The Unhappy Professional
My Approach
Helping people find calmness in their professional and personal lives is a big part of what I help people do.
Often my clients will struggle with feelings of shame, guilt, resentment, anger, and or feeling stuck. Together we work to resolve these thoughts and feelings so that life can be a more enjoyable experience. I often incorporate EMDR, Jungian & Existential therapy into my treatment approach.
You have the power within to heal. My role will be to make observations, ask questions, and listen genuinely. I will not tell you what to do. I can't. The journey is yours, but I will walk beside you until you feel ready to discover a new path on your own.
I have seen many clients reclaim who they are, make peace with the past and achieve the goals they set for therapy. You can too. Schedule a free 30 minute therapist consultation today.
-Zachary
Zachary Rothwell, PMHNP
Therapist & Nurse Practitioner
Master of Science - UNC Chapel Hill
Serving: NC, NY, DC, CO, VA, TX & WA
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Hi, I'm Zachary
Clinical Background
I’ve spent 16 years working in mental health with children, adolescents, and adults. I've learned something difficult from this work: far too many kids grow up having to be tougher than they should’ve had to be. And far too many adults suffer quietly.
My current role is focused on psychotherapy with an emphasis on patterns, attachment, trauma, and the ways stress shows up in work, relationships, and the body.
I used to prescribe medication. I believe in medication when it's needed, but I realized many people benefit more from depth-oriented therapy. That's where my focus is now. I don't prescribe, but I'm happy to collaborate with your prescribers.
Why Depth Work
Most people come to therapy thinking their problem is in the present: a breakup, a difficult boss, anxiety that won't quit. Usually the present is just where the old wound cracked open again.
So we use what's happening now to heal what happened then. That's how you stop repeating the same patterns.
Coping skills and worksheets have their place, but they only reach the part of your brain that runs on discipline and willpower. That part has limits. Push hard enough and it fractures. You find yourself trying hard, then sabotaging, then judging yourself for not trying harder.
The issue isn't effort. It's that you're not connected to parts of your mind that are running the show without your permission. Depth work changes the wiring instead of just running extension cords everywhere.
Who I Work With
High-achieving professionals: lawyers, executives, physicians, entrepreneurs, creatives. People who are successful by external measures but feel something's off underneath.
Many of my clients were the kid who couldn't help but be themselves, even when it made things harder. That quality often got buried under years of learning to perform, to achieve, to keep it together. Part of our work is finding it again.
I'm not interested in reducing you to your job title, your diagnosis, or any of the identity categories the world uses to sort people. You're deeper than that. Whatever you bring, your history, your sexuality, your politics, your weirdness, there's room for it here.
My Path To Therapist
Goodwill Material Handler → High school Janitor → Forklift Operator → College Admissions Support → ER Nurse → Wilderness Therapy Guide → Hostel Manager →Home Health Pediatric Nurse → Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner→ Therapist
Our sessions will be about you. I share a little about myself here to help you decide if we might be a good fit.