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Gavin HamnettMS, LMHC
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Working hard and still not getting anywhere

Therapy for adults in New York who feel stuck in their career, their job, or their business.

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Who This Is For

Maybe you keep getting passed over. Maybe the business you started is limping along, or you have changed jobs three times and the same problem followed you each time. You are capable, and you know it. Something still isn't working.

"I'm not succeeding at work" is one of the things people tell me most often when they first call. Usually what is in the way isn't skill or effort. It is anxiety, a harsh inner critic, a fear of being seen, or an old belief about what you are allowed to want.

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What Gets in the Way

  • Freezing up

    Knowing exactly what to do next and finding you can't make yourself do it.

  • Fear of being seen

    Holding back the pitch, the portfolio, or the ask for a raise because being visible feels risky.

  • Overwork

    Working longer as a way to quiet worry, until you are too tired to think clearly.

  • Conflict at work

    Bosses, partners, or clients who stir up something that feels bigger than the situation.

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How I Work With Career Struggles

I'm not a career coach, and I won't hand you a five step plan. What we do is look at what happens inside you around work. When you sit down to send that email, what does your body do? What do you tell yourself? Hakomi lets us slow those moments down and get curious about them instead of pushing through.

Often there is an older story underneath, about having to be perfect, or not getting too big, or proving something to someone who isn't even in the room. Psychodynamic work helps us find where that story came from. My hope is that as it loosens, your effort starts going into the work instead of into fighting yourself.

More about my approach
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What Sessions Look Like

  1. One conversation

    A free 20 minute phone consultation about where work feels stuck and whether I can help.

  2. A steady rhythm

    55 minute sessions in Rhinebeck, Hudson, or by telehealth. Many clients start weekly and move to every other week.

  3. Real situations

    We bring in the actual meeting, deadline, or pitch, and look at what it stirred up.

What Can Shift

Success looks different for everyone. For some people it is a promotion or a profitable year. For others it is simply being able to work without dread. What I hope for is that you feel like the author of your working life again, not someone dragged along by it.

Rates in Brief

Sessions are $160 for 55 minutes. The first step is a complimentary 20 minute phone consultation.

Rates
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Questions People Ask

Is this therapy or coaching?

Therapy. I don't offer coaching. We may talk about practical steps, but the focus is on what is happening inside you that makes those steps hard.

What if I work for myself?

I often work with entrepreneurs, people in startups, and professional artists, so that is familiar ground.

Do things have to be really bad before I come in?

No. Feeling stuck is reason enough to start, and we can talk it over on the free call.

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Start With a Free Consultation

Send me a short message and I'll set up a free 20 minute phone call.

Request a free consultation (845) 532-8336