Career Therapy

Nicole Legg, a PhD Candidate in Clinical Psychology, spends her time conducting psychological research, providing therapy and assessments to her clients, and delivering talks on mental health and wellbeing. She is also the co-founder of WellIntel Talks, a wellness education speaker platform, and aims to promote wellness intelligence in the community. In this episode we talk about how to navigate workplace conflicts in healthy and effective ways, what you can do to build self-trust in yourself and your abilities, and how Dialectic Behavior Therapy DBT’s DEARMAN framework can lead to better communications and outcomes at work. 

Dr. Sharon Lo Adusei is a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in the developing brain, specifically focused on understanding the role that our context, culture and social environment has on how our attention and self-regulation skills form throughout life. Over the last decade, she has worked to promote well-being and positive health outcomes in clinical, academic, and tech spaces, including the growing digital mental health industry. In this episode we talk about childhood temperament and how it shows up in our work later in life, emotional reactivity and regulation and how to improve your sensitivity to negative stimuli, and what you can do to build a self-care plan for yourself when times get tough in your career. 

Dr. Benjamin Ritter is the founder of Live for Yourself Consulting, a leadership and career coach, Talent Development Executive, values geek, international speaker, online course instructor, and podcast host of The Executive, and The Live for Yourself Revolution. In this episode we talk about the culture of fear that is growing in the tech world due to mass layoffs and career uncertainty, how to reframe your personal and professional story, and why acceptance is necessary as we develop in our career year after year. 

Dr. Jessica Jackson is a passionate practitioner, scholar, and advocate in the field of counseling psychology. She divides her time between clinical practice, public speaking, advocacy, writing, and research to deliver culturally centered, evidence-based treatments to adult clients with a wide range of emotional, behavioral and adjustment problems — including anxiety, stress, depression, and relationship problems. In this episode, we discuss how to to manage our expectations and emotional reactions at work and in the job search, the importance of boundaries and how to implement them properly in the workplace, and how you can practice more self compassion in order to better handle the ambiguity of work, life, and identity in the workplace.

Dr. Brooke Wachtler is a licensed psychologist and the founder of BEW Consulting & Training and the newsletter Beyond the Buzzword. She is passionate about helping people change their thought processes, actions, and behaviors to help improve well-being at work. In this episode, we discuss how to deal with your difficult boss or coworker, ways to reframe your mindsets to reduce stress, and how to realistically integrate your work and personal lives in a way that leads to long term career success.

Dr. Julia Baron is a licensed psychologist based in San Francisco, with experience in both clinical work and consulting. She specializes in women’s health and wellness, substance use treatment, and pediatric and adolescent neuropsychological assessment. She currently works on the clinical team at Caraway - a digital healthcare company providing integrated mental, physical, and reproductive health for college women, and her private practice includes consulting and coaching for both individuals and teams, psychotherapy, and assessment. In this episode, we discuss how to cope with Sunday Scares, align your values, skills, and interests, and take a more holistic approach to your life and your career. 

Jenna Kimball is the Director of Talent Acquisition at Dentsu International, helping nationwide clients and brands identify talent from entry level positions through C-Level roles in the marketing and media space. In this episode, we discuss the Recruiter’s perspective on the job search when it comes to finding the right role for you, networking with the right people, showing up with the right presence in the interview, and negotiating the right pay. Jenna shares stories of imperfect candidates who still got the job and drops some wisdom on how to reframe your approach so that companies can’t wait to hire you.