Take Back Control
and enjoy life again
Therapy for Anxious Overthinkers, Planners & Perfectionists
Helping thoughtful, responsible women in New York, New Jersey and Chicago feel more calm, clear, and enough.
Welcome
You’ve spent a lifetime being the strong one—the reliable one. You work hard, plan ahead, and do what needs to be done. From the outside, it might even look like you’ve got it all together.
But inside?
You’re tired. Tense. Like you can never fully exhale.
No matter how much you accomplish, a quiet voice whispers: “It’s not enough.”
You don’t have to carry it alone anymore.
When Overthinking Becomes Exhausting
You replay conversations on a loop.
You second-guess your decisions—big and small.
You feel overstimulated, overwhelmed, and like the pressure never turns off.
And when life throws a curveball—whether it’s a big change or just another busy Monday—your nervous system jumps into overdrive.
You push yourself to do more, be more, achieve more. Yet no matter how much you accomplish, it never feels like enough.
Or maybe life has shifted in ways you weren’t prepared for—a career change, a major transition, or painful experiences from the past resurfacing.
✔ You crave control and feel uneasy when things don’t go as planned.
✔ You try to stay “on top of it all,” but feel stuck and scattered inside.
✔ Even good things can feel stressful—because change is hard, no matter how positive.
Maybe you’ve tried deep breathing, journaling, or even therapy for anxiety and stress. But something still feels stuck. You’re coping… not healing.
This is what it’s like to live with anxiety, perfectionism, or the lingering effects of trauma.
It’s not your fault. And it doesn’t have to stay this way.
Therapy for Anxiety and Stress That Actually Helps You Heal
Many of my clients don’t think of themselves as “high-achievers.”
They just believe in working hard and doing their best—often not realizing how past experiences, trauma, or deep emotional patterns are shaping how they feel day-to-day.
In therapy, we work together to:
✔ Understand where your patterns come from—without judgment.
✔ Heal emotional wounds that keep you stuck in anxiety or self-doubt.
✔ Develop real, lasting confidence—not just the kind that comes from achievements.
✔ Build new ways of relating to yourself that feel more compassionate and calm.
You don’t need a full-blown crisis to deserve support.
You might just feel a little off. Like something’s not quite working.
And that’s enough. You’re enough.
WHY THERAPY? YOU'VE PROBABLY TOLD YOURSELF...
“I should be able to handle this on my own.”
“Things aren’t ‘bad enough’ to justify therapy.”
“What if talking about everything makes me feel worse?”
If you’re someone who’s used to being the strong one, asking for support might feel unfamiliar.
But struggling alone doesn’t make you stronger.
Therapy is where you can:
✔ Understand why you feel this way.
✔ Rewire old patterns that are keeping you stuck.
✔ Develop real, lasting confidence—not just the kind that comes from achievements
Therapy can help you find clarity, confidence and relief
Right now, life might feel like an endless cycle of stress, self-doubt, and uncertainty. But therapy can help you.
Through EMDR therapy for anxiety and stress, you can build deeper confidence, heal from emotional overwhelm, and create lasting change.
√ Feel more confident in yourself and your decisions.
√ Move through transitions with clarity and purpose.
√ Heal from past wounds that are keeping you stuck.
√ Break free from anxiety, perfectionism, and burnout.
√ Step into this next chapter of life grounded and empowered.
💡 The best results come when you’re ready to invest in yourself. If you’re open to insight, motivated to grow, and ready for lasting change, therapy can help you reconnect with yourself—and create a life that feels more authentic and free.
WHAT DOES THERAPY WITH ME LOOK LIKE?
I work with high-achievers, professionals, and deep thinkers who are ready to understand themselves more deeply—and heal at the root.
Here’s what working together looks like:
✔ We explore what’s bringing you here. What’s weighing on you? What patterns keep showing up in your life?
✔ We go deeper. We uncover the beliefs, memories, and emotions driving your anxiety, stress, or self-doubt.
✔ You gain tools for relief. We integrate practical strategies and deeper healing work so you feel supported now and long-term.
My approach blends:
✔ Psychoanalytic therapy – Helping you understand how past experiences shape your present.
✔ EMDR therapy – for anxiety, trauma, and CPTSD — a powerful, research-backed method for reprocessing emotional wounds.
✔ EMDR Intensives – accelerated sessions for those who want deeper breakthroughs in less time.
How EMDR Therapy for Anxiety and stress Can Help You Heal
Many of my clients have struggled with persistent anxiety, trauma, or perfectionism—even after years of talk therapy.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) helps you:
✔ Process painful experiences that are still affecting you today.
✔ Reduce emotional triggers and automatic stress responses.
✔ Reframe and replace negative beliefs with healthier, more empowering ones.
For those seeking faster progress, I offer EMDR Intensives — extended sessions designed to help you move forward more quickly and deeply.
Meet Dorlee Michaeli, LCSW | EMDR
Therapy
for Anxiety and STRESS
Hello, I'm Dorlee. I'm Here to Help.
As a psychoanalytically trained, EMDR-certified therapist, I specialize in helping high-achievers and professionals navigate:
✔ Anxiety and Perfectionism
✔ Trauma and Emotional Healing
✔ Major Life and Career Transitions
I know firsthand how hard it can be to slow down when you’ve built your identity around doing more and staying in control.
Therapy isn’t about fixing you—it’s about helping you reconnect with the parts of yourself that were never broken.
✔ I offer online therapy for adults across New York, New Jersey, and Illinois (with limited in-person availability in Chicago).
✔ Together, we’ll explore what’s weighing you down—and find a way forward that actually feels sustainable.
You Don't Have to Carry This Alone. Let's Get Started.
If you’re ready to stop overthinking and start feeling grounded, confident, and at peace, I’d be honored to support you.
Take the first step today.
Do You Want To...
Stop feeling overwhelmed and stressed all the time. Feel more confident and at ease in your daily life.
Understand how your past experiences may be shaping your present. Learn to process unresolved trauma, build self-compassion, and create healthier relationships.
Gain clarity, process major life changes, and step into this next chapter feeling grounded.
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What Others SaY
“I have gained a great deal by working with Dorlee. She empowered me to create boundaries, be able to say no, to truly value myself and my work, and to be accountable for how I show up in the world. She was patient, yet firm, and the sessions, especially the EMDR… read more“
MK, 29
“Dorlee has been a tremendous help in my personal and professional life. She’s created a container for me to process and learn more about myself during major transitions and she always shows up to meet me in the place I need to be to do work and make progress.”
MR, 29
“Having had the pleasure of supervising Dorlee for several years, I can attest to her clinical acumen. Not only is she a gifted therapist, but her professionalism and dedication are unparalleled.”
CHRISTINE GROUNDS, LCSW-R
Psychotherapist in Private Practice | Former Clinical Director of the Training Institute for Mental Health
“Dorlee is a wonderfully sensitive therapist. She approaches clinical cases with warmth and great attunement. With a calm, caring demeanor, combined with skills and training in psychodynamic therapy and EMDR, she is particularly well-suited to working with trauma.”
REBECCA LIEBMANN-SMITH, LMSW
Therapist Specializing in Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic Therapy
“Dorlee is a warm and insightful therapist who helps those who suffer from anxiety, pain, grief or low self-esteem process their feelings and heal. She is committed to her clients…read more“
ALICE ELLERBECK, LCSW
Psychotherapist at Blanton-Peale
Counseling Center
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