My Approach to Therapy and Coaching
When the Quick Fixes
Have not Worked
The intensity of a high demand career coupled with the relentless demands of life, can take a toll. Devoting your life and career to the service of others while being incredibly accomplished does not mean you won't experience distress. High achieving professionals are great at finding solutions for everyone else, but usually unfamiliar with asking for help for themselves. Figuring out who to trust for help can be daunting, or even acknowledging that support might be helpful. My practice is tailored to meet the needs of executive leaders and accomplished professionals, those who lead and serve, and who are:
Experiencing bouts of anxiety, worry, sadness, depression, and anger
Having health concerns tied to stress such as insomnia, ulcers, migraines, panic attacks
Seeking contentment in day to day life at work and home
Longing for meaningful relationships with friends and family
Struggling with purpose in career and life choices
You may have tried to deal with your struggle through self-help books, meditation, retreats, short term therapy approaches, but nothing has really helped, long term. Why? Because there are no quick fixes. Skills training and short term cognitive approaches for real emotional pain, it doesn't work.
If any of this sounds familiar, and you are ready to embark on a journey that provides lasting change, then consider whether my approach is the perfect choice for you.
Clinical Skill + Executive Experience + Intercultural Global Wisdom
My Approach Integrates:
Clinical Skill
Therapist with decades of clinical experience and wisdom. Healing and renewal happen in the context of a safe confidential relationship built on trust.
I have worked with clients facing:
Struggles with anxiety, depression, PTSD, substance use
Relationship issues at home and work
Grief and loss
Workplace stress resulting in burnout, mobbing and moral injury.
Recovery from traumatic experiences
Executive leader who has been in the C-suite myself.
Having been a member of multiple executive teams and served as a university president I have definitely been in the “hotseat.” I've had not only the exhilarating successes and accomplishments of executive leadership, but also those challenging moments that get seared into your consciousness; experiences like:
Feeling the target on your back getting more pronounced with every passing day
Knowing that you have no good options and no matter what decision you make will effectively make you enemy number 1 to a large contingent
Betrayal by a former mentor that you so admired
Not being able to share your “truth” about what really happened to protect confidentiality while social media swirls with distortions
People think you have power to make a change, but you don’t, and you can’t publicly explain why.
Having lived and worked on five continents with clients and organizations from all over the world I bring a nuanced understanding of the complexity of culture and can support clients navigating this terrain.
Intercultural Global Insight
Licensed as a Clinical Psychologist in New Jersey and New York, and authorized to practice by telehealth in 40+ states. Executive coaching is available across the US and globally.