Anxious Manager in Training Seeking Kind LA Based Therapist
March 20, 2017 11:16 PM Subscribe
My new job is the hardest job I've ever had, and I'm drowning under the pressure. My friends and family seem to empathize, but at the same time, they're also sort of chuckling at my distress and telling me it's good that I'm "finally" struggling at something when previously I've been "able to tackle everything" that comes my way. Can you recommend a CBT trained therapist in Pasadena who can help me stop sinking?
I am now the head of a department at a small but growing agency. If I were just working with my team in house, it would be great, but the overseas team is really, REALLY frustrating due to some major cultural differences, to the point that I'm coming home a lot and disassociating for hours because I am so strung out. The pressure to perform in general is just intense -- I know I am capable of all the challenges put in front of me, but there never seems to be enough time. The biggest issue is that I have never wanted to be a manager, and now I have to be, and I don't know how, and honestly I am exhausted in trying to find out. I am not sleeping because of the performance anxiety and I'm not producing the work I am supposed to produce either.
I need a therapist who can coach me through this period of profound stress and guide me out of disassociating (which is coming from the PTSD incurred from my last job, and, inexplicably, an internship I had as a teen that was very bad). My psychiatrist and I have reached a point where we don't want to mess with the meds I take to manage Bipolar II and as much of my Generalized Anxiety as possible, so adding something like Seraquil into the mix is off the table until we exhaust all other options for PTSD relief, etc.
Can you recommend a good therapist for me who's based in Pasadena (or even Glendale/Burbank)? I feel very ashamed about all of this so someone kind would be very nice. Thank you.
I am now the head of a department at a small but growing agency. If I were just working with my team in house, it would be great, but the overseas team is really, REALLY frustrating due to some major cultural differences, to the point that I'm coming home a lot and disassociating for hours because I am so strung out. The pressure to perform in general is just intense -- I know I am capable of all the challenges put in front of me, but there never seems to be enough time. The biggest issue is that I have never wanted to be a manager, and now I have to be, and I don't know how, and honestly I am exhausted in trying to find out. I am not sleeping because of the performance anxiety and I'm not producing the work I am supposed to produce either.
I need a therapist who can coach me through this period of profound stress and guide me out of disassociating (which is coming from the PTSD incurred from my last job, and, inexplicably, an internship I had as a teen that was very bad). My psychiatrist and I have reached a point where we don't want to mess with the meds I take to manage Bipolar II and as much of my Generalized Anxiety as possible, so adding something like Seraquil into the mix is off the table until we exhaust all other options for PTSD relief, etc.
Can you recommend a good therapist for me who's based in Pasadena (or even Glendale/Burbank)? I feel very ashamed about all of this so someone kind would be very nice. Thank you.
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posted by mr_roboto at 12:00 AM on March 21, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by mr_roboto at 12:00 AM on March 21, 2017 [1 favorite]
I have heard good things about Natalie Moore at Tree of Life Healing.
posted by delight at 1:47 PM on March 21, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by delight at 1:47 PM on March 21, 2017 [1 favorite]
(She has a holistic approach, and since I haven't been treated by her, I can't comment on her methods. She seems very nice.)
posted by delight at 1:53 PM on March 21, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by delight at 1:53 PM on March 21, 2017 [1 favorite]
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I also went to school with this therapist and can vouch for her kindness. She's still an intern, though, if that matters to you.
posted by chicainthecity at 11:56 PM on March 20, 2017 [1 favorite]