IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL THERAPY IN WESTCHESTER & NEW YORK STATE
Individual Therapy for Early Career Professionals
Launching yourself into a career sometimes feels like a straight-shooting cannon (looking at you, medical residents) and sometimes it’s more like running a parkour course. Regardless of your post-college path, you may not feel like your current work aligns with what you’d hoped for.
That’s because being in the early stages of your career can indeed be non-linear and challenging; you know the least amount you likely ever will and you may be asked to work on things that make you feel straight-up anxious and imposter-y.
You are in excellent company. Being a beginner – even a professional beginner – can unearth lots of old narratives about not being smart enough, attractive enough, capable enough, savvy enough, and so on. And our brains’ tendency to constantly compare our efforts to others can fuel that self-doubt so much that it shows up in the middle of the night.
The “one right answer” does not exist (and once you get past the terror, this is liberating!).
I don’t believe that there is one “perfect” career for each of us (I still fantasize about being a yoga teacher in Costa Rica), nor do I think that “finding your passion” is like a giant game of hide-and-go seek.
Instead, thinking like an engineer who designs and prototypes her next step can be what frees us to try new things.
In doing so, you are able to gather data about yourself – more of this please, less of that thanks – that no horoscope or social media influencer can do for you (no hate for the astrology fans out there!).
Working with early career professionals is energizing and engaging for me.
Therapy for these clients can include a focus on problem-solving, particularly if they are looking to make a job change or attend graduate school, and it can also include learning skills to make one’s current job better, if that is the goal.
We aren’t born knowing how to establish effective boundaries with colleagues, how to assertively share a perspective or ask for a raise, or how to negotiate hurtful interpersonal communication. The good news is that these skills can be learned and practiced, and work can become a place of deep learning and connection.
How it Works
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Submit the consultation request form.
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I will let you know whether or not I have any anticipated availability.
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If I have availability and it looks like I may be a good fit for you, I will schedule a 15-minute consultation call with you. If I can’t be helpful to you, I’ll try to recommend someone else who can.
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