Take Back Control
and enjoy life again
EMDR therapy for imposter syndrome helps high-achieving professionals
calm anxiety, release pressure, and move through life with more ease.
Serving clients in New York, New Jersey, and Chicago.
Weekly therapy and EMDR intensives available.
HELPING THOUGHTFUL PROFESSIONALS IN DEMANDING CAREERS FIND CALM, CONFIDENCE, AND SELF-TRUST.
Serving clients in New York, New Jersey, and Chicago.
Weekly therapy and EMDR intensives available.
Welcome
You’ve worked hard to build your success. You’re the one people count on – steady, thoughtful,
and capable. But lately, it’s harder to turn off.
You’re not weak for feeling this way. You’ve learned to function in environments that reward
control and composure.
EMDR therapy for imposter syndrome can help you rebuild safety inside yourself so your confidence no longer depends on external approval or perfect outcomes.
When Overthinking Becomes Exhausting
You replay conversations in your mind, trying to figure out what you said or how it landed. You second-guess your decisions, whether they are big or small, until you’re mentally drained.
Even positive feedback doesn’t always quiet the worry. Your body stays tense, your thoughts keep looping, and rest never feels fully earned.
EMDR therapy for high achievers provides a way to process overwhelming thoughts and steady your mind without years of talk therapy.
Why EMDR Therapy for Imposter Syndrome?
Many high-achievers cope by doing more and planning harder. Yet no matter how much you accomplish, it never feels like enough. As a result, rest never feels fully restorative, and even small moments of quiet can feel uncomfortable.
Sometimes the stress comes from a major life change such as a new role, a shifting relationship, or memories from the past resurfacing. Other times, it’s the ongoing pressure of high expectations and unclear feedback that keeps your nervous system in overdrive.
You may have tried mindfulness, journaling, or even therapy before. These can help you cope in the moment, but something deeper still feels stuck. You’re not broken. Your mind and body have simply learned to stay on alert.
EMDR therapy for imposter syndrome helps you understand and calm this pattern so you can move through your days with more clarity, ease, and trust in yourself.
When Success Still Feels Like "Not Enough:"
Imposter Syndrome in High Achievers
Even the most capable professionals get caught in cycles of overthinking and self-doubt.
On the outside, you may look confident and accomplished; inside, you question your worth and replay moments, wondering if you’ve missed something.
This quiet pressure to prove yourself again and again is often called imposter syndrome, and it can be exhausting.
These patterns don’t mean you’re a fraud. They’re learned survival strategies that once kept you safe, but now hold you back.
How EMDR Therapy Helps with Imposter Syndrome
EMDR therapy for imposter syndrome helps high achievers shift patterns that logic alone can’t change.
As you begin to trust your own expertise, it becomes easier to take up space, share your ideas with confidence, and step into leadership or entrepreneurial roles.
Many clients find that as they feel more grounded in themselves, opportunities for growth and recognition at work follow naturally.
Explore how high-achievers can overcome imposter syndrome here.
Learning to quiet that inner pressure is not about lowering your standards. It’s about healing the patterns that keep your nervous system in constant overdrive.
That’s the work we do together in therapy: helping your body and mind find balance, so calm and confidence feel sustainable, not fragile.
How EMDR Therapy Helps With Imposter Syndrome
Many of my clients are intelligent, capable professionals who have spent years relying on logic, planning, and achievement to feel safe. On the outside, they’re successful. Inside, they often feel tense, uncertain, or always “on.”
Why EMDR Therapy for Imposter Syndrome?
Therapy offers a space to slow down and understand what’s driving that pressure. Together, we bring curiosity and compassion to the patterns that once helped you cope but now keep you stuck.
In our work, you’ll begin to:
✔ Understand how your experiences (past or present) shape the way you respond to stress and self-doubt.
✔ Heal emotional wounds that keep your nervous system in constant overdrive.
✔ Rebuild self-trust so your confidence no longer depends on external approval or perfect performance.
✔ Create new ways of relating to yourself that feel grounded, balanced, and real.
You don’t need a crisis to begin this work. Many people come to therapy not because everything is falling apart, but because they’re ready for life to feel more aligned.
As you begin to reconnect with the parts of yourself that have been working too hard for too long, calm becomes less fleeting, confidence feels more natural, and rest finally feels earned.
Whether you’re managing ongoing anxiety, moving through a major life transition, or healing from trauma, therapy can help you build steadier confidence, clearer boundaries, and a deeper sense of ease in your daily life.
When you’ve spent years pushing through stress, slowing down can feel uncomfortable at first. But it’s in that slowing that change begins.
Therapy helps you learn to move through challenges without losing yourself, to meet pressure with steadiness instead of self-criticism.
For Quiet High Achievers
Deep dives into the patterns that keep capable professionals stuck.
The Superwoman Pattern: Why Capable Women Feel They Can Never Rest
The Natural Genius Trap: “If I Can’t Do It Easily, I’m Failing”
The Expert Trap: Why “Never Knowing Enough” Keeps You Stuck
Recognize yourself in these patterns? Let’s explore how EMDR therapy
can help you shift them.
Meet Dorlee Michaeli, MBA, LCSW
I’m a licensed clinical social worker specializing in EMDR therapy for imposter syndrome, helping high-achieving professionals overcome anxiety and self-doubt.
Before becoming a therapist, I spent a decade in the corporate world and understand the pressure of appearing composed while struggling inside.
I offer online therapy across New York, New Jersey, and Illinois, with limited in-person sessions in Chicago.
Ready to explore EMDR therapy for imposter syndrome?
Take the first step today with a free consultation.