You used to love your job, or at least tolerate it. Now just thinking about Monday makes your chest tight. You’re checking work emails at 11pm, lying awake running through tomorrow’s to-do list, and snapping at people you love because you have nothing left to give.
Maybe it’s the toxic boss who undermines you. Maybe it’s the impossible workload and expectation that you’re “always on.” Maybe you’re successful by every metric but completely burned out. Or maybe you’re questioning whether this career was ever what you wanted, or just what you thought you were supposed to want.
Work stress isn’t just “part of life.” When Sunday night dread starts on Friday afternoon, when you’re physically sick from anxiety, when your job is destroying your relationships and health, that’s not normal. That’s a crisis.
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 20 years of experience, I help professionals navigate work-related stress, burnout, career transitions, and the impossible question: “How do I make a living without losing my life?”
The weekend used to be relief. Now you can't enjoy it because Monday's looming. You're never truly "off."
You check email at 11pm, during dinner, on vacation. Your heart races when your boss's name appears. You can't turn it off.
You used to care. Now you're just going through the motions. You're depleted, resentful, and questioning everything.
Your boss is undermining, gaslighting, or abusive. Colleagues are backstabbing. The culture is cutthroat. You're surviving, not thriving.
You're successful on paper, but convinced you're faking it. One mistake and they'll realize you're a fraud.
You work late, bring work home, answer emails on weekends. Your relationships are suffering. Your health is suffering. But you can't stop.
Yes, and we’ll do it together.
Work stress therapy isn’t just venting about your job. It’s strategic problem-solving, skill-building, and decision-making support.
Session 1-2: Understanding Your Work Stress
We’ll explore what’s actually causing the stress: Is it the workload? Your boss? The culture? Imposter syndrome? Your own perfectionism? Or all of the above? By the end of session 2, you’ll have clarity on what we’re working on.
Session 3-8: Managing Symptoms & Building Coping Skills
We address the immediate crisis: anxiety management, sleep hygiene, stress reduction techniques. You’ll learn how to regulate your nervous system so work stress doesn’t control your entire life.
Session 9-20: Addressing Root Causes & Making Decisions
This is where transformation happens. We explore boundary setting, assertiveness, perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and the big question: Do you stay or go? We create a plan that aligns with YOUR values and priorities.
Session 20+: Integration & Maintenance
As things stabilize, we shift to less frequent sessions. The goal is to help you build a sustainable relationship with work, whether that’s in your current job, a new job, or a different career entirely.
You’re not “too sensitive” or “can’t handle stress.” You’re responding to toxic systems, impossible expectations, and a culture that glorifies overwork. Your stress makes sense.
Toxic bosses, discrimination, microaggressions, “always on” culture, I don’t just help you cope. I help you navigate (or leave) broken systems.
You don’t have to sacrifice your health, relationships, and sanity for success. We redefine what success means to YOU.
Work stress therapy focuses specifically on career-related issues: job stress, burnout, career transitions, workplace conflict, and work-life balance. We address both the emotional and practical aspects.
Quitting might be the answer eventually, but therapy helps you make that decision with clarity, not just reactivity. And if you stay, therapy helps you set boundaries and manage stress.
We work on survival strategies: coping skills, boundary-setting, and planning your exit when the time is right. You don’t have to stay forever, but you also don’t have to leave tomorrow.
Yes. We explore your values, your strengths, what’s actually making you miserable, and what a fulfilling career might look like for YOU. Then we create a plan.
Burnout isn’t fixed by a vacation. We address what caused it (boundaries, workload, meaning) and rebuild sustainable work habits. Recovery takes time, usually 6-12 months.
We challenge the distorted beliefs driving imposter syndrome (“I’m a fraud,” “I don’t deserve success”) and build authentic confidence rooted in YOUR actual skills and achievements.
Yes. We work on assertiveness, boundary-setting, and navigating toxic dynamics. Sometimes the answer is confrontation; sometimes it’s strategic withdrawal.
Yes, I accept Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, United Healthcare, Cigna, and other major insurers. Self-pay options are also available. Contact me to verify your specific plan coverage.
in-person and online options throughout Illinois.
Friday 10 AM – 8 PM
Saturday 9 AM – 3 PM
1525 East 53rd Street
Suite 433
Chicago, IL 60615
Parking: Paid parking available behind Akira and paid street parking.
Public Transit: CTA and Metra
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
11 AM – 8 PM
125 South Wacker Drive
Suite 308
Chicago, IL 60606
Parking: Paid street parking or multiple public garages..
Public Transit: CTA & Metra.
Whether you’re navigating relationship struggles, identity questions, trauma recovery, or generational patterns you’re ready to break, I’m here to help. Fill out the form, and I will reach out to you as soon as I can.
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