Rebellious high-achievers!! Do you. . .
. . . need a plan to get off autopilot and throw out traditional definitions of success?
Is every day feeling the same in that annoying, sticky way? You can’t tell the difference between what you did on Tuesday and what you can expect on Friday? Your small talk getting even more boring??
You’ve been telling yourself that something needs to change for months now. . . but you just haven’t followed through. Too tired. Bigger fish to fry. Where to even start?! We know it takes a lot of energy to build a routine but to break one in favor of trying something new with no guarantee of it being fulfilling and bringing in that elusive happiness??? Absolutely not. Things aren’t that bad, they’ll get better in a few months when things aren’t as busy, right? When there’s time and space for all the things you’ve been putting off. . . and then things never get less busy and you’re stuck on autopilot yearning for more.
You just wish there was someone around who could help you figure out what to do to mix something up and get closer to feeling like yourself without feeling like you’re tearing your carefully crafted and well-earned success to shreds just because you're bored.
Maybe you've been feeling a general sense of blah or meh?
When we’re constantly running the same routine day after day, month after month, year after year, and getting the same results that leave us unfulfilled and yearning for more, the feelings of emptiness and defeat start to creep in. Where you feel like a shell of a person just going through the motions “trying to make it through the day.”
People ask you what you’re looking forward to after work and you honestly can’t think of anything so your default answer becomes “laying down and going to sleep” or “getting a drink.” You’ve completely stopped all of your fun activities because they’re not bringing you any kind of enjoyment anymore.
You’ve noticed a general irritability and impatience in you that wasn’t always there. You have no hopes or dreams for yourself anymore because why bother? Your life’s going to look the exact same in 5 years, right? There’s nothing you can do or haven’t done already that will magically drop the life of your dreams in your lap, right?
Why work with me?
I know firsthand what it’s like to live (and win) by a set of rules that were surprise, surprise not created in my favor. It’s exhausting and led to my burnout. Following those rules took me so far away from my essence, my true nature, that it became fossilized and I felt like I had lead in my legs whenever I tried to do anything. When I was at the end of my rope, I began a multi-year process of getting to know myself again so I could recognize my ~sparkle~ and dust it off for the world to see! Now, I share my tricks of the trade with adults in similar situations.
My role as a therapist is to provide a non-judgmental, attuned presence for you to remember who you are and who you still can be. I am not the right fit for you if you aren't open to being curious about the parts of yourself you've been trying to avoid or if you aren’t willing to experiment with relating to yourself more kindly. I am here to hold your vision of a life worth living and redirect you towards it when you’re feeling “off track.” I'm pretty sure you have a lot of the answers you're looking for swimming around within you and sometimes you just need an experienced guide who truly sees you and believes in your dreams with you to guide you through the waters.
Hi! I'm Zaakirah, a trauma-informed therapist in CA. I specialize in PTSD, depression, and burnout.