When Life Feels Like a Storm: Therapy for High-Achieving Women

You’ve been holding it all together for so long—the projects, the responsibilities, the care for others. From the outside, you might even seem like the one who has it all under control. But inside? It’s loud. It’s chaotic. It’s overwhelming.
There are moments you feel like you’re on the verge of a panic attack. You find yourself thinking, “Am I going crazy?” Your thoughts are spinning, your body is tense, and you feel like you’re being blown from one emotional crisis to another in a constant windstorm of stress. You’re trying to function, but the overwhelm is starting to take over.
You’re not just tired—you’re disoriented, scared, and starting to feel unrecognizable to yourself.

The Weight of It All Feels Too Heavy

You’re used to pushing through. Compartmentalizing. Overachieving. People-pleasing. Doing things perfectly. These strategies have helped you succeed in your career, in your relationships, in life—but lately, those strategies aren’t working as well as they used to and it’s more difficult to do them than it used to be.
The more you try to keep going, the closer you feel to breaking. You’re afraid you’ll stop functioning altogether. You’re terrified of falling apart.
You feel isolated, even in the presence of others. Like people are far away. Sometimes they don’t even feel real. And somewhere inside, there’s a small but persistent voice whispering: “You shouldn’t need help for this.”
But you do need help—and that’s not weakness. That’s wisdom.

Hi, I’m Christy Kobe, Salt Lake City Therapist

I'm a Salt Lake City, Utah therapist offering in-person sessions at my office in the Salt Lake area, as well as a Utah therapist, offering online therapy for residents living throughout the state of Utah, United States.
I help sensitive, progressive, perfectionistic, and high-achieving women who are stressed, overwhelmed, burned out, and afraid they’re about to break. My approach is grounded, compassionate, and centered around helping you open space for** **kindness, curiosity, and deep healing—the kind of healing that doesn’t just “manage symptoms” but transforms the way you relate to yourself and the world.
I blend body-based, nervous system work with emotionally focused, trauma-informed therapy to help you not just cope, but feel calm, clear, confident, and grounded again.
In short: I help you come back to yourself.

A Different Kind of Support

Therapy with me is not about weekly venting sessions or surface-level advice. It’s about transformation. It’s about moving from “I’m barely surviving” to “I can breathe again.”
Together, we’ll work to:

• Understand the deeper roots of what’s keeping you stuck in stress, shame, or self-blame

• Rewire your relationship with your body and your nervous system so that you can feel safe again

• Loosen the grip of perfectionism and create more space for flexibility, freedom, and rest

• Reconnect with your own sense of aliveness, clarity, and calm
  You don’t have to carry all of this alone anymore.

What It’s Like to Work With Me

Clients often say our work feels like a soft landing—a place where they can finally exhale, say the things they’ve never said out loud, and begin to feel like themselves again. I bring over 20 years of experience as a therapist, but more importantly, I bring my presence, curiosity, and unwavering belief in your capacity to heal.
You don’t need to earn support. You already deserve it.

Let’s Take the First Step Together

You don’t have to commit to anything yet—just reach out. We’ll talk for 45 minutes on the phone so you can get a good feel for how I work and ask any questions you have. No pressure. Just space.
Let’s take the next step together.
You've held it all. Let someone hold space for you now.

**Schedule Your 45-Minute Phone Consultation with Salt Lake City Therapist, Christy Kobe, LCSW, CCTP, EMDR Therapist Utah by entering your information here: **https://christykobe.com/contact-slc-therapist

If you want to learn more about me and my unique approach to therapy first, click here: https://christykobe.com/about-slc-therapist

I have been practicing as a trauma therapist for over 2 decades. I work individually with adults, and I specialize in treating:

• all types of trauma including childhood trauma and neglect, relational trauma, religious trauma and complex trauma

• anxiety and stress

• parenting issues

• relationship issues

• separation and divorce

• life transitions

• women’s disempowerment

• burnout

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

• issues related to dealing with a narcissist in your life

I have extensive training in healthy relationships. I enjoy assisting people in healing from unhealthy relationships of any kind, overcoming these experiences, and empowering them in moving forward to create the life they want.
Among other therapeutic approaches, I use attachment-focused, modified protocol EMDR Therapy to resolve the cause of issues. I also use my clinical training in Polyvagal Theory to help people to reshape their nervous system.

For additional information about the type of EMDR Therapy services I offer, click here: https://christykobe.com/emdr-therapist-utah

**You may schedule your 45-minute phone consultation with Salt Lake City Therapist, Christy Kobe, LCSW, CCTP, EMDR Therapist Utah, by entering your information here: **https://christykobe.com/contact-slc-therapist