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Therapy for Entrepreneurs & Start-Up Founders

Therapy for Entrepreneurs & Start-Up Founders

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Being an entrepreneur or start-up founder is exciting, inspiring, and deeply rewarding — but it can also be overwhelming, isolating, and emotionally draining. The constant pressure to lead a team, secure funding, make critical decisions, and innovate often brings sleepless nights, self-doubt, and burnout.

Our Therapy for Entrepreneurs & Start-Up Founders provides a supportive space where you can step back from the hustle and focus on your well-being. In a culture that tells you to “grind harder,” we remind you that caring for your mental and emotional health is just as essential as building your business.

Why Entrepreneurs Benefit From Therapy

Founders and business leaders often experience unique challenges, such as:

  • Burnout and exhaustion from long hours and never-ending demands.
  • High stress levels from fundraising, pitching, and financial uncertainty.
  • Decision-making fatigue when every choice feels critical.
  • Isolation and loneliness from carrying responsibilities others may not understand.
  • Fear of failure or imposter syndrome, despite accomplishments.
  • Strained relationships due to the blurred line between work and personal life.

  • Perfectionism and difficulty letting go of control.

Left unaddressed, these struggles can affect both your personal well-being and your business success.

Signs It May Be Time to Seek Support

  • You feel constantly anxious, restless, or on edge.
  • You’re experiencing sleepless nights or chronic fatigue.
  • You can’t “turn off” your mind, even during downtime.
  • You feel overwhelmed or paralyzed by tough decisions.
  • You’ve become disconnected from loved ones because work always comes first.
  • You struggle with work-life balance, guilt, or lack of joy.

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How Therapy Can Help

Therapy offers a confidential space where you can release the pressure and gain clarity. With an experienced therapist, you can:

  • Reduce Stress & Anxiety – Learn coping tools to manage uncertainty and high pressure.
  • Prevent Burnout – Set healthy boundaries and maintain sustainable habits.
  • Strengthen Decision-Making – Gain perspective to approach challenges with clarity.
  • Improve Work-Life Balance – Create space for both your business and personal life.
  • Process Failure & Fear – Build resilience when things don’t go as planned.
  • Develop Leadership Skills – Enhance emotional intelligence and communication with your team.
  • Reconnect With Purpose – Remember why you started and align your goals with your values.

Our Approach

We understand that entrepreneurship is more than a job — it’s your passion, your identity, and your livelihood. That’s why our therapy approach is:

  • Flexible – Sessions that fit into your demanding schedule.
  • Confidential – A private space where you don’t have to appear “strong” or “in control.”
  • Practical & Insightful – Strategies tailored to your lifestyle and business challenges.
  • Supportive of Growth – Helping you thrive as a person, not just as a founder.

Therapy for Entrepreneurs & Start-Up Founders

What Our Clients Say

I am blown away! I don’t write testimonials, unless I have been extremely moved by something. I was blessed to...

I am blown away! I don’t write testimonials, unless I have been extremely moved by something. I was blessed to work with Brooke on a single session, and before this I was in therapy on and off with multiple therapists for the last 20 years of my life. Brooke was able to do more in one session than many years of work with my previous therapist. She has the true gift of great insight and compassion while also getting straight to the heart of your blind spots and unconscious issues in a way that has truly changed my life.

Skyler J.

There are people who are good at their work there are people like Brooke: who are born to do it....

There are people who are good at their work there are people like Brooke: who are born to do it. I cannot recommend Brooke more highly. I can only imagine where I would be today if I had started working with her years ago. From the beginning of our session, she knew exactly what tools and questions that would work for my particular psychology and my personal experience. No other therapist has been able to do that or anything close.

What I also really appreciate from our session is Brooke's ability to go directly to the source of the issue while also keeping a very gentle and kind energy with me. I felt very seen, understood, and supported. Everything and more that I could have ever asked for from a therapist. I have a severe trauma history and complex issues she was able to immediately identify and help. If she could help me, I know she can help you too.

Taylor E.

You did more in 45 minutes than my last therapist did in a year.

You did more in 45 minutes than my last therapist did in a year.

Jamie

With your help, I've finally started to understand that while my vivid imagination often wants to create terrifying monsters under...

With your help, I've finally started to understand that while my vivid imagination often wants to create terrifying monsters under the bed, in a lot of cases those monsters are nothing more than a heap of decidedly less-terrifying laundry I've avoided for too long that just needs to be aired out and put away. Which is definitely a lot easier than monster slaying. Thank you for shedding light in the dark places I was too afraid to face alone.

Morgan B.

I am extremely fortunate to work with Sydney, who is helping me create real internal change. The talent to listen...

I am extremely fortunate to work with Sydney, who is helping me create real internal change. The talent to listen well is Hall of Fame stuff, and she has that. She then follows with questions, strategies that are organic to the moment. I have come to believe that deep, radical, if occasionally deeply painful change ... and, then, healing can happen. I'm just at the lip of that last part - but would not have gotten there, AT ALL, without Sydney

Ric K.

The best therapist ever! Life-changing 🙂

The best therapist ever! Life-changing 🙂

Catherine H.

Right now, the work is changing my life, sometimes in inches, sometimes in miles.

Right now, the work is changing my life, sometimes in inches, sometimes in miles.

Ric K.

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Westside, Eastside, & Everywhere In Between

My LA Therapy In Person Office Locations

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Santa Monica Ocean Park

130 Ocean Park Blvd Santa Monica, CA 90405

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Santa Monica Promenade

720 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 204 Santa Monica, CA 90401

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West LA

11845 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 1250W Los Angeles, CA 90064

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Beverly Hills

8500 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 740 Beverly Hills, CA 90211

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Encino

16055 Ventura Blvd. Suite 1010 Encino, CA 91436

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Studio City

11846 Ventura Blvd, Suite 204 Studio City, CA 91604

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Echo Park

1910 Sunset Blvd, Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA 90026

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Pasadena

595 E Colorado Blvd, Suite 205 Pasadena, CA 91101

Westside, Eastside, & Everywhere In Between

My LA Therapy In Person Office Locations