You’re capable, driven, and accomplished. You’re the person everyone else comes to when they need something handled. You’re good at pushing through.
Maybe you’re considering therapy now because pushing through has gotten exhausting. The demands placed on you are huge, and the weight of carrying those demands is heavy. You might be exhausted in a way that sleep doesn’t fix. At work, you’re constantly “on”: weighing risks vs. rewards and putting aside your emotions so you can make the “tough choices.” But then you go home, and your family wants the emotionally available, emotionally vulnerable version of you that you suppressed all day at work. That can feel like whiplash. If you’re on this site, we bet you’re searching for a way to make all of this feel more manageable.
You’ve carried the weight of the world on your shoulders by yourself for long enough. It’s time to let someone in to help.
Many high achievers have a strong inner critic. It’s that voice in your head that says, “You could have done better.” That says, “No one will love you if you don’t succeed.” That says, “You have to be the best, or else you’re a failure.” This inner critic has probably driven a lot of your success. But it’s also exhausting, and mean, and it may be costing you relationships, rest, and joy.
You may fight back: you push the critic away by reminding yourself of your accomplishments (to which the critic often says, “Yes, but you could do better!”).
You may agree with your inner critics. You create rigid and unachievable expectations for yourself to always be the best and always do things perfectly. Unfortunately, because no one is perfect (even when you want to be), you fall short of your expectations. Then you feel sad and ashamed of yourself.
What if we tried a different approach? Instead of fighting with your critic, our therapists help you approach this part of yourself with warm, open curiosity. When we shift into curiosity and compassion, we often learn that the critic is trying to protect us: from embarrassment, or rejection, or failure.
You are more than your title, your output, or your income. Therapy helps you explore who you are beyond your professional identity.
Don’t worry, we know your professional identity is important, and we aren’t getting rid of it! But we use therapy to help you get to know all the parts of you, including your values, your interests, your needs, and even those old joys that got set aside on the way to success.
And then, if you want to, we explore how to live in a way that honors all of those parts — not just the ones your career has had time for.
Your career is important, and exploring your identity and challenging your inner critic doesn’t mean that you must give up your ambition.
But, therapy can help you figure out what balance looks like. We can explore how to live your life in a way that honors and aligns with your values. We explore subtle, meaningful shifts that let you keep doing great work while also having a life that feels worth coming home to. Maybe you want to carve out more time for family, for exercise, for vacations, for joy, for spontaneity, or for relaxation. Maybe you want help asking that inner taskmaster to take a backseat when you’re home with your family. We help you keep that career you love while also feeling like your life is more balanced.
If you’re in a high performance workplace or position of leadership, I bet you’re a brilliant intellectualizer: you’re great at analyzing problems and prioritizing tasks. We love our inner intellectualizers and taskmasters, because they motivate us toward greatness and help us succeed. They get the job DONE.
But strong intellectualizers sometimes feel disconnected from their emotions. You may find it hard to identify your feelings and emotions in the moment or feel cut off from the physical sensations of emotions in your body. You also might have a hard time sharing your feelings aloud. When your loved ones ask you to be more emotionally vulnerable, certain defense mechanisms can trigger: like shutting down and dissociating, avoiding the issue, pretending things are fine, or lashing out with harsh words.
If this sounds like you, we’re here to help. We take a calm approach to help you re-connect to your emotions in a way that feels safe. We help you learn why those emotions feel cut-off. We help you understand your patterns of avoidance, dissociation, and pushing away. We help you identify your priorities – in work and at home – and make subtle shifts to your life that align with those values.
Our clinicians have deep experience working with busy professionals with high-paced, demanding careers. We understand the culture of high-performance workplaces — the pressure to be “on” constantly, the stigma around vulnerability, and the particular way that success can become a trap.
All therapists at Will Psychology use acceptance-focused treatment approaches. These approaches resonate with many high achievers who are tired of fighting and suppressing their uncomfortable feelings. We help you identify your feelings, thoughts, and the different parts of you (the driven part, the critic, the exhausted part, the one that just wants to rest). We approach those parts with open curiosity and acceptance, rather than judgment. In IFS, you get to know those parts, befriend them, and learn about them. In ACT, you learn strategies for tolerating the uncomfortable feelings and asking yourself, “What do I want my life to stand for, and how do I move toward that — even when it’s hard?”
We start with a no-pressure phone call to see if it feels like a good fit, for you and us. We’ll briefly talk about what’s bringing you in, what you’re hoping to get out of therapy, and answer any questions you have. No commitment required.
We spend time getting to know you: your history, your career, the pressures you’re navigating, and what’s bringing you to therapy now.
Using IFS and other approaches, we start to identify the different parts of you that are running the show and mapping the patterns you’ve noticed: the perfectionist, the taskmaster, the emotional shutdown, the feelings of disconnection. Understanding this system is the foundation for everything that follows.
We gently explore the parts of you that are exhausted, disconnected, or in pain, and help them heal. We also work with the overworked parts, helping them trust you to handle things so they can finally take a break. We identify values and goals, and support you in making small shifts to make life feel more expansive and enjoyable.
As the work deepens, most clients begin to feel a meaningful shift: more ease at home, a quieter inner critic, a stronger sense of who they are beyond their career, and a life that finally feels worth living. We don’t ask you to give up your drive; we help you channel it in a way that doesn’t cost you everything else.
With a free 15-minute consultation call — no pressure, no commitment. We’ll talk briefly about what’s bringing you in and whether it feels like a good fit. Many of our high-achieving clients have never been in therapy before, and we know that first step takes courage.
We typically meet weekly or every other week, especially at the start of treatment. Frequent sessions early on help us get momentum and tend to produce the best results. Sessions are 50 minutes, but we also offer 80-minute sessions if you’d prefer to dig deeper each visit. We have therapists who offer early morning and late evening sessions, if needed. We can discuss what works best for your schedule.
Yes. Everything you share is strictly confidential, with very limited legal exceptions (such as imminent safety concerns). We are an out-of-network practice in part because billing insurance would require sharing your diagnosis and treatment details. Your privacy is protected when you work with an out-of-network provider.
Yes — virtual sessions are available across Indiana, New York, and 40+ states through PSYPACT. Many of our professional clients prefer virtual sessions for the flexibility. In-person sessions are available at our north Indianapolis office at 921 E. 86th St., Suite 206.
We are an out-of-network practice. We provide monthly Superbills for potential insurance reimbursement. We find that many of our professional clients prefer the privacy and flexibility of out-of-network care.
You make time for everything else. Make time for this.
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Across Indiana, New York, and 40+ other states
921 E. 86th St., Suite 206 Indianapolis, IN 46240
