Therapy for Entertainment Professionals | Actors, Writers, Directors & More

When Your Career Is Personal

In entertainment, it can be hard to separate “my work was rejected” from “I was rejected.” Auditions, pitches, meetings, callbacks, bookings, and cancellations can feel personal, especially when your work is closely connected to your identity and self-worth.

I work with actors, writers, directors, producers, musicians, singers, dancers, comedians, and other creatives and entertainment professionals. You may be navigating:

• Rejection and uncertainty: Auditions, pitches, meetings, callbacks, cancellations, or long stretches without work
• Comparison: Watching peers book roles, sell projects, get promoted, gain followers, or seem to “make it”
• Identity and self-worth: Feeling like your career has become a measure of who you are
• Performance anxiety: Auditions, public speaking, interviews, networking, meetings, or performing
• Appearance and body image: Being photographed, filmed, scrutinized, or receiving feedback about your appearance
• Burnout: Feeling pressure to keep hustling, networking, creating, posting, or capitalizing on momentum
• Career transitions: Deciding whether to continue, pivot, take another job, or redefine success
• Irregular schedules and income: Trying to build stability around unpredictable work
• Public scrutiny and social media: Managing visibility, feedback, and the pressure to stay relevant
• Relationships: Navigating how travel, schedules, networking, status, or career demands affect intimacy and friendships

You Don’t Have to Explain the Industry to Me

Before becoming a therapist, I spent more than a decade working professionally as an actor, after starting in childhood. I understand some of the rhythms and pressures of this world, so you don’t have to spend half our session explaining how it works.

When your work and appearance are part of what’s being evaluated, “just don’t take the rejection personally” may not feel like useful advice. I know that from my own experience. I also know your experience is your own. I won’t assume that what was true for me is true for you.

Therapy Without Another Performance

People who are used to performing professionally can also become good at performing “being okay.” Therapy can be a place where you don’t have to:

• Impress
• Network
• Be “on”
• Say the right thing
• Seem successful
• Minimize how difficult something has been

My style is warm, direct, and collaborative. We can talk honestly about what’s happening and work toward changes that fit your life—not someone else’s version of success.

What We Might Work On

Depending on your goals, therapy may focus on:

• Perfectionism and imposter syndrome feelings
• Rejection sensitivity
• Self-esteem and identity
• Burnout and career uncertainty
• Lack of creative motivation or inspiration
• Depression, anxiety, and life transitions
• Relationships and boundaries
• Substance use and recovery
• Script consultation and on-set counseling services