Individual Therapy Overview at Wellcore Healing
You don't have to have it all figured out to start.
Maybe you've been managing fine on the outside for a long time. Maybe something has shifted recently and you're not sure what to do with it. Either way, if you're here, something is telling you that the way things are isn't quite working anymore.
I'm Alexis Verbin, LCSW, LICSW. I work with high-achieving women who are ready to stop pushing through and start actually feeling better. Not just functioning. Better.
This page walks you through what therapy at Wellcore Healing actually looks like, how we work together, and what you can expect from the process.
Currently accepting new clients in Massachusetts, New York, Colorado, Vermont, and Florida.
How I Work
I use evidence-based approaches tailored to what you are actually dealing with, not a one-size-fits-all protocol. Depending on what's driving your anxiety, perfectionism, burnout, or self-doubt, our work together may draw on:
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CBT helps identify and reframe negative thought patterns that contribute to self-doubt, anxiety, perfectionism, imposter-syndrome, stress, and so forth. By developing healthier, more constructive ways of thinking, you can improve emotional regulation and develop practical coping strategies to navigate daily challenges.
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Rather than fighting difficult emotions, ACT helps you make room for them while staying focused on what actually matters to you. It builds psychological flexibility so you can move forward even when things feel uncertain or uncomfortable.
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Explores the different parts of yourself that hold conflicting emotions or experiences. By understanding and integrating those parts with self-compassion, you can resolve inner conflict, heal old patterns, and feel more settled in who you are.
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Practical tools to stay present, regulate stress, and build awareness of what's actually happening in your body and mind. Especially useful for the moments when your nervous system feels on edge.
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Focuses on your strengths and what's already working, not just what needs fixing. It helps you build a more grounded, sustainable sense of wellbeing over time.
What Working Together Actually Looks Like
Every client brings something different. The way we work together reflects that.
You can expect sessions that are:
✔ Collaborative and direct. You're an active part of figuring out what will work for you, not just someone being talked at.
✔ Practical from the start. You'll leave early sessions with tools you can use between appointments, not just insights to sit with.
✔ Tailored to your actual life. High-achieving women in demanding careers face specific pressures. We work with those, not around them.
✔ Grounded in research. The approaches we use have real evidence behind them, adapted to what you're dealing with.
✔ Focused on both now and later. Some sessions address what's urgent. Others build the foundation that makes the urgent stuff happen less often.
✔ Fully virtual. Secure, HIPAA-compliant sessions you can attend from anywhere in Massachusetts, New York, Colorado, Vermont, or Florida.
Where I Work with Clients
All sessions are fully virtual, which means you get consistent, specialized support without the commute.
I work with adults throughout Massachusetts, New York, Colorado, Vermont, and Florida, including professionals in Boston, New York City, Denver, Burlington, and Miami.
Areas I Specialize In
Every client is different, but most of the women I work with are dealing with one or more of these:
Anxiety Therapy for the overthinking, the constant edge, and the mental loop that won't shut off.
Burnout Therapy for the exhaustion that doesn't lift no matter how much you rest.
Imposter Syndrome Therapy for the fraud feeling that sticks around even after years of real success.
Perfectionism Therapy for the impossible standards that keep raising the bar the moment you reach it.
Self-Esteem Therapy for the not enough voice that follows you no matter what you accomplish.
Therapy for Business Owners for founders and entrepreneurs carrying the full weight of building something.
Therapy for Women in Male-Dominated Fields for the invisible labor and extra pressure that comes with being a woman in those rooms.
Therapy FAQs
The following are common questions I receive about therapy:
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Yes. You don't have to be in crisis to benefit from therapy. Many of the women I work with are high-functioning on the outside and exhausted on the inside. If something feels off, that's enough of a reason to reach out.
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Therapy is a licensed clinical service that addresses the root causes of anxiety, perfectionism, burnout, and self-worth patterns. Coaching tends to focus on goals and forward momentum without going into the underlying patterns driving behavior. Therapy is the right fit if you want to understand and change what's been keeping you stuck, not just manage it.
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I work specifically with high-achieving women, including female leaders, professionals in male-dominated industries like tech, law, finance, and STEM, business owners and entrepreneurs, and women navigating demanding careers who are ready to stop just managing and start actually feeling better.
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There's no single right moment, but therapy tends to be a good fit if you're feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, burnout, or imposter syndrome. If you're struggling with self-doubt, people-pleasing, or boundaries. If a life transition, career shift, or loss has left you feeling unsteady. If you're functioning but not enjoying your life. Or if you simply want a structured, supported space to grow before things get worse. You don't have to wait until you're falling apart.
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It depends on what you're working on. Many clients notice meaningful shifts within the first four to eight weeks. Deeper change, the kind that affects long-standing patterns around work, worth, and relationships, typically develops over three to six months. We set goals together and adjust as we go.
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The first session is an intake. We will talk about what's bringing you in, what you've tried before, and what you want to be different. By the end, you'll have a clearer sense of what we'll focus on and how we'll work together.
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That's more common than you'd think. A lot of it comes down to fit and approach. If previous therapy felt too general or didn't address the specific pressures of high-achieving professional life, that's exactly what I focus on. The free consultation is a good way to get a sense of whether working together would feel different.
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Yes. Therapy gives you a structured space to understand what's driving the anxiety, perfectionism, burnout, or self-doubt, and build real tools to change it. Most people come in focused on one thing and find that other patterns shift along the way. That's not unusual. The work tends to ripple outward in ways that are hard to predict and usually welcome.
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Yes, and it's where a lot of my work actually lives. The pressure high-achieving women carry in demanding careers is specific. It's not the kind of thing that responds to generic stress tips or time management strategies.
In therapy, we get underneath what's actually driving it. The perfectionism, the people-pleasing, the belief that rest has to be earned. If you're working in a high-pressure city like Boston or NYC, or you're one of the few women in the room at work, that context is part of the conversation too.
Ready to Get Started?
If you've been putting this off, you're not alone. Most of the women I work with waited longer than they needed to.
You don't need a perfect reason to reach out. You just need to feel like something has to change.
I offer a free 30-minute consultation to talk through what's going on and whether working together makes sense. No pressure, no commitment. Just a real conversation.
