You’ve looked everywhere for answers - in books, podcast, even other therapy.
Despite you being able to juggle all the different parts of you, you feel like you’re drowning. But no one ever offers to help, because they think “He/She always got it.” Maybe you’re not looking for someone to solve your problems for you, but you would like others to see that you need support too!
What if I told you that the best place to start is actually with you?
Maybe You’re..
→ A young professional who’s dealing with self doubt and self worth, and unsure of how you will last in your career as is.
You work a cut throat job. There is no space to talk about your struggle. And if you did, others would see you as “being weak” or “incapable.” But you know, you can’t keep going at life giving 110 percent. Other parts of your life have had to be patient since you’ve been focused on your career. Now those parts are asking for more of you. You want a life that has more meaning and more balance.
If we listen to you, we may begin to pull out such questions as, “Is this what I want my life to be like in 1, 3, or 5 years? What will I need to say “no” to in order to say “yes” to other things in my life?”
→ A parent who’s burned out with juggling work and life, and losing touch with who you are outside of being a parent, spouse, or employee.
You are the glue that holds everything together at home and work. And that often meant, you think about yourself last. You told yourself that you don’t need as much compared to others, and that their happiness is your happiness. But you’re beginning to realize that putting yourself last has resulted in feelings of resentment and feeling that you can’t ever turn yourself off otherwise the world would fall apart. You have no idea who you are outside of your duties.
If we listen to you, we may begin to pull out questions such as, “Who am I when not defined by others? What do I need if and when I do take center stage? (Even if just for a minute)?”
→ A person going through transitions in life.
Whether it is retirement, major life events, or something else, your life is changing, and you’re feeling like you have no idea who you are anymore. Things that used to define your self worth are no longer there, or no longer satisfactory. What is left is just guilt, shame, and regret. You know you can’t be that person anymore.
If we listen to you, we may begin to pull out questions such as, “Who am I becoming that I have not been before? What or how do I want to define myself moving forward?”
→ Frustrated with generic approaches that doesn’t honor your inner wisdom.
You are a smart individual. You have examined the problems in your life in thousands of ways, and done a thousand things to solve them. You realized that worksheets, generic skills, and ideas just don’t respond to the unique, complex life that you have. You are the expert in your life. You want and need support that really brings out this knowing and do it in a way that collaborates with your lived experience and expertise.
Hi,
My name is Bao. I’m confident that we can create a space for you to find the answers you’re looking for.
You don’t need a therapist who tells you what to do. As the expert in your life, you already know or have an inkling of what you need to do. You want a therapist who can partner with you on this expertise and to help you take steps to give more space to it.
Our work together will involve a retelling of your story in ways that provides space between you and the problem. By creating this space, you will be able to identify what is important to you and bring out skills and wisdom that can support your next steps in living a more meaningful life defined by YOU.
Therapy with me will be at your pace. You lead, but I will guide and accompany you on this journey. I’ll ask lots of questions that get you thinking and examining your life in ways you may not have done so before.
I hope that you will choose me to partner with you on your healing journey.
Let’s chat. Click HERE to contact me.