therapy for the perfectionist mom
Let me guess: You thrive on achievement, but this new era has you feeling like you’re drowning beneath the weight of it all.
Even the most driven women can sometimes feel overwhelmed by the pressure to achieve. Between trying to maintain a healthy work-life balance to keeping the house in order to feeding your family nutritious meals to vying for that big promotion… the thought of it all makes your head spin (btw, that's exactly what is part of the "Intensive Mothering" ideology and the Perfect-Mom Myth.)
But underneath all that drive, is a perfectionist. And if this is you, I promise you, your perfectionism doesn't have to be a flaw.
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THE TRUTH IS: perfectionism got you to where you are with all your achievements. But in motherhood, the game changes.
I weave together evidence-based therapy frameworks, coaching techniques, and lived experience as a high-achieving perfectionist mama myself, to create a plan completely customized to your vision and goals. Most of the moms I work with are working-moms and mompreneurs with big dreams, and they are struggling with their perfectionistic tendencies, and I can help you learn how to work with your perfectionism rather than letting it control you, because let's be real, these are essential tools for any powerhouse.
Even unstoppable forces need a fine-tuning.
Because while “Mommy” is forever a part of your beautiful new identity now, you’re so much more than a mom who is driven by the challenges of perfectionism.
Here's what I can help you with:
Uncovering the roots of your perfectionism and understand the role it has played in your life.
Feeling good and confident about yourself as a mother, and confident in the decisions you make.
Developing strategies to manage the constant overwhelm and anxiety that comes with perfectionism and help you feel more in control.
Tweaking your self-care practices to align with the season of your motherhood and womanhood you are in so you can be successful in implementation.
Guiding you to set boundaries and express your needs, with yourself and others, so you don’t burn out from trying to do everything perfectly.
Transforming your perfectionistic qualities into strengths and reframing your perfectionism so that it drives you towards healthy, achievable goals rather than unrealistic expectations.
how we do it
Assess
First, we’ll meet for an initial 60-minute initial session to assess your beginning state. During this session we'll go over your assessments and questionnaires, my practice forms, any current labs, talk about your concerns, and discuss next steps.
Review
Next, we’ll go over your struggles, lifestyle, daily schedule, relationships, your matrescence and postpartum experiences so far, important life experiences that impact you today, and everything necessary to get a clear picture of what your life is like.
Plan
Then, we’ll develop a completely personalized short-term plan based on your current experiences for the first 6 months of our work together, and outline long-term goals to work towards together beyond the first 6 months. The ultimate goal is to get you feeling better immediately.
The Process
Here's how therapy will support you:
+ Develop Sustainable Success: Learn to pace yourself and create a lifestyle that allows you to thrive throughout motherhood.
want something like that?
Matrescence brings so much to the surface that will need to change.
Therapy can be a powerful tool to help you navigate motherhood perfectionism in this season of your life and help you reclaim your version of motherhood and womanhood.
Doing things as intensely, and "perfect" as you did pre-motherhood won't work anymore.
+ Prioritize Self-Care: Discover strategies to manage stress, prioritize your well-being, and prevent burnout.
+ Embrace New Rhythms: Explore ways to adjust your approach to goal setting and achievement to fit this new season of life.
+ refine and Redefine: Therapy provides a safe space to explore your evolving values, priorities,vision, and desires.
+ Strengthen Relationships: Develop healthier communication and boundaries to nurture your connections with loved ones.
Together, we can help you leverage your strengths, navigate motherhood perfectionism, and create a life that feels authentically successful - as a mother, a partner, and a driven woman.
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“
Understanding that motherhood is the psychological and spiritual birth of a woman is the
greatest story never told.
- Aurelie Athan
let me help you FEEL ENOUGH ABOUT YOURSELF
You deserve to feel more than just “okay.”
You may not go back to the woman you used to be before you became a mom, but I promise we can get you to feel like you, and feel good. To work with me, click the button below to see if we'd be a good fit, and start our work together.
