Performance & well-being
Therapy for high achievers
For professionals and driven individuals whose success comes with pressure, perfectionism, or burnout. Therapy helps strengthen focus, navigate high demands, and build the resilience to perform at a high level over the long term.
Who this is for
Driven people who hold themselves to a high standard
Clients include physicians, attorneys, executives, academics, entrepreneurs, and others in demanding roles. Many are doing well by outside measures and want to keep performing at their best without the cost to their health, focus, or relationships.
Therapy offers a confidential space to think clearly, sharpen your approach, and plan for what comes next.
How therapy can help
Perform well and sustain it
Sharpen focus
Clear the mental noise and direct your energy toward the work that matters most.
Perform under pressure
Tools for staying steady in high-stakes moments, from presentations to deadlines.
Quiet the inner critic
Work with perfectionism and imposter syndrome so high standards drive you instead of draining you.
Navigate transitions
Clarity and direction through promotions, career changes, and new roles.
Recover from burnout
Rebuild energy and motivation, and protect them going forward.
Build lasting resilience
Habits and recovery routines that keep you at your best for the long term.
Healing from past experiences
Untangling old experiences that still drive stress, self-doubt, or overwork.
Strengthen relationships
Staying connected to the people who matter while meeting high demands.
Clarify your values
Defining success on your own terms.
Areas of focus
What brings high achievers to therapy
High standards and sustained demands can take a toll on mood, sleep, focus, and health. Therapy addresses both the mental and physical sides of performance.
Why a health psychologist
Where mind and body meet
Health psychologists are licensed psychologists with specialized training in the connection between mind and body. Stress shapes how you think, feel, and function, so therapy addresses how pressure shows up in both, offering strategies that ease its physical toll while strengthening focus and resilience.
About Dr. Solar →Now accepting new clients
Take the first step
Day and evening appointments, in person in Boston and by phone across Massachusetts.