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Workplace difficulties and career burnout reasons that many people seek therapy — and among the most underserved. Whether you’re dealing with a toxic work environment, a crisis of meaning, a difficult boss or colleague, career indecision, or the creeping exhaustion of chronic overwork, therapy can help you understand what’s happening and make clearer choices.
Dr. Sally Hackman, PhD, MFT, helps professionals in Santa Monica and throughout Los Angeles navigate the complex intersection of work life, identity, and wellbeing. Work is deeply tied to how we see ourselves — and when it goes wrong, it can affect every other area of life.

Understand the personal patterns, needs, and values that shape your relationship with work — and develop the clarity and boundaries to protect your wellbeing.

A confidential, non-judgmental space to speak honestly about work challenges — in person in Santa Monica or via Zoom.

Dr. Hackman works with professionals at all stages of career — from young adults navigating early career anxiety to mid-career professionals facing burnout and senior executives managing high-pressure environments.
Burnout is not a sign of weakness — it is a signal that something needs to change. Therapy helps you identify what that is and build the clarity and courage to act on it.
Burnout is more than fatigue. It typically involves emotional exhaustion, depersonalization (feeling detached from your work or colleagues), and a sense of ineffectiveness — and it doesn't go away with a weekend off.
Yes. Even in situations you can't immediately change, therapy helps you respond to them differently — protecting your wellbeing, processing the stress, and making clearer decisions about what to do next.