What’s it like to be in charge?  Whether or not you’ve considered yourself suited for leadership, the realities of responsibility may be challenging to navigate or tolerate.  You might face this in a new role at work, as a new parent, a business owner or someone in an “expert” role.

Together we can sort through the issues you face and the choices you have available.  We can look for what it’ll take to more comfortably and successfully occupy the position you’re in and seek out ways to thrive.

The cruelest voices we hear might be speaking from inside.  Words of doubt, disapproval, dismissal and faultfinding that no one else hears can undercut joy, thwart creativity, make us anxious in relationships and keep us from living fully. 

But whose voice is it, and why does it speak?  We can ask the questions that self-criticism and doubt ignore.  And in asking we may discover a more loving way response when old cruel words come to mind.

A life in conflict can feel terrible.  Suffering day-to-day tension, anxious watching, “walking on eggshells” or stewing in anticipation of the next fight pushes away so much of what we can love about life.  If it’s gone on for a while, it’s hard to believe much can get better.

But people do find a way out of conflict.  If you’re ready for it, we can look at what’s happening and wonder about a way forward.

Great success doesn’t necessarily get you peace and satisfaction.  No matter the eyes that look with admiration, envy, hope, or gratitude; no matter your bank account or job title or achievements, you may not feel confident, or satisfied, or connected, or comfortable. 

Some of my most “successful” clients wish desperately for closer relationships, suffer under the weight of over-responsibility, describe feelings of emptiness or a sense that they’re not appreciated or cared for as they wish. They may come tired of frustration, unhappy with life at home, or carrying a loneliness they rarely express.

In therapy we can look for the heart of what’s happening and consider what it might take to find greater satisfaction and comfort amidst achievement and success.