Leadership Fatigue
When everyone relies on you, it can be difficult to admit how tired you are.
One of my passions is supporting people who lead and support others. Entrepreneurs, first responders, caregivers, healers, and innovators. When you have the support you need, the effects ripple out through your community and the people you serve.
Leadership doesn’t always feel like all it’s cracked up to be.
You try to live according to your values and take care of people. You make the decisions, anticipate problems, and keep things moving. Even when the day is over, part of you is still at work: replaying a conversation, worrying about an employee, or wondering what you missed. The people closest to you may get whatever energy is left.
When responsibility follows you home
Leadership fatigue might look less like falling apart and more like continuing to do everything while feeling increasingly absent from your own life. You may recognize:
Feeling intense pressure that a mistake could let down your team or family.
Finding it hard to delegate without checking, correcting, or taking over.
Feeling guilty when you rest, even when you know you need it.
Having less patience for people you love, then criticizing yourself for it.
Feeling alone with decisions you can’t fully discuss at work.
Understanding what keeps you carrying so much
We can look closely at the moments when responsibility becomes difficult to put down. What happens when someone is disappointed? What do you fear would happen if you stepped back? How do you decide what is yours to handle?
Some of our work may involve earlier experiences of needing to be capable, useful, or alert to other people’s needs. We‘ll also take your present circumstances seriously, including workload, workplace culture, financial pressures, and responsibilities that genuinely cannot be delegated.
What we can work toward
Your goals might include setting a limit without days of second-guessing, making a decision with incomplete information, or being more emotionally available after work. We can practice difficult conversations and explore what happens when you allow someone else to carry their share.
My approach draws on trauma-informed psychotherapy, mindfulness, and EMDR training. We choose methods together, based on your goals and what feels workable. You can also use the space to think honestly about whether a role or environment still fits the life you want.
A place where you can speak freely
Therapy gives you room to acknowledge anger, ambivalence, sadness, or uncertainty that may be difficult to show in other parts of your life. We will discuss confidentiality and its limits when we begin. You don’t need to arrive with a polished account of what is wrong.
Recommended to Treat:
Major Life Transitions
Ethical Decisions
Existential Questions
Recent Illness or Diagnosis
Divorce, Adoption or Career Change
Leadership Struggles
Burnout & Entrepreneurship
Pre & Post Natal Emotional Health & Abortion
Navigating Conflict at Work & At Home
What Happens Next
You never have to worry about my needs in the session, or about talking my life out with me. The focus is on you and what you’re wanting in the relationship at a given time.
We start with an initial consultation call. Once we set up a meeting, consistency is important. It helps us get to know each other and build trust and understanding. I suggest committing for about 90 days.
Insurance
While I do not participate as an in-network insurance provider, almost all of my clients are reimbursed by their insurance providers on an out-of-network basis, some are covered at in-network rates.
Payment Options: Cash, Check, Health Savings Account, PayPal
