If This Is You
- You're "always on," even with the people closest to you.
- It feels lonely at the top.
- You hit the goal and thought, "Is this it?"
- Work follows you home every night.
- You manage everyone's needs except your own.
- You keep calling burnout "busy."
You don't have to figure this out alone.
What You Can Work On Together
Feeling lonely at the top
You've built a successful life, but no one really sees what you're carrying. Find what brings relief, connection and purpose without adding another task to your plate.
Living in performance mode
Unpack the pressure to always be steady and the patterns that keep you "on," so your closest relationships can feel mutual and real again.
"Is this it?" after achievement
Take an honest look at the gap between what you've achieved and how you feel, then set goals that reconnect you with what matters to you.
Burnout and boundaries
Recognize the patterns that drain you and set realistic boundaries that hold up in a demanding career.
What Professionals Work Toward
- Evenings that belong to you again, not to the inbox.
- Rest that actually restores you.
- Clear decisions about what comes next in your career.
- Boundaries that hold without guilt.
- Closer relationships with the people at home.
- Drive that comes from purpose, not pressure.
Therapy or Coaching?
Both can help a high performer. They work on different layers.
| Topic | Coaching | Therapy |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Goals, habits and performance | The patterns, pressure and history underneath them |
| Best for | A clear target you want to hit faster | When hitting targets no longer feels the way it should |
| Burnout | Better systems and time management | Why you keep running past empty, and how to stop |
| Provider | No license required | Licensed clinician bound by confidentiality law |
Your First Sessions
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Your 30-Minute Call
Talk through what feels off and ask anything about how I work.
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Your First Session
Map the gap between how life looks and how it feels, and what you want instead.
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Steady Weekly Progress
Practical steps each week, in person or online, at a pace that fits your calendar.
John Nichols, MS, LPC/MHSP
I was raised in Franklin, trained at Lipscomb University, and work with professionals, men and couples across Middle Tennessee. More about me
- License
- MS, LPC/MHSP, licensed in Tennessee
- Training
- EMDR, Trauma-Focused CBT and Existential Therapy
- Couples
- Gottman Seven Principles Leader, trained and certified by The Gottman Institute
- Background
- Helen Ross McNabb Center, Lipscomb University and Mercy Community Healthcare
Private, Clear and Simple
$200 · 60 minutes or $300 · 90 minutes, in person or online. Private pay, so nothing goes on an insurance record. Superbills, HSA and FSA welcome. See fees and insurance.
My patients in demanding careers trust John because he respects their time and gets to the point.
Questions Professionals Ask
Why do successful professionals seek therapy?
Often not because life is falling apart, but because something feels quietly off. Therapy helps explore the patterns behind burnout, restlessness or the sense that life has become mostly about performance.
Can therapy help with burnout from a high-pressure career?
Yes. Burnout builds when stress, high expectations and setting your own needs aside pile up. Therapy helps you find more sustainable ways of working, relating and living.
Will therapy take the edge off my drive?
No. The goal is to keep what makes you good at your work and lose what is costing you, so ambition comes from purpose rather than pressure.
Can anyone find out I am in therapy?
Sessions are confidential, and because therapy is private pay, no claim or diagnosis goes to an insurance company or an employer plan.
How is therapy different from executive coaching?
Coaching works on goals and performance. Therapy works on what sits underneath them: stress, patterns, relationships and meaning. Many professionals find that is where the real change happens.
I reached my goals. Why don't I know what I'm working toward now?
This is common. When the old markers of success stop motivating you, therapy can help you explore identity, values and direction for the next stage.
Do you offer online therapy that fits my work schedule?
Yes. Secure video sessions let you meet from home or the office anywhere in Tennessee, at the same rate as in person.
