you between meetings, along with broken sleep, tension you carry in your body, sudden spikes of panic, and a loss of confidence that feels unlike you. You might find yourself bracing for the worst or handling everything alone because losing control feels unbearable. At home, exhaustion turns into irritability, and it’s hard to be present with the people you care about most.

When the drive that built your success starts fueling anxiety and burnout, the answer isn’t more effort. It’s changing how your nervous system relates to high performance.

High Achievers & Burnout

What therapy helps with

Running on empty, delivering at a high level while fueled by adrenaline and caffeine

Losing the “off switch,” unable to stop thinking about work on evenings, weekends, or vacation

A mind that feels dulled, with brain fog, decision fatigue, and flatness wearing down the clarity you usually rely on

A sense of self tied to performance, with a quiet fear that slowing down or setting boundaries means losing your edge

A shorter fuse at home, feeling irritable, impatient, or withdrawn with your partner or kids after giving everything at work

Going through the motions, meeting every demand but feeling cut off from satisfaction, creativity, or joy

Stress you feel in your body, like restless sleep, morning dread, muscle tension, or stomach trouble

Here's how we get there

We draw from targeted, evidence-based methods tailored to how your mind and nervous system operate—never forcing your experience into a one-size-fits-all framework.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Untangling Performance Survival Rules

Depth Psychotherapy
Uncovering Unconscious Drivers & Early Blueprints

EMDR
Resetting Autonomic Hyperarousal & Panic

FAQs

Therapy for High Achievers & Burnout

Session Cost

Private Individual Therapy: $225/ 50-minute session

Couples Therapy: $250/ 50-minute session

In-person in Hermosa Beach or via telehealth anywhere in California.

EMDR

$275/ 50-minute session
In-person in Hermosa Beach or via telehealth anywhere in California.

Insurance: I am an out-of-network provider and do not bill insurance directly. I provide a monthly "superbill" that you can submit to your insurer for potential reimbursement. Check with your plan to verify your out-of-network mental health coverage.

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