Therapy for Therapists
Being a therapist can be deeply meaningful and deeply exhausting.
Day after day, you hold space for other people’s pain, trauma, and struggles. You stay present, regulate your own nervous system, and carry the emotional weight of your clients’ lives.
Over time, that kind of emotional labor can take a toll.
Many therapists quietly struggle with:
• burnout or emotional exhaustion
• compassion fatigue
• difficulty turning off “therapist mode”
• feeling responsible for everyone
• losing connection to themselves or their passion for the work
If you’re a therapist experiencing these challenges you are not alone.
And you deserve a space where you don’t have to be the one holding everything together.
When Therapists Need Support Too
Finding your own therapist can sometimes feel surprisingly difficult.
Many therapists worry about:
• being judged by another clinician
• needing to appear competent or insightful
• professional overlap in the field
• feeling like they “should already know how to fix this”
In therapy with me, you don’t have to be the expert.
You don’t have to have it all figured out.
You simply get to be human.
Learn more about me and my approach →
Therapists Who Often Reach Out
Therapists come to their own therapy for many different reasons.
Over the years, I’ve found that certain themes come up again and again.
You might recognize yourself in one of these:
Therapists experiencing burnout or compassion fatigue
When you’ve spent years holding space for others, it can become difficult to replenish your own emotional reserves. Therapy can help you reconnect with yourself and restore balance.
Highly sensitive therapists
Many therapists are Highly Sensitive People (HSPs). This natural empathy and emotional attunement can be a tremendous strength in the therapy room, but it can also mean taking in more emotional intensity than most professions require. Therapy can provide a space to slow down, process what you’ve been carrying, and reconnect with your own inner balance.
Therapists who want deeper personal work
Some therapists simply want a space to continue their own growth, explore their inner world, and deepen their self-understanding beyond what day-to-day life allows.
Therapists interested in Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Many clinicians are drawn to IFS both personally and professionally. Therapy can be a powerful way to experience the model from the inside while exploring your own parts with curiosity and compassion.
Therapists navigating the challenges of the profession
Private practice stress, difficult clinical situations, imposter feelings, or simply the emotional responsibility of the work can all benefit from a space where you don’t have to carry it alone.
Some therapists work with me weekly. Others come for consultation, deeper personal exploration, or focused work around specific themes.
Together we can find a pace and approach that supports both your wellbeing and the sustainability of your work.
How Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy Can Help
I am a Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapist, and I find that this approach can be especially powerful for therapists.
IFS helps us understand the different “parts” within us that may be contributing to stress and exhaustion.
Many therapists have parts that:
• feel responsible for helping everyone
• push them to overwork or overperform
• struggle to set boundaries
• feel guilty resting
• carry the emotional weight of their clients
Through IFS, we can begin to relate to these parts with curiosity and compassion.
As therapists develop more connection with their Self, they often experience:
• reduced burnout and emotional overwhelm
• clearer boundaries with clients
• renewed connection to their work
• greater self-compassion and balance
A Space Just for You
Therapists spend so much of their lives supporting others.
This is a space where you can:
• talk openly about the realities of this profession
• explore your own emotional experience
• reconnect with parts of yourself that may have been pushed aside
• rediscover what drew you to this work in the first place
You deserve the same care and attention that you offer your clients every day.
If you’re curious about who I am and how I work, you can learn more here →
Therapy for Therapists in California and Washington
I provide online therapy and consultation for therapists and helping professionals throughout California and Washington.
If you’re experiencing burnout, compassion fatigue, or simply wanting a supportive space for your own healing and growth, I would be honored to work with you.
Many therapists spend a long time thinking about reaching out before actually doing it. If you’re feeling unsure, that’s completely understandable. The consultation is simply a relaxed conversation where you can ask questions, get a sense of how I work, and decide whether this feels like a good fit for you.
You’re welcome to schedule a free 15-minute consultation so we can talk and explore whether working together feels right.
