
Quiet your inner critic. Find confidence.
Elizabeth Bodett Dresser, LCPC
I help people who are more comfortable thinking than feeling. They’ve always solved problems by working harder to feel worthy.
My clients struggle as you do. Despite being independent, competent, and hard working, life is hard.
When they first come in, they put in really long hours to avoid being discovered as a fraud at work. They feel exhausted, broken, and unseen. They are frustrated that others tell them all the time that they're so smart and capable, when that isn't how they feel inside at all.
They feel anxious and detached in their relationships. There's a part of them that wants deeper connection and another part of them that panics at the very thought of that vulnerability.
Their bodies are carrying the weight of this tension. For some that looks like never being able to calm down enough to rest and sleep well. For others that could mean chronic pain, hormonal or autoimmune issues.
Their overthinking gets in the way of the life they want is so many ways. They aren't the kind of person they want to be. They don't feel like themselves anymore. And their confidence at work is tanking.
Before they come to see me, they worried that this was just what other people wanted from them. That they just needed to keep working hard to keep that inner citric in check. That if they stopped working so hard, everything in their lives would just fall apart. The shame was weighing so heavily on them.
You make sense, even if it doesn’t feel that way right now.
There are reasons why people begin overthinking or overworking. I find in my work with clients that these patterns are often connected to unmet needs or issues in childhood. This might have meant parents who were emotionally immature and put a lot of pressure on you to be perfect or more explicit forms of neglect or abuse.
Like my clients, you deserve to feel confident and at ease with who you are.
Meaningful, connected relationships are not out of your reach.
If you're ready to stop working so hard, I would love to help you get there.
Schedule a free intro call. You don't have to be alone in this.