You’re doing well.

At least, that’s what everyone thinks.

You have the career. The responsibilities. The reputation for being capable. People come to you when something needs to get done.

But lately, you may be noticing things you don’t talk about much.

You replay conversations long after they end.

You wake up weighted down by what comes next before your feet touch the floor.

You struggle to notice success because your mind has already moved to the next problem.

You feel guilty when you’re not being productive.

You keep saying, “Once I get through this …, things will calm down.”

But somehow, something always comes up. Your people might be thinking that you enjoy the struggle or that this is the way you choose to be.

You may get unusually irritated with the people closest to you. They would not get it anyway. Or you choose to withdraw. You think that this might help you recharge.

You think you might be able to sleep it off or might be struggling to do even this.

Could your mind just stop for a minute? It was not supposed to be this hard. Maybe a drink would help.

You want to rest but you also need to enjoy just a bit of time to yourself, so you take from your sleep time.

You may wonder:

“Why am I feeling like this? My life is objectively good.” Or your circle might imply this for you.

This is something I understand very well.

Before becoming a psychotherapist, I spent more than 20 years in banking, consulting, leadership and entrepreneurship. I know what it is like to operate in environments where there is pressure to perform, make decisions, solve problems, recover quickly and keep moving.

And I also know that high performance does not protect us from anxiety, burnout, depression, perfectionism, grief, self-doubt, relationship strain or loneliness.

Sometimes working on edge might make us ignore symptoms and let bad habits perpetuate.

You can be successful and exhausted.

Ambitious and anxious.

Confident in the boardroom and uncertain in your personal life.

Grateful for what you have and still know that something isn’t working.

These are exactly the kinds of issues I now work with as a psychotherapist.

I support high-performing adults navigating anxiety, depression, burnout, perfectionism, trauma, grief, career pressure, relationship difficulties, and the emotional cost of constantly having to hold everything together.

You don’t have to wait until everything falls apart to start looking at what isn’t working.

If any of these feel familiar, you can learn more about how I work or book a free consultation.