Founders often delay seeking therapy not because they lack insight, but because they are accustomed to carrying responsibility quietly. Decision-making, risk tolerance, and sustained uncertainty become normalized, even when the psychological cost is high. Many individuals seeking therapy for founders are outwardly successful while privately contending with chronic pressure, isolation, and an erosion of internal steadiness.

Founding a company intensifies core psychological patterns. Identity becomes intertwined with performance, time horizons collapse into perpetual urgency, and emotional processing is deferred in service of execution. Over time, this can lead to anxiety, emotional constriction, irritability, sleep disturbance, or a persistent sense of being “on.”

Founders are often highly reflective and capable. What brings them to therapy is not a lack of resilience, but the recognition that endurance alone is not the same as psychological health.

A Thoughtful, Relational Approach

Therapy for founders is not executive coaching, productivity optimization, or crisis management. It is a confidential space to examine how pressure, power, and uncertainty are being metabolized—internally and relationally.

Therapeutic work may include:

• • Addressing chronic stress, anxiety, or burnout

  • Exploring identity beyond role and outcome

  • Examining relational strain related to power, asymmetry, or emotional containment

  • Working with perfectionism, self-criticism, or control

  • Creating space for reflection without immediate action

  Attention is given to pacing, discretion, and psychological safety. The work respects the complexity of leadership rather than reducing it to coping strategies.

  Many clients seeking founder therapy are intellectually sophisticated and value clarity over reassurance. They may be wary of environments that collapse complexity into advice or insist on optimism.

  This work is well suited for founders who want a place to think honestly—about ambition, fear, attachment, responsibility, and meaning—without the pressure to perform or inspire.

  The aim of therapy is not to make leadership easier, but to make it more internally sustainable—so decisions, relationships, and self-trust are not governed solely by survival or momentum.

Description text goes hereThe tech space can be rewarding, but as with any profession it offers a unique set of challenges. The emphasis on logic in this workspace can be disconcerting. It can leave no room for how you’re doing, how you’re feeling, whatever’s on your mind, etc. If only human emotions were as concrete or quantifiable as going through lines of code, life would be so much better, right? Although the pay is usually decent, working in tech can lead anyone to feel stressed or anxious. You design and maintain the things we all rely on. Things that keep us connected, entertained, informed, productive. You’re part of this incredible hub of innovation in the Bay Area. A practical approach can help you learn how to conquer those challenges, improve your relationships, reduce stress and anxiety, and enhance your career prospects. I help those in the tech space reduce anxiety, navigate the work world, and navigate relationships. Relationships with coworkers, managers and co-founders... as well as romantic partners, friends and family members. My goal is to give you practical tools to connect more successfully, and get what you want out of life. 

Behind every creative pursuit lies not only talent and vision, but also immense emotional effort. Whether you’re a screenwriter developing your next story, an artist navigating visibility and self-doubt, or an agent balancing other people’s success with your own well-being, or a record label owner balancing business, art, and identity, therapy provides space to explore the pressures that come with a creative life. The drive to create can bring fulfillment—but also periods of burnout, comparison, and isolation that can lead to anxiety, depression, or addiction.

In therapy, we work to understand how internal and external demands shape your creative process, helping you reconnect to your purpose while addressing the emotional and behavioral patterns that may hold you back. This space supports both healing and growth—whether you’re rebuilding after addiction, seeking clarity in your artistic direction, or learning to sustain your creativity without losing yourself in the process. Here, your art and your wellbeing can coexist, allowing for creativity that feels both grounded and free.

Executives carry extraordinary responsibilities—and often, equally extraordinary pressure. Leading others while managing constant demands, competing priorities, and personal sacrifices can leave even the most capable professionals feeling disconnected or drained. Executive therapy recognizes these realities and offers a confidential, attuned space to unpack the internal weight of high performance. Together, we explore the deeper emotional patterns and relational dynamics that drive your success while addressing stress, self-doubt, and burnout that may emerge underneath. This process isn’t about fixing what’s wrong—it’s about understanding the complexity of your experience, strengthening your emotional agility, and creating alignment between your inner life and outer leadership. Through this tailored approach, you rediscover clarity, connection, and sustainable fulfillment—on your own terms.

I have tailored my practice to work with the particular needs of CEOs, public figures, politicians, celebrities, professional athletes, business leaders, doctors, lawyers, and other high profile clients. Boutique therapy can be helpful for those who wish to take a deeper dive into therapy by spending concentrated time together working towards meaningful change. I can provide therapy in your home or destination-based and offer customized intensives (multiple hour sessions) to accommodate clients with heavy travel schedules and public lifestyles which can make scheduling weekly sessions difficult.

Fees for intensives are determined by the location, day, time, and length of our sessions. Contact me directly to explore the possibilities of working together.