Annia Raja

that I care most about what's underneath the symptoms. I work with physicians, executives, founders, and attorneys who are functioning well on paper and struggling privately. We look at the history and expectations driving the burnout or anxiety, which is how change lasts long after the first few good weeks.

work out why a successful week still leaves you bracing for the next problem, and why rest registers as falling behind. Once you can see where those reactions started, often long before your career did, you get real choice about them. Clients usually notice it first in small moments: leaving on time, or saying no without rehearsing it.

warm and direct at the same time, and easy to talk to about work because I've been inside it. Before becoming a psychologist I worked at BCG and Morgan Stanley, and I'm married to a physician, so nobody has to explain the culture to me. People tell me they appreciate that I say what I'm noticing, with some humor about it.