“Showing your vulnerability does not mean you’re weak.”
— Raphaël Varane
You’ve built a life that looks successful. That doesn’t mean it feels good to live in.
You know how to perform under pressure, solve problems, and keep moving. Other people may rely on you to have the answers. But success doesn’t erase trauma, fix relationship patterns, or make vulnerability feel safe.
I work with high-achieving people—including professional athletes, performers, entrepreneurs, and people whose lives come with unusual pressure, visibility, or responsibility.
Together, we look at what happened to you, what you learned to do to survive it, and whether those same strategies still belong in the life you have now.
I’m warm, direct, and deeply invested in the work. I’ll have compassion for why your patterns developed—and I’m also not going to pretend they aren’t costing you something.
You don’t need someone impressed by your life. You need someone who can help you live it.
What helped you become successful may be getting in the way of the life you want now.
Therapy for the parts of your life success didn’t fix.
Hi, I’m Drew—a warm, direct, and occasionally funny Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I work with professional athletes, performers, entrepreneurs, and other high-achieving people who want to understand their relationship patterns, process past experiences, and feel more fulfilled in the life they’ve worked so hard to create.
I offer in-person therapy in Rochester, NY, and virtual therapy for clients located throughout New York, Texas, Wisconsin, and Connecticut. Concierge and travel options are also available.
In person in Rochester · Virtual in NY, TX, WI, and CT
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You can be successful and still know that something isn’t working.
You’re used to handling things. You solve problems, meet your responsibilities, and keep moving—even under pressure. From the outside, your life may look exactly as it should.
But certain patterns keep showing up. Maybe you struggle to trust people or let them get close. Maybe something from your past is affecting you more than you want to admit. Or maybe you’ve accomplished what you worked so hard for and still don’t feel the way you expected to feel.
You don’t need someone to rescue you or do the work for you. You need someone who can help you see what you may be missing, ask the right questions, and be honest with you about what is getting in your way.
That’s where I can help.
Success can change your circumstances. It doesn’t automatically change your patterns.
Success can change your circumstances. It doesn’t automatically change your patterns.
Hey, I’m Drew!
You’re used to performing. Here, you don’t have to.
When you’re performing at an elite level, finding someone you can truly trust isn’t always easy. People may admire you, depend on you, compete with you, or want something from you. Even the people closest to you may not fully understand what it takes to live with that much pressure and visibility.
Hi, I’m Drew—a warm, insightful, direct, and occasionally funny Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I work with professional athletes, performers, entrepreneurs, and other highly successful people who want a place where they can be honest without worrying about how they’ll be perceived.
My clients are accustomed to being disciplined, capable, and in control. Those qualities may have helped you build an extraordinary life, but they don’t automatically create fulfilling relationships, make it easier to trust people, or resolve experiences you’ve had to push through along the way.
You don’t need another person telling you how to perform better. My role is to help you understand what happens when the performance ends: the patterns you repeat, the people you let close, the ways you protect yourself, and the parts of your life that still don’t feel the way you thought they would.
I won’t be intimidated by your success, and I won’t reduce you to it. I’ll ask thoughtful questions, notice patterns, challenge you when it’s useful, and help you understand which of your strategies still serve you—and which ones are keeping you from the life and relationships you want.
I could fill this space with my credentials and training, but you can find those elsewhere. What matters most is whether you feel you can trust me with the parts of your life that few people get to see.
The white hair is from a life fully lived. My experiences may be different from yours, but I know something about navigating a complicated life, adapting when circumstances change, and finding meaning in what you’ve been through.
Outside the therapy room, I’m a mom, a passionate home chef, and an unapologetic boy-band fanatic. New Kids on the Block will always be my favorite, and I have been known to travel around the country chasing Joey McIntyre—my first love.
I take your privacy and our work seriously. I just don’t believe therapy has to feel stiff or clinical to be meaningful.
When pushing through stops working…
It’s time to understand what’s getting in your way.
You know how to work hard, tolerate pressure, and keep going when things get difficult. Those qualities helped you become successful—but they may not be helping you build the relationships or life you actually want.
Maybe the same patterns keep showing up with the people closest to you. Maybe it’s difficult to know whom you can trust. Or perhaps past experiences you thought you had handled are affecting you in ways that are becoming harder to ignore.
You don’t need to burn down the life you’ve built. You may just need a private place to put down the performance, tell the truth, and decide what you want to carry forward.
This isn’t about becoming a completely different version of yourself. It’s about getting back to the part of you that exists beneath the pressure, expectations, and constant need to have it together.
Let's do this
Let's do this
My Specialties
Where I do my best work
01 Relationships, trust, and divorce
It can be hard to know who genuinely cares about you, especially when your life comes with visibility, influence, or money. Whether you’re repeating the same relationship patterns, questioning whom you can trust, or facing the end of a marriage, I can help you understand what’s happening—and what you want to do next.
02 Life Beyond the Performance
WHO ARE YOU WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING?
You’ve worked hard to build an extraordinary life. But achievement doesn’t automatically bring fulfillment, and being surrounded by people doesn’t always mean feeling known. Therapy gives you a private place to put down the expectations, stop managing everyone else’s perception of you, and pay attention to what you actually want.
03 past experiences
YOU’VE PUSHED THROUGH. NOW LET’S DEAL WITH IT.
You may be excellent at compartmentalizing. It probably helped you perform under pressure and get where you are. But experiences you’ve pushed aside can still show up—in your relationships, your reactions, and the ways you protect yourself. We’ll make sense of those patterns so your past doesn’t continue making decisions for you.
The Process
Reach out
You’re used to figuring things out on your own. That doesn’t mean you have to keep doing it that way. I can help you understand the patterns success hasn’t solved, work through what you’ve had to push aside, and build relationships and a life that feel genuinely fulfilling—not just impressive from the outside.
Make meaningful change
You don’t need another person telling you to work harder or practice more self-care. We’ll focus on understanding the patterns that keep getting in your way and making changes you can actually use in your relationships and everyday life. I’ll support you, challenge you when you need it, and keep sight of what you want—even when you temporarily lose sight of it yourself.
Build a life that feels like yours
You’ve spent a lot of time meeting expectations, managing pressure, and doing what needed to be done. Now you get to decide what you want your life and relationships to feel like—not just how you want them to look. The difficult seasons don’t have to define you. Sometimes, they’re the beginning of a much-needed shift—and, yes, maybe even a glow-up.
You’ve achieved a lot. You’re allowed to want more than achievement.