Tired of hearing that you “had so much potential?”
Join us for a therapy group focused on supporting former “gifted” students process through the stress, disappointment, sadness, confusion you may feel if you feel like you “have not lived up to expectations.”
In group, clients can share and relate to others who have similar experiences and challenges. We will explore shame, disappointment, frustrations, and grief over not having life pan out as expected. We will also explore how to be gentle with yourself, reevaluate what success means, as well as finding joy, gratitude, and pride in your current self.
In grade school, you were told you were a “gifted” student, smart and “going places.” You had such great expectations placed on you by others and maybe yourself. Nowadays, you feel as though you have to defend your career or life choices if you’re not a doctor, surgeon, CEO, etc. You feel disappointed, sad, confused, stressed, “not enough.”
Everywhere else you have to be on your guard and put on a happy face. Here you get to be real, upset, have feelings, be proud and disappointed and confused. Here you get to be all of yourself, the parts that aren’t so ambitious and upwardly mobile and have things together, with others who have similar experiences.
Location: Menlo Park
Who’s a Good Fit for This Group
Ages 22-35. In grade school, you were told you were a “gifted” student. Smart and “going places.” You had such great expectations placed on you by others, maybe yourself. Nowadays, you feel as though you have to defend your career or life choices if you’re not a doctor, surgeon, CEO, etc. You feel disappointed, sad, confused, stressed, “not enough.” You are tired of hearing this, feeling this, having to defend yourself. You enjoy the work or the place that your at in life most of the time and hate questioning yourself when others do. You’re wanting to join a group of others that have similar experiences and learn to shake off these expectations and find joy.
Who’s Not a Good Fit for This Group
If you’re struggling with finding joy or pride in your career/life, it would be more helpful to seek out individual therapy first to build a foundation prior to joining us in this group. If you have followed in your families footsteps, are successful in this career, this would not be the best group for you.
Dates & Fees
Group sessions start Friday, March 29 2-3:30pm. $75 fee per session. We will meet weekly on Fridays for 4 months then will break for 2 weeks to allow for time to implement skills learned and growth made. We will then start a new round.
This group will be open until filled to allow building of trust, relationships, and allow a sense of safety for vulnerability.
Led By
By using this website, you agree to our use of cookies. We use cookies to provide you with a great experience and to help our website run effectively.
