Therapy for Therapists
When you’re the one who usually holds the space.
You spend your days listening carefully, noticing what others miss, and helping people untangle some of the hardest parts of their lives.
You know the language of emotions.
You know the theories.
You know the interventions.
And yet — knowing all of that doesn't make you immune to being human.
Maybe you've noticed that the very skills that make you good at your work are the same ones making it harder to ask for support yourself. You catch yourself analyzing your own reactions instead of just feeling them. You walk away from sessions carrying stories that stay with you long after you've closed your laptop. You wonder who you get to be when you're not the therapist in the room.
Whatever it is you're experiencing, you're beginning to notice the weight of it — feeling:
Depleted from over-functioning for everyone else while quietly running on empty yourself
Self-conscious about your own insight, like you "should" be handling this better
Exhausted by how much you carry — your clients' pain, your own life, all of it
Unsure who you're allowed to be when you step out of the helper role
Like you need a space — one that's just for you
Therapy for therapists can help.
It may feel strange to be on the other side of the room. But you can have a place where you don't have to perform competence or hold it all together. You can step out of the role of the helper and into the experience of being supported. You can reconnect with yourself — not as the therapist, just as the person.
Therapy for therapists helps you:
Create a space where you can just show up as yourself — no need to explain what it's like to be a therapist, translate clinical language, or feel self-conscious about your own self-awareness.
Slow down and make room for your experience — not as a professional, just as a human
Explore what feels stuck, heavy, or unfinished, at a pace that honors both your insight and your humanity
I'll help through this process, tailoring our work to your unique needs. My approach comes from a place of genuine curiosity: believing that insight is a gift and that it doesn't have to be the whole story.
You deserve a space where someone else holds it for a while. I can help you find your way there.
Common Reasons Therapists Seek Therapy
There's no single reason therapists reach out — but a few themes come up again and again.
Burnout and compassion fatigue. Holding other people's pain and trauma over time takes a real toll. Sometimes the well just runs dry.
The weight of the work itself. The stories we carry as therapists don't always stay neatly in the session. Sometimes they follow us home.
Over-responsibility and boundary fatigue. When being the emotionally available one — at work and in your personal life — starts to feel like too much.
Professional identity shifts. Questions about career direction, private practice stress, or wondering where you belong in the field anymore.
Life transitions. Many therapists reach out while navigating the transition into parenthood — fertility journeys, pregnancy, postpartum, the tender complexity of raising children while holding space for others professionally. When you spend your days supporting families, it can feel especially vulnerable to need that support in your own life. There's room for all of it here.
Sometimes the work is about your life outside the therapy room. Sometimes it's about how the work itself is affecting you. Often, it's both.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What therapy for mental health professionals sessions are like?
A: We will meet weekly for 50-minute video sessions. Therapists often tell me they want a space where they don't have to be "on" — where they can set down the role and just be themselves. That's exactly what I try to create. We'll slow down, take a closer look at what you've been carrying, and work at a pace that respects both where you are and where you want to go. Every once in a while you might get to see a curious cat, but only if he's feeling camera ready.
Q: Is it common for therapists to seek therapy?
A: Yes — and more than many people realize. Therapy gives you a place to process the emotional impact of the work, navigate personal challenges, and sustain a long, meaningful career in the field. Therapists need therapy to process everything they take in. It helps you process while sharpening your own skill.
Q: Will I need to explain therapy concepts?
A: Not at all. Many therapists appreciate working with someone who already speaks the language and can meet them where they are.
Q: Do you work with therapist burnout?
A: Yes. Burnout, compassion fatigue, and the cumulative emotional toll of clinical work are some of the most common reasons therapists reach out.
Q: Can therapy focus on both personal and professional issues?
A: Absolutely. The personal and professional often overlap in meaningful ways, and there's room for all of it here. Sometimes that means exploring what's happening in your own life. Sometimes it means processing the emotional impact of a particularly difficult client or case. And sometimes it's both at once. I offer a space that's part therapy, part consultation — so you don't have to choose between taking care of yourself and thinking through the work. It's all welcome.
Q: Where is your office located?
A: I see all my clients remotely through encrypted video chat. I serve the Greater Bay Area and all of California. I also offer walk-and-talk therapy throughout Marin.
Q: Do you take my insurance?
A: At this time, I do not take insurance. I can provide you with a superbill for you to submit to your insurance provider.