Not Therapy
You're not looking for a feelings circle or someone to nod along while you vent about your week. You're looking for a trusted consigliere.
Someone who can offer real counsel on how to better operate within the specific, high-stakes challenges of running your business. Someone who understands what's on the line when you get it wrong, and who can deliver concrete skills with tangible results.
What We Work On
You're already good at what you do. The problem is everything that gets in the way of doing it well:
Finding Your Next Move
There's a particular kind of stuck that looks like success from the outside. You're well-compensated, respected, and quietly wondering if this is really all there is.
The golden handcuffs have gotten so comfortable you've stopped questioning them. You know you want something different but can't articulate what. Or you're mid-transition and every option feels equally terrifying and exciting.
Part of this work is getting honest about where your actual strengths and interests lie - not just what's made you money, but what makes you sharp. From there, we figure out how to leverage that. Sometimes it means transforming the role you're already in. Sometimes it means building a bridge to the next one.
How This Is Different
I spent over fifteen years in the entertainment industry before becoming a therapist. I've worked with executives, public figures, and creatives whose careers move fast and whose decisions carry real consequences.
I'm not going to give you a worksheet or ask you to journal about your feelings.
What I will do is be direct with you, challenge the patterns that aren't serving you, and help you build a toolkit for the specific situations you're dealing with: the board or VC meeting that goes sideways, the co-founder relationship that's fraying, the anger that's leaking into your personal life.
We're laser-focused and strategic. You come in, we get to it, and you leave with something you can actually use.
Who This Is For
You're running a company, leading a team, or building something with your name on it. Your schedule is packed, time is literally money, and your decisions affect other people's livelihoods.
And you've begun to realize that being great at the product doesn't automatically make you great at managing everything that comes with it.
Getting Started
Executive coaching is available in person at my Hermosa Beach office in the South Bay area of Los Angeles; at locations of your choice (such as home or office) in a concierge capacity; and via secure telehealth throughout California, including greater Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and Sacramento. Sessions are structured, goal-oriented, and scheduled around your availability.
If this sounds like what you're looking for, let's talk.
Your Therapist
Alex Douglas, LCSW 127148
15+ years in entertainment before becoming a therapist. EMDRIA-approved EMDR training. LGBTQIA+ affirmative.