Therapy for People Who Work in Film, TV, Advertising, and Creative Work
Therapy for Creatives
In-person in Echo Park. Online across California.
When freelance becomes fearlance
I produced for twenty years before adding therapist to my hyphenates. Documentaries, scripted and non-scripted TV, commercials, events, social impact campaigns. I went to graduate school at night while I was working and raising my son on my own, which is its own kind of production schedule.
So if you tell me the job is why you can’t sleep, I won’t need you to explain the job.
It’s feast or famine. Twelve weeks with no weekends, then time off that you can’t enjoy because you don’t know when the next job is coming. Your income is unpredictable, and so is your sense of whether you’re any good, because both get re-decided every time a job ends.
Most therapy assumes a Monday-through-Friday life. Mine doesn’t.
$175 individual. $200 couples. In-network with Aetna.
This might be for you
Purpose
You got into this work because you’re creative. But the job only peripherally satisfies that itch.
Toxic Culture
Status games are unavoidable, and how you navigate them can determine whether you get poisoned or remain immune.
External Validation
The need for external validation isn’t bad; it’s connected to our need to belong. But when it’s your main source of connection, it can leave you feeling invisible.
Chronic Stress
Your system will break down if you’re always stressed. You can still get the work done without burning yourself out. I have some tools. I call it the #CortisolCleanse