The Reluctant Therapist
Elizabeth W. Barrett
Consultant + Coach + Mentor
Based in Central Coast, California & NW Montana
Change starts today.

You’ve done everything right but you’re struggling- you’ve followed the script, checked all of the success boxes, you’re thankful for all you have, grateful for your life and it does look good on paper – but you’re feeling lost, empty, depleted, disillusioned, disappointed and maybe even angry.
I get it – I can help.
The first thing you need to know is that it’s not you – really – the game is tilted. Even if you play by every rule, make every right decision, choose wisely, work hard and then harder – the story you’re living was designed so that you’d never be okay. You’d never be able to say – yes, I made it.
SO first – let’s talk about your story – and then let’s re-write it. You can’t have it all – but you can learn to enjoy and thrive in life-changing ways. Let’s talk!





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