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What Makes Overachievers a Magnet for Toxic Workplaces?

Toxic workplaces and dysfunctional teams don’t recruit overachievers randomly. They depend on overachievers to function. Here’s why overachievers are a magnet for dysfunction and what it takes to break the cycle.

Are You a High Achiever or an Overachiever?

High achievement and overachievement look the same from the outside, but they have very different psychological roots. Here’s why rest and boundaries don’t help overachiever burnout.

Burnout Recovery and Prevention for Executives and Senior Leaders 

A Comprehensive Framework for What to Expect and How to Start  When most people picture burnout, they imagine a dramatic collapse or a single breaking point, and those kinds of crises do happen sometimes. However, what I see more often is something a...
How to Know If It’s Time for a Career Change

How to Know If It’s Time for a Career Change

When work becomes unbearable, most of us think “I need a career change.” But sometimes you need a different job in the same field. Sometimes the issue is internal strategies making everything harder. Here’s how to tell which problem to address first.

What Working Together Is Like 

What Working Together Is Like 

People who reach out to me tend to know they’re capable. What they’re unsure about is why they’re so tired, and why work seems to take everything out of them.

Christine Walker, LPC | Career Therapist

Hello, I’m happy you’ve found your way here.

I didn’t set out intending to become a career therapist. In fact, I originally thought I was going to become a marriage therapist, but during my training, I discovered I’m uniquely good at working with smart, intensely driven people, the kind of people who work like they have something to prove.

I especially enjoy working with leaders who look calm and capable on the outside but feel overwhelmed, lonely, or resentful underneath.

If you decide to work with me, you should know that I will ask you questions that don’t usually get asked, and I’ll give you the honest feedback you crave but most people are afraid to give.

On a personal note, I’m a mother of four grown (or nearly grown) young men. And my inner child is an artist, a dancer, and someone who isn’t impressed by titles but is endlessly curious about the people behind them.